Reefer shipping resilient despite 2022 trade woes

Whilst the traditional perishable traders are withdrawing from the conventional segment, others still see a market for this specialised ship.

December saw the port’s general cargo terminal handle five vessel calls in seven days from Seatrade and GreenSea, in the run-up to Christmas

The Port of Dover’s cargo terminal has received a new reefer breakbulk call. The new cargo stream is the result of partial decontainerisation by Agricola Famosa

There are reports Africa Express Line (AEL) has ordered four conventional reefer vessels from Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co., in Japan.

Seatrade, the Rotterdam-based specialised reefer shipping and logistics company, is expanding its operating presence in the reefer container sector. In June, the company announced that it had placed an order for four 1,800 TEU capacity fully cellular container ships at the Huanghai Shipyard in China. Each ship will feature 1,300 slots for reefer containers.

Seatrade Group and Jamaica Producers Group Limited have jointly acquired the iconic bananas and exotic fruits company operating between Europe and the Caribbean/Latin America region for more than 65 years