DuPont Tyvek cargo covers – recycling
NewsDuPont Protection Solutions is introducing a new recycling scheme for DuPont Tyvek cargo covers...
Action plan for contaminated refrigerants
NewsAfter organising a successful forum to discuss the issue with refrigeration experts and affected parties last month (see WorldCargo News Dec...
No dampening in desiccant demand
NewsContainer desiccants may have been in use for more than 30 years, but their manufacture still attracts its share of innovation. They are inv...
Sweating to meet desiccant demand
NewsDemand for container desiccants is continuing to grow apace and is attracting an increasingly diverse range of suppliers. The products on of...
Record year for reefer machinery builders
NewsThe reefer machinery manufacturing industry is continuing to perform strongly and is on track to produce over 100,000 units in 2007. However...
Environmental issues under the spotlight
NewsReducing power consumption and carbon emissions from reefer container operations were amongst the subjects discussed at a conference in Barc...
Towards new refrigerants
NewsBack in 1987, the Montreal Protocol sparked international action to phase out the use of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigeran...
Tank lessors under pressure on all sides
NewsTank container leasing companies are hoping that they have reached the bottom of the current trough in the market cycle. On a positive note,...