Moving towards a low GWP future
NewsAs the reefer industry inches towards a low GWP future, machinery manufacturers are eyeing CO2, propane and other alternative refrigerants....
BoTemp for Huuskes
NewsDutch food supplier Huuskes is using BoTemp's innovative “Cold Battery” in cold chain logistics....
Breakthrough for CO2 reefers
NewsMaersk Line has ordered 100 Carrier Transicold NaturaLINE reefers, which use the natural refrigerant CO2....
Hapag-Lloyd tests CO2
NewsHapag-Lloyd has announced it is testing a “new generation of refrigeration equipment” from Carrier Transicold that uses the “eco-frien...
Daikin focuses on energy efficiency
NewsDaikin is now working on incorporating mildly fl ammable refrigerants into reefer container machinery....
Managing the GWP transition
NewsAt the moment, there is little sign of a price increase in refrigerants pushing reefer owners towards lower GWP options....
Looking up the refrigerant flammability scale
NewsThermo King believes that the search for very low GWP natural refrigerants will lead to mildly flammable refrigerants in reefer containers....
Towards a low GWP refrigerant
NewsRegulators ultimately want to see the reefer industry adopt natural refrigerants with a GWP below 20....
Wilhelmsen sounds alarm on disposable cylinders
NewsWilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has called for a ban on disposable coolant cylinders because they are virtually the only container used for c...
Thermo King on refrigerants
NewsAt the 7th annual Cool Logistics Global Conference in Bruges last month, Dr Dermott Crombie, vice president strategic initiatives at Ingerso...
Refrigerant challenges lie ahead
NewsDespite buoyant demand, there is fierce competition between reefer machinery builders, and the quest is intensifying to find alternative ref...
Refrigerants up for debate
NewsManufacturers of reefer machinery are taking different paths to lower their GWP....
Tainted reefers exposed
NewsThe Institute for International Container Lessors (IICL) has been able to quantify the extent of the contaminated reefer problem after an ex...
Carrier launches anti-tamper refrigerant seal system
NewsCarrier Transicold has introduced a new anti-tamper seal system designed to help ensure a higher level of refrigerant integrity and traceabi...
Carrier launches refrigerant management programme
NewsIn a bid to raise standards of service and quality in refrigerant-handling operations for the container shipping industry, Carrier Transicol...