Why is Refrigerated Transport needed? What commodities are transported under

Temperature?
What Temperature range can be offered?
What other features can a

Reefer Container accomplish (other than Temperature?)

Some Basic Questions before starting …

a given Temperature

More than 5 working days are required

to decrease the cargo temperature from 5°C to -18°C inside Reefer container.

During this period the cargo continues to develop bacteria down to -15°C.

As a comparison, a Cold storage can decrease the temperature of 20 Tons of meat from 3°C to -20°C in just a few hours.

Therefore the main function of a reefer container is to maintain the temperature of the cargo and not to decrease it.

can do:
Maintain Temperature as required
Regulate Air Exchange up to 240

m3/h
Monitor Humidity level
Control Atmosphere

What we have to do:
PTI (Pre - Trip Inspection)
Follow handling procedures, stuffing etc.
Ensure proper routing, trans-shipments, plugging and monitoring, repair malfunctions etc

Once temperature deviations have occurred, they cannot be reversed! Maintain the cold chain from packing to ultimate consumer.

vegetables
Dairy products, candy, confectionary
Flowers, bulbs and other horticultural products
But also

Chemicals, biological products, pharmaceuticals
Or Photographic supplies, electronic components

Mainly Perishable Cargo

temperature, humidity, air contents requirements…
Why?
Stop Bacteria and enzyme action…

tonnes in 2016
+33 M tonnes between 2016 and 2021
(average of

2.8% a year)

Seaborne perishable reefer cargoes
112 million tonnes in 2016 (+6%)

Exotic fruits, meat and bananas lead the growth.

fleet
(100,000+ cbft)
Reduction of 262 vessels and 94,7 Mcbft in

10 years
Average age = 26 years
546 vessels (183 million cubic meter)
4% of total reefer capacity in cubic meter
Carry over 18% of the cargo in tonnes

Reefer containers

+7% in 2017
Average age = 12 years
5,138 vessels
CMA CGM = 12% of total teu capacity

perishable reefer cargo : modal split
Containerization on the way!

Resulting

in usual competition for market share influencing the rate stability.

Modal split per commodity

Source : Drewry Maritime Research, Sextant Consultancy

million tons
2020: 250 million tons

2. Perishables transported by sea (55%)

2016: 106 million tons
2020: 130 million tons

3. Reefer Containers (81% and increasing)
2015: 84.75 million tons
2020: 109 million tons

4. Reefer Conventional vessels (19% and decreasing)
2015: 27 million tons
2020: 21 million tons

Source : Drewry Maritime Research, Sextant Consultancy

2018)

temperature sensitive cargo. They are able to maintain the appropriate

conditions required ashore, on board or during land transport. Reefer containers are perfectly adapted to intermodal and door-to-door solutions.

Controlling the temperature
Frozen mode: temperature control is accurately achieved through the return air.
Chilled mode: temperature control is accurately achieved through the supply air flow.

Ventilation
Forced circulation of cool air prevents chilled products from ripening too quickly, ensuring a longer shelf-life and maintaining the market value.
In order to remove the unwanted gas and moisture generated by respiration (which can affect quality of the products), fresh air can be exchanged at the rate of 0 to 260 m3/hour, depending on the requirements and the kind of Reefer used.

Reefer Containers were specifically designed with the “Europallet” in mind,

allowing a largest number of pallets to be loaded (33). The equipment ensures optimum utilization of space. Shippers benefit by being able to load more Europallets than they would in a standard ISO container.

40’ High Cube Containers

20’ Containers

45’ Pallet Wide Containers

Super Freezer Containers

Some products have to be transported at ultra-low temperatures.
The Super Freezer Container can maintain temperatures as low as -60 °C thanks to a double-compressor unit. They are equipped with a GPS/GSM tracking system that transmits information in real time (temperature/alarm status, etc.).

large and diverse fleet of Controlled Atmosphere Containers, meeting various

green products storage and transportation needs.
Advantages of the proposed CMA CGM CA fleet:
Integrated with the Reefer, uses the main power to operate
Transparency assured by built in sensors
Scrubbing CO2 without using atmosphere air
Lower dependency on Container’s age

BENEFITS

Ensure product quality

Controlled atmosphere technology controls the atmosphere inside containers.

Enhanced functionality to help slow down the ripening process of fruits and vegetables by removing ethylene.

Extended time for distribution at destination, and reaching markets with longer transit times

By accurately controlling the temperature and the atmosphere surrounding the cargo, shelf life of fruits can now be extended.

Delivery to remote markets and new destinations made possible.

Technology to manage the way your fruit cargo breathes and increase shelf-life

gases, created through alteration and permanent control of its components.

The control of the atmosphere can be passive (control based on cargo respiration) or active (machine-created atmosphere)

Active controlled atmosphere

Passive controlled atmosphere

New fleet of Containers equipped with Daikin machineries, able to inject Nitrogen and alter the atmosphere to targeted levels

Large fleet of containers equipped with Starcool CA.
The system controls the gases resulting from fruits’ and vegetables metabolic respiration to the targeted levels by removing the exceeding CO2 and adding oxygen from external atmosphere if needed.

Two technical solutions to ensure your product quality.
Contact your local sales to select the best option for you.

by continuously surveilling the CO2 and O2 levels;
Able to remove

CO2 whilst maintaining the Oxygen within the container;
Transparency during the trip, with possibility to modify the settings;
Alarms notification, alerting the operator (Terminal, Vessel) in case of abnormalities, followed by controlled and automated emergency action.

controlled atmosphere for refrigerated containers
CLIMACTIVE is the latest and most

advanced solution to maintain sensitive commodities’ freshness to destination, by faster reducing the level of oxygen inside the container equipped with DAIKIN Active CA.
CLIMACTIVE is created for highly sensitive commodities that require special attention, such as fresh fruits and vegetables due to their biological specificities and maturation time. It specifically targets:
high added value products (Blueberries, asparagus …),
long transit time products (Snow peas, melons …),
organic products (Grapes, bananas …).

of liquids
Reeflex is the most efficient and cost-effective solution for

the transportation of liquid in 20’ and 40’ refrigerated containers. It keeps liquids at the right temperature in a completely confined environment throughout the transport and up to delivery.

Key benefits

Larger volumes transportation: 12,000 to 26,000 litters

Excellent quality preservation thanks to the temperature control (-25°C to +30°C)

Reliability, simplicity and speed, it takes approximately one hour to load or unload liquid

Hygienic and good for the environment: Reeflex prevents contamination and has full recycling capabilities

is a new generation of containers which allows the safe

transport of live lobsters in their original water while maintaining their natural habitat. The development of this global innovation relies on the strong CMA CGM’s Reefer expertise and the unique INNOPURE® technology developed by EMYG Environment & Aquaculture. 

›Replicates lobsters’ natural living conditions
›Preserves the water’s oxygen level and quality
›Guarantees the water’s optimum temperature during transportation
›The slogan: LIVE SEAFOOD NOW TRAVELS ABOVE WATER 
›The signature - AQUAVIVA: INNOVATION AND CARE FOR LIVE SEAFOOD 
›Combine innovation, expertise, respect for the environment and technological progress.

C
2 To preserve some goods as ice cream or frozen

fish
3 Possibility to do hot stuffing (can lower temp quicker)
4 To stuff certain goods as grapes directly on the Field

MAGNUM Container -35°C

unplugging, the temperature increases
High Ambient Temperature
1 to 2 degree lost

per day at 30 degree outside if frozen cargo .

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To preserve goods as sashimi-grade frozen fish (mainly tuna),

but also sea urchins, some types of ice-cream etc.
Turn-time : 3 bookings / year, rates $750/ ton with 20 tons minimum, contributions at $5000/teu !!

Super Freezer Container -60°C

Melons

Potatoes in bags

journey to ensure they are functioning correctly.
On entering and leaving

the container yard
When being loaded onto a train or truck
When parked in the port terminal
During the voyage on board ship

Procedures and Technologies for permanent monitoring

Gensets :
To guarantee that the “cold chain” is maintained.
Those going by road (rail or truck) are equipped with portable generators called Gensets.

Modem :
Communication between the container and the ship’s bridge.
Immediate alert in case of malfunction or incident.

Electronic microprocessor and data-loggers :
To record all parameters even when the Reefer is unplugged :
Supply air temperature
Return air temperature
Ambient temperature
Cargo temperature
Humidity level

Technologies

Procedures

How are Reefers monitored?

To produce electrical power during trip on road or rail
Gen

Set is running with diesel same as truck
The trucker is responsible to start and run
The container is plugged to the gen-set

GENSETS

chain operational excellence
The Group presents TRAXENS, a solution allowing

our customers to direct their Supply Chain in real-time and to optimize it through an advanced analysis.

TRAXENS is a permanent electronic high-tech device designed to generate near real-time data and notifications about cargo’s movement and condition at any given point in time, be it:

• Geographic position
• Status in the shipping process
• External and internal* temperature variation
• Humidity variation*
• Shocks
• Door opening