Cargo Business Techwire

Friday, September 11, 2015

Hamburg Süd buys 400 reefers from Carrier Transicold

Hamburg Süd recently purchased 400 refrigerated containers equipped with Carrier Transicold’s XtendFRESH™ atmosphere control system, according to a TC statement.

To slow ripening and help preserve produce quality, the XtendFRESH system actively manages oxygen and carbon dioxide levels within refrigerated containers and removes ethylene. The systems are in service in support of avocado exporters shipping from the West Coast of South America to Asia, North America and Europe, according to Martin Schoeler, senior manager, Logistics-Technology, Hamburg Süd.

"Avocados are a significant market and initially will be the main target of utilization," Schoeler said, adding that banana exports beyond 30 days will also be able to benefit from the XtendFRESH system’s capabilities.

"Ethylene removal is a unique feature of the

XtendFRESH system that differentiates it from other systems and is definitely much desired by our customers," said Michaela Steineker, global reefer manager, Sales & Marketing, Hamburg Süd, explaining that in collaborating with Carrier Transicold on operational tests, the shipping line stressed the importance of this capability in an atmosphere control system.

The 400 new XtendFRESH systems were factory-installed on PrimeLINE® refrigeration units equipped with Carrier Transicold’s energy-saving EDGE technology package, all of which were mounted to 40-foot-high cube containers.

Carrier Transicold says its XtendFRESH system’s ability to remove ethylene, while precisely managing oxygen and CO2, distinguishes it from other products for container atmosphere control.