Currently still volatile but with rates on a comparatively low level

Reefer Transport Solutions

Facts

Reefer ocean freight requires more than ever specialization in the field and respective expertise. Close collaboration and technical awareness ensure mutual success and allow to avoid non sustainable waste of resources and financial losses. Read more about our expert's current reefer market assesment.

Digitalization and new technologies are positively serving transportation of reefer cargo by sea and are increasingly requested by customers. We as cargo-partner currently provide our clients with a variety of monitoring and tracing solutions to ensure full transport transparency. The benefits are better customer service, 24/7 real-time cargo location and increased safety by tracking temperature, humidity, light sensing and positioning of cargo.

Current reefer market assessment for Q3/2024:

The market is still volatile and rates have increased on almost all reefer trades, especially Far East Westbound, Latin America Export and North Europe to US.
Disruptions in the Red Sea and the low water situation in the Panama Canal are causing longer transit times, which has a major impact on reefer equipment availability. Forecasting is important as there is always the possibility of equipment shortages.
According to Drewry, there is a shortage of reefer equipment in South Africa, South and Central America, the Caribbean and Australia.
There are space constraints on several trade lanes, particularly Far East Westbound.
Direct end-to-end visibility of reefer ocean freight is becoming a standard for the world’s shipping containers. Currently, there are five critical characteristics that are expected to be monitored when shipping reefer cargo: temperature, ventilation, humidity, power and, ideally, position.
When it comes to sustainability, reefer ocean freight has a significantly lower carbon footprint than air freight.

Our Solution

Door-to-door service
Specialized teams around the world
Active and passive cooling options
24/7 temperature, humidity, and position monitoring
Expertise in handling ambient, chilled and frozen goods from -30 °C to +30 °C
Compliant with IFS Food / GDP Pharma

Your Benefits

Proven and reliable cold-chain logistics
Dedicated contact person for your transports
International network and expertise
Highest quality, safety and efficiency standards
Real-time monitoring and reporting
End-to-end supply chain visibility

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Sea Cargo

Our reliable sea cargo services ensure that your goods reach any continent in the world safely and on time.

We provide a variety of FCL (full container load), LCL (less than container load) and special project transport solutions tailored to your needs.

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Temperature-Controlled

For temperature-sensitive goods

We offer a range of ocean freight solutions for the transport of chilled and frozen cargo from and to anywhere in the world. Our reefer sea cargo experts provide an unbroken cold chain from door to door for your temperature-sensitive goods.

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