DIARIO DEL PUERTO COLD CHAIN LOGISTICS - FRUIT LOGISTICA 2022 28 THIS IS HOW THE MAJOR SHIPPING COMPANIES OPERATE The world’s top five container shipping companies, which account for 65.3% of cargo supply, have similar strategies when it comes to positioning themselves in the reefer traffic segment, although there are some differences. Most of them are committed to new technologies to add value to their temperature-controlled maritime transport services, including partnerships with specialisedmanufacturers. Maersk Line, currently the world’s second largest shipping line, divested its reefer manufacturing division last September. The merchant China International Marine Containers (CIMC) acquired A. P. Moller-Maersk Container Industry (MCI), a leading manufacturer of reefer containers previously owned by Maersk. MCI thus became part of a market-leading company in the container equipment industry. CIMC took over the entire MCI organisation and assets, which included the reefer container factory in Qingdao, China, as well as its R&D and test engineering facilities in Tinglev, Denmark. Founded by Maersk in 1991, MCI was part of the company for more than 30 years, when it evolved into a business focused exclusively on reefer container manufacturing. MSC’s strategy in this field is to maintain the international flow of reefer cargo, an area in which the Swiss shipping company has considerable experience. In recent years, the line has made a firm commitment to this type of traffic, specialising in controlled atmosphere solutions and cold treatment protocols to meet the specific requirements of each country. To this end, the commissioning of the new Gulsun class vessels is fundamental, as each unit has some 2,000 connections for reefer containers. Shipping
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