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Gas Entec plans LNG fueled (and cooled) reefer

APRIL 24, 2017 — Busan, Korea, headquartered Gas Entec Co., Ltd. is planning to build the world’s first LNG-fueled reefer carrier. It will use the cryogenic properties of the LNG fuel in

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BG Freight to add four new “green” feeders

AUGUST 26, 2016—BG Freight Line, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, a subsidiary of Peel Ports Group, will add four 1,004 TEU short sea feeder vessels to its Irish Sea Hub services. The new class

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Reefer containership fleet to grow by 20% by 2018

AUGUST 10, 2015—The specialized reefer fleet is shrinking and shows no signs of reversing in the future. However, the reefer containership fleet has increased by 6% year-on-year and is set to grow

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Knud E. Hansen tweaks Reefer RoRo design

NOVEMBER 21, 2014 — Danish naval architect firm Knud E. Hansen has further developed a Reefer RoRo Ship design launched last year. The ship is intended for world-wide operation as a Reefer

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Exotic fruits lead reefer trade growth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 — The latest Reefer Shipping Market Annual review and Forecast from Drewry Maritime Research reports that worldwide perishable reefer trade increased by 52.1 million tonnes between 2002 and 2012,

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Thirty tons of pot go up in smoke

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 — A 2,108 dwt general cargo ship caught fire Friday off the coast of Malta after a cargo of 30 tons of cannabis caught fire, according to a Reuters