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Reefer container shipping

Fruits, vegetables, dairy products, chocolate, wine, pharmaceutical products, chemical products, and others.

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Reefer Sea Freight

The refrigerator / Reefer container is a type of intermodal equipment with a refrigerator motor, which allows the transport of sensitive goods at controlled temperatures, for instance the majority of food products – like fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meat, chocolate, wine – pharmaceuticals and chemicals.

Reefer container is equipped with a motor, so that it always depends on an external power supply source, which may be the existing connections or terminals on ships or, in the case of vehicles which carry out the transport of the container, each of generators  usually called “gen set”. Not all trucks and other vehicles are equipped with this equipment (also called “backpack”), so we recommend that you consult us for competitive transport prices in reefer container.

We recommend consulting the reefer container load guide, to ensure that your goods remains at the desired temperature throughout the journey.

Reefer containers specifications

  • According to features

    The main porpouse of the reefer containers is to keep the goods at a constant temperature between -25ºC and + 25ºC avoiding peaks that could damage the products. Although this is sufficient for the majority of products, others require lower temperatures or other conditions, which may require the use of more specific types of reefers, so we can find:

    • Reefer container:  with a margin of +/- 2ºC, within a temperature range of -25ºC to +25ºC.
    • Super freezers:These reefers are equipped with a more powerful refrigeration unit and more efficient insulating material, which means goods can be kept at temperatures of up to -60ºC. This type of reefer is very much in demand for shipments to and from Japan (tuna, sword fish, etc.) and for some pharmaceutical products.
    • Controlled atmosphere: These reefers can maintain a specific atmospheric pressure. This is useful, for example, to control the ripening process of fruit transported in a reefer. Some of these containers can also provide high humidity conditions.
    • Ventilated containers: These shipping containers are fitted with thermal insulation and refrigeration units that provide excellent ventilation. They are the perfect solution for products such as onions, potatoes, garlic and coffee.
    As this is a very specific type of reefer, it can only be obtained by freight forwarders with considerable experience in the reefer market. Tell us what your reefer needs are. We can help you.

  • According to his measurements

    Reefers comply with ISO 6346, while the weight limits for each reefer vary by country (both the country of origin and destination). The most common types of reefers are:

    Type of reeferMeasurements* (length x width x height)Comments
    20’RF5,5 x 2,2 x 2,2  / 28 m3Not common in some ports and sometimes costs the same as a 40’ reefer.
    40’RF11,6 x 2,2 x 2,2  / 59 m3
    40’HRF5,5 x 2,2 x 2,5  / 28 m3This is the most common type of reefer and the easiest to find.

    (*) Approximate measurements, subject to the shipping line and the production run of each container.

    If you need to send less than 12,000 kg of goods at a controlled temperature, ask us about our reefer groupage shipping or LCL, it could just fit the bill.

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