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iencies offered by the Magnum, which pares with a share of below 10% for the to over 20% of its TEU fleet total - al- The above additions do not include
also incorporates a Copeland digital scroll leased fleet overall. though much of this is leased to Cosco. all the equipment intended for eventual
compressor, and its proven track record Florens purchased 4,750 TEU of reef- Seacastle purchased about 1,500 units lease by Capital/Beacon to CSAV, as it
after more than six years’ production. In ers in 2008, virtually all of which were in 2008, again mostly as 40ft high cubes. has not as yet entered service.
the company’s view, this more than off- 40ft high cube. The majority was con- This production was spread across all For its part, Capital has been impacted
sets any disadvantage arising from the ma- structed at CIMC’s Shanghai factory and major reefer factories and featured mainly in recent months by the financial failure
chinery’s use of R404A refrigerant rather came fitted with Carrier machinery. A Carrier or Magnum machinery. This com- of South Africa Independent Liner Serv-
that the industry standard R134a. total of 2,960TEU were leased through pares with almost 9,000 units (17,000 ices (SAILS), to which the company leased
TAL’s decision contributed in no small its international division, with the balance TEU) delivered to Carlisle/Interpool in its first reefer production in late 2007.
way to the 20% jump in total Magnum of almost 1,800TEU leased to its Cosco 2007, which resulted in a peak operating Capital is having to recover and remarket
sales achieved during 2008. The company Line affiliate. The latter currently leases fleet of around 150,000 TEU when the several hundred returned containers at a
also took its first batch of reefers fitted over 25,000 TEU from Florens, leaving two companies merged late in that year. less than propitious time. Indeed, the fear
with Star Cool machinery late in 2008, 16,000 TEU (or 39%) with the interna- Seacastle’s reduced activity was largely of further shipping line bankruptcies is
which have been leased to United Arab tional division. counterbalanced by Capital Intermodal, already haunting the leasing sector and
Shipping Co. Florens’ plan for 2009 is for a more which received at least 4,000 x 40ft high only adds to the already cautious stance
modest purchase of 1,200-1,500TEU, again cubes plus 225 x 20ft last year, and Bea- being taken by most participants. a74
Net fleet growth as 40ft high cubes and mainly for third- con’s intake of more than 2,500 x 40ft
Triton, with around 58,000 TEU, oper- party lease. Despite its recent preference high cube and 350 x 20ft units. Textainer
Triton continues to favour Carrier machinery
ates a similar sized reefer fleet to TAL, with for the 40ft high cube size, Florens also has and CAI also acquired a further 8,000 x equipped with a reciprocating compressor but
each company claiming around 12% of a relatively high 20ft count - amounting 40ft high cubes between them in 2008. does not rule out a switch to scrolls in future
the total operating lease fleet. Triton pur-
chased over 3,500 x 40ft high cube and
400 x 20ft reefers (around 7,500 TEU)
from CIMC factories during 2008 and
was another to achieve a small net fleet
growth, although its delivery total was
down slightly on the previous year.
Triton still favours Carrier machin-
ery fitted with a reciprocating compres-
sor, not least, because it simplifies main-
tenance and spare parts’ provision. How-
ever, it remains open minded as to the
potential benefit of using alternative
scroll compressor designs and does not
rule out a change in future, should cus-
tomers request it.
Another substantial purchase, amount-
ing to 1,150 x 20ft and over 4,000 x 40ft
Helping your business
high cubes (around 9500 TEU), was made
by Cronos during 2008 to cover fleet re-
newal and expansion. This company also
go further.
favours CIMC for its box manufacture
and Carrier for machinery and purchased
a broadly comparable number in 2007.
Cronos has a higher proportion of 20ft
equipment than any of its competitors and
for some time has been focusing on this
increasingly “niche” reefer lease market.
Around a quarter of its current fleet in
TEU terms is of 20ft length, which com-
Pineapples
protected
by Purfresh
California-based Purfresh Inc says that
its Purfresh Transport ozone-enhanced
atmosphere system proved to be more
effective than fungicides in protecting
against yeast, mould and bacteria in a
recent trial shipment of pineapples from
Costa Rica to the United Kingdom.
Pineapples in a control container
were treated with a typical fungicide
and wax combination, while those in
the Purfresh container were left in
their natural state with no chemicals
or waxes applied.
Inspection of the fruit following
the 16-day transatlantic voyage showed
that the Purfresh system controlled
yeast and mould as effectively as tradi-
tional fungicide and wax mixtures,
which leave heavy residues that are un-
desired by consumers, while the pine-
apples protected with Purfresh Trans-
port had 95% less bacteria than the
control shipment using chemicals.
The “plug-and-play” Purfresh
Transport technology is designed to
integrate with standard reefer contain-
It's been 50 years since we invented the first refrigerant marine
ers to reduce decay, control ripening
container. Since then we have evolved the most technologically
and improve food safety. The gaseous
ozone generated by the system
advanced unit ever to cross the seven seas. Thanks to specially
optimises conditions in the container,
developed digital scroll compressor technology, MAGNUM PLUS
killing bacteria, yeast, and mould con- delivers lower power consumption. A simple and straight
taminants, and then reverts back to
forward design allows ease of usage and cleaning. And a lighter
pure oxygen leaving behind no resi-
unit means more produce transported for less. Adding up to
due. The system also neutralises air-
borne ethylene to prevent premature
staggering fleet savings.
ripening of fresh produce.
“With higher volumes of produce
MAGNUM PLUS is a sure fire investment that pays back from
moving around the globe, retailers and
day one, whatever or wherever you're shipping.
shippers are seeking viable methods to
minimise chemical usage, reduce costs,
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and capture lost revenue from produce
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decay and contamination. This study
proves there are effective alternatives to
traditional fungicides and out-dated
shipping methods,” said David Cope,
president and CEO of Purfresh. a74
January 2009 35
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