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Issue 5 2021 - FBJNA


can be sent to producers in the


U.S.” As for infrastructure, he points


to additions of cold-storage space during the last several years; the port


2,250


stacked spaces for reefers and 6,000 spaces in facilities that include Baker Cold Storage in Long Beach. In addition, the port’s current


$1 billion infrastructure program will enhance rail efficiencies and


Rising domestic production keeps Hapag-Lloyd reefers on the move. (Hapag-Lloyd photo)


Peeling back some more land- based numbers,


it appears


the market for refrigerated warehousing is expected to grow to $30.2 billion through 2027. That will more than double Drewry’s forecast in overall reefer trade,


on-dock rail capacity, which will then better accommodate the heſtier weights of temperature- controlled containers, he adds.


Warehousing growth


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according to “KSU-The Sentinel” in May. Likewise, cold storage through the next six years is expected to expand by 10.5%, the outlet reported. COVID-related challenges put


a bit of a freeze on more building— until now. “Our customers are asking


us for more space than we were discussing 18 months ago,” says Robert Conrad, Manager, Business Development USA at NewCold Advanced Storage Logistics. “This indicates that more frozen and chilled spaces are going to be needed.” Elli Bowen, Vice President at


KC SmartPort, says Kansas City is stepping up. In July, Colliers is


expected to break ground on the 167,000-square Kansas City Cold Storage Logistics Center in Liberty, Missouri. For now, she lists some


cold facts: demand for reefer containers and


cold-storage


facilities was rising before the pandemic; consumer preferences, as others mentioned, began changing; e-commerce and online grocery solutions kicked into even higher gear; and then, COVID-19 vaccine distribution. “We knew we needed to come


up with a solution to meet the demand of customers who had no choice but to find existing inventory,” she says, also noting


19 >> Reefer containers’


red-hot technology add a cool factor to the cold chain


No longer does the deadly black tarantula hide in the six-foot, seven-foot, eight- foot bunch of ripe bananas, as Harry Belafonte sings in “Day-O,” thanks to reefer boxes chilled as low as -85 F— with hot innovations. Today’s containers feature


telematics, which includes the internet-of-things, predictive analytics and real- time visibility, among other capabilities. “The new technology


ACCELERATING


GLOBAL COMMERCE GAPORTS.COM


offers our customers tangible benefits, including fewer cargo claims, a reduction in food waste and better management of container fleets with optimization benefits related to improving efficiency,” says SeaCube Containers CEO Gregory W. Tuthill. The intermodal equipment leasing company


in April announced plans to incorporate into its fleet 2,000 Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE units with the state-of-the-art Lynx platform. That would seem to ice the


notion that reefer containers are in short supply. The reefer equipment


fleet, at 3 million TEUs, is at record levels, with growth expected to exceed 6% in the coming years, says Philip Gray, Drewry’s Reefer Shipping Analyst. Says Tuthill:


“I do not


believe there is a shortage of containers. but rather a


limitation of access to


available containers. The main challenge is related to container supply dislocation rather than an inadequate global equipment fleet size to support the current cargo demand.” -- John Jeter


Refrigerated containers now feature state-of-the-art technology, including internet-of-things, predictive analytics and more. (SeaCube Containers photo.)


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