Refrigerated Sea Transport

The perishability of fresh produce, allied with its tendency to heat up in confined spaces leading to rapid spoilage and decay, are all reasons why long distance unrefrigerated ship transportation is seldom used and never without high levels of spoilage. It is notlikely that any mayor advances will be made in unrefrigerated shipping design to make the transport of fresh produce less risky. In most circumstances sea transportation is by reefer vessel and is largely used for export of fresh produce. Sea transportation, because of the journey times, is effectively a form of refrigerated storage and all the precautions necessary for storage are relevant here also. click here for more info

Reefer containers overview

ISO Containers, also referred to as Intermodal Containers, are used to transport freight. ISO containers are designed for transportation by more than just one mode: such as truck and rail, or rail and ship. These freight containers conform to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) container manufacturing standards (SEE USEFULL LINKS). click here for more info