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Techno-Environmental Evaluation of a Liquefied Natural Gas-Fuelled Combined Gas Turbine with Steam Cycles for Large Container Ship Propulsion Systems.

• Author(s) : ALZAYEDI A. M. T., SAMPATH S., PILIDIS P.
• Publication date: 2022/02
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ship, LNG, Fuel (vehicles), Container ship, Gas turbine, Vapour, Thermodynamic cycle, Simulation, CO2 emission, Modelling
• Source: Energies - vol. 15 - n. 5
• Formats : PDF

Transport refrigeration. Fact Sheet 6.

• Author(s) : ONU Environnement (ex-PNUE)
• Publication date: 2015/04
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport, Substitute, Container ship, HFC, Container

The cold chain and its logistics.

• Author(s) : RODRIGUE J. P., NOTTEBOOM T.
• Publication date: 2015
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Food, Ship, Cold chain, Logistics, Refrigerated transport, Refrigerated container
• Source: In: The geography of transport systems

Key trends in international refrigerated cargo flows & reefer fleet.

• Author(s) : BENAMARA H.
• Publication date: 2017/04/06
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ship, Economy, Sea transport, Developing country, Ozone depletion, Refrigerated container
• Source: Sustainable management of refrigeration technologies in marine and off-shore fisheries sectors.
• Formats : PDF

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Fourth Greenhouse Gas Study 2020

• Author(s) : FABER J., HANAYAMA S., PEREDA P., COMER B., HAUERHOF E., LOEFF W. S. van der , SMITH T., ZHANG Y., KOSAKA H., ADACHI M., BONELLO J-M., GALBRAITH C., GONG Z., HIRATA K., HUMMELS D., KLEIJN A., LEE D. S., LIU Y., LUCCHESI A., MAO X., MURAOKA E., OSIPOVA L., QIAN H., RUTHERFORD D., YUAN H., FUENTE S. S. de la, WU L., SUN D., YOO D-H., XING H., VELANDIA PERICO C.
• Publication date: 2021
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ship, Energy, Refrigerant, Refrigerated transport, Container ship, Reefer ship, HFC, Sea transport, CO2 emission, Greenhouse effect, Energy saving, LNG, Environment, Statistics, World
• Formats : PDF

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Numerical simulation and experimental study on marine cabin's ventilation for reefer containers.

• Author(s) : KAN A., LI F., GAO J., DAI B., CAI H., CAO D.
• Publication date: 2022/01
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport, Sea transport, Ventilation, Cabin, Reefer ship, Optimization, Simulation, Container
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 133
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Temperature uniformity and air flow distribution in a 40ft reefer container.

• Author(s) : LUKASSE L. J. S., STAAL M. G., PAILLART M. J. M., WILDSCHUT J.
• Publication date: 2022/04/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Container, Reefer ship, Temperature, Air flow, Test room, Expérimentation, Thermodynamic property
• Source: 7^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (Online). Proceedings: April 11-13 2022
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Experimental thermal performance assessment of aluminum and copper heat pipes for refrigerated container applications.

• Author(s) : AL JUBORI A. M., JAWAD Q. A.
• Publication date: 2022/01
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat pipe, Aluminium, Copper, Container, Reefer ship, Expérimentation, Working fluid, Thermal property, Thermal power, Wick, Filling, Acetone, Ethanol, Methanol
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 133
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Enhanced heat transfer in a refrigerated container using an airflow optimized refrigeration unit.

• Author(s) : SENGUTTUVAN S., RHEE Y., LEE J., KIM J., KIM S. M.
• Publication date: 2021/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Modelling, CFD, Evaporator, Coil, Porous medium, Reefer ship, Refrigerated container, Heat transfer, Temperature, Pressure drop, Thermodynamic property, Air flow
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 131
• Formats : PDF

"Pallet Shipper Frizbox" : une solution à température contrôlée polyvalente.

"Pallet Shipper Frizbox": a multi-purpose controlled-temperature solution.

• Author(s) : KACIMI A., LABRANQUE G.
• Publication date: 2015/03
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Insulated box, Refrigerated transport, Health, Pharmaceutical industry, Refrigerated container
• Source: Revue générale du Froid & du Conditionnement d'air - vol. 103 - n. 1150

IIR document

Safe reliable drug substance transfers via frozen storage and logistics in single-use containers.

• Author(s) : GENTILE C., MARCINIAK M.
• Publication date: 2016/09/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Logistics, Biological material, Storage, Drug, Pharmaceutical industry, Container, Freezing
• Source: 2^nd IIR Workshop on cold applications in life sciences.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Investigation of CO2 refrigeration system and thermal energy storage for passenger ships.

• Author(s) : ANDERSEN H., SAEED M. Z., HAFNER A., GABRIELII C.
• Publication date: 2023/04/27
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ship, R744, Transcritical cycle, Thermal energy storage, Ejector, Energy efficiency, COP, Air conditioning, Chilling, Freezing, Modelling, Simulation, Performance
• Source: 10^th IIR Conference on Ammonia and CO₂ Refrigeration Technologies.
• Formats : PDF

Estimates of the Decarbonization Potential of Alternative Fuels for Shipping as a Function of Vessel Type, Cargo, and Voyage.

• Author(s) : LAW L. C., MASTORAKOS E., EVANS S.
• Publication date: 2022/10
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ship, Sea transport, Fuel (vehicles), LNG, CO2 emission, Hydrogen, Ammonia, Electricity, Calculation, Modelling
• Source: Energies - vol. 15 - n. 20
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Intelligent fault detection for refrigerated reefer containers.

• Author(s) : WRONSKI J., JONSSON R. I.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Keywords : R134a, Maintenance, Sea transport, Remote monitoring, R404A, Statistics, Modelling, Default, Cost, Refrigerated container
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

LNG shipping at 50. A commemorative SIGTTO/GIIGNL publication 2014.

• Author(s) : CORKHILL M., HARRIS S., CLIFTON A., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/10
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ship, Safety, Sea transport, History, LNG

Modern technology permits economical refrigerated shipments

The number of refrigerated shipments, and thus the number of refrigerated containers, has risen worldwide in recent years. Hamburg Süd is optimizing the use of cooling energy and will reduce the energy consumption of its reefer containers by 15%...

• Publication date : 2013/06/27

IIR Member news: Carrier Transicold rents 2,000 CO2 reefers for shipping

Global shipping company MSC Mediterranean Shipping will lease 2,000 containers using Carrier Transicold’s NaturaLINE® CO2 refrigeration system.

• Publication date : 2018/10/18

Low-cost cold storage in Kenya using evaporative cooling

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Nairobi are designing affordable off-grid cold storage units for perishable crops in Kenya, using evaporative...

• Publication date : 2020/11/27

Transport: Hapag-Lloyd switches from R134a to R513A

The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has recently purchased 1,000 containers chilled with R513A.

• Publication date : 2018/02/20

The global refrigerated sea transportation market

Technavio’s market research analyst predicts the global refrigerated sea transportation market to grow steadily at a CAGR of around 4% during the period 2016-2020.

• Publication date : 2016/01/18

Brief: Reefer

Safmarine's improved reefer technology is providing solutions enabling the exporting of perishable produce previously considered as being unsuitable for shipment by sea. Safmarine South Africa was the first company in its network to ship 40-feet...

• Publication date : 2006/05/05

Trends

- World: China and Denmark are the world's major reefer container manufacturers, and the refrigerating equipment used in China is generally US technology produced under licence in China . In 2002, over 80% of all reefer containers produced...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

World’s largest reefer ship to boost fruits exports

Exports of New Zealand kiwifruit and South African citrus fruits to Europe have been boosted by the commissioning of the world's largest reefer vessel.

• Publication date : 2021/07/05
• Subjects: Figures, economy, Developing country, General information

Refrigerated containers: state of play and perspectives

Refrigerated containers play an essential role in the maritime refrigerated transport sector; a look back at the stages of their development and the recent and future technological advances of this...

• Publication date : 2024/02/26
• Subjects: Technology

Reefer rental: trends

The reefer rental market has benefited from unexpected development. It started in the 1980s when thousands of refrigerated containers ceased being used, following the external trade collapse of fruit-exporting countries. The reefers were first...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

Thermo King’s Magnum container reefers

Thermo King's Magnum container reefers have been chosen by Hanjin Shipping based in South Korea. Hanjin has 12 dedicated terminals in Rotterdam, Long Beach, Tokyo, Kaohsiung, and Busan, among others, 7 inland logistic bases in locations such as...

• Publication date : 2011/02/04

Frozen food shipments on the increase

A multimillion euro project to build a new container terminal in the Netherlands has been implemented by Kloosterboer, one of the Netherlands' major food logistic service providers, as a new transhipment centre for frozen and refrigerated cargo....

• Publication date : 2006/01/24

Commercial refrigeration equipment market in the US

According to a new Freedonia market study, demand for commercial refrigeration equipment in the US is expected to increase 3.1% per year through 2018 to USD 10.7 billion.

• Publication date : 2014/05/20
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Briefs: Alanco

Alanco Technologies Inc.'s StarTrak Systems subsidiary has a USD 10 million contract for its wireless tracking system and related monitoring services. GenTrak is a GPS-based, wireless monitoring and control system initially used to monitor the...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Briefs: Optimized freight hub

A new temperature-controlled freight hub in Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand, was opened by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics on March 12, 2009. "The facility has been predicated on environmental, efficiency and energy-conscious criteria...

• Publication date : 2009/05/18

IIR member news: Carrier Transicold

Carrier Transicold celebrates 45 years of container refrigeration production as it prepares to build one-millionth unit.

• Publication date : 2013/11/20

IIR member news: Carrier Transicold

Quest II: container refrigeration with 65% less CO2 emission.

• Publication date : 2013/09/16

IIR economic news service: the latest from our market report partners

The IIR has established partnerships with several leading market research companies, as well as with establishments that combine and provide detailed reports and global analytical studies on different sectors of the refrigeration or economic...

• Publication date : 2016/12/07

Cold off the press: CO2 as a Refrigerant

The new IIR technical guide on the application of “CO2 as a Refrigerant" is now available from our online bookstore.

• Publication date : 2015/01/21

Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data

From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...

• Last update : 2023/06/30
• Langues : English, French
• Themes : Ice creams