Currently still volatile but with rates on a comparatively low level

Reefer Transport Solutions

Facts

Reefer ocean freight requires more than ever specialization in the field and respective expertise. Close collaboration and technical awareness ensure mutual success and allow to avoid non sustainable waste of resources and financial losses. Read more about our expert's current reefer market assesment.

Digitalization and new technologies are positively serving transportation of reefer cargo by sea and are increasingly requested by customers. We as cargo-partner currently provide our clients with a variety of monitoring and tracing solutions to ensure full transport transparency. The benefits are better customer service, 24/7 real-time cargo location and increased safety by tracking temperature, humidity, light sensing and positioning of cargo.

Current reefer market assessment for Q4/2024:

The reefer market is facing a tense situation in terms of capacities and rates due to various reasons like strikes, port congestions, geopolitical tensions, and challenging weather conditions.
Rates on the Far East Westbound trade lane declined in September and are expected to drop further in October, while Transatlantic rates are rising. Rates on the Oceania trade lane are also rapidly increasing due to capacity issues.
Disruptions in the Red Sea and low water in the Panama Canal are causing longer transit times, which has a major impact on reefer equipment availability. Forecasting is important as there is always the possibility of equipment shortages.
Oceania and India are currently facing equipment shortages.
There are space constraints on several trade lanes, particularly Far East Westbound as well as North Europe to USA and Middle East.
On the Far East Eastbound route, capacities are currently well balanced.
Direct end-to-end visibility of reefer ocean freight is becoming a standard for the world’s shipping containers. Reefer cargo should be monitored for temperature, ventilation, humidity, power and, ideally, position.
When it comes to sustainability, reefer ocean freight has a significantly lower carbon footprint than air freight.

Our Solution

Door-to-door service
Specialized teams around the world
Active and passive cooling options
24/7 temperature, humidity, and position monitoring
Expertise in handling ambient, chilled and frozen goods from -30 °C to +30 °C
Compliant with IFS Food / GDP Pharma

Your Benefits

Proven and reliable cold-chain logistics
Dedicated contact person for your transports
International network and expertise
Highest quality, safety and efficiency standards
Real-time monitoring and reporting
End-to-end supply chain visibility

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Sea Cargo

Our reliable sea cargo services ensure that your goods reach any continent in the world safely and on time.

We provide a variety of FCL (full container load), LCL (less than container load) and special project transport solutions tailored to your needs.

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Temperature-Controlled

For temperature-sensitive goods

We offer a range of ocean freight solutions for the transport of chilled and frozen cargo from and to anywhere in the world. Our reefer sea cargo experts provide an unbroken cold chain from door to door for your temperature-sensitive goods.

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