Boost your reefer fleets or face a capacity crisis, carriers warned

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Shipping lines need to increase investment in their reefer fleets to prevent a shortage of capacity as demand for fresh produce rises.

Global head for perishables at Panalpina Colin Wells said carriers were underinvesting in cool-chain equipment at a time when Chinese consumption alone was forecast to grow 40% in the next decade.

However, sales specialist in reefer services at Maersk Line Amira Sarah Misliu told The Loadstar at Fruit Logistica in Berlin: “Our reefer services are running full ships, but not so much ...