News / Campaign to raise reefer temperature gets a warm reception

© Michael Ahanov

Transporting perishables at -15°C rather than -18°C could have the same environmental impact as taking 3.8 million cars off the road.

And major logistics players have called on their industry partners to increase reefer container temperatures by those three degrees, which could also save between 5% and 11% of energy costs, without compromising food safety. 

Yesterday, a global alliance, backed by DP World, to reset the standard of cold chain transportation was supported by roughly 60% of the world’s shipping market. It ...