Improved schedule reliability set to take pressure off reefer market
Improved schedule reliability and port congestion is set to benefit reefer container shipping, according to ...
Fresh from last month’s Cool Logistics Global conference in Bremen, consultant Garry Honey has produced a list of the top five risks facing the reefer industry – and they can be summed up in five different segments of risk: disruption, anticipation, damage, control and value. In many ways, they are the same risks faced by all participants in the global container supply chain, except for one thing – the value of reefer cargoes and their inherent vulnerability, makes the possible financial impact much greater.
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