Hapag-Lloyd orders 8,600 new reefer containers from MCI

Hapag-Lloyd has placed an order for 8,600 Star Cool reefer containers, 2,000 of which will be controlled atmosphere (CA) units, with Maersk Container Industry (MCI).

The order follows an August announcement from Hapag-Lloyd that it would be adding 11,100 reefer units to its fleet, taking its total to 91,000.

MCI said all the units in today’s order were ready to use the R513A refrigerant blend, which offers a 56% reduction in their global warming potential (GWP) over existing units. GWP is a scale which compares the amount of heat ...