Maersk Line introduces remote container management "game-changer"

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By Gavin van Marle

26/04/2016

Maersk Line has formally unveiled its remote container management (RCM) system for advanced monitoring of the line’s fleet of reefer containers, wherever they are in the world.

The project is detailed in The inside story on how to keep it cool, a new LongRead published by The Loadstar today.

The RCM project, which was five years in the making, saw the line’s entire fleet of 270,000 reefers equipped with a remote container device that utilises a 3G sim card and GPS unit, as well ...

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great to know
May 03, 2016 at 10:26 pm
Would like to know more as i lead gobal reefer claim

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