THE VCR SHIP: MOVING TOWARDS UNITISED REEFER CARGOES

A reasonable solution to flexible adaptation of reefer ships to palletized, containerized or conventional refrigerated cargo is described. The author discusses future demands of the reefer trade, research and development of reefer cargo transportation, reefer container ships, the Versatile Conflat Reefer (VCR) concept, and cost and technical comparison between conventional reefer and VCR ships.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Industrial Press Limited

  Quadrant House, The Quadrant
  Sutton, Surrey,   England 
• Authors:
  • Thode, H
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 87
• Serial:
  • Motor Ship
  • Volume: 61
  • Issue Number: 722
  • Publisher: Blohm + Goss GMBH
  • Serial URL: http://www.hhc.co/uk/motorship

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo ships; Containerization; Containers; Freight transportation; Pallets; Refrigerated cargo; Refrigerated ships; Refrigeration (Structures); Refrigeration systems; Transportation; Unitized cargo
• Old TRIS Terms: Containerized cargo; Palletized cargo; Unitized cargo vessels
• Subject Areas: Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00330555
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM