THE MANAGEMENT OF REFRIGERATED CARGO IN CONTAINERS - AN AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE

The need for Australia to succeed as a reliable source of perishable commodities to world markets is well recognised by the Australian National Line and its recently formed subsidiary company - Australian National Container Management Pty. Ltd. The latter through its activities in reefer servicing and container operations is supporting both the Australian exporters of perishables and the shipping companies to overcome problems. The paper addresses some of the operational inefficiencies and reefer design shortfalls that are contributing to poor temperature management in transit and relates these to trends in commodity developments. It introduces critical criteria in reefer designs and discusses development in onboard monitoring techniques.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Inst Mar Engrs, Sydney Branch; Bicentennial Maritime Symposium, 18-20 Jan 1988, Sydney, Australia. Paper Volume. ISBN 0 909287 90 2, ppr 8.3, p 291 [17 p, 2 fig]
• Authors:
  • Davies, B
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containers; Monitoring; Refrigeration (Structures); Refrigeration systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Condition monitoring
• Old TRIS Terms: Containerised cargo
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00698897
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM