Hapag-Lloyd orders 11,100 reefer containers

Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 11,100 reefer containers to be integrated to its existing fleet of 91,000 units with deliveries beginning in August and scheduled to be completed by December 2018.

The production of the new reefers has already begun, with the first series of 40 ft containers.

As many as 2,000 of the new containers will be equipped with Controlled Atmosphere – a technology used to slow down the ripening process and to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.