VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

NEW REEFERSHIPS FOR PACIFIC TRADE

7 years ago

Although the containerised mode and major container lines now command by far the greatest share of seaborne refrigerated cargo, specialist breakbulk reefer operators have implemented a clutch of newbuild projects in recent years, writes David Tinsley.

Workmanlike ship from Japan: reefer Boyang Bering pictured after delivery in the Kanmon Strait (credit: Kyokuyo Shipbuilding).

Although the containerised mode and major container lines now command by far the greatest share of seaborne refrigerated cargo, specialist breakbulk reefer operators have implemented a clutch of newbuild projects in recent years, writes David Tinsley.