Friday, November 22, 2013

Hamburg Süd orders 6,500 reefers from Carrier Transicold

Hamburg Süd, one of the top global refrigerated container carriers, has ordered 6,500 new containers equipped with Carrier Transicold's PrimeLINE refrigeration unit, according to a company statement.

Carrier Transicold holds a complete line of equipment for refrigerated trucks, trailers and containers, and is a part of UTC Building and Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

The reefers feature the EDGE technology option, which stands for Enhanced Digital for Greater Efficiency, reduces energy consumption for perishable cargoes by 20 percent compared to a standard PrimeLINE unit in normal operation, the statement said.

"Over the past several years, the PrimeLINE unit has made an increasingly important contribution to our sustainability initiatives," said Frank Smet, member of the Executive Board, Hamburg Süd. "The efficiency improvements provided by PrimeLINE with EDGE technology are consistent with our philosophy on stewardship, which compels us to continuously improve our fleet operations for the good of the environment."

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