SINGAPORE, Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC
Mediterranean Shipping Company, a global leader in transportation
and logistics, will lease 2,000 containers chilled by Carrier
Transicold's innovative, natural refrigerant-based
NaturaLINE® refrigeration system. The first of its kind,
the NaturaLINE unit solves the problem of how to use refrigerants
effectively and efficiently – to transport valuable items such as
perishable food and pharmaceuticals – while helping to protect the
environment. The system utilizes repurposed carbon dioxide
(CO2), the refrigerant with the lowest global warming
potential (GWP) among all container refrigerants currently in use.
MSC's new refrigerated containers – all 40-foot high-cube models –
are being leased from SeaCube Containers LLC. Carrier Transicold is
part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
"The NaturaLINE unit's innovative use of CO2 is the
first of its kind available on the reefer market," said
Giuseppe Prudente, chief logistics
officer, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. "By providing higher
level of performance in the minus 40 degrees Celsius deep-frozen
range, we can add new capabilities for our growing customer base,
particularly for seafood and other high-value frozen commodities.
Moreover, shipping is already one of the most environmentally
sustainable forms of cargo transportation, and we are pleased to
continue to improve our environmental performance by equipping our
fleet with the latest green technologies."
The ability to achieve minus 40 Celsius was previously only
attainable in container systems using a refrigerant with a GWP
nearly 4,000 times higher. The NaturaLINE unit has managed this,
along with high efficiency, a quiet operation and tight temperature
control.
"We commend MSC and SeaCube for their investment in
environmentally sustainable refrigeration equipment," said
David Appel, president, Carrier
Transicold & Refrigeration Systems. "The NaturaLINE unit, with
CO2 refrigerant, takes users directly to an end state by
guarding against regulations, environmental taxes and phase outs
that other refrigerants will be subject to during their operational
lifespan. In addition, CO2 is non-ozone depleting,
widely available, relatively inexpensive and nonflammable."
Carrier Transicold recognized the need for refrigeration
technology that would neutralize concerns over GWP – in much the
same way that it led the industry away from ozone-depleting
refrigerants ahead of Montreal Protocol deadlines 25 years ago.
"In taking leadership to provide a natural-refrigerant solution,
Carrier Transicold created what is perhaps the most sound
investment a leasing company and shipping line can make – a
refrigerated container that will not become obsolete in its
lifetime due to pressures from environmental legislation," said
Robert Sappio, CEO, SeaCube. "By
fulfilling the NaturaLINE unit's first order of this magnitude,
SeaCube is pleased to be part of this important development for the
shipping industry."
MSC will begin taking delivery of its new containers from
SeaCube later in the year. The NaturaLINE units will be supported
by Carrier Transicold's global service network. For more
information about the NaturaLINE refrigeration unit from Carrier
Transicold, visit www.transicold.carrier.com.
About Carrier Transicold
Carrier Transicold
commemorates its heritage of container refrigeration innovation and
leadership in 2018 by marking the 50th anniversary of
its pioneering front-wall container refrigeration unit design.
Carrier Transicold helps improve transport and shipping of
temperature-controlled cargoes with a complete line of equipment
and services for refrigerated transport and cold chain visibility.
Carrier Transicold is an industry leader, providing customers
around the world with advanced, energy-efficient and
environmentally sustainable container refrigeration systems and
generator sets, direct-drive and diesel truck units, and trailer
refrigeration systems. Carrier Transicold is a part of UTC Climate,
Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp., a
leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries
worldwide. For more information, visit www.transicold.carrier.com.
Follow Carrier on Twitter: @SmartColdChain.
About MSC
With global headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, MSC Mediterranean
Shipping Company S.A. is a privately owned global shipping company
founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte.
As one of the world's leading container shipping lines, MSC
operates 480 offices across 155 countries worldwide with over
70,000 employees. MSC's shipping line sails on more than 200 trade
routes, calling at over 500 ports, with access to an integrated
network of road, rail and sea transport resources that stretches
across the globe. www.msc.com
About SeaCube
SeaCube Containers LLC, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, owns and manages
both dry and refrigerated shipping containers and generator sets
used to power refrigerated containers when transported over land
for prolonged periods of time while en-route to their final
destinations. Providing global coverage, the company leases out
equipment primarily under long-term contracts to the world's
largest shipping lines.
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