REEFER SHIPS

INTRODUCTION
A reefer ship is a refrigerated cargo ship
which is typically used to transport
perishable commodities

 Reefer Vessels are designed for speed and

not for comfort

 Theyare amongst the most uncomfortable

ocean going vessels
 It takes a special kind of sailor to operate these ships
STRUCTURE OF REEFER SHIPS
Structure of a sample reefer ship :

 LOA – 150 m
 B – 20 m

 BHP – 10 000

 4 Holds

 4 decks per hold

TYPES OF REEFER SHIPS
 Side door vessels

 Conventional vessels

 Refrigerated container ships

LOADING AND DISCHARGING PORTS
ROUTE LOADING PORT DISCHARGING
PORT
Chile-St. Petersburg Valparaiso St. Petersburg

Costa Rica-Colombia- Turbo, Moin Bay, Santa Dover,

Europe Marta Flushing, Rotterdam

Ecuador-Peru-Europe Puerto Bolivar, Dover, Hamburg,

Guayaquil, Paita Rotterdam/Flushing

Europe-Pacific-New Sheerness, Antwerp, idem

Zealand-Europe Dunkirk, Radicatel (Le
Havre), Panama,
Papeete, Noumea,
Auckland, Napier,
Nelson, Tauranga, Vigo,
Zeebrugge, Tarragona
 ROUTE LOADING PORT DISCHARGING
PORT
Netherlands- Rotterdam/Flushing Paramaribo
Surinam

South Africa-Europe Maputo, Durban, Sheerness,

Port Elizabeth, Cape Rotterdam, Flushing,
Town Tarragona, Vado

Turkey-Europe Mersin Sheerness

TYPES OF CARGO
There are three main types of cargo
 Bananas

 Deciduous Fruits

 Citrus Fruits
TRADE VOLUMES

 The reefer ships are mainly known for

carrying refrigerated items. Bananas are the
most famous food item that can be carried in
these types of vessels. Additionally, shrimp,
frozen fish, flowers, avocado, mango, papaya,
grapes, pomegranate, melon, pineapple,
citrus, asparagus and vegetables are also
among items that are transported.
 Reefer box capacity is 1.6 million 40 ft. slots

 Overall seaborne perishable reefer trade will increase

by 17% between 2013 and 2018, providing an
additional 16.5 million tonnes of cargo.
RESEARCH AND FORECASTS
 Worldwide perishable reefer trade has increased
by 52.1 million tonnes between 2002 and 2012.

 According to Drewry, a London-based consulting

and research firm, Reefer capacity of global
container ships is set to increase by around 22
percent in the next five years, at the expense of a
shrinking specialized reefer fleet
 Reefer volumes will rise to 20.5 million metric tons in
the next five years.

 On the whole, seaborne perishable reefer trade will see

17 percent increases in the period between 2013 and
2018, providing an additional 16.5 million metric tons
of cargo.

 Seatrade is lengthening its existing specialized reefer

ships with the insertion of a fully cellularized hold, and
is purchasing new reefer container ships
 While designing new ships to carry more reefer boxes,
carriers are relying primarily on lessors to supply the
containers themselves.

 Drewry estimated 70 percent of orders for new reefer

boxes now are placed by lessors, compared with 40
percent at the end of 2013.
CONCLUSION
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