Ocean Network Express (ONE) has added an expanded refrigerated container (RC) fleet to meet the growing demand for refrigerated cargo worldwide, adding another 27,500 units (including 850 equipped with state-of-the-art Controlled Atmosphere (CA) technology.
“This new investment will be in the form of 5000 units (all 40’HC) invested by ONE in early 2020, showing its strong commitment to satisfy the demand for containerized reefer business,” a company release reads.
The global refrigerated container trading in 2020 showed strong resilience compared to dry cargo in spite of the challenges posed by COVID-19 and ONE expects to sustain this growth in 2021.
“ONE’s Reefer technical team is available both onboard and onshore providing round the clock assistance and monitoring of its customers’ precious reefer cargo throughout the voyage,” the release said.
Hiroki Tsujii, Managing Director- Marketing and Commercial in Ocean Network Express (ONE) said, “ONE now has one of the largest and youngest reefer fleets in the world, equipped with the most advanced technologies designed to handle perishable cargo demand. Since its inception, ONE has been consistently investing in new reefer containers, which in turn has helped to position ourselves in a strategically important & growing business segment.”
ONE works today to apply the latest technology in IoT in its reefer container package to enhance cargo management during the journey, giving visibility in real-time to critical information, for example, temperature or humidity, within the container.
With strong marketing surveillance and close collaboration with regional reefer teams around the world, ONE’s planning team based at the ONE headquarters in Singapore develops the global reefer marketing and corporate strategy.
