According to Martin Schoeler, Hamburg Sud's deputy director of logistics technology, the company turned to Cambridge Refrigeration Technology in the UK to conduct operational trials and laboratory tests on all refrigeration units and energy-saving software solutions on the market, before making its decision.
"With the increase in fuel prices over much of the last two years, the industry changed a lot," Schoeler said, adding that energy consumption became more important in terms of cost, environmental issues and for customers.
John Mandyck, Carrier's vice president for sustainability & environmental strategies, said that, when compared to the industry average, these 3,000 PrimeLINE units are expected to save enough energy during their operational lifetime to avoid approximately 70,000 tons of carbon emissions.
Hamburg Sud operates 146 ships and maintains a global inventory of around 349,000 containers.
