Cold chain
Wan Hai Lines Completes First Commercial Sea Shipment of Tree-Ripened Musang King Durians in CA Reefer Containers
Controlled atmosphere reefer containers kept fruit quality intact over a nearly two-week ocean voyage, offering a potential alternative to air freight and frozen distribution for short-shelf-life tropical fruit. Wan Hai Lines plans to expand CA reefer applications for fresh produce with its customers.
Wan Hai Lines has completed its first commercial ocean shipment of tree-ripened Musang King durians from Malaysia, using controlled atmosphere (CA) refrigerated containers in cooperation with a customer. The sea voyage lasted nearly two weeks.
The CA reefer technology used in the shipment regulates oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations while maintaining a stable temperature during transport. This approach addresses a key limitation of tree-ripened Musang King durians, which have traditionally been exported by air freight or in frozen form because of their short shelf life.
According to Wan Hai Lines, the containers maintained fruit quality over the full duration of the voyage. The shipment arrived in good condition, and the customer reported satisfactory results.
The successful delivery demonstrates the potential for transporting tree-ripened durians by sea rather than relying on air freight or frozen distribution, and ocean transport could also provide an alternative for handling larger volumes while reducing logistics costs. Wan Hai Lines plans to continue developing refrigerated container applications and CA technology for fresh produce shipments in cooperation with its customers.
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