Reefer Containers

Crowley’s First Avance Class Vessel Quetzal Begins Maiden Commercial Voyage

Containership Offers Faster, Frequent Shipping for U.S. and Central America 

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; April 14, 2025) ­–Crowley’s new LNG-powered containership Quetzal has successfully begun its inaugural commercial voyage, opening the company’s next era of faster, frequent ocean shipping with a new class of vessels for the U.S., Central America and the Dominican Republic.

With capacity for up to 1,400 20-foot container equivalent units (TEUs), Quetzal and its three forthcoming sister Avance Class...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/14/crowleys-first-avance-class-vessel-quetzal-begins-maiden-commercial-voyage/

Reefer container production on downward trend

The production of reefer containers in 2023 will be significantly decreased compared with the previous year, according to DynaLiners report, which says the full year production of reefer boxes is estimated at 150,000 TEUs, compared to 282,000 TEUs in 2022.

From January to August 2023, the four reefer manufacturers, CIMC, Dong Fang, FUWA Guangdong and MCI, produced 113,000 TEUs of reefer containers.

According to DynaLiners data, the reefer fleet is expected to reach 3.58 million TEUs at the end of...

https://container-news.com/reefer-container-production-on-downward-trend/

SONAR Sightings: Milwaukee reefer demand plummets; Atlanta market share trickles down

The highlights from Friday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.

Market Watch for Oct. 21:Milwaukee

Outbound demand in Milwaukee dropped for the fifth time in the last month to the lowest levels since April, with most of the decline coming from a plunge in reefer volumes.

The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-milwaukee-reefer-demand-plummets-atlanta-market-share-trickles-down

SONAR Sightings: Houston imports bring trucking volume out of 5-month low; Northwest reefer demand increases

The highlights from Monday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.

Market Watch for Oct. 17:Houston

Outbound demand in Houston is picking up after a drop earlier this month that brought volume levels down to a five-month low.

Truckload volume leaving the Houston market was stagnant at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-houston-imports-bring-trucking-volume-out-of-5-month-low-northwest-reefer-demand-increases

SONAR Sightings: Illinois pumpkin capital sees 43% less reefer volume this year

The highlights from Wednesday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.

Market Watch for Oct. 12:Bloomington, Illinois

Reefer volumes from the pumpkin capital of Morton, Illinois, which falls into the Bloomington market, are nowhere near the levels of previous years.

In the last couple...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-illinois-pumpkin-capital-sees-43-less-reefer-volume-this-year

SONAR Sightings: Milwaukee reefer demand plunges; rates from China to US decline again into Q4

The highlights from Tuesday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.

Market Watch for Oct. 4:Milwaukee

Outbound volumes from Milwaukee are down to their lowest levels since May.

Reefer volumes from Milwaukee were in high demand during the first two years of the pandemic — everybody may...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-milwaukee-reefer-demand-plunges-rates-from-china-to-us-decline-again-into-q4

SONAR Sightings: Southern California reefer volumes trend down into autumn; rejections in Memphis deflate

The highlights from Wednesday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.

Market Watch for Sept. 28:Fresno, California

Reefer volumes in Fresno, California, are continuing a steady decline that started last week.

Since Sept. 21 the Reefer Outbound Tender Volume Index for Fresno is down...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-southern-california-reefer-volumes-trend-down-into-autumn-rejections-in-memphis-deflate

SONAR Sightings: Volumes in Detroit roar; intermodal rates react differently to protest threat

The highlights from Friday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.

Market watch for Sept. 23:Detroit

Volumes in Detroit are continuing to roar back up to record highs.

The Outbound Tender Volume Index for Detroit is up 10.5% since Wednesday to 290.4 leading into the weekend. This marks...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-volumes-in-detroit-roar-intermodal-rates-react-differently-to-protest-threat

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