The employment of the large specialized reefer vessels carrying fruit on pallets and in containers are now engaged in the seasonal south to north fruit trades. Grapes from Chile to USEC, citrus from Argentina and South Africa to the north Europe including Russia. In the trade of frozen products the loading of squid (calamares) in the Falkland area and Peru…
Statistics. In 2022 13 reefer vessels were demolished, mostly small and old or very old. Average size about 225,000 cbft, average age 37 years.