MSC carried both shipments and is identifying new citrus tradelanes to build on the more than 1.8 million reefer containers it shipped last year.

As reported by Logistic-News this week, the carrier and its peers are reacting to the modal shift of reefer cargo away from conventional shipping. Indeed, Drewry’s latest annual review forecasts a very healthy 5% annual growth for reefer cargo carried by containerships after an expansion of 3.4% last year to 10.6 million teu.