REEFER REFLECTIONS
May 27, 2022
1 minute
he advent of the refrigerated container has taken its toll on the once large fleet of conventional refrigerator and were built and entered service. Thereafter, a steady move towards containerisation took place, with deck cranes taking over from union-purchase rigging and accommodation blocks moved further aft. In the early 1980s the first container-friendly ships were being introduced and, by the mid-1990s, most of the graceful reefers of the past were gone.
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