NEWS Integrated Reefer 2 nd quarter 2021 Sustainable initiatives and data driven technology By Søren Leth Johannsen, Chief Commercial Officer ” Dear Reader, Shaking off the short-term slump and stagnation of early 2020, the reefer container market came roaring back and that growth in demand has continued unabated By using the standard data model provided in this document, shipping lines – and other reefer container operators – with mixed fleets of reefer machinery will benefit from the convenience of accessing relevant data, without the complexity of accessing it using different formats and methods.” through the first months of 2021. - Patrick Hicks, Secretary-General of the Container Owners Association MCI received more reefer orders by early May 2021 than in the whole MCI has extended its own Star Cool protocol licensing scheme – of 2020 – and that was a strong year on its own. What we are providing users with enriched data capture and analytics options experiencing less than halfway through 2021 is nothing short of that go beyond the new COA protocol. a boom. Staying green, getting greener Though many countries continue to struggle with health and Elsewhere in this issue, we look at the next major stage of our infrastructure issues, global economies are strong and readjusting development work to reduce our global environmental footprint. to new norms. There is every expectation that this trend will The ambitious 2019 Chinese government regulations concerning continue throughout the balance of 2021 and some speculates VOC reduction had already prompted industrial companies to the high demand for reefers prevails well into 2022. increase their efforts in this direction. We were already ahead of the game and could therefore turn our attention to intensifying Star Cool protocol licensing our existing measures. You can read about how this is shaping up The industry is made up of different reefer manufacturers and on Page 3. telematic providers. The sheer volume of global reefer trade routinely results in an interchange across OEMs and software Finally, we review the way refrigeration became part of all our systems on board vessels and within a carrier’s fleet. lives and where it came from. As the ability to keep everything from foods to medicines cool is essential to the way we live today, To maintain transparency - which is a vital component of efficiency it’s fascinating to reflect on how the technology started life. - it has long been desirable to have a unified international protocol for sharing of telematic system data. This is the only I hope you enjoy reading this latest issue and wish you well with way to ensure that valuable data is not lost in the process of your business for the remainder of 2021. interchanging equipment. The Container Owners’ Association (COA) has now achieved this through the launch of a common Kind regards and stay safe, application programme interface (API) protocol. For an annual admin fee of USD 5,000, these agreements will accommodate the growing need for MCI to cater for third-party telematic providers along with the running costs associated with supporting them. In line with this industry agreement on protocols,
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