Servizio
Trasporti refrigerati
Temperatura controllata, dal genset del porto al semirimorchio terrestre.
La catena del freddo non si ferma al gate
Un container refrigerato che scende da una nave ha bisogno di alimentazione per tutto il tragitto. Su strada questo vuol dire un genset sullo chassis, non solo una cassa reefer, ed è la cosa più comunemente dimenticata quando un reefer viene quotato come un container qualsiasi.
Ce lo dica che è un reefer quando chiede la tariffa, non quando arriva l'autista. Cambia lo chassis, aggiunge il genset e cambia quanto costa il movimento. Ci dia anche il set point, e se deve andare in continuo o a ciclo.
Dove sta davvero il refrigerato su questa costa
Il Port Everglades ha più di 2,000 prese per reefer. Tropical Shipping al Port of Palm Beach ha più di 350 prese ed è il perno delle rotte delle Bahamas e dei Caraibi, quindi un reefer a Palm Beach quasi certamente è lì.
Nell'entroterra la decisione è se tenere la merce nella cassa marittima o fare transload su un semirimorchio refrigerato. Il transload chiude il per diem e fa rientrare il container, ma è una movimentazione a temperatura controllata e non una semplice ristivata, e vuole una banchina in grado di farla come si deve.
What it costs
The other half of the cold chain
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Risposte dirette
Does a reefer container need a genset for drayage?
Yes, if it has to stay powered, and that is the single most common thing missed when a reefer is quoted as an ordinary container. A refrigerated container coming off a ship needs power the whole way, and on the road that means a genset on the chassis rather than just a refrigerated box. Say it is a reefer when you ask for the rate rather than when the driver arrives: it changes the chassis, it adds the genset, and it changes what the move costs.
What do you need to know about the temperature setting?
The set point, and whether the unit runs continuous or on cycle. Send both with the container number and the line at the rate request. Continuous holds a tighter band and burns more fuel; cycle is cheaper and lets the box drift between cut-in and cut-out, which is fine for some freight and out of spec for others. Anything with a narrow tolerance is worth flagging plainly, because that is where the difference between the two settings decides whether the load arrives in condition.
Which South Florida port handles the most reefer containers?
Port Everglades carries more than 2,000 reefer outlets, which makes it the center of gravity for refrigerated boxes on this coast. Tropical Shipping at the Port of Palm Beach carries more than 350 plugs and anchors the Bahamas and Caribbean trades, so a reefer at Palm Beach is almost certainly there. PortMiami handles refrigerated traffic too. As with any container, which terminal yours sits at follows the booking rather than your preference, so the line is the field that answers it.
Should I transload a reefer container or keep the freight in the box?
It depends on the distance and how long the box would otherwise be out. Transloading into a refrigerated trailer ends per diem and gets the container back to the line, which matters most on a long inland run. Staying in the ocean box avoids a handling step, which matters most on a short local delivery. Either way, moving refrigerated freight between a container and a trailer is a temperature-controlled handling job rather than a simple restack, so it needs a dock that can do it properly.
Can a reefer container be pre-pulled and held?
A pre-pull stops demurrage on a reefer the same way it does on a dry box, but a loaded reefer has to stay powered while it waits, so how long it can wait and where has to be settled before the pull rather than after. Per diem keeps running until the box goes back empty either way. If the line's clock is the one hurting, the answer is to empty the container, by devanning it at the dock or by transloading into a refrigerated trailer for the inland leg.
Come ottengo una tariffa?
Ci mandi la tratta, il mezzo, la dimensione del container e il porto, e le rispondiamo con un numero. Preventivi e dispatch 24 ore su 24 a quotes@dariaslogistics.com.
Cosa comprende davvero un preventivo di drayage?
Il trasporto in sé, più gli accessori che poi sorprendono: chassis, pre-pull, per diem, demurrage, detention e stoccaggio. Preferiamo indicarli subito piuttosto che aggiungerli a una fattura.