Cool chain and temperature-controlled transport: An overview of concepts, challenges, and technologies

Behdani, Behzad; Fan, Yun; Bloemhof-Ruwaard, Jacqueline

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-813411-5.00012-0

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“…Earlier studies that addressed this development (Arduino et al, 2015;Behdani et al, 2018;Rodrigue and Notteboom, 2015;Thanopoulou, 2012) have mostly shown developments in the relative capacity of the two modes, sketching a sharp divergence up to the point where 90% of all maritime refrigerated transport capacity was containerized (Rodrigue and Notteboom, 2015, p. 218). Fig.…”

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“…This is understandable, considering the fact that it is only in the last 10e20 years that the reefer container market has shown the spectacular growth to the point where, to policymakers and sector stakeholders, its relevance is extending beyond it simply being a subsector of the container market. It should be noted that a small number of studies have already addressed the reefer market as their focal topic, with attention for overall reefer market developments e primarily growth and modal shift e (Arduino et al, 2015;Thanopoulou, 2012), container contents and differentiation (Rodrigue and Notteboom, 2015), port-related sustainability issues (Castelein et al, 2019b), port policy (Castelein et al, 2019a), logistics and technology (Behdani et al, 2019). However, as of yet, there is little agreement e or even substantive discussion e on what the main questions should be, nor is there a comprehensive understanding of the reefer chain in its entirety and its associated problems.…”

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The reefer container market and academic research: A review study

Castelein

Geerlings

Duin

2020

Journal of Cleaner Production

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The refrigerated (or 'reefer') container market grows rapidly. Researchers and sector stakeholders increasingly realize that this container market segment has its distinct dynamics and demands. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the reefer container sector, its most important characteristics and trends, and a systematic review of the academic literature on reefer containers and logistics. First the authors outline the characteristics, composition, and development of the reefer container market, showing its growth through modal shift (from conventional reefer ships and airfreight) and differentiation into new cargo markets and niche services. Secondly the authors outline reefer chains in terms of their relevant stages, stakeholders, and processes. Data on insurance claims shows that cold chain failure and cargo loss not only occur due to technical failures, but just as often due to organizational errors e especially due to holdup risk at container transfer points. Thirdly the authors map the present knowledge on reefer containers and reefer transportation through a systematic literature review. The current body of research on reefer containers consists mostly of highly specialized, technical studies on product characteristics and quality preservation, monitoring and control, refrigeration technology, and temperature management. While technological advances in these fields have largely enabled the containerization of cold logistics chains, the first sections of this paper also highlight that many current pressing issues in reefer transportation are logistical and organizational in nature. Therefore, the authors propose a research agenda addressing these overlooked aspects, including supply chain coordination issues and implications of reefer market developments for port policy.

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The reefer container market and academic research: A review study

Castelein

Geerlings

Duin

2020

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Generally, package icing is used for fresh produce that can tolerate water and wet conditions, for instance, green onions, asparagus, leafy greens, cauliflower, and broccoli [17]. Nevertheless, ice melts and cold water flowing through the fresh produce can help to cool down the product [18]. For this reason, ice needs to be carefully managed per safety requirements both as the ice is handled and as the melt water moves across surfaces due to increasing the risk of microorganism contamination on the produce.…”

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Improving Shelf Life, Maintaining Quality, and Delaying Microbial Growth of Broccoli in Supply Chain Using Commercial Vacuum Cooling and Package Icing

Dirapan

Boonyakiat²,

Poonlarp

2021

Horticulturae

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Poor and inconsistent quality is a major barrier to increasing produce consumption, and the lack of shelf-life after purchase is the quality issue at retail displays of produce. This research aimed to investigate and identify cooling techniques, namely vacuum cooling and package icing used in supply chains, and any resulting extension of broccoli shelf-life, maintenance of physicochemical quality, and delay in microbial growth at retail stores. Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica cv. Montop) sustainably grown in the highlands of northern Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, under the Royal Project Foundation was experimented on vacuum cooling and package icing were selected to precool broccoli to 4 ± 1 °C. The effects of vacuum cooling using a final pressure of 0.6 kPa for 30 min and package icing using liner Styrofoam boxes (the best ratio of broccoli to crushed ice was 1:1 w/w) on physicochemical qualities, microbial growth, and shelf-life in simulated refrigerated retail displays were examined. The results illustrated that the shelf-life and quality of broccoli could be extended using both vacuum cooling and package icing. Both precooling techniques inhibited the yellowing of florets, provided high sensory scores, delayed microbial growth, and could be able to extend the shelf-life of broccoli. However, package icing offered greater potential for maintaining quality, especially retaining bioactive compounds, and extending shelf-life, thereby increasing the produce market window from 5 to 12 days at 8 ± 1 °C with 85% RH. Therefore, package icing was recommended in the supply chain for fresh broccoli cv. Montop grown in northern Thailand.

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“…As a supply chain network connecting agricultural production and food consumption, a high-quality cold chain network can effectively transport food and raw materials between upstream companies and downstream consumers [4,5]. Consequently, temperature-controlled supply chain (TCSC) networks that provide a series of equipment to keep food in ideal condition are adopted for food logistic and supply from production to consumption [6,7]. TCSC has demonstrated exemplary performance in controlling food quality [8,9], reducing food loss [10], improving health and environment [9,11], and promoting sustainability [2].…”

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Firms’ Investment Behaviours in Temperature‐Controlled Supply Chain Networks

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Delivering high-quality food into markets is a vital expectation of modern customers. The significant increase in consumers’ awareness of food freshness, nutrition, and safety makes the temperature-controlled supply chain (TCSC) the focus of food logistics safety. However, a large number of Chinese companies are still reluctant to invest in the food supply chain, resulting in a high rate of supply chain logistics loss. This research aims to establish an economic model to explain why these companies do not invest and under what conditions they will do. The results show that high economic investment is the main reason that hinders companies’ willingness to build TCSC. Large companies with bigger production are more willing to invest in TCSC than small companies. Besides, larger companies running with high-quality products could get more profit while small companies operating with normal products are less competitive.

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Cool chain and temperature-controlled transport: An overview of concepts, challenges, and technologies

Cited by 14 publications

References 69 publications

The reefer container market and academic research: A review study

The reefer container market and academic research: A review study

Improving Shelf Life, Maintaining Quality, and Delaying Microbial Growth of Broccoli in Supply Chain Using Commercial Vacuum Cooling and Package Icing

Firms’ Investment Behaviours in Temperature‐Controlled Supply Chain Networks

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