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Durian

Star Cool rises to a prickly challenge

Known throughout Asia as “the king of fruits”, durian is a selective tropical delicacy in its home territory of SE Asia and China. With its intensely pungent odour, this tropical fruit seems to repel as many people as it attracts. Its smell can be so overpowering that it has been banned from many hotels, taxis, and subways, yet fans can travel far on “durian holidays” to feast on the yellow flesh.

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Paint it red

Hamburg Süd adds a very special batch of industry-competitive and high-quality containers produced at Maersk Container Industry in Dongguan.

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Grapes

CA shows potential for table grape transport

In the quest to find a more efficient and less harmful solution for transporting table grapes over long distances, MCI recently commissioned the Chilean National Institute of Agriculture (INIA) to look for alternatives. The preliminary results were both surprising and positive.

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Star Cools strong energy performance verified

An independent validation of MCI’s benchmarking programme confirms Star Cool’s significantly lower energy consumption and offers shipping lines a reliable energy performance simulator.

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Alternative refrigerant

R513A now in operation

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Hit the spot by boxing clever

MCI's new factory in San Antonio, Chile, is the cover story in the April 2015 issue of EuroFruit magazine.

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Waterborne paint for dry containers

With the vision of sustainability and environmental consciousness, MCI in Dongguan China is rolling out implementation of waterborne paint, to be used on dry containers.

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MCI seeks to support local suppliers

MCI in San Antonio (MCIS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chile’s development agency “Corporación de Fomento” (CORFO) with the aim of boosting Chile’s industrial supply base.

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Testing the worlds strongest gift wrap

Millions of Christmas presents are transported in containers around the world. At MCI we build containers and test them to the limit. In fact, occasionally MCI engineers devise some unconventionally tough tests. Only after these tests do we know for sure our containers can be entrusted with your holiday food and gifts. Our mission is to build the sturdiest gift wrap around.

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Maersk Groups CFO lays out role of MCI

Maersk Container Industry (MCI) will continue to attract and serve a wide variety of customers in the coming years, according to the Maersk Group’s Chief Financial Officer, Trond Westlie.

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MCIS labour force taking shape

Continuously and carefully, new employees are selected to Maersk Container Industry's new reefer factory in San Antonio, Chile. They are trained to ensure the characteristics normally associated with Star Cool: durability, versatility, sturdiness, quality.

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MCI eyes revolution of mango trade

A recent test in Ivory Coast shows how West Africa’s mango trade can be extended by special containers that place the fruit in hibernation.

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Star Cool is most inspiring says leading climate scientist

Star Cool’s ability to keep food fresh over wider distances has placed Maersk Container Industry among top-100 in a worldwide survey of more than 900 innovations.

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CA took centre stage at UN meeting

Technology and trade go hand in hand, delegates were told at the recent UN Save Food Congress in Duesseldorf, Germany.

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University of California and MCI issue guide for air exchange

Sound settings: The best advice from post-harvest biologists at the University of California is now available in an easy-to-use guide for air exchange technologies like AV+.

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Seabury Shift from airplane to sea transport is significant

In a new study, transportation consultancy Seabury finds a pronounced shift is taking place from air cargo to ocean transport. New container technologies contribute to the trend.

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MCI San Antonio welcomes the first production workers

On Monday February 24, MCIS received the first 85 workers who will be working in the production areas of the new reefer container factory in San Antonio, Chile.

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Mexican avocados for Asian consumers

Transport of avocados from Mexico to Asia has changed from air freight to reefer containers with CA-systems.

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