Refrigerated Container Design and Types

When transporting many categories of goods, it is important to maintain a certain temperature regime. This applies to transportation over any distance for such groups of goods as perishable products, chemical preparations, and certain types of plants. In all these cases, refrigerated containers are required.

Let’s look at a few important questions:

What are reefer containers?
How are they constructed?
What types exist?
Where can you get refrigerated containers for your business needs?

What are refrigerated containers and how are they used?

A refrigerated container is a special type of transport equipment equipped with a cooling unit. Sometimes such containers can also be used as stationary refrigeration units. However, most often they are used for various types of transport:

rail transport;
marine transport;
road transport.

Refrigerated containers: types and design features

The main structural elements of every reefer container are: the body, the refrigeration unit, and the doors. Their features determine the cost of the equipment and its intended use.

Let’s start with the body. It consists of an outer shell, insulation, and an inner layer. Together they ensure thermal insulation and resistance to external factors.

Much also depends on the size.

You can find the following on the market:

10-foot container models;
20ft reefer container;
40ft reefer container;
45-foot models.

If you decide to buy a reefer container, it is important to know what type of transportation it will be used for. Based on this, you should choose the container size and the cooling unit power. It is better to choose a model with a small reserve of capacity, but not one that will be too expensive for your budget.

How to optimize costs when using refrigerated containers?

Refrigerated containers are quite complex and expensive equipment. When purchasing and using them, it is important to maintain financial flexibility and the ability to optimize costs. There are two ways to do this.

Buying used reefer containers

Often the best solution is to purchase a used container. For example, you can cheaply buy a used 20-foot refrigerated container from the GCS catalog. These are relatively small containers that can help transport additional batches of goods.

Renting a refrigerated container

To quickly cover your equipment needs, you can rent a refrigerated container. This service can be ordered quickly, allowing you to have the container at the right moment for the required period of time. This solution helps to accurately calculate the costs of using the container.

Conclusion

Refrigerated containers are an important logistics tool that helps ensure the transportation and storage of food products, medical supplies, chemical preparations, and other goods that require a controlled temperature environment.

Containers vary in size, refrigeration unit power, and door system characteristics.

On the GCS website, you can choose, buy, or rent containers of various sizes and types.