b'28American Journal of TransportationNOVEMBER 20 - DECEMBER 17, 2023Reefers and decarbonization A November 13 threport published by United NationsTEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reported,thatdespitethecurrentpledgessignedbyLOGISTICS TRI-ANNUAL195 nations (Paris Climate Agreement) to reduce emis-sions, in 2030 emissions will still be 9% higher than it was in 2010. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says the world needs to decrease emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to the baseline year of 2010 to avoid a climate change calamity.By George Lauriat, AJOTIn a recent interview, Greggrowth rate of reefer plugs is Tuthill, the chief commercialexpected to be over 3% this officeratSeaCube,aNewyear,over2%in2024and Jersey-basedcontainerleas- 5%in2025.Thisgrowth ing company specializing inreflects a trend over the last reefers,wasaskedwhatatfew years where the number thismomentintimeistheandpercentageofreefer mostchallengingaspectofplugs on new generations of thereeferbusiness?Givenultra-large containerships has the expansive number of fac- risencomparedtoprevious tors that influence the move- generations of boxships. ments of reefers any numberAs Greg Tuthill explains if of answers would have been10% of the vessel is reefer, it appropriate.But Tuthillwas(REEFERScontinued on quicktoreply,Ithinkthepage 32)most challenging area will be thecostofcomplianceand cost of decarbonization. While the reefer industry, like everyone else, is dealing withmanyotherissues,theFUELED FOR THE FUTUREoverarching challenge is how to handle climate change or moreFROM JACKSONVILLE TO SANJUANtothepoint,theexpensive challengeofdecarbonizing ocean shippingespecially temperature-controlledreef-ers carried by the ships. And thereisasenseofurgency to act now as reports like the UNFCCCsNovember13 thevaluation of the shortfall in the efforts to reduce emissions clearly points out.As Tuthill indicates, This [compliancetoenvironmen-tal mandates] is going to put somepressureonoperators, suppliers,andproducersto makesurethatweredoing therightthingtosavethe planet. And what I mean by that is alternative fuels, more efficientreefers,moreenvi-ronmentallyfriendlyrefrig-erants. It all comes at a cost. But the cost and investment is worth the dividendswhich is cleaner results, lower emis-sions, lower greenhouse gases.t her eeferSS lot in theS upplyC hain TOTE launched Itseemsatoddswiththe worlds first marketconditionsoceanLNG-powered freightratesarebouncingcontainership in 2015, alongatrockbottomlevelsand we are proud to be a first with an over 30% decline mover in the maritime industrys buttheorderbookforcon- clean fuel revolution. tainershipsisthelargestinFrom our JAXPORT home on the St. history with nearly 8 millionJohns River to the Caribbean waters of TEUsonorder.Thetally,Puerto Rico and back, our vessels operate (according to Alphaliner sta- using the cleanest marine fuel available, tistics)consistsofover920protecting the diverse marine life and waterways we ships, many exceeding 20,000traverse. TEUs.Andasexpected, much of this newbuild capac-ity is concentrated in the top tierofcontainershipopera-torssuchasMSC,Maersk,DEDICATED. RELIABLE. BUILT TO SERVE. 877.775.7447 TOTEMARITIME.COMCMA CGM, COSCO, Hapag Lloyd,Evergreen,ONE, HMM, Yang Ming, and Zim. Andwhatcomeswith moreTEUslotsismore reefer plugs and reefer capac-ity. With the newbuildings the'