b'20American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comTop Carriers for US Reefer Imports Top Carriers for US Reefer ExportsAsoluteAsolute AsoluteChangeAsoluteChange Rank VOCC 2024 2023 Change % Rank Carrier 2024 2023 Change %1 MAERSK LINE 272,714 110,363 162,351 147.11% 1 OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS PTE LTD 194,363 181,603 12,760 7.03%2 MSC-MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY S A - MEDU 249,231 196,137 53,095 27.07% 2 CMA-CGM 160,560 157,019 3,541 2.26%3 GREAT WHITE FLEET CORP 187,024 180,764 6,260 3.46% 3 MAERSK LINE 130,631 96,803 33,828 34.94%4 NETWORK SHIPPING LTD (BERMUDA CORPORATION) 154,082 154,302 -220 -0.14% 4 MSC-MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY S A 114,537 140,109 -25,572 -18.25%5 CMA-CGM 145,089 137,617 7,473 5.43% 5 EVERGREEN LINE 93,203 79,186 14,016 17.70%6 SEABOARD MARINE LTD 138,795 129,782 9,012 6.94% 6 HAPAG LLOYD A G 80,995 72,421 8,574 11.84%7 HAPAG LLOYD A G 96,441 88,477 7,964 9.00% 7 CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY 55,895 53,248 2,646 4.97%8 OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS PTE LTD 57,668 47,152 10,517 22.30% 8 ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE LTD 52,086 51,113 973 1.90%9 ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE LTD 57,182 53,657 3,524 6.57% 9 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE 42,090 42,456 -366 -0.86%10 COSCO SHIPPING LINES CO LTD 51,945 40,715 11,230 27.58% 10 SEABOARD MARINE LTD 41,599 35,036 6,562 18.73%Total 1,894,513 1,752,181 142,332 8.12% Total 1,116,155 1,037,328 78,827 7.60%Top US Reefer Imports by HS Code Top US Reefer Exports by HS CodeAsoluteAsoluteAsoluteAsolute Rank HS (2) 2024 2023 Change Change % Rank HS 2024 2023 Change Change %1 08 - EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS 1,020,591 968,356 52,235 5.39% 1 02 - MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL 355,736 356,501 -764 -0.21%2 03 - FISH, CRUSTACEANS & AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES 174,453 162,817 11,637 7.15% 2 08 - EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS 241,249 221,313 19,936 9.01%3 07 - EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS 130,182 122,600 7,582 6.18% 3 04 - DAIRY PRODS; BIRDS EGGS; HONEY; ED ANIMAL PR NESOI 106,269 93,145 13,124 14.09%4 02 - MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL 111,377 77,203 34,174 44.26% 4 07 - EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS 89,269 71,091 18,177 25.57%5 19 - PREP CEREAL, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; BAKERS WARES 91,340 80,607 10,733 13.32% 5 21 - MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS 86,032 76,262 9,770 12.81%6 20 - PREP VEGETABLES, FRUIT, NUTS OR OTHER PLANT PARTS 67,977 57,263 10,714 18.71% 6 20 - PREP VEGETABLES, FRUIT, NUTS OR OTHER PLANT PARTS 51,992 49,986 2,006 4.01%7 30 - PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 59,677 52,683 6,993 13.27% 7 03 - FISH, CRUSTACEANS & AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES 43,634 47,606 -3,972 -8.34%8 16 - EDIBLE PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, FISH, CRUSTACEANS ETC 52,952 53,043 -92 -0.17% 8 35 - ALBUMINOIDAL SUBSTANCES; MODIFIED STARCHES; GLUES; ENZYMES 15,665 12,208 3,457 28.32%9 04 - DAIRY PRODS; BIRDS EGGS; HONEY; ED ANIMAL PR NESOI 32,896 29,975 2,922 9.75% 9 38 - MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 14,861 12,664 2,197 17.35%10 22 - BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR 32,546 31,164 1,382 4.44% 10 16 - EDIBLE PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, FISH, CRUSTACEANS ETC 14,208 12,586 1,621 12.88%Total 1,894,513 1,752,181 142,332 8.12% Total 1,116,155 1,037,328 78,827 7.60%Top Countries for US Reefer Imports Top Destinations for US Reefer ExportsAsoluteAsolute AsoluteChangeAsoluteChange Rank Country of Place of Receipt 2,024 2,023 Change % Rank Country of Final Destination 2024 2023 Change %1 GUATEMALA 330,416 313,763 16,653 5.31% 1 CHINA 135,740 143,734 -7,994 -5.56%2 COSTA RICA 203,839 207,112 -3,273 -1.58% 2 JAPAN 135,669 139,367 -3,698 -2.65%3 ECUADOR 134,071 110,431 23,640 21.41% 3 SOUTH KOREA 97,755 86,487 11,268 13.03%4 PERU 110,583 113,267 -2,683 -2.37% 4 TAIWAN 55,895 54,770 1,125 2.05%5 CHINA 102,466 88,429 14,037 15.87% 5 PHILIPPINES 38,042 31,941 6,101 19.10%6 HONDURAS 96,299 96,377 -78 -0.08% 6 INDIA 34,884 27,751 7,134 25.71%7 CHILE 84,382 73,606 10,777 14.64% 7 VIETNAM 31,180 26,543 4,638 17.47%8 INDIA 80,736 74,901 5,835 7.79% 8 HONG KONG 27,478 22,388 5,091 22.74%9 COLOMBIA 53,129 45,312 7,817 17.25% 9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 26,806 20,169 6,638 32.91%10 BELGIUM 47,606 41,385 6,221 15.03% 10 COLOMBIA 25,408 25,201 207 0.82%Total 1,894,513 1,752,181 142,332 8.12% Total 1,116,155 1,037,328 78,827 7.60%Top US Ports by Reefer Imports Top US Ports by Reefer ExportsAsolute AsoluteChange 1 PHILADELPHIA,PA 311,175 267,521 43,654 16.32% Rank US Ports2024 2023 Change %2 NEW YORK/NEWARK AREA, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 233,841 245,193 -11,352 -4.63% 1 OAKLAND,CA 242,661 234,888 7,773 3.31%3 WILMINGTON,DE 190,226 178,812 11,414 6.38% 2 LOS ANGELES,CA 136,582 110,494 26,088 23.61%4 PORT HUENEME,CA 115,520 112,155 3,365 3.00% 3 TACOMA,WA 97,594 83,427 14,166 16.98%5 LOS ANGELES,CA 113,739 101,518 12,221 12.04% 4 SAVANNAH,GA 85,705 93,284 -7,578 -8.12%6 PORT EVERGLADES,FL 99,735 91,994 7,741 8.42% 5 LONG BEACH,CA 85,604 86,958 -1,354 -1.56%7 MIAMI,FL 89,691 84,780 4,911 5.79% 6 HOUSTON,TX 67,292 49,099 18,192 37.05%8 SAN DIEGO,CA 74,059 75,698 -1,639 -2.16% 7 SEATTLE,WA 65,163 55,464 9,700 17.49%9 GULFPORT,MS 68,678 66,401 2,277 3.43% 8 NORFOLK,VA 54,410 60,198 -5,788 -9.61%10 HOUSTON,TX 65,836 51,384 14,452 28.13% 9 NEW YORK/NEWARK AREA, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 44,331 32,267 12,064 37.39%Total 1,894,513 1,752,181 142,332 8.12% 10 PORT EVERGLADES,FL 34,740 27,172 7,569 27.85%! PHILADELPHIA,PA 311,175 267,521 43,654 16.32% Total 1,116,155 1,037,328 78,827 7.60%(KEYcontinued from page 18) andtemperature-controlledlogisticsing in many developing countries, asservices in their trade strategies. AJOT: Is an efficient and afford- can be the key to cutting high levelsmarkets for their services are estab- However,therearestillmany able cold chain becoming a reality forof post-harvest food loss and unlock- lished. Where consumers are able andchallenges,particularlywherethere developing countries? ing great improvements in food avail- willing to pay for higher quality, saferislackofareliableenergysource, Stickler:Thedevelopmentofability and affordability, nutrition andfood, businesses are able to justify thechallengeswithhighwayinfrastruc-efficient,affordableandresilienthealthcare.Itcanalsofacilitatefarinvestmentincoldchaininfrastruc- ture,highcostsofconstructionand coldchainsisabsolutelycrucialforbetter returns for farmers and dramat- ture. 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