Blue Water’s reefer logistics specialists offer you worldwide solutions by road, sea and air for cold, chilled and frozen food products or other products requiring temperature-controlled transport (reefer shipping)
Ensuring an unbroken cold chain for temperature-controlled products takes the right solution. Blue Water provides customised reefer logistics solutions tailored to your needs, including cross trade, door-to-door delivery, combined refrigerated transport where a given temperature is upheld, and cold storage of goods.
With a large fleet of modern refrigerated trucks on the road and partners in the major European food import markets, we guarantee that transport quality and safety are ensured upon delivery.
At our reefer terminal, we primarily use solar energy to power the terminal and cool our fleet of refrigerated trailers. It's our mission to help our customers move towards a more sustainable supply chain.
We offer global refrigerated transport in reefer trailers, using the most recognised and reliable partners. Blue Water is also a major transport provider of fish and other refrigerated goods in the North Atlantic. From our more than 80 offices we always deliver reefer logistics solutions based on local know-how.
We ensure an unbroken cold chain for your cargo from pick-up until delivery to make sure that the quality of your products remains of high standard.
Keeping your perishables fresh during transport is one of our core competences, and through daily departures, you can always expect fresh supplies.
Among other things, we handle:
We transport chilled products in the North Atlantic region and Europe. Our modern refrigerated trucks transport perishables via our cold store facilities.
We ship thousands of TEUs each year and provide our clients with services including veterinary inspections, customs clearance and chartering of vessels.
Our specialised perishables team provides reefer logistics solutions by air ensuring that your products arrive on time and correctly chilled.
Our modern reefer trailers and reefer containers are equipped with GPRS monitoring and fleet management. With these technological tools, we always know the exact position and temperature of the cargo.
We know that the slightest deviation in temperature may end up being a costly affair. However, by controlling the temperature, we make sure that the cold chain remains unbroken and that your perishable chilled, cold and frozen cargo stays fresh - from pick-up until delivery.
Our specialised Perishables team provides temperature-controlled air freight solutions ensuring that your products arrive on time and correctly chilled or frozen. When choosing us as your partner, you will get a team of dedicated specialists with long and valuable experience within reefer logistics.
With worldwide reefer solutions using A Class Airlines with special fresh temperature-controlled services, we offer everything from active aircraft containers with a temperature range from -20 to +30 degrees centigrade to passive solutions securing you a steady temperature during the entire transport. Daily departures give the opportunity to improve your supply chain.
Since 1978, we have been registered IATA agents. This is your guarantee that our staff are examined and trained according to the IATA standards.
Keeping your perishables fresh during transport is one of our core competences, and we offer some of the best solutions on the market. Each day, we handle a wide range of perishables transports:
We also handle documentation such as Health Certificates, Certificates of Origin etc.
Through a comprehensive network of our own offices, combined with agents and partners in markets all over the world, you will benefit from our cross trade services. From anywhere to everywhere using our local contacts and their expert knowledge.
Whether you need to ship beef from South America to the Middle East, fish from the Far East to West Africa or poultry from USA to the Black Sea, we have the experience and the right connections to move your cargo in an efficient and competitive way.
Cold chain logistics refers to the transportation, storage, and handling of temperature-sensitive products under controlled conditions throughout the supply chain.
The objective is to maintain the required temperature range from origin to destination to preserve product quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. Cold chain logistics is commonly used for food products, pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, chemicals, and other temperature-sensitive goods.
A cold chain may include refrigerated warehouses, reefer containers, temperature-controlled vehicles, monitoring systems, and specialised handling procedures.
A reefer container is a temperature-controlled shipping container designed to transport cargo that must be kept within a specific temperature range during transit.
Unlike standard dry containers, reefer containers are equipped with a refrigeration unit that can cool, heat, or maintain cargo temperatures as required. They are widely used for transporting food products, pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, chemicals, and other temperature-sensitive cargo.
Reefer containers are commonly used in international sea freight and can also be integrated with road and rail transport as part of a cold chain solution.
A reefer container maintains temperature using an integrated refrigeration system that continuously circulates conditioned air throughout the container.
The refrigeration unit is connected to a power source while at terminals, onboard vessels, and during road or rail transport where power connections are available. A generator set (GENSET) can be used during road transport to provide power when a fixed power connection is unavailable, ensuring uninterrupted temperature control.
Sensors monitor the internal environment to help maintain the temperature setpoint throughout the journey
Proper cargo loading is also important, as airflow must be able to circulate around the cargo to ensure consistent temperature control.
Modern reefer containers can typically maintain temperatures ranging from approximately -30°C to +30°C, depending on the container type and equipment specifications. Super freezer reefer containers exists as well, which can go down to -60°C.
This allows reefer containers to transport frozen, chilled, and temperature-controlled cargo across a wide range of industries. Frozen foods may require temperatures below -18°C, while fresh produce, dairy products, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare products often require different temperature settings depending on the commodity.
The required temperature should always be determined according to the specific product requirements and applicable regulations.
Perishable goods are typically transported through a temperature-controlled supply chain designed to maintain product quality and safety throughout transit.
Depending on the product and transit time requirements, transportation may involve reefer containers, temperature-controlled road transport, air freight solutions, refrigerated storage facilities, and continuous temperature monitoring.
Products such as fruit, vegetables, seafood, meat, dairy products, flowers, and pharmaceuticals often require specialised handling procedures to minimise temperature fluctuations and preserve product integrity.
Frozen and chilled food products are transported using cold chain logistics solutions that maintain the required temperature throughout storage and transportation.
These solutions may include reefer containers for ocean transport, refrigerated trucks, temperature-controlled warehouses, monitoring systems, and specialised handling procedures. The exact setup depends on the product type, transit time, destination, and regulatory requirements.
Maintaining a consistent temperature throughout the supply chain is essential to help preserve food quality, shelf life, and food safety.
Temperature-sensitive medicines are transported through highly controlled cold chain networks designed to maintain product integrity and regulatory compliance.
Depending on the product requirements, transportation may involve validated packaging, temperature-controlled storage facilities, refrigerated vehicles, reefer containers, specialised air freight solutions, and continuous temperature monitoring systems.
Many pharmaceutical products must remain within defined temperature ranges throughout transportation and storage. Even short temperature deviations can affect product quality, which is why monitoring, documentation, and handling procedures play a critical role in pharmaceutical logistics.
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