Rethinking refrigerated containment : a new vision of refrigerated exports
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2015
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Massey University
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Abstract
This project presents a vision of how
New Zealand could work smarter
to capitalise on a lucrative global trade
opportunity, by offering an alternative
to the current logistics and transportation
infrastructure of refrigerated exports.
With the aid of a world-first FTA (Free-Trade
Agreement) (Barber, 2014), New Zealand frozen lamb
exports to China are rapidly growing (Meat Industry
Association of New Zealand, 2013). However, the
current transportation and logistical systems used to
export this product were developed over 37 years
ago (Chua, 1978). With significant growth in the
Chinese market, these systems are now inefficient and
outdated (Levinson, 2006; & Food Science Australia,
2005). New systems and new infrastructures need
to be developed to accommodate the needs of the
new, lucrative Chinese market. The system designed
in this project comprises a flat-pack refrigerated
shipping container system with integrated internal
packing modules. The flat-pack design of the container
increases space efficiency when transporting empty
and improves security when transporting export
product. Internal packing modules divide and organise
the cargo in manageable units which eliminate
ergonomic issues and decrease the risk of injury while
also increasing product safety and quality assurance.
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Refrigerated containers, Design and construction, Containerization