Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest liner, has just launched iReefer, a container monitoring system for reefer cargo. This solution allows customers to track and monitor their temperature-controlled shipments in real time, from anywhere in the world.
MSC offers three iReefer packages. The basic package, iReefer Essential, is free of charge and available today. It includes an overview of the customer’s current and historic reefer shipments, a container journey log and graphs. iReefer Pro includes all of this, plus unlimited downloads and access to additional data such as container GPS location. For customers shipping high volumes of cargo, iReefer Ultimate connects directly with their system via an application programming interface. These two premium packages will go live at the start of next month.
MSC transports more than 1m reefer containers every year. This new global project involved connecting more than 210,000 reefer containers and equipping more than 500 vessels with iReefer technology. The company’s objective is to equip its entire fleet of containers and vessels with the technology in the coming years, mirroring other global liners who have made investments to make their containers connected.