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Atmosphere-controlled ocean boxes may save cut flower trade
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2023/01/24 11:07:16
THREATS to the cut flower trade from the carbon craze may be reduced by sea-going atmosphere-controlled containers obviating the need for air freight with its objectionable CO2 emissions, reports London's Loadstar.
The Taiwan Floriculture Exports Association and Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, a Daikin Active CA (controlled atmosphere) container was able to keep a shipment of Oncidium orchids in shelf-condition for 18 days.
Like other reefer types, the Daikin container is flushed with nitrogen to displace oxygen, a method that also generates positive gas pressure inside the box to prevent any air getting in.
Grown largely in equatorial countries such as Colombia, Ecuador and Kenya, thanks to the lower energy costs for greenhouses, cut flowers need a fast turnaround and are largely flown to economies in the global north.
Using Loadstar estimates, based on calculations by Searoutes, the CO2 generated by sea transit could be less than a tenth of that generated by an air cargo transit.
Daikin claims exports from as far as Australia would be possible by sea, massively reducing costs and emissions.
"Cut flowers mostly travel by air, hence we are working with various key stakeholders in the industry to support conversion into ocean containers," Ah Huat Goh, global marketing general manager at Daikin Reefer.
The Taiwan Floriculture Exports Association and Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, a Daikin Active CA (controlled atmosphere) container was able to keep a shipment of Oncidium orchids in shelf-condition for 18 days.
Like other reefer types, the Daikin container is flushed with nitrogen to displace oxygen, a method that also generates positive gas pressure inside the box to prevent any air getting in.
Grown largely in equatorial countries such as Colombia, Ecuador and Kenya, thanks to the lower energy costs for greenhouses, cut flowers need a fast turnaround and are largely flown to economies in the global north.
Using Loadstar estimates, based on calculations by Searoutes, the CO2 generated by sea transit could be less than a tenth of that generated by an air cargo transit.
Daikin claims exports from as far as Australia would be possible by sea, massively reducing costs and emissions.
"Cut flowers mostly travel by air, hence we are working with various key stakeholders in the industry to support conversion into ocean containers," Ah Huat Goh, global marketing general manager at Daikin Reefer.