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Carrier's PrimeLINE units to enhance Chiquita's green initiatives |
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 |
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 Citing energy and weight
savings and overall operational improvements, Chiquita
Brands International is adding 1,250 PrimeLINE® container refrigeration
units from Carrier Transicold
to its banana fleet.
Designed to reduce
environmental impact and lifecycle cost, PrimeLINE units are the most efficient
container refrigeration units available, according to the company’s press
release. Those acquired by Chiquita are all equipped with QUEST power-saving
mode, a control software that enables further energy savings by intelligently
cycling refrigeration on and off based on temperature limits designed for specific
perishables.
“Saving energy is
important,” said Juan Guell, equipment director for Chiquita. “We included
QUEST because, for us, it’s very important from the energy side and for the
carbon footprint,” added Guell, highlighting Chiquita’s green transportation
initiatives, which focus on reducing carbon emissions and recently netted
Chiquita the 2009 Circle of Excellence Award from the Distribution Business
Management Association.
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