Norwegian shipping company Green Reefers ASA joined the recently established Hamburg Reefer Pool on 1 August 2010. Green Reefers' fleet of 27 specialised reefer vessels ranges from 263,000 cu ft to 310,000 cu ft. The Hamburg Reefer Pool was set up on 1 May 2010 by Alpha Reefer Pool GmbH and Seatrade Group NV to provide competitive and commercially attractive specialised refrigerated cargo services to shippers.
All commercial activities are handled independently by the newly established HRC Hamburg Reefer Chartering GmbH.
Green Reefers will own one-third of each Hamburg Reefer Pool and Hamburg Reefer Chartering.
The Hamburg Reefer Pool will now consist of 110 vessels in the range of 180,000 cu ft to 356,000 cu ft.