They also turned out refrigerated ships for the meat industry.

She was sold in 1920 and converted to a refrigerated ship with the new name Rama.

Because of the difficulty of building refrigerated ships only two were delivered in 1944.

Bananas, fruit and meat have historically been the main cargo of refrigerated ships.

In 1909 they purchased two tramp steamers for the China trade and converted them into refrigerated ships.

Two refrigerated ships were bought, the Paraguay and the Ytororo.

The refrigeration industry developed for use by the railroads closely parallels the refrigerated ship business - they both used nearly the same equipment.

Meat could be sent in refrigerated ships from as far as New Zealand and Argentina.

The main types of cargo containment system utilised on board modern fully refrigerated ships are independent tanks having rigid foam insulation.

Development of refrigerated ships allowed the importation of lamb and other meats from places such as New Zealand.

After San Benito, Balboa Shipping ordered further turbo-electric refrigerated ships.

In addition, the US Maritime Commisison ordered 41 new refrigerated ships for the Navy.

She was sold, renamed Rama and fitted out as a refrigerated ship for the Chatham Islands fishing trade.

Imported Produce More than half a billion pounds of fruits from Chile will arrive on refrigerated ships at American ports this winter.

Working with his successor as Superintendent, Thomas Brydone, Davidson inspected refrigerated ships, and researched different methods of refrigeration.

The first refrigerated ship they bought was the Spindrift which they renamed in 1890 the SS Highland Scot.

Refrigerated transport moves products from one place to another while maintaining necessary temperatures, and include refrigerated ship holds, truck trailers, railway freight cars, and other shipping containers.

The Dunedin and the Marlborough disappeared, having set sail from New Zealand simultaneously with two other refrigerated ships bound for the UK.

In the past, there have been a few fully refrigerated ships built with semi-membrane or integral tanks and internal insulation tanks, but these systems have only maintained minimal interest.

In World War I, the US Navy contracted for 18 Refrigerated ships for hauling provisions to the troops in Europe.

In 1877, the Steamers Le Frigorifique and Paraguay carried frozen mutton from Argentina to France, proving the concept of refrigerated ships, if not the economics.

Modern banana boats tend to be reefer ships or other refrigerated ships that carry cooled bananas on one leg of a voyage, then general cargo on the return leg.

The line owned a number of refrigerated ships (Reefers), and business later expanded to countries as far apart as Egypt and China, carrying passengers in addition to various foodstuffs.

Transport of food across great distances of land or sea in high speed or refrigerated ships or airplanes is a contributor to carbon dioxide emissions in the food industry.

The advent of iced T wagons made it possible to load chilled fruit for quick transport to Melbourne docks and load directly into refrigerated ships for overseas destinations.