MOL installs reefer box temperature monitor in Tokyo

MITSUI OSK Lines Ltd (MOL) has installed an automatic monitoring system for reefer containers at the Tokyo International Container Terminal (TICT).

MOL and Wilco Inc. jointly tested the system that automatically monitors the temperature inside each reefer container, and based on these results MOL decided to introduce the system at TICT.

The system relies on power lines to automatically transmit information from modems on containers to monitors in the terminal office. The signals travel over the same power lines that supply electricity to the reefer containers.

Until now, the temperature in the reefer container was controlled by connecting a special cable for monitoring or by periodic visual checks. Installation of the new system ensures safe and reliable control of temperature inside the reefer container by automatically monitoring over a 24-hour period. The monitored data is stored, so terminal personnel can track time-oriented changes in temperature.

MOL said it gradually plans to install the monitors at its operated container terminals in Japan and overseas.

Source: Transportweekly