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One of the Hamburg Süd trial containers heading from Hamburg, Germany to Guatemala
One of the Hamburg Süd containers equipped with RMM+
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The myREEFER is a new concept from Johnson Controls Denmark offering unmatched end-to-end container telematics. The myREEFER solution is based on a new RMM+ unit, which combines industry standard ISO10368 communication with new wireless technologies for fast data transfer, long distance communication and tracking.
For the last three months, ten reefer containers from Hamburg Süd have been equipped with the new RMM+ unit. The installation was made both on existing and new build reefer containers and took place respectively in Hamburg and China.
The RMM+ fits into the existing slot for remote monitoring modems and uses the same connections as normally used for a classic RMM, the only additional installation work was the placement of a flush-mount external antenna. The RMM+ enables the reefer containers not only to communicate with existing Reefer Container Monitoring Systems, such as the REFCON system, but furthermore to send exception based events, such as reefer container alarms and power on/off events, over air via the world wide GSM network, when a local monitoring system is not available. At the same time the full information such as setpoint, supply, return, cargo sensors, humidity, O2 and CO2 measurings is stored in the Global Monitoring Server, which is an Internet accessible database server.
The purpose of the trial has been two-fold. First of all the trial should reveal any weaknesses in the electronic construction itself and also provide a better understanding of how well a GSM coverage could be anticipated in the typical routes for a reefer container around the world. The result of this part of the trial has been very positive, with practical no technical flaws and a very good GSM coverage on the route of the reefer containers. The reefer containers have been communicating from many locations such as Chile, Germany, China, France, USA and Brazil, just to mention a few.
Secondly the trial should give further insight to how such end-to-end container communication can lead to business enhancements, which can help Hamburg Süd to meet their commercial, technical, logistical and environmental challenges involved with reefer container operation.
Marc Staroschinski, Logistics Technology, Hamburg Süd, elaborates,
“The trial with the new RMM+ has so far been very exciting and has given us a deep insight in the reefer operation, which would normally only have been possible by traditional log-retrieval process. The idea of having instant access to data from our reefer containers opens up a lot of possibilities for offering our customers even better services and at the same time reduces the cost and risk, always involved in the operation of reefer containers”
The trial units are in continued operation with Hamburg Süd and new trials have been started with other shipping lines, allowing a first hand experience and evaluation of the business improvement opportunities offered by the exciting new myREEFER concept from Johnson Controls Denmark.
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