Cargo cold treatment failure

The UK P&I Club has warned failures in cold cargo treatment are on the rise. George Radu, claims executive at Thomas Miller Americas, explained: “The process of cold treatment is used to exterminate insects and larvae in perishable cargo by maintaining a sufficient low temperature for a pre-determined period, and is a more efficient way to exterminate fruit insects than fumigation. The period and temperature required are defined in protocols established by the relevant authorities of the importing countries.