Refrigerated containers, reefers, account for a growing share of the refrigerated cargo being transported around the world. While in 1980 33% of the refrigerated transport capacity in maritime shipping was containerized, this share rapidly climbed to 90% in 2010. The structure of global maritime shipping is thus adapting to service the reefer trade implying a shift away from specialized ports, or specialized terminals within ports, to standard container terminals. The reefer has become a common temperature-controlled transport unit used to insure load integrity since it can accommodate a wide range of temperature settings and accordingly a wide range of temperature sensitive products. Also, it is a versatile unit able to carry around 25 tons of refrigerated cargo and is fully compatible with the global intermodal transport system, which implies a high level of accessibility to markets around the world.