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What is a controlled atmosphere?
Controlled atmosphere is a refrigeration technique in which the gas composition is modified in a refrigeration chamber or refrigerated container. In this way a regulation control of the physical variables of the environment (temperature, humidity and air circulation) is carried out.The controlled atmosphere is applied to all types of transport of fruit and vegetable products and is generally characterised by having an atmosphere impoverished in [...]
The global sulphur limit for ships by 2020
The IMO - International Maritime Organisation - has set a global limit for the sulphur content of fuel oil used by all types of ships of 0.50% mass/mass from 1 January 2020. This is a regulation that will apply to all ships, including small ones, according to MARPOL regulations.Currently, the global limit for the sulphur content of ships' fuel oil is 3.50% mass/mass. The new global limit will be 0.50% mass/mass and will apply from next year. In [...]
Omnicanality as a logistics strategy
Omnicanality is the integration of all existing channels in the market. In this way, interrelated paths are generated so that a client, who initiated a communication through one channel of interaction, can continue it through another. Omnicanality could be summarized in the intention of unifying all the channels in which a company is present and that the client does not appreciate differences. At RFL we are specialists in applying tailor-made [...]
What is cybersecurity in the logistics sector?
With the increase of digitization in the logistics sector, more and more operations are carried out electronically. Companies connect customers, services and products by land, sea and air, as is the case with RFL, with a broad portfolio of services in international transport, reefer or customs.In this way customers can know where their shipments are, the schedules of their means of transport and even make operations from home. A comfortable and [...]
