With new technologies constantly changing modes and methods, the maritime industry will soon be seeing liquids for human consumption being transported in 40-foot containers as against stainless steel tanks. The change has come about because of Reeflex, a new system launched in Germany in February 2018. It was rolled out at Fruit Logistica, an annual international show for the fresh produce trade.

The new system, developed by CMA-CGM in partnership with Teconja (experts in juices) and Liqua (experts in solutions for transporting liquids), is said to guarantee safe transportation of juices, syrups, milk and edible oils in a single bag, maintaining temperatures between -350C and +200C. The single-use Reeflex multi-chamber bag takes just three minutes to install in a shipping container. An external pumping system allows the recyclable bag to be filled or emptied in 35 minutes. Bag sizes range from 12,000 to 24,000 litres.