Snow in the Tropics : a history of the independent reefer operators / / by Thomas Taro Lennerfors and Peter Birch

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910367617603321
• Autore: Lennerfors Thomas Taro
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Brill, 2019; Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2019]
• ISBN: 90-04-39386-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 387.5/44
• Soggetti: Refrigerated transport - Tropics - History; Shipping companies (Marine transportation) - Tropics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- List of Respondents -- 1 Tropics in the Snow: an Introduction 1 -- 2 The Reefer Industry in a Historical Context 29 -- 3 Salénrederierna 51 -- 4 Cool Carriers 72 -- 5 J. Lauritzen 96 -- 6 Seatrade 122 -- 7 Japanese Specialized Reefer Companies 156 -- 8 From Blue Star Line to Star Reefers 176 -- 9 Laskaridis and the Hamburg Reefer Cluster 190 -- 10 The Traditional Liner Companies and the Container Lines 203 -- 11 Fruit Companies and Marketing Boards 214 -- 12 The Independent Reefer Operators from Material, Discursive, and Subjective Perspectives 235 -- 13 Snow in the Tropics: Conclusions 252 -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Snow in the Tropics by Thomas Taro Lennerfors and Peter Birch offers the first comprehensive history of the independent reefer operators. These shipping companies, such as Lauritzen, Salén, Seatrade, Star Reefers, and NYK Reefer, developed the dedicated transport of refrigerated products like meat, fish, and fruit by ship, from the early 20th century to the present. Snow in the Tropics describes how the history of the reefer operators has been formed in relation to shippers, such as Dole and Chiquita, in a constant struggle with the liner companies, such as Maersk, and in relation to global economic and political trends. It also covers how the industry is discursively constructed and the psychological drivers of the business decisions in ; it.