CIMC announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Maersk Container Industry, the marine reefer and refrigerated container manufacturing business of Maersk Group, for approximately $1.0838 billion. The deal includes Maersk Container Industry's headquarters in Denmark and its factory in Qingdao, China.
Maersk Container Industry (MCI) will supply 8,600 Star Cool Integrated lower GWP reefers to Hapag-Lloyd. Production has commenced at MCI's facility in Qingdao, China.
Bitzer has agreed a new 10-year deal to supply refrigeration compressors for Maersk Container Industry's Star Cool refrigerated container system.
Seatrade has chosen Maersk Container Industry to supply 4,000 integrated reefer containers worth over USD 55 million, with delivery expected by December 2016.