If a 40-foot reefer container's compressor fails during a South America–North America route and temperature climbs from –18 °C to +8 °C within hours, emergency response protocols activate: the forwarder receives an alert, the next port-of-call is engaged for container repair or cargo transfer to a functioning unit.
Source: https://www.ics-shipping.org/publication/reefer-cargo-emergency-response-guidelines
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