Snow in the Tropics: A History of the Independent Reefer Operators

by Peter Birch and Thomas Taro Lennerfors

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, Sal?n, 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004393765
• ISBN13: 9789004393769
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"