Refrigerated Transport Technology | on-campus edition
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In short- Monday 16 June 2025
- 1 day
- 20-30 students
- € 725.00
- Combine this course with our Fresh Food Quality course
Learn about this course
For who is this course fitting?
The target audience consists of transport refrigeration related professionals; cargo surveyors, transport equipment designers, persons deciding / advising on packaging and cargo stowage, and all other professionals who need to understand what drives transport conditions and energy efficiency in refrigerated transport. The course is relevant to any perishable cargo, e.g. fruits, meat, seafood and non-food products like flowers and pharmaceuticals.
Learning outcomes
- Explain the basics of refrigerated transport technology.
- Apply this technology to control temperature, humidity and gas atmosphere conditions during transportation in an energy-efficient way leading to optimisation of the total cold chain.
Programme details
The programme offers an in-person programme on campus with lectures. One lecture is given in a reefer container, explaining its main components. Topics are:
- Using refrigerated transport to its full effectiveness.
- Thermodynamics principles of refrigeration systems.
- Differences and analogies between reefer containers and reefer trailers/trucks.
- Dehydration and condensation.
- The effect of packaging and stowage on temperature gradients in containers.
- How to control oxygen, CO2, ethylene.
- Remote monitoring and digital twins.
Before you come to Wageningen you can self-study knowledge clips on the Basics of Refrigeration Technology at your own pace (1,5 hrs).
Please download the flyer for the full programme.
You can combine this course with our connected course Fresh Food Quality that will be held from 17 - 20 June 2025.
Certification
After attending this course a certificate is issued.
Coordinated by
“This course was really suitable for me. A good impression of the technology related to refrigerated transport.”
- Cindy Palte
- Seafreight Operations, Natures Pride
“This course was hard work, the knowledge could be detailed for a person with a more commercial background. But with the support of the experts I learned an awful lot on how we can deliver the cargo in”
- Ahmed Ragab
- Eastern Mediterranean Reefer Specialist, Maersk
Course Refrigrated Transport Technology
Are you curious about the inner workings of refrigerated transport technology? This course might be of interest to you. This video shows you what you will learn during the course, organized by Wageningen Academy.