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02888aam a2200409 i 4500 001 95A2F1926CA011E9A39CB90697128E48 003 SILO 005 20190502010142 008 181206s2019 ne a b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018056526 020 $a 9004393765 020 $a 9789004393769 035 $a (OCoLC)1066181940 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d ERASA $d UKMGB $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a w------ 050 00 $a HE199.5.R432 $b L4 2019 082 00 $a 387.5/44 $2 23 100 1 $a Lennerfors, Thomas Taro, $e author. 245 10 $a Snow in the Tropics : $b a history of the independent reefer operators / $c by Thomas Taro Lennerfors, Peter Birch. 264 1 $a Leiden ; $b Brill, $c [2019] 300 $a xiv, 278 pages ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "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, SaleÌn, Seatrade, Star Reefers, and NYK Reefer, developed the dedicated the 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Tropics in the snow: an introduction -- The reefer industry in a historical context -- Salenrederierna -- Cool carriers -- J. Lauritzen -- Seatrade -- Japanese specialized reefer companies -- From Blue Star Line to Star Reefers -- Laskaridis and the Hamburg reefer cluster -- The traditional liner companies and the container lines -- Fruit companies and marketing boards -- The independent reefer operators from material, discursive, and subjective perspectives -- Snow in the tropics: conclusions. 650 0 $a Refrigerated transport $z Tropics $x History. 650 0 $a Shipping companies (Marine transportation) $z Tropics. 650 7 $a Refrigerated transport. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01092710 650 7 $a Shipping companies (Marine transportation) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01116431 651 7 $a Tropics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01240674 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a Birch, Peter, $d 1970- $e author. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Lennerfors, Thomas Taro, author. $t Snow in the Tropics $d Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019] $z 9789004393868 $w (DLC) 2019000099 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190502031301.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=95A2F1926CA011E9A39CB90697128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search