The global market for Refrigerated Containers was estimated to be worth US$ 1679 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 2430 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Refrigerated Containers cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
In 2024, global Refrigerated Containers production reached approximately 357 thousand TEU, with an average global market price of around US$ 4700 per TEU. Refrigerated containers, also known as reefer containers, are specialized shipping containers equipped with built-in refrigeration units designed to maintain a controlled temperature environment for transporting perishable and temperature-sensitive goods across land and sea.
The refrigerated containers market, also known as the reefer containers market, plays a vital role in global cold chain logistics by enabling the temperature-controlled transportation of perishable goods across long distances. These containers are designed to maintain specific temperature ranges, ensuring that products such as fresh produce, meat, dairy, seafood, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals remain safe and intact throughout the supply chain. With increasing global trade, changing consumption patterns, and a growing emphasis on food safety and pharmaceutical integrity, the demand for refrigerated containers is experiencing consistent growth. One of the key drivers of this market is the rising international demand for fresh and frozen food products. As consumers in both developed and emerging economies demand year-round access to a wide variety of perishable goods, exporters and logistics providers increasingly rely on refrigerated containers to bridge geographic distances. For example, tropical fruits, dairy, and seafood are regularly shipped from Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe to major markets in North America, China, and the Middle East. These global supply chains require highly reliable, efficient, and technologically advanced reefer solutions. Another major growth factor is the pharmaceutical industry's reliance on temperature-sensitive logistics, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccines, biologics, and other medical products require strict temperature control to maintain efficacy. This has led to a rise in demand for specialized refrigerated containers capable of ultra-low temperatures, real-time temperature monitoring, and remote diagnostics. As healthcare infrastructure improves globally and medical exports increase, refrigerated container usage in the pharma sector is expected to rise significantly. Technological innovation is also transforming the refrigerated container market. Modern reefers are increasingly equipped with smart technologies, including GPS tracking, real-time temperature and humidity monitoring, remote control capabilities, and energy-efficient refrigeration systems. These innovations help reduce spoilage, optimize fleet management, and enhance transparency throughout the cold chain. Additionally, the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based data platforms allows operators to gain deeper insight into cargo conditions and operational efficiency.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Refrigerated Containers, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Refrigerated Containers by region & country, by Size, and by Application.
The Refrigerated Containers market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K TEU) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Refrigerated Containers.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- CIMC
- SINGAMAS
- Maersk Container Industry
- Hoover Container Solutions
- Sea Box
Segment by Size
Segment by Application
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Marine Products
- Other
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Refrigerated Containers manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Size, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Refrigerated Containers in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Refrigerated Containers in country level. It provides sigmate data by Size, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Refrigerated Containers Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Market Size Forecast
- 1.2.1 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value (2020-2031)
- 1.2.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume (2020-2031)
- 1.2.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Price (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Refrigerated Containers Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Refrigerated Containers Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Refrigerated Containers Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Refrigerated Containers Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Refrigerated Containers Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Refrigerated Containers Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
- 2.4 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
- 2.5 Global Refrigerated Containers Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.6 Key Manufacturers Refrigerated Containers Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
- 2.7 Key Manufacturers Refrigerated Containers Product Offered
- 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Refrigerated Containers
- 2.9 Refrigerated Containers Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.9.1 Refrigerated Containers Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Refrigerated Containers Revenue in 2024
- 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Refrigerated Containers as of 2024)
- 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Size
- 3.1 Introduction by Size
- 3.1.1 <=30 ft
- 3.1.2 >30 ft
- 3.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Size
- 3.2.1 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Size (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, by Size (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, by Size (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume by Size
- 3.3.1 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume by Size (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.3.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume, by Size (2020-2031)
- 3.3.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume, by Size (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.4 Global Refrigerated Containers Average Price by Size (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Fruit
- 4.1.2 Vegetables
- 4.1.3 Marine Products
- 4.1.4 Other
- 4.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume by Application
- 4.3.1 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.3.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.3.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.4 Global Refrigerated Containers Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.2.2 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.2.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.2.4 Global Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.3 Global Refrigerated Containers Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
- 5.4 North America
- 5.4.1 North America Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 North America Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 Europe
- 5.5.1 Europe Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 Europe Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Asia Pacific
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.7 South America
- 5.7.1 South America Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.7.2 South America Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.8 Middle East & Africa
- 5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Refrigerated Containers Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Refrigerated Containers Sales Value and Sales Volume
- 6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Refrigerated Containers Sales Volume, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Size (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Size (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Size (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Size (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Size (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Size (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Refrigerated Containers Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Size (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Refrigerated Containers Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 CIMC
- 7.1.1 CIMC Company Information
- 7.1.2 CIMC Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.1.3 CIMC Refrigerated Containers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.1.4 CIMC Refrigerated Containers Product Offerings
- 7.1.5 CIMC Recent Development
- 7.2 SINGAMAS
- 7.2.1 SINGAMAS Company Information
- 7.2.2 SINGAMAS Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.2.3 SINGAMAS Refrigerated Containers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.2.4 SINGAMAS Refrigerated Containers Product Offerings
- 7.2.5 SINGAMAS Recent Development
- 7.3 Maersk Container Industry
- 7.3.1 Maersk Container Industry Company Information
- 7.3.2 Maersk Container Industry Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.3.3 Maersk Container Industry Refrigerated Containers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.3.4 Maersk Container Industry Refrigerated Containers Product Offerings
- 7.3.5 Maersk Container Industry Recent Development
- 7.4 Hoover Container Solutions
- 7.4.1 Hoover Container Solutions Company Information
- 7.4.2 Hoover Container Solutions Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.4.3 Hoover Container Solutions Refrigerated Containers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.4.4 Hoover Container Solutions Refrigerated Containers Product Offerings
- 7.4.5 Hoover Container Solutions Recent Development
- 7.5 Sea Box
- 7.5.1 Sea Box Company Information
- 7.5.2 Sea Box Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.5.3 Sea Box Refrigerated Containers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.5.4 Sea Box Refrigerated Containers Product Offerings
- 7.5.5 Sea Box Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Refrigerated Containers Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Refrigerated Containers Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Refrigerated Containers Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Refrigerated Containers Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer