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Reefer Container Ship CII

CII for container ships with significant reefer plug capacity. Uses container_ship reference (a=1984, c=0.489) - but reefer aux load typically adds 10–25 % to aux-engine fuel, pushing CII up unless offset by higher capacity utilisation or low-carbon fuel.

Ship typeContainerReefer
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Formula, assumptions, and limits

CIIrequired=1984DWT0.489(1Z)\text{CII}_\text{required} = 1984 \cdot \text{DWT}^{-0.489} \cdot (1 - Z)
SymbolMeaningUnit
DWTDWTDeadweightt
ZZAnnual reductionfraction

Source: IMO MEPC.337/338/339(76); Smart Freight Centre - reefer container energy footprint

In short

CII for container ships with reefer capacity - same reference as container ships but with reefer aux load emphasised.

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