Reykjavik-based Eimskip, whose U.S. operations are based
in Portland, provided the box and partnered with the guild
on shipping logistics. Tap system fabrication and shipping
container modifications were handled by two Maine-based firms,
engineering company Zajac of Saco and SnapSpace Solutions
from the city of Brewer (coincidentally), a specialist in converting
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" We wish the Maine Brewers' Guild great success with
this innovative means to showcase their beers."
– Fred Groenendijk, Carrier Transicold
Chilled by a ThinLINE unit, the Maine Beer Box includes 78 taps in six compartments.
The Maine Beer Box prepares for departure to Iceland aboard the Eimskip vessel Skogafoss.
containers into modular spaces for storage, commercial use,
housing and other specialized uses.
Each year, the guild plans to ship the container to a different port
along Eimskip's shipping routes.
"We wish the Maine Brewers' Guild great success with
this innovative means to showcase their beers," said Fred
Groenendijk, account manager, Europe, Middle East, Africa,
Global Container Refrigeration, Carrier Transicold, adding, "With
the ThinLINE unit's long-standing reputation for reliability, it was
a worthy choice, and we toast its selection in support of this
enterprising endeavor."
Skál!!
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