Vietnam’s durian, longan and mango export industry, Thailand’s offshore fishery and the Philippines’ inter-island agricultural delivery form the core cold chain demand belt of Southeast Asia. All three countries are in tropical monsoon zones with year-round high humidity, while light electric delivery vans and small refrigerated trucks are mainstream transport carriers for agricultural products, putting forward two core requirements for refrigeration equipment: lightweight body and anti-moisture corrosion performance. Newbase develops compact Light Reefer Unit specially for Southeast Asian small-batch agricultural cold chain scenarios, fully adapting to local logistics vehicle characteristics and humid marine climate.
Traditional heavy refrigeration hosts increase vehicle load and reduce electric van driving mileage, which seriously restricts the delivery radius of fruit and seafood merchants. The shell of Light Reefer Unit adopts lightweight aluminum alloy material, cutting overall weight by nearly 40% compared with conventional refrigeration equipment. The built-in Fruit Transport Cooler inside the unit realizes precise temperature adjustment between 0℃ and 12℃, perfectly matching the fresh-keeping demand of tropical fruits such as lychee and jackfruit during cross-border transportation from Vietnam to China and European markets. Many Vietnamese fruit export fleets have replaced old heavy refrigeration machines with the Light Reefer Unit, reporting obvious extension of single-charge delivery mileage.
High humidity and frequent rain in coastal areas easily cause internal pipeline condensation and rust failure of refrigeration equipment. Newbase adds full-surrounding moisture isolation layer for its core accessory Humidity Proof Chiller, preventing condensed water from corroding cooling pipelines and circuit components. For Thai seafood processing factories that transport fresh shrimp and fish to domestic markets and neighboring countries, the stable operation of Humidity Proof Chiller greatly lowers unexpected shutdown losses during long-distance coastal shipping. Every standard Light Reefer Unit exported to Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines is equipped with the upgraded Humidity Proof Chiller as standard configuration.
Local cold chain modification factories and large agricultural export enterprises have diverse customized demands for refrigeration power, installation size and temperature control logic, so Newbase launches flexible ODM Cooling System development service. Clients can put forward personalized parameter requirements, and the R&D team will adjust the overall structure of Light Reefer Unit, upgrade the cooling efficiency of Fruit Transport Cooler and match different specifications of Variable Speed Compressor according to actual cargo transport scenarios. The ODM cycle for medium batch orders is controlled within 15 working days, meeting the fast market response speed required by Southeast Asian seasonal fruit export peak periods.
The core power component supporting all compact refrigeration equipment is the self-developed Variable Speed Compressor. It automatically adjusts rotation speed according to ambient temperature and cargo heat load, avoiding constant high-power operation and wasting vehicle battery power. Compared with fixed-speed compressors widely used in low-end refrigeration units, the Variable Speed Compressor reduces average energy consumption by 23%, a key cost advantage for small and medium logistics merchants with thin profit margins in Southeast Asia. All complete sets of ODM Cooling System delivered to local clients are equipped with matched Variable Speed Compressor to ensure unified performance and spare part supply.
A large fruit export logistics company in Ho Chi Minh City has reached annual bulk supply cooperation with Newbase, purchasing hundreds of sets of Light Reefer Unit equipped with Humidity Proof Chiller and Variable Speed Compressor. The company’s operation manager said that Newbase’s flexible ODM Cooling System service allows them to adjust refrigeration parameters for different fruit varieties, realizing targeted fresh-keeping solutions for durian, mango and dragon fruit transport.
Industry data shows the cold chain equipment market of Indochina Peninsula will grow at 12.1% annual rate from 2026 to 2031, driven by continuous expansion of tropical fruit and aquatic export volume. Newbase will continue to optimize the lightweight design of Fruit Transport Cooler, upgrade the anti-moisture performance of Humidity Proof Chiller, and enrich the product spectrum of Light Reefer Unit and customized ODM Cooling System, providing reliable refrigeration solutions for agricultural logistics buyers in Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines.