How is Isotec waiting planned on a ferry route?

The timetable is not the route duration. Terminal queues, cancelled sailings and waiting on deck all count against the up-to-24-hour cold chain of the Isotec TBX.

10 August 2026Updated 28 September 2026

Short answer

Build three separate timelines for a normal, a delayed and a missed sailing, and in each write where the container waits, how the recipient is told and who decides on return. GEBHARDT Isotec TBX holds the cold chain for up to 24 hours, the actual figure depending on product, fill and pre-cooling; queues and delays are counted inside it.

The timetable is not the route duration: terminal queues, cancelled sailings and waiting on the vehicle deck form separate blocks of time, and the TBX's cold chain of up to 24 hours is used up by the sum of those blocks.

Scenario	Record
Normal sailing	Planned sailing, terminal arrival, actual departure
Delayed sailing	Waiting location, recipient notice
Missed sailing	Return decision and its owner

Log lid openings during the wait as well: frequent or long openings affect the container's temperature.