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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares of Beneficial Interest</value>
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                <value>2018-09-18</value>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Securities held through CF Cold LP.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, by /s/ David  N. Brooks, its Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-09-18</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>FIG CORP., by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-09-18</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>FORTRESS OPERATING ENTITY I LP, by FIG Corp., its general partner, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-09-18</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HYBRID GP HOLDINGS LLC, by Fortress Operating Entity I LP, its sole managing member, by FIG Corp., its general partner, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-09-18</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>FIG LLC, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-09-18</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>CF COLD GP LLC, by /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias, its President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-09-18</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>CF COLD LP, by CF Cold GP LLC, its General Partner, by /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias, its President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-09-18</signatureDate>
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