Cold storage facilities in Shanghai, the world’s busiest port, can’t handle any more imports, having reached full capacity, according to multiple sources. Roadblocks, quarantines and driver shortages attributed to the coronavirus in China are largely responsible for the logjam. China’s trucking capacity is running at about 60 percent, according to The New York Times, keeping…
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As you might expect, working at a cold storage facility comes with its own unique challenges and hazards. Working in a warehouse environment is dangerous enough with pallets of product from floor to ceiling, a flurry of forklift activity and the ever-present need for workers to lift and stack heavy items. Add to that frigid…
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Just like its neighbor, China, Japan is now experiencing an unprecedented shortage of cold storage space due to an increase in imports. In particular, an increase in beef and pork shipments have been a key cause of the lack of space. Officials started noticing the shortage in mid-August, and by September’s end, storage at climate-controlled…
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Happy Thanksgiving to all our respected partners, customers, vendors and employees! We hope this season brings you and your families much joy and many memories. We wanted to make sure and post the days we will be closed over the next several weeks as a heads up to any of you who might be wondering…
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We’ve written several times about the massive potential for cold storage. It’s true, there is great opportunity with this industry, but that doesn’t mean it’s a slam dunk. As with any business venture, there are potential pitfalls. Attorney David Podein recently shared some key issues investors should consider before investing in cold storage, and we…
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Thermal insulation is a key structural component helping to maintain necessary temperatures in a cold storage warehouse. It keeps the cold temps in and the hot temps out. The efficiency of thermal insulators — the materials resistant to energy loss — has grown over the last 20 to 30 years. As a result, the effectiveness…
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Thanks to partnerships and government efforts, rural areas of the world are getting access to new cold storage technology where they need it most — on the farm. An increasing number of rural growers in Asia and Africa are now able to keep their produce fresh in solar-powered portable containers, preventing enormous waste and loss.…
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Online grocery sales is boosting the need for cold storage, and the increasing popularity of groceries delivered directly to the home is expected to generate even greater demand for specialized refrigerated and frozen storage facilities across North America…
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China is reportedly importing as much pork as they can to combat the loss of millions of pigs to African swine fever. Because so much meat is being imported, cold storage facilities at China’s ports are nearly out of space as the country tries to stockpile the expected demand for pork. Suppliers will have to…
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More automation in a cold storage warehouse means keeping employees safe from prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures. To avoid employees spending longer than eight hours in a refrigerated room, some warehouses have begun using robots to help with smaller tasks such as palletizing for extended periods of time. MMCI has created a high-tech palletizing robot…
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