When you think of goods being checked into cold storage, you typically think of chicken and cheese, berries and beef. We even devoted a blog post to the subject, where we revealed refrigerated warehouses like ours can be in demand to store everything from dairy to drugs. But did we forget anything? How about bees?…
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Beef is piling up in cold storage facilities across the nation despite processing slowdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service reported this month that cold storage stocks of beef reached 490 million pounds in April. That’s 13.9 percent higher than one year ago and 6 percent higher…
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to change the way we work and relate to one another around the world, business remains brisk here at Washington Cold Storage, and we have adapted the way we work and serve our clients to ensure health and safety is being prioritized first and foremost. For drivers who come into…
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While the coronavirus has slowed business activity — in many cases, to a halt — the food supply chain has been working overtime to get food to grocery stores as demand is clearing shelves. Agriculture producers and processing plants are putting in extra hours to get food to market, according to the Wall Street Journal,…
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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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