It will benefit the commercialization of perishable products, and will start operations midway 2010.
Máximo Gallardo, president of Apex, Panama's Exporters Association, stated that "...this center will benefit both exports and imports of products such as chicken meat, beef, seafood, vegetables and flowers, among others".
Source: pa-digital.com.pa
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August 2010
Galores Cold Storage is investing $30 million in building a refrigerated storage facility in east Panama.
The facility will be located in the area of Las Mañanitas, near Tocumen International Airport, and will have capacity for 900 40 foot containers.
Pa-digital.com.pa reports that, "the new center aims to attract 60% of its customers locally and the remaining 40% from companies needing to distribute chilled merchandise via Panama to other parts of the world".
February 2012
An industrial facility dedicated to cold storage of food products.
More precisely, we define a Refrigerated Warehouse as an industrial complex comprising premises, facilities and equipment permanently or temporarily dedicated to storing refrigerated food and may constitute in itself an autonomous refrigeration industry, be annexed to another larger center or have annexs to its activity.
September 2011
The Ransa company with an investment of $3 million, has opened its first refrigerated distribution center.
After six years of operation in the country, the company has ventured into the area of refrigerated logistics, said Emilio Fantozzi, general manager of Ransa.
"This new logistics management will allow the company to enter a high demand market and address the existing logistics services for perishable foods.
July 2011
The $70 million tender includes the design, construction, equipping and commissioning of an Integrated Cold Chain Logistics System.
The purpose of the tender is to design a system of integrated Cold Chain logistics, which begins from receipt of the post-harvest product, which then passes through modern value-added processes and safety procedures in post-harvest Management Centres, utilizes appropriate refrigerated transport systems and ends with delivery to final consumer outlets.
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