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Independent advice?ColdStoreDesign.com
If a warehouse is not fulfil-ling its potential
or when there are plans for expan-sion, construction
or recon-struction, warehouse opera-tors often turn to their sup-pliers for
advice instead of an independent consultant,
because they think it is less expensive.
However, sup-pliers always have their own agenda.
Their advice is not free and they want to sell
their product. Therefore they are not likely to
recom-mend a competitor´s solu-tion, even it that
would suit the operation better. With the
assistance of the ex-perts of
ColdStoreDesign,
operators can make sure that their facility runs
as efficiently as possible and is ready for the
future.
New
terminal at
Port of Lazaro Cardenas
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has finalized the
first part of the terminal expan-sion in the Port
of Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico. The project
includes construction of a 600-metre quay, a
yard area of 48 hectares with an
additional 250 reefer plugs, and an area of
7,000m² for a container freight
station (CFS). In addition, a special area has
been set up for railroad, truck and reefer cargo
customs inspection.
Cold store opened at Eldoret Airport
Kenya
A new cold store has recent-ly been opened at Kenya´s Eldoret International
Airport. The facility, with a capacity to
handle 230 tonnes of produce, is expected to turn the
airport into a major hub for horticultural
products. Kenya is Africa´s largest
flo-wer exporter and its
horti-cultural production continues to grow
at 14% annually.
Publications
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contains much information, for instance publications on different
aspects of the cold chain. If you are interested in this, please
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these publications. We also wel-come industry-related in-formation (press releases,
articles, etc.) that can be of interest to our relations and readers.
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CHINA UNABLE
TO MEET FOOD SAFETY EXPECTATIONS
 China´s
food safety process will be insufficient in
meeting the expected US$650 billion in food
spending by China´s middle class in 2017,
ac-cording to a survey by A.T. Kearney. The
Chi-nese middle-class is forecast to grow to
518 million in a decade and these people
rank food safety as very important. However,
food re-tailers are not yet able to live up
to the food safety expectations, because of
bad infrastructure, shortage of cold stores
and refrigerated trucks, and no clear supply
chain standards.
Full report
INSULATING
COLD ROOM CURTAIN SAID TO SAVE ENERGY
 Cold
store operators always look for ways to
reduce energy consumption and suppliers
regularly come up with new products that can
make operations more energy ef-ficient. One
such products is a new type of cold room
cur-tain, made from insulating material
instead of plastic. Ac-cording to research,
the energy savings with these curtains range
from 18-25% in chillers and from 30-35% in
freezers. This material also prevents
condensation dripping on the floor and thus
icy surfaces. More information about this
product/suppliers can be obtained by
contacting
ColdStoreDesign.com.
COLD CHAIN
PERFORMANCE ISSUES
 The cold chain remains one of the most
important ways to preserve perishables and
deliver them to market in good condition.
But what are the various requirements for
success and what can go wrong? Are there
environmental issues that need to be
considered? And what are the possible
solutions for the future with regard to
produce, equipment, stowage, handling, and
logistics?
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CHINA AND INDIA INCREASE ROLE IN EUROPEAN
TRADE
China has become Europe's second trading
partner in the food and drink sector after
the USA. EU food and drink exports to China
have doubled over the last 6 years to US$
1297 million in 2006. Meanwhile, imports
have grown from US$ 5.13 billion to US$ 8.76
billion. India has also increased its
importance in food and drink trade with the
EU. European export increased five-fold to
US$ 385 million in 2006. India jumped from
EU’s 17th largest trade partner in 2000 to
ninth in 2006.
COLDSTOREDESIGN.COM EN
ESPAÑOL
 ColdStoreDesign.com, con el fin de servir
aún mejor a sus clientes y prospectos relacionados con la industria de alimentos
en países de habla hispana, ha agregado a su
sitio web la sección en idioma español. Visite
esta sección especial en
www.ColdStoreDesign.com
y compruebe cómo podemos ayudarlo con sus
proyectos.
WORLD
BANK:
SINGAPORE BEST LOGISTICS PERFORMER
Singapore is the best logistic performer in
the world, according to the Logics
Performance Index of the World Bank.
European countries also rank high, with six
in the top ten. Other top performers are
Japan, Hong Kong, and Canada. In terms of
how developing countries are doing per
region, Korea (25) is the top performer from
East Asia; Chile (32) from Latin America;
India (39) from South Asia; Oman (48) from
the Middle East; and Turkey (34) from
Eastern Europe. The study covers issues like
logistics costs, infrastructure, lead times
and customs procedures.
SWIRE EXPANDS VIETNAM COLD STORE
Swire Cold Storage has
increased the storage capacity of its cold
store in Song Than, Vietnam with some 20,000 tons.
The facility is the most modern and largest
in the country with 36,500
pallet positions. The com-pany has
revealed plans for the construction of another cold store in Viet-nam. These plans
are based on the steady growth of the country´s
sea-food industry, an important sector for
the company.
ColdStoreDesign.com is also represented in
Vietnam. Entrepreneurs in the region that
are looking for expert support can contact
our
Asian
office.
RETAIL SECTOR DRIVES INDIAN COLD STORAGE
INDUSTRY
 India´s
post-harvest machinery and cold stora-ge
industry has seen a 35% annual growth in the
last two years due to the emergence of or-ganized
retail chains, increasing number of food
processing companies and increasing export.
Industry sources say that the country needs
over 33 million tons of extra cold storage
capacity in the next four years. There is a
particular need for facilities that can
handle a variety of perishable
products. Currently, many of the existing cold
stores are predominantly designed to only store
potatoes.
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