Cold Front Monthly

First-of-its-kind site removes intermediate transport between vessel and warehouse, helping reduce both cost and transit time.

High-value fruit – like cherries – requires precise temperature control, historically suffering from costly load rejections due to lack of visibility.

Demand for fresh foods drives adoption for those needing looking scalable capacity without the expense, permanence of traditional facilities.

The refrigerated facility features temperatures ranging from 34° to 50° Fahrenheit and is rail-served by CSX. 

The warehouse is designed to serve as a key distribution point for imports arriving from Asia-Pacific markets, including China, before onward distribution across Europe.

In the final episode of the Cold Storage Deep Dive podcast series, Jennifer Jewers Bowlin and Craig Handy of Henderson Engineers discussed how flexibility and future-proofing are becoming central to cold storage development.