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Richmond, Virginia, is about to be the home of the newest FreezPak Logistics cold storage warehouse. FreezPak is building a 245,000-square-foot cold storage facility for a casual $77.5 million. The goal for the new facility is to help support the Port of Virginia. 

Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in a news release, “All of FreezPak’s products will go through The Port of Virginia, a logistical advantage that will increase efficiency and increase its direct access to markets....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-new-cold-storage-and-fruit-as-a-package

Virginia prevails over Georgia and North Carolina for FreezPak Logistics new cold storage facility

Governor of Virginia, US, Glenn Youngkin announced that FreezPak Logistics, a provider of full-service cold and dry storage services, is investing US$77.5 million to construct a 23,000m² cold storage facility in the City of Suffolk to serve the Mid-Atlantic region via the Virginia port.

According to a statement, Virginia competed with Georgia and North Carolina for this project, which is expected to create 80 new jobs.

“FreezPak’s decision to locate in the City of Suffolk demonstrates that...

https://container-news.com/virginia-prevails-over-georgia-and-north-carolina-for-freezpak-logistics-new-cold-storage-facility/

FreezPak Logistics to open cold storage facility near Chicago

Cold chain solutions provider FreezPak Logistics announced plans to open a new location near Chicago by the end of the year.

The 212,807-square-foot facility in Bedford, Illinois, will be a temperature-controlled warehouse featuring 30 loading docks, 30,000 pallet positions and 51 container plug-ins. The location will be near Interstate 55 and a CSX rail yard, aiming to service the Midwest cold supply chain.

The Chicago facility, the company’s eighth nationwide, will contribute to the rapid...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freezpak-logistics-to-open-cold-storage-facility-near-chicago

FreezPak Logistics, BG Capital team for $1B nationwide cold storage expansion

FreezPak Logistics and BG Capital are partnering to build $1 billion worth of new cold storage facilities in port-centric markets across the United States. 

As part of the partnership, the companies will build more than 200 million cubic feet of cold-storage warehouses nationwide, creating 310,000 pallet positions by the fourth quarter of 2024. Officials said the market for high-tech cold storage facilities across the country is being underserved.

“The speculative cold storage market does not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freezpak-logistics-opening-1b-worth-of-cold-chain-facilities

FreezPak Logistics aims to reduce carbon footprint using solar energy

Cold chain solutions provider FreezPak Logistics has added solar energy systems to the company’s logistics facilities in both Carteret and Elizabeth, New Jersey. 

FreezPak’s Carteret and Elizabeth locations are expected to generate a combined 2.8 million kilowatt hours of solar electricity generation in the first year.

The projects are part of the company’s push toward clean energy solutions from renewable sources, Mike Saoud, co-CEO of FreezPak Logistics, said.

“Our company is very focused on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freezpak-logistics-aims-to-reduce-carbon-footprint-using-solar-energy

FreezPak Logistics to open cold storage facility in Miami

Cold chain solutions provider FreezPak Logistics announced plans to open a new location in Miami by the end of the year.

The 315,000-square-foot cold storage development will be on 20 acres and aims to serve the South Florida cold chain solutions market.

“We are planning to be in every major port, and the Miami site helps us achieve that goal,” Dave Saoud, co-CEO, said in a statement.

Co-CEO Mike Saoud said the facility’s proximity to the Port Everglades terminal and the Port of Miami were factors...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freezpak-logistics-to-open-miami-cold-storage-facility

FreezPak Logistics announces 2nd fully automated distribution facility

Cold chain solutions provider FreezPak Logistics announced plans to open its second fully automated facility by the end of 2022.

The 267,575-square-foot cold storage development will be located in Woodbridge, New Jersey, and aims to serve the logistics market in the Northeast.

It will be minutes from the New Jersey Turnpike, near Newark Liberty International Airport, along with the ports of New York and New Jersey.

“FreezPak is going to new heights with the power of automation,” said Mike Saoud,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freezpak-logistics-announces-2nd-fully-automated-distribution-facility

Cold chain provider FreezPak Logistics announces Port Elizabeth site

New FreezPak Logistics facility near Port Elizabeth

Third-party food logistics company FreezPak Logistics has announced plans to build a 140,000-square-foot facility near Port Elizabeth in New Jersey.

The Carteret, New Jersey-based company said its fifth location, located approximately five miles from the Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal, will be its first with an automated storage and retrieval system. The plans announced in a press release Monday call for the location to be outfitted with 12 robots, which can automatically store and...

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