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came in at 60 million and
30 million for total reefer and seaborne reefer, respectively. “People no longer just
eat
products that are grown locally,” Brandes says. “Social media has driven people all over the world to seek new and interesting foods in their local supermarket. Global
What really needs to grow, he and other execs say: greater availability of containers and more cold-storage facilities to accommodate them.
“We knew we needed to come up
with a solution to meet the demand of customers who had no choice but to find existing inventory.” -- Elli Bowen, KC SmartPort
Gray showed another slide
about reefer container equipment imbalances through 2020-2021. Subtitled, “Reefer container equipment availability and repositioning challenged out of Asia,” the graphic shows a negative balance of 10% or minus-45,000 TEUs in North America versus Asia’s 86% positive imbalance at 1.14 million TEUs.
East Coast Warehouse & Distribution announces southern expansion to Port of Savannah
East Coast Warehouse & Distribution has announced an agreement to lease 500,000 square feet of new warehouse space on the Port of Savannah. This is the latest step in the company’s expansion down the East Coast, with strategic locations on the Ports of New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore and now Savannah. “The Port of Savannah
continues to grow and attract commerce with a high level of support from the port, and local and state government,” said East Coast Warehouse CEO Jamie Overley. “Our expansion into the port allows us to continue to execute our vision and commitment to our customers of providing an end- to-end national temperature- controlled third-party logistics solution with regional expertise.” On the Port of Savannah,
East Coast Warehouse will offer temperature-controlled warehousing, container drayage, local and regional trucking and national freight brokerage services. The company will hire nearly 100
people within its first year of operation and expects to open its doors in the market on August 1, 2021. East Coast Warehouse
recently acquired Temp- Distribution, a privately owned and operated warehousing and transportation company strategically located on the I-95 corridor just outside of the Port of Baltimore within a one-day drive of 80% of the nation’s population. Additionally, the company operates 1.7 million square feet of temperature- controlled warehouse space on the Ports of New York/New Jersey and Philadelphia. Its full suite of solutions, Safe Quality Food certification and flexible business model have helped propel it to industry leader status. “Our investment in a top-
notch facility located in close proximity to the Port represents our long-term commitment to the Port of Savannah and our customers and will enable us to provide seamless distribution throughout the Southeast region,” adds Overley.
Issue 5 2021 - FBJNA reefer trade will continue to grow.”
Containers, facilities needed
Reefer containers chill out at Port of Oakland. (Port of Oakland photo)
Gray then commented: “Plug
capacity remains abundant, but reefer container availability is particularly constrained.” To that, Schlueter says Hapag-
Lloyd recently ordered 150,000 TEU of box capacity, including refrigerated containers, though she expects shortages to continue through the next year or two. In the meantime, here is how
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Noel Hacegaba, Deputy Executive Director at the Port of Long Beach, sees that particular two-pronged problem: “During the current surge
in imports, we are working with equipment providers and carriers to try to find a better balance and provide containers where needed,” he says. “This is a systemwide challenge due to the market forces that are attracting empties overseas before they
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