Maersk’s cold store in St. Petersburg, Russia is now operational after construction commenced in June 2019. The 3-chamber warehouse offers specialised solutions extending the life cycle of perishable goods.
The chilled capabilities of Maersk’s cold store were built to address the high demand in the Russian market. In the near future, the facility will also offer freezing capabilities in a separate storage chamber for frozen produce (-25°C).
The new cold store has a total capacity of more than 40,000 pallets in 3 chambers and uses CO2 cooling, which makes it the largest commercial cold store in Russia using this technology. Over the next months, as part of its Cold Chain Management product, Maersk will also establish on-site customs clearance, bonded cold storage (frozen) and phyto sanitary/veterinary services, as increased interest by both current and prospective customers supports Maersk’s strategy of providing integrated solutions for reefer logistics.
About Maersk Cold Chain Distribution Centre Sankt Petersburg:
The first container to arrive at the new warehouse brought pears from Argentina after a 26-day journey. It was unloaded into the chilled chamber operating at a temperature of 0.5 Celsius. In total, more than 60 Maersk refrigerated containers were scheduled to arrive at the facility as part of the end-to-end service from Argentina, as well as grapes and apples originating from South Africa.
Source: Maersk
