The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) released the association’s annual Global Top 25 List of its largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics members.
Accompanying the Global Top 25 is the GCCA North American Top 25 Warehouse Member List and a list of the largest operators in Latin America and Europe. The lists are determined by total reported capacity of temperature-controlled space in GCCA membership.
GCCA warehouse members currently own or operate 7.39bn cubic feet (209m cubic meters). A total capacity of over 600mn cubic feet was added to the Global Top 25 since the publication of the 2023 lists, due to M&A activity and planned new facilities opening. This does not suggest the general industry grew at this pace, according to the association.
Globally, the top 10 largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics members are:
Rank Company Capacity (cubic feet)
1 Lineage 2,960,000,000
2 Americold Logistics 1,491,300,000
3 United States Cold Storage, Inc. 405,550,822
4 NewCold Coöperatief U.A. 255,224,577
5 Nichirei Logistics Group, Inc. 199,145,220
6 Emergent Cold Latin America 157,000,000
7 Frialsa Frigorificos S.A. De C.V. 125,729,778
8 Interstate Warehousing, Inc. 121,300,842
9 FreezPak Logistics 115,284,820
10 Constellation Cold Logistics Sarl 91,206,027
“We anticipated that the uncertainty in 2023 would slow investments in the sector, but once again cold chain has proven to be resilient in the face of adversity. GCCA Members have continued to create and grow their networks around the world, both through acquisition and greenfield developments.” said GCCA Senior Vice President, Global Programs & Insights Adam Thocher. “This year, we feature our first Top 25 player on the African continent proving cold chain industry is continuing to see strong demand and there is a continuing drive to invest in sustainable infrastructure in both established and developing economies.”
Find out more at: https://www.gcca.org/