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IARW Members Operate 178 Million Cubic Meters of Space, with Lineage and Americold in Forefront

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The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW), a core partner of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), has released the annual Global Top 25 List of its largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics members. Accompanying the IARW Global Top 25 is the North American Top 25 and a list of the largest operators in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as Europe. The lists are determined by total capacity of temperature-controlled space operated by IARW members.

The Arlington, Virginia, USA-headquartered IARW’s collective membership currently own or operates 6.3 billion cubic feet (178.4 million cubic meters) of space. A total capacity of 884 million cubic feet has been added to the Global Top 25 since the publication of the 2019 lists, due in most part to frequent mergers and acquisitions activity. This does not suggest the general industry grew at this pace.

“Consolidation continues to play a major role in the growth of the largest players in the cold storage industry,” said IARW President & CEO Matthew Ott. “Members are continuing to expand and acquire other companies in developed markets, but we have also seen growth in emerging and developing markets where cold chain services are most needed.”

Headed by Lineage Logistics, Global Top 25 currently operates 5.13 billion cubic feet (145 million cubic meters) of space. The North American Top 25 boasts 3.86 billion cubic feet (109 million cubic meters), while the European Top 10 operates 807.9 million cubic feet (22.9 million cubic meters) and the Latin American Top 10 operates 339 million cubic feet (9.5 million cubic meters).

Regions worldwide reported increased capacity and several new companies joined the IARW in the past year. Since 2019’s lists were published, the following changes occurred:

  • Global Top 25 capacity increased by 884 million cubic feet
  • North America Top 25 capacity rose by 686 million cubic feet
  • Latin American and Caribbean Top 10 capacity increased by 97 million cubic feet
  • European Top 10 capacity rose by 16.6 million cubic feet

Definition of Capacity/Gross Refrigerated Space

Gross refrigerated space represents the total cubic refrigerated space, including freezers, coolers, and docks, from wall to wall, ceiling to floor, with no deduction for aisles, columns, coils, etc. This includes all space owned or operated by a member or an affiliate of a member. Not included is space used for storage of product owned by the member or buildings leased in their entirety with no operating personnel supplied by the member company.

Global Cold Chain Alliance membership includes ­­­more than 1,300 temperature-controlled facilities and members in over 80 countries. Warehouse members offer a range of logistics solutions, including storage, transportation, processing, blast freezing and export services. A complete listing of all warehouse members can be found in the Global Cold Chain Directory, which is available for free online. For more information, visit: https://www.gcca.org/directory/all.

Comprised of its Core Partners, including the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW), the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), the International Refrigerated Transportation Association (IRTA), and the Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA), the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) represents all major industries engaged in temperature-controlled logistics. GCCA unites all partners to be innovative leaders in the temperature-controlled products industry.

2020 IARW Global Top 25

Refrigerated Warehousing and Logistics Providers

  Company Location  Capacity (ft3) Capacity (m3)
1. Lineage Logistics i. Australia, Belgium, China, Denmark, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam 1,789,098,098

 

50,661,616
2. Americold Logistics Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, United States 1,109,823,025 31,426,688
3. United States Cold Storage (USCS) United States 373,987,950 10,590,159
4.  AGRO Merchants Group, LLC ii Australia, Austria, Chile, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States 242,440,941 6,865,163
5. NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics Australia, France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, United States 194,605,755 5,510,621
6. Nichirei Logistics Groupii France, Japan, Netherlands, Poland 183,141,862 5,186,000
7. Kloosterboer Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, United States 171,182,686 4,847,354
8. VersaCold Logistics Services Canada 123,008,891 3,483,224
9. Interstate Warehousing, Inc. United States 115,735,371 3,277,261
10. Frialsa Frigorificos Mexico 105,790,821 2,894,758
11. VX Cold Chain Logistics China 96,995,617 2,746,610
12. Burris Logistics United States 74,901,966 2,120,987
13. Congebec Logistics, Inc. Canada 57,741,880 1,635,068
14. Conestoga Cold Storage Canada 56,621,606 1,603,345
15. Superfrio Armazéns Gerais Brazil 52,129,533 1,476,144
16. Comfrio Soluções Logísticas Brazil 48,677,736 1,378,400
17. Constellation Cold Logistics iv Belgium, Netherlands, Norway 44,690,751 1,265,501
18. Hanson Logistics United States 43,818,540 1,240,803
19. Magnavale Ltd. United Kingdom 40,947,709 1,159,510
20. Holt Logistics Corp. United States 35,000,000 991,090
21. Confederation Freezers Canada 34,580,000 979,197
22. Friozem Armazéns Frigoríficos Brazil 34,820,282 979,001
23. Agri-Norcold A/S Denmark 34,564,263 978,751
24. Trenton Cold Storage Canada 34,277,373 970,627
25. Bring Frigo Norway, Sweden 28,874,100 817,628
  1. Lineage Logistics includes recent acquisition of Henningsen Cold Storage
  2. AGRO Merchants Group’s global space does not include Comfrio Soluções Logística (Brazil) which is shown separately. AGRO Merchants Group has a 22% participation in Comfrio Soluções Logística

iii. Nichirei Logistics Group, Inc.’s global space includes Eurofrigo, Frigo Logistics, Godfroy Transport & Entrepôts S.A., HIWA Rotterdam Port Cold Stores

  1. Constellation Cold Logistics includes Glacio Cold Chain Logistics Partners AS, Koel- en Vrieshuis Lintelo BV, and Stockhabo

(Last updated June 2020)

 

2020 IARW North American Top 25 Rankings

  Company Location  Capacity (feet3) Capacity (meters3)
1. Lineage Logistics 1. United States 1,391,971,100 39,416,232
2. Americold Logistics United States, Canada 1,032,116,990 29,226,298
3. United States Cold Storage (USCS) United States 373,987,950 10,590,159
4. VersaCold Logistics Services Canada 123,008,891 3,483,223
5. Agro Merchants Group United States 118,671,599 3,360,405
6. Interstate Warehousing United States 115,735,371 3,277,260
7. Frialsa Frigorificos Mexico 102,227,430 2,894,758
8. Burris Logistics United States 74,901,966 2,120,987
9. Congebec Logistics Canada 57,741,880 1,635,068
10. Conestoga Cold Storage Canada 56,621,606 1,603,345
11. NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics United States 47,972,150 1,358,420
12. Hanson Logistics United States 43,818,540 1,240,803
13. Holt Logistics Corp. United States 35,000,000 991,090
14. Confederation Freezers Canada 34,580,000 979,197
15. Trenton Cold Storage Canada 34,277,373 970,627
16. Qualianz Mexico 25,958,009 735,049
17. MTC Logistics United States 25,206,254 713,761
18. Midwest Refrigerated Services Inc. United States 23,433,765 663,570
19. WOW Logistics United States 23,406,700 662,804
20. Nor-Am Cold Storage United States 22,221,792 629,251
21. Interstate Cold Storage United States 21,403,000 606,065
22. Hall’s Warehouse Corp. United States 20,625,304 584,043
23. SnoTemp Cold Storage United States 19,067,775 539,939
24. Valley Cold Storage & Transportation United States 18,002,030 509,760
25. CWI Logistics United States 17,280,000 489,315

1. Lineage Logistics includes recent acquisition of Henningsen Cold Storage.

(Last updated  June 2020)

2020 IARW European Top 10

Refrigerated Warehousing & Logistics Provider Rankings

  Company Name Locations Cubic Feet Cubic Meters
1. Lineage Logistics Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, United Kingdom 200,238,288 5,670,117
2. Kloosterboer France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden 164,543,524 4,659,353
3. AGRO Merchants Group Austria, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom 114,183,626 3,233,320
4. NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom 102,241,148 2,895,146
5. Nichirei Logistics Group1. France, Netherlands, and Poland 49,122,702 1,391,000
6. Constellation Cold Logistics 2. Belgium, Netherlands, Norway 44,690,751 1,265,501
7. Magnavale Ltd United Kingdom 40,947,709 1,159,509
8. Agri-Norcold Denmark 34,564,263 978,751
9. Bring Frigo Norway, Sweden 28,874,100 817,623
10. Claus Sørensen Denmark 28,499,055 807,003
  1. Nichirei Logistics Group’s space includes Eurofrigo, Frigo Logistics, Godfroy Transport & Entrepôts S.A., HIWA Rotterdam Port Cold Stores.
  2. Constellation Cold Logistics includes Glacio Cold Chain Logistics Partners AS, Koel- en Vrieshuis Lintelo BV, and Stockhabo.

(Last updated June 2020)

2020 IARW Latin American and Caribbean Top 10 Rankings

  Company Name Location Cubic Feet Cubic Meters
1. Frialsa Frigorificos S.A. De C.V. Mexico 105,790,821 2,995,662
2. Superfrio Armazéns Gerais Brazil 52,129,533 1,476,144
3. Comfrio Soluções Logísticas Brazil 48,677,736 1,378,400
4. Friozem Armazéns Frigorificos Brazil 34,820,282 979,001
5. Qualianz Mexico 25,958,009 735,049
6. Martini Meat Armazens Gerais Brazil 17,652,416 499,861
7. Arfrio Armazéns Gerais Frigorificos Brazil 17,219,749 487,609
8. AP Logistica Brazil 14,154,132 400,800
9. Brasfrigo Brazil 11,978,746 339,200
10. Almacenes Refrigerados Consolidados SA de CV ARCOSA Mexico 10,773,294 305,065

(Last updated June 2020)