Ruakura, Hamilton, New Zealand: Maersk has made its largest infrastructure investment in New Zealand to date with the opening of a major new cold store.
Maersk says it spent around £69m-£74m on the new site at the Ruakura superhub. The cold store has capacity for nearly 30,000 pallets of products in both cold rooms and blast freezers, says Maersk. The blast freezers can freeze produce down to international food standards in less than 24 hours. The multitude of rooms allows for various products to be stored at different temperatures, satisfying diverse customer needs. The new site enables the exchange of goods between transport modes, such as rail and truck
Kylie Fraser, managing director, Maersk Oceania said: “Expansion of our product solutions into the cold store segment presents a significant opportunity for our customers to benefit from a state-of-the-art facility, as we transform the New Zealand logistics landscape and connect and simplify our customer’s supply chains.
“The new facility’s ideal location now seamlessly links the ports of Auckland and Tauranga, providing a supply chain for our customers and increases the volume of possible imports and exports to and from New Zealand, all while retaining the quality of the products.
Hamilton sits at the heart of the Golden Triangle, between Auckland and Tauranga, which sees 65% of New Zealand’s total freight flow through the corridor.
