Arlington, Virginia, USA: The Global Cold Chain Alliance has published its Global Top 25 listing of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics members.
The Global Top 25 also liosts the GCCA North American Top 25 and the largest operators in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.
The lists are determined by total capacity of temperature-controlled space in GCCA membership.
GCCA warehouse members currently own or operate 188 million cubic meters of storage. Although most companies have increased their capacity since the list was last published in 2020, this was largely due to merger and acquisition activity.
“The Coronavirus pandemic showed the world just how important the cold chain industry really is. GCCA Members continue to expand into developing markets, and we are also seeing growth in emerging markets where cold chain services are most needed,” said Matthew R Ott, president, GCCA.
“As evidenced by this year’s Top 25 List, consolidation continues to play a major role in the growth of the largest players in the cold storage industry.”
The Global Top 25 currently 170 million cubic metres. The North American Top 25 operate 120 million cubic metres. The European Top 10 operate 29 million cubic metres, and the the Latin American Top 10 operate 10 million cubic metres.
- Regions worldwide reported increased capacity and several new companies joined GCCA in the past year. Since 2020’s lists were published, the following changes occurred:
- Global Top 25 capacity increased by 982 million cubic feet
- North America Top 25 capacity increased by 473 million cubic feet
- Latin America Top 10 capacity increased by 137 million cubic feet
- Europe Top 10 capacity increased by 251 million cubic feet
GCCA membership includes over 1,300 temperature-controlled sites and members in over 80 countries. Warehouse members offer a range of logistics solutions, including storage, transportation, processing, blast freezing, exports, and more.
A complete list all warehouse members can be found in the Global Cold Chain Directory.
