b'14American Journal of Transportation ajot.com(PREMIUMcontinued from page 12) Top Des;na;on Countries for U.S. Reefer Exportshousing. There are a number of notable names likeJan-Sep 2021 - Jan-Sep 2020DHL,XPO,Ryder,FedEx,Geodis,PenskenottoAsoluteAsolute mention the ultimate corporate outlier, Amazon areRank Country of Final Destination 2021 2020 Change Change %also players in the cold storage sector.Overall, it is estimated by the IARW that the1 CHINA 122,676 117,736 4,939 4.20%U.S. has around 5,509 million cu/ft of cold stor- 2 JAPAN 109,845 111,008 -1,163 -1.05%agea significant slice of the global refrigerated3 SOUTH KOREA 69,223 74,616 -5,393 -7.23%warehousing figure of 25,391 million cu/ft.4 TAIWAN 34,901 42,799 -7,897 -18.45%Investment in cold storage facilities faces many5 PHILIPPINES 31,676 22,771 8,905 39.11%of the same challenges as dry warehousing and other companies in the logistics sector. Finding property,6 VIETNAM 24,414 23,226 1,188 5.11%developingorredevelopingpropertyinlocations7 BRAZIL 23,818 16,905 6,913 40.89%near consuming areas but also with easy access to8 COLOMBIA 21,636 18,018 3,618 20.08%the product itself is problematical. 9 HONG KONG 20,685 29,246 -8,561 -29.27%Cold storage facilities by their nature are more10 NETHERLANDS 20,094 19,637 456 2.32%capital and operationally intensive than traditionalALL OTHERS 360,485 354,844 5,640 1.59%warehouses.Equally,thehighupfrontcostsand operational demands and linkage to the food indus- Total TEUs 839,452 830,807 8,645 1.04%try have made the sector more resilient to disruptive eventslikeCOVID-19oreconomiccrashesthanTop 10 Countries of Origin for U.S. Reefer CargoDCs type operations. Jan-Sep 2021 - Jan-Sep 2020Strategically, being a port areaparticularly anAsoluteAsolute urban port areais extremely advantageous com- Rank Country of Origin 2021 2020 Change Change %bining access to the freight and proximity to con-sumers. But finding such sites often requires some1 GUATEMALA 222,761 211,113 11,648 5.52%creative out of the box thinking as was the case with2 COSTA RICA 165,828 135,279 30,549 22.58%Lineages new facility in Virginia. 3 ECUADOR 94,739 88,415 6,325 7.15%c olds torAgeP roPerties Areh ot 4 CHINA 78,324 72,287 6,037 8.35%In late October, Lineage Logistics opened a $845 CHILE 73,729 71,740 1,989 2.77%million cold storage facility adjacent to the Virginia6 PERU 71,362 65,586 5,777 8.81%International Gateway (VIT) in Portsmouth, Virginia.7 INDIA 57,451 43,600 13,851 31.77%The167,264 square-foot facility, includes 26,000 pallet8 HONDURAS 51,696 78,463 -26,767 -34.11%positions and blast freezing capabilities and automa- 9 COLOMBIA 41,602 33,409 8,193 24.52%tion technology increases storage density, maximizes10 MEXICO 31,476 14,678 16,798 114.45%capacity, provides real-time inventory management. Building the facility was a collaborative PPP (pub- ALL OTHERS 447,273 410,795 36,478 8.88%lic-private partnership) effort between Lineage, theTotal TEUs 1,336,241 1,225,366 110,876 9.05%PortsmouthEconomicDevelopment,theVirginia (PREMIUMcontinued on page 15) PUERTO RICOS BEST KEPT SECRET! A significant percentage of the mainland-Puerto Rico cargo is from Texas and the western states. By calling Houston, National Shipping offers a central U.S. location, which together with synchronized intermodal connections, enhances the options for shippers and keeps their supply chains predictable and steady. Our service is designed to offer our customers with reliability, responsiveness, and transparency in order to maintain a consistent product flow to and from Puerto Rico that is vitally important to meet the demands of such a unique island(855) 332-6200|NATSHIP . US| INFO @ NATSHIP . US'