After only 9 months post the construction began in June 2019, the chilled capabilities of A.P. Moller - Maersk’s own cold store facility in St. Petersburg, Russia, are operational, addressing the needs of a high-demand Russian market.
In the near future, the St. Petersburg cold store facility will also offer freezing capabilities in a separate storage chamber for frozen produce (-25°C).
Maersk’s cold store facility in St. Petersburg
The first container to arrive at the new warehouse brought pears from Argentina, after a 26-day journey and was unloaded swiftly into the chilled chamber, operating at a temperature of 0.5 Celsius.
In total, more than 60 Maersk’s refrigerated containers were scheduled to arrive at the facility, as part of the end-to-end service from Argentina, as well as grapes and apples originating from South Africa.
Full end-to-end offering
The full end-to-end offering will allow our customers to enjoy shorter overall lead time"
“The full end-to-end offering will allow our customers to enjoy shorter overall lead time, predictable costs and best-in-class service,” said Zsolt Katona, Managing Director - Eastern Europe at Maersk, during the inauguration of the first reefer container.
The new cold store, operated by A.P. Moller – Maersk, has a total capacity of more than 40 000 pallets in 3 chambers and uses CO2 cooling, which makes it the largest commercial cold store in Russia, using this new technology.
Integrated solutions for reefer logistics
Over the next months, as part of its cold chain management product portfolio, Maersk will also establish on-site customs clearance, bonded cold storage (frozen) and phyto sanitary/veterinary services, as increased interest by both current and prospective customers underpins Maersk’s strategy of providing integrated solutions for reefer logistics.
Maersk’s cold chain distribution centre in St. Petersburg, Russia offfers the following benefits:
- Highly energy efficient building,
- Latest cooling technology.
- 24/7 operations,
- Inland container depot,
- 3 chambers: +13˚/+6˚/-25˚C,
- >40,000 pallet locations,
- >50,000 tons storage capacity, and
- Pick/pack, customisation, delivery to Russia by road/rail.