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Conquering the cold chain

By Patrick Burnson, Logistics Management

Many major and minor third party logistics providers (3PLs) have found that offering
‘controlled-temperature’ services – including temperature controlled storage areas and
dedicated refrigerated transport vehicles – can help cargo owners break into emerging

markets and develop new revenue streams.

GROWING global consumer the right provider can be It seems various regulatory
demand for pharmaceutical, a challenging – and risky – initiatives embraced by
food and medical goods in proposition for cargo owners. governments are helping to
emerging and developing Are the stakes worth it? A recent advance the cold-chain network
markets has never been higher, market research study maintains for US food cargo owners, too.
making cold-chain management that, on balance, they certainly
one of coolest growth niches for are. Due to the requirement of
3PLs that are able to specialise more cold storage and transport
in broad-reaching, controlled- According to analysts at a facilities, the leading cold-chain
temperature storage and France-based market research players are gradually moving
distribution. think tank, a major shift in towards emerging markets such
cold-chain markets is already as Asia and Latin America and
But with so many cold-chain underway with even greater the BRICS countries.
options now available on the opportunities looming in the
global landscape, choosing so-called ‘developing world’. And while North America
remains the largest market for

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