A new 130,000ft2 coldstorage facility is being built at Port Tampa Bay to handle perishable cargo. At its August 18, 2015 monthly meeting, the port’s board of commissioners unanimously approved entering into a 27-year lease with Port Logistics Tampa Bay I, Inc. (Port Logistics) to develop the state-of-the-art on-dock cold storage facility to handle refrigerated imports and exports.
Headquartered in Orlando, Port Logistics is a newly established company whose founders have extensive experience in real estate and logistics park development in China and central Florida.
“We share Port Tampa Bay’s vision to provide a faster, fresher and better supply chain solution to importers and exporters of refrigerated products,” said Port Logistics president and co-founder Allen Huie.
“This public-private partnership supports our strategic plans for growth and diversification, as well as our recent terminal expansion investments, including the new port-Panamax container gantry cranes which will be delivered early next year,” added Raul Alfonso, executive vice president and chief commercial officer for Port Tampa Bay.
Using innovative racking systems, the initial projected throughput for the facility is anticipated to be over 400,000 pallets per year.Port Logistics will also seek 360° Quality Supply Chain Certification to ensure the highest levels of service and product quality from the grower through to the final receiver.
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