The new facility located on the Colombian Caribbean coast provides over 9,000 pallet positions with efficient and sustainable operations.
Emergent Cold LatAm, the largest provider of temperature-controlled food logistics solutions in Latin America, has inaugurated its second cold storage warehouse in Cartagena, Colombia, located in the Parque Central Free Trade Zone. The facility offers more than 9,000 pallet positions and 76,000 m³ of capacity. It is a newly developed, purpose-built site designed with cutting-edge technology for temperature-controlled operations, integrating energy efficiency, process automation, and advanced food safety standards.
This infrastructure complements the company’s existing operation in Cartagena, where it already operates a cold storage warehouse in the La Candelaria Free Trade Zone, one of the most important industrial complexes in the country, with direct access to the cargo corridor and the city’s ports. In total, the storage capacity offered in the region now exceeds 14,000 pallet positions.
“The growth of the agrifood sector and the increase in refrigerated and frozen food flows in Colombia confirm the need to continue expanding our network. Cartagena is key in this process, and this new investment reinforces our long-term commitment to the country,” said Alain Eichmann, Managing Director for the Caribbean region at Emergent Cold LatAm. “Integrating this new cold storage facility into our logistics ecosystem in the Colombian Caribbean—an area that is strategic for foreign trade and a major hub for refrigerated and frozen products, especially proteins and processed foods—fills us with pride.”
With this expansion of operational capacity on the Atlantic Coast—an area that serves as a strategic point for foreign trade and national supply—the company will be able to serve the refrigerated and frozen food industry in this region with greater efficiency, agility, and safety.
Since its arrival in the country in 2022, Emergent Cold LatAm has expanded its network with facilities in Buga, Cartagena, Funza/Bogotá, and Girón/Bucaramanga. Today, the company operates seven warehouses, offering 58,000 pallet positions and 507,000 m³ of national storage capacity.
