Supply chain: Cold storage business is blooming at LAX
A new refrigeration facility at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is expected to expand the flower trade and reduce the cost of flowers, while making LAX the new hub for the U.S. flower supply chain.
Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 5/1/2009
A new refrigeration facility at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is expected to expand the flower trade and reduce the cost of flowers, while making LAX the new hub for the U.S. flower supply chain.
The $1.1 million, 12,700-square-foot refrigeration unit is the largest at any West Coast airport and was designed to accommodate a projected 8,500 tons of new perishable product annually. Prior to expansion, the perishable traffic flown to LAX was one-quarter to one-half of the projected quantity because of lack of refrigeration at LAX to provide a continuing "cold chain." The additional volume of flowers will come from Colombia and Ecuador, and will now be shipped to LAX instead of entering the U.S. in Miami.
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