Latin America. The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) recently released its annual Global Top 25 list of its largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics members.
Accompanying the top 25 global is GCCA's North American Top 25 warehouse member list and a list of the largest carriers in Latin America and Europe. Listings are determined by the total reported capacity of temperature-controlled space in GCCA membership.
GCCA warehouse members currently own or operate 7390 million cubic feet (209 million cubic meters). A total capacity of more than 750 million cubic feet was added to the Global Top 25 since the publication of the 2022 lists, due to M&A activity as well as the bringing online of new facility assets. This does not suggest that the industry as a whole grew at this rate.
"GCCA members have continued to build and grow their networks around the world. The cold chain industry continues to experience strong demand and continues to invest in sustainable infrastructure in both established and developing economies," said Adam Thocher, Senior Vice President, Global Programs and Insights, GCCA. "As evidenced by this year's Top 25 List, consolidation continues to play an important role in the growth of major players in the global cold storage industry."
The Global Top 25 currently operates 6.26 billion cubic feet (177 million cubic meters). The North American Top 25 operates 4.37 billion cubic feet (124 million cubic meters). The European Top 10 operates 1.18 billion cubic feet (33 million cubic meters). The Latin American Top 10 operates 441 million cubic feet (12.5 million cubic meters).
Top 10 in Latin America 2023
| Position | Enterprise | Country | ft capacity (3) |
| 1 | Emergent Cold LatAm | Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guatemala | 147,141,197 |
| 2 | Frialsa Frigoríficos S.A. De C.V. | Mexico | 108,649,927 |
| 3 | Superfrio Logística Frigorified - Corporate Office | Brazil | 81,441,483 |
| 4 | Friozem Armazens Frigorificos Ltda. | Brazil | 40,259,100 |
| 5 | Arfrio Armazens Gerais Frigorificos | Brazil | 17,852,756 |
| 6 | Brasfrigo | Brazil | 11,978,848 |
| 7 | ARCOSA | Mexico | 11,978,746 |
| 8 | Americold | Operates from Miami to Latam | 9,738,512 |
| 9 | ICEPORT | Brazil | 7,214,855 |
| 10 | CAP Logistics | Brazil | 4,961,758 |
