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RSA cold chain JV breaks ground on Jebel Ali facility: RSA Cold Chain, a joint venture between Dubai-based RSA Global and US publicly listed temperature-controlled warehousing company Americold, began construction of its flagship facility in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Freezone (Jafza), according to a press release. The advanced regional distribution center will be built in collaboration with Group Amana.
What we know: The facility will feature eight chambers and expand pallet capacity by 40k, maintaining temperatures as low as -25°C. The project is scheduled for completion in 1Q 2025, with plans to double capacity to 70,600 pallets.
More details: The cold warehousing hub will contribute to local supply chains, fulfillment, and distribution via a bonded area, while allowing for the efficient shuffling of inventories between bonded and non-bonded areas on its premises. The facility will also provide labeling, packaging, and other value-added services tax-free and efficiently, and offers advanced inventory holding for regional distribution via its access to tax-free Jafza.
DP World is involved: The JV inked an agreement with DP World back in December 2023 to develop, design, build, and operate the cold chain facility on a 100k square meter plot.
