From a statement by the Trade Promotion Office in Costa Rica:

"The logistics center is the South Florida Logistics Centre which is operated by the company Flagler Global Logistics and is located next to Miami International Airport. According to the company, through use of new technology this center now offers new services for fresh produce entering the United States through Miami which will enhance shelf life, being able to maintain more uniform temperatures during transport.

According to the company annual loses from fresh products are of about $35 billion in this country and about half of those losses are due to changes in temperature that occur in international and domestic transportation.

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State Company to Manage Agricultural Markets

September 2013

In Panama plans are underway to create a law on the company Mercados Nacionales de la Cadena de Frío, which will manage wholesale and retail food markets.

From a statement issued by the presidency of Colombia:

The Cabinet Council has agreed to a bill authorizing the creation of the company Mercados Nacionales de la Cadena de Frío, S.

Nicaragua: Agricultural Sales to U.S. Companies

December 2012

A visit of six major U.S. buyers ended with initial contracts worth more than $3 million for the export of fresh produce.

American entrepreneurs were especially interested in seedless watermelons, coconuts, Asian vegetables, roots and tubers, according to a report from the general manager of the Association of Producers and Exporters of Nicaragua (APEN), Azucena Castillo.

Complexity of the Cold Chain

August 2012

There are no situations where there is room for improvisation and, although the limits vary in flexibility, logistics applied to cold chains leave no room for error.

The complexity of cold chain logistics

It's not news that one of the determining factors in logistical planning is based on the profile of the goods: dangerous, general or perishable.

Cold Chain Logistics System Out to Tender Again

July 2011

The $70 million tender includes the design, construction, equipping and commissioning of an Integrated Cold Chain Logistics System.

The purpose of the tender is to design a system of integrated Cold Chain logistics, which begins from receipt of the post-harvest product, which then passes through modern value-added processes and safety procedures in post-harvest Management Centres, utilizes appropriate refrigerated transport systems and ends with delivery to final consumer outlets.