The change in consumer habits resulting from the boom in e-commerce and the preference for avoiding visits to physical stores, has forced some large commercial surfaces to be transformed into storage and logistics areas.
The covid-19 outbreak caused the emergence of a new commercial reality, in which consumers are less willing to go to physical stores to make certain purchases and prefer to store online.
In Costa Rica, DHL Global plans to expand its storage center in Alajuela, for which it will invest about $5.5 million over the next seven years.
Representatives of the company reported that the investment will include workstations, handling equipment, selective racks, fire protection system, surveillance cameras and security.
Walmart launched a new distribution center for vegetables, fruits, vegetables and grains in Coris, Cartago.
The company reported that the new distribution center has the capacity to serve 140 agricultural producers per day, is located on a 150,000 m2 lot and the construction area is 24.000 m2.
The first phase of the Liquid Boiler Terminal comprises the construction of four storage tanks for liquids such as solvents and vegetable oils, and will be finished in March 2018.
The goal of the liquid products storage terminal whose construction has started at the port ofCaldera, Puntarenas, is to provide storage services for chemical products such as solvents, and vegetable and animal and oils. The company in charge of the project has not ruled out requesting permits to store other products, like fuels in the future.
A marine cargo dock and two office warehouse complexes, and expansion of storage in a maritime terminal, are some of the projects planned for the coming months.
The information system"Construction Projects in Central America",by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides an up to date list of construction projects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were presented to the appropriate authorities in each country in November 2016.
There is growing confidence by businesses to delegate to specialized companies the storage, management and distribution of their inventory.
Another service offered by companies that focus on managing inventories for third parties is the labeling of products to help companies promote their products in the market. This trend of outsourcinginventory management is on the rise in Costa Rica, allowing companies to "... make up for capacity gaps in logistics processes, make fixed costs variable once again and improve sales."
A cooling technique is being designed which allows for longer storage of agricultural products obtaining an optimum temperature of 0 degrees throughout the cooling area.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (Procomer):
The trend for smaller housing and office spaces is driving the growth of the self storage business.
Elfinancierocr.com reports that "the migration of people and businesses to high rise residential and office buildings and competition for space are the triggers driving the development of the mini warehouse industry in Costa Rica.".
The first project already being worked on by the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (Recope) is a new plant in the area, whose works are advanced by 26% so far. It also presented a blueprint for the construction of two tanks on the Barranca plant in Puntarenas to support storage.
The company Terminal de Graneles Moín (TGM), with an investment of about $5 million, is to build a terminal that will operate as a logistics center for receiving, storing and dispensing liquids.
The objectives of the company are to provide storage tanks and reception services in the port and shipping the product.
Galores Cold Storage has inaugurated the first logistic service for storage of refrigerated and frozen perishable foods, under the In Bond regime.
‘In bond’ is a term applied to the status of merchandise admitted provisionally to a country without payment of duties -- either for storage in a bonded warehouse or for trans-shipment to another point, where duties will eventually by imposed.
The State refiner awarded the Felguera group the construction of the new infrastructure for storing liquefied gas.
I.H.S.A. Felguera Spain won the tender and will be responsible for the design, purchase of materials and construction of six storage facilities of 250 m3 each.
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico. The company manufactures and sells telescopic,...
O4Bi is a system that allows to control and manage what a company needs: the complete process of development of works, accounts receivable, treasury, banks, sales and accounting.
O4Bi is a very robust system that allows to control and...
español
2099