Cold storage containers for sale are gaining popularity these days. It is because they offer a versatile, cost-effective, and scalable solution for modern cold chain logistics, food safety, pharmaceuticals, and more.
Growth in e-commerce, online grocery, meal kits, and vaccine distribution is driving the need for localized cold storage. Businesses are buying containers to build their own micro cold chains, especially in remote or underserved areas.
Here are several examples of how storage containers are used, including their available types at Tradecorp!
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What is a Cold Storage Container?
Cold storage containers are refrigerated rooms used as a warehouse to store goods or products at low temperatures. There are various reasons why more and more people need refrigerated storage facilities, one of which is to maintain product freshness and extend their shelf life.
Frozen products or other products that require a specific temperature for storage require this to maintain their quality.
Cold storage is usually built to fit a building’s dimensions. However, for start-up businesses or entrepreneurs starting from scratch, you don’t need to build your own cold storage building. As an alternative, you can use our cold storage container for sale or rent.
Examples of Cold Storage Use
1. Storing Meat, Fish, or Seafood
As we know, meat and fish are commodities that have a short shelf life when stored at room temperature. To maintain their nutritional value and texture, meat needs to be stored at low temperatures using refrigerated storage.
These low temperatures also help keep meat, fish, and seafood products free from bacteria or microbes that can multiply and cause them to spoil quickly during storage.
Therefore, cold storage is crucial for tuna, animal products, and seafood, ensuring their quality is maintained.
2. Storing Fruits and Vegetables
Just like meat, vegetables and fruit should be stored in a refrigerator to maintain their freshness. Moreover, on a larger industrial or business scale, the use of cold storage is not only for storing fruits and vegetables but also to reduce damage during shipping.
3. For Storing Industrial Materials
Did you know that some industrial raw materials require specific conditions to prevent damage?
Examples include pharmaceutical raw materials or products. Drug storage temperature can affect the properties, stability, and quality of certain drugs.
Furthermore, inappropriate temperatures can also affect the effects of the active ingredients contained in the drug. As a result, the drug’s structure can change, potentially making the drug less effective than it should be.
4. Pharmaceutical & Medical Sector
Specialized reefer containers with ultra-low temperatures are perfect for storing vaccines, insulin, or other temperature-sensitive drugs. The products require stable, low-temperature storage during both storage and shipping.
For compliance with Good Distribution Practices (GDP), you can also equip the cold storage with temperature monitoring and alarms.
5. Logistics & Distribution Hubs
At the logistics and distribution hubs, cold storage containers serve as temporary or overflow temperature-controlled spaces for managing the flow of perishable goods in transit.
They support cross-docking, last-mile delivery, inventory buffering, and temperature integrity before onward distribution.
A cold storage is capable of holding perishable goods briefly before transferring them between inbound and outbound trucks. You can also use it for the pre-staging orders to temporarily store grouped goods ready for shipment or dispatch to local stores.
6. Agriculture & Farming
A cold storage container can preserve the freshness, quality, and shelf life of harvested fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, flowers, or even seeds. You can put it directly on the farm or near the harvest site, especially in rural or remote areas.
The common use cases of cold storage containers in agriculture and farming are for post-harvesting cooling, dairy product storage, seed preservation, and flower cooling.
7. Events & Catering
You will need storage containers to provide reliable, temporary cold storage for perishable food, drinks, and ingredients. They are perfect for outdoor events, catering venues, or pop-up kitchens, especially where permanent refrigeration is unavailable.
8. Research & Labs
Storage containers can provide controlled temperature environments for biological samples, reagents, vaccines, specimens, and chemical substances.
This type of storage container is especially useful in remote fieldwork, emergency labs, or temporary research facilities.
Types of Cold Storage Containers
Here is a complete specification of each type of cold storage containers for sale at Tradecorp:
1. Blast Freezer / Blast Freezing / Flash Freezer
The first type is a Blast Freezer, a refrigeration machine capable of maintaining temperatures between -40°C and -35°C, with a maximum temperature of -60°C, quickly. This technology is called a Flash Freezer, or fast freezing. The main purpose of storing goods or products in a blast freezer within this temperature range is to prevent bacterial growth, thus minimizing food spoilage.
2. 40′ High Cube Cold Storage Complex
Our 40’ High Cube Cold Storage Complex offers a solution for storing large quantities of perishable products or temperature-sensitive items. With this unit, you can have a cold storage or warehouse facility at your desired location to keep your temperature-sensitive products safe.
This complex comprises five 40’ high cube units that are put together to create a large open space. This unit is equipped with Thermo King cooling machines, ensuring optimal refrigeration capabilities. Additionally, it is insulated to maintain internal temperature despite outside weather conditions.
These cold storage containers for sale cover a 40ft x 40ft area with 15,360 cubic feet or 434,9 cubic meters volume, providing a voluminous space for your temperature-sensitive items.
These machines are quick to assemble, allowing you to have a fully functional storage facility in no time.
The three Thermo King cooling machines work seamlessly to maintain a stable and consistent cold temperature throughout the interior, preserving the quality of your valuable products and preventing spoilage.
3. 20′ HC Reefer Container With a Large Recessed Butcher Door
The 20’ High Cube Reefer Container with a Large Recessed Butcher Door can help you store temperature-sensitive items from food to pharmaceuticals with its Carrier’s PrimeLINE reefer machine.
It is capable of freezing between -35 and +30°C, helping users maximize item freezing during use and minimize the energy spent on freezing their cargo.
In addition to the PrimeLINE machine, the container’s rubber-sealed butcher door is also important in keeping the interior temperature stable.
Since the seal is rubber-based, the door can help the machine minimize energy consumption that may otherwise be spent on reducing the interior temperature even more.
4. 20′ High Cube Reefer Container with PA Door
Tradecorp’s latest 20’ High Cube Reefer Container with Personal Door is your solution for easy access to enter the container without sacrificing its overall design.
The unit uses Carrier’s PrimeLINE reefer machine, which helps you freeze your cargo to maintain its physical integrity and properties and save energy thanks to its environmentally-friendly refrigerator systems.
Meanwhile, a personal door is built into one of the container’s doors to help users enter the container without opening all the doors. You can also expect standard container features in this container.
Conclusion
As we know, cold storage is a warehousing and storage technology that can support business needs and distribution processes, ensuring product longevity.
High-quality Cold Storage containers for sale are available at Tradecorp. Tradecorp is a reliable container sales, purchase, rental, and modification service company. Tradecorp provides modification and custom container services to residences by adding windows, doors, walls, and roof insulation.
Our experienced staff is ready to help you arrange the shipping of your container to your requested location. Fill out our quote form to buy or rent from us!