Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has announced that its group company in Thailand, Bangkok Cold Storage Service (BCS) and K Line Container Service Thailand (KCST) will establish new warehouses in Bang Na district near Bangkok.
Currently, BCS is operating two freezing and refrigerating warehouses in two locations, where are Thepharak district and Bang Na district, and KCST is operating ten dry warehouses in three locations where are Bang Na district, Amata City Chonburi district and Bangpra district.
Both BCS and KCST have been operating warehouse businesses for more than 30 years in Thailand.
K Line said that this decision has been taken to support the expanding distribution demand in Thailand and the diverse needs of its customers.
In addition to the above, new warehouses will be located near the city center of Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, and Laem Chabang Port. K Line believes that they will enhance their function as a storage and distribution base in Bangkok area.
New warehouses overview
BCS aims to be one of the world-leading energy-saving freezing and refrigerating warehouses by minimising the amount of operating power and supplying 50% of the required power with solar power generation.
KCST aims to be compatible with e-commerce products, by installing high storage racks to increase the number of storage locations, it will be a warehouse that can store small quantities of various types, while there will be a cargo entrance/exit, which will be corresponding to all weather.
Source : Container News