MEDLOG, the logistics division of MSC, and Chinese logistics company China Master Logistics Co Ltd. have formally expanded their cooperation in China with the launch of a new joint venture and the opening of a large cold storage facility in Shanghai.
The newly unveiled site spans 24,000 square metres and becomes both the third and the largest facility in the partners’ shared cold-chain network. That wider network already includes two other cold stores located near the key Chinese port gateways of Tianjin and Ningbo. Together, the three facilities form part of MEDLOG’s growing coastal footprint in China, aimed at supporting the expansion of cross-border cold-chain import trade.
Located in Lingang, within Shanghai’s Special Comprehensive Free Trade Zone, the new warehouse is designed to strengthen China’s import cold-chain logistics capabilities and respond to rising international demand for fresh produce. According to the two companies, the facility is equipped with intelligent refrigeration technologies and is intended to set a new standard for smart, standardized operations in the domestic cold-chain warehousing sector.
The warehouse combines both bonded and non-bonded zones and offers total storage capacity of 80,000 tonnes. That structure is intended to improve the flow between domestic storage activity and international shipping operations, streamlining the handling of imported temperature-sensitive products.
Giuseppe Prudente, chairman of MEDLOG, described the investment as an important step in the group’s cold-chain development in China at a pivotal moment for global trade. He said the new site reinforces MEDLOG’s ability to serve both local and international customers, while the partnership with CMLOG allows the two companies to provide a more fully integrated cross-border cold-chain solution focused on efficiency, reliability and compliance.
By combining MEDLOG’s international logistics capabilities with MSC Group’s global shipping reach, the Shanghai cold store is intended to provide one-stop cross-border cold-chain services. The offer includes international transport, customs clearance and temperature-controlled warehousing, with the goal of reducing both transit times and overall logistics costs.
Beyond the immediate commercial value, the new facility is also expected to strengthen China’s broader cold-chain logistics system and support further growth in imports of fresh and perishable goods.
With this latest addition, MEDLOG and CMLOG are not simply expanding storage space; they are reinforcing the infrastructure behind a more connected and integrated cold-chain trade model in China.
