New Orleans Cold Storage

New Orleans Cold Storage

Type	Private
Industry	Refrigerated Warehousing and Supply Chain Management
Founded	New Orleans, Louisiana
Headquarters	New Orleans, Louisiana
Key people	Mark Blanchard, President & CEO
Services	Refrigerated Warehousing and Supply Chain Logistics
Employees	2,200 Stevedores, 250 Support and Executive Staff
Website	www.nocs.com

History

Established in 1886, New Orleans Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. is the oldest cold storage company in North America^{[citation needed]}, and to this day remains dedicated to providing expertise in the global food logistics supply chain. NOCS provides logistics services to dry, time and temperature sensitive cargoes. NOCS is recognized as an industry leader, with the expertise and knowledge necessary to provide cold storage solutions applicable to many different situations.

Operating Units

NOCS currently has 4 facilities with over 12,000,000 cubic feet (340,000 m³) of refrigerated space; located in 3 strategic port cities – New Orleans, LA; Houston, TX; and Charleston, SC. It is also currently expanding in New Orleans by 4,000,000 cubic feet (110,000 m³) and in Charleston, SC by 1,950,000 cubic feet (55,000 m³). These warehouses feature state of the art refrigeration systems. The company reassures its customers with knowledge of its ability and its assets to handle the most complex business models. The transportation division expedites the overland movement of cargoes to and from all points throughout the United States. NOCS has the capability to handle domestic, import and export cargoes moving by truck, rail, container and/or break-bulk vessel. The business side is handled with simplified billing and all under a single umbrella. Staffed with a professional logistics management team and an experienced support staff, NOCS has the ability to create and implement highly-customized supply chain strategies that enhance customers’ profitability and service.

Locations

Port of New Orleans

There are currently two locations in New Orleans at Jourdan Road and Alvar Street while a third facility is under construction at the Henry Clay Avenue Wharf.^[1]

Jourdan Road

NOCS Jourdan Facility

The Jourdan Road warehouse was built in 2003 and has 160,000 square feet (4,500,000 cubic feet) of refrigerated cold storage warehouse with a total storage capacity of 46,000,000 lbs of product. It features 24 truck bays and three vessel berths and maintains USDA export certification, approval from the Russian confederation for poultry exports, and approval for poultry and beef exports to Mexico. It is especially designed to blast freeze meat and poultry to 0 degrees Fahrenheit within 24 hours with a total capacity of 1,200,000 lbs a day.

Alvar Street

NOCS Alvar Facility

The facility at Alvar Street was constructed in 1980 with 1,000,000 cubic feet (28,000 m³) of cold storage space. This plant is served by the New Orleans Public Belt and is accessible to all five US Class 1 Railroads. It also maintains USDA export certification and approval from the Russian confederation for poultry exports. Its blast freezing capacity is up to 560,000 lbs a day to 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

Port of Charleston

NOCS Charleston Facility

The South Atlantic plant was built in 1987 in Charleston, SC. At 1,500,000 cubic feet (42,000 m³), this facility can blast freeze up to 320,000 lbs of meat and poultry a day. There are 16 truck platforms as well as the warehouse being accessible to all railroads that serve Charleston, SC (Norfolk Southern and CSX directly). This facility is certified for Russian meat and poultry shipments.

Port of Houston

NOCS Houston Facility

The West Gulf warehouse was built in 1984 in LaPorte, TX. At 140,000 square feet (13,000 m²) and 4,200,000 cubic feet (120,000 m³), this facility can blast freeze up to 1,280,000 lbs of meat and poultry a day. There are 32 truck platforms as well as the warehouse being accessible to all Class 1 railroads serving the Houston area. It also maintains certifications for Russian poultry shipments as well as Russian export and Russian pork trichinosis certifications. It is a USDA approved meat inspection establishment and has the ability to do trichinae testing.

See also

• Warehouse
• Distribution (business)
• Logistics
• Food
• Refrigeration
• Supply Chain

External links

• New Orleans Cold Storage Official Homepage

• International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses
• The World Group: NOCS
• The United States Department of Agriculture
• United States of America Poultry & Egg Export Council
• World Food Logistics Organization
• National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association
• National Poultry and Food Distributors Association
• Internaltion Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration
• The Global Cold Chain Alliance

References

1. ^ BreakBulk.com "Port of New Orleans Approves New Cold Storage Warehouse" [1]