Eimskip recently opened the largest cold store in China in the presence of Mr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, president of Iceland, and 350 other Icelandic people. The first phase of the cold store, with a capacity of 55.000 tons, was opened in a pomp ceremony, while the second facility with the same capacity is on the drawing board.

Being the first cold storage built in the port of Qingdao, China’s largest port in terms of transport of temperature controlled cargo, the location of the cold store has a distinct advantage for customers. Located in only about 100 meter distance from the port, it is thus the most optimal choice in terms of temperature controlled cargo storage. Eimskip is a key international player in transportation and storage of temperature controlled cargo and Qingdao Port believes that many opportunities will arise with the establishment of the new cold storage. According to the company’s press release, Eimskip’s integrated shipping and transport network will undoubtedly reinforce Qingdao’s potential to become the largest port for frozen and chilled seafood in Asia.

Baldur Gudnason, CEO of Eimskip, said “This is a very exciting project, which supports the current operations of Eimkip China. We have established 4 offices in the country in recent years and currently around 100 people work for Eimskip in China. The cold store project started with the visit of Mr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson to Qingdao in 2005 and is now concluding successfully. During the process, we have also received invaluable support from the embassador of Iceland in China, Mr. Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson and his personnel at the Icelandic embassy in China.”