Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, is pleased to announce that its Thailand-based Group company Bangkok Cold Storage Service  will commence, on August 1, the operation of a new warehouse in the Bang Na district of Bangkok.

The new warehouse is situated in a prime location 30 km from Bangkok’s city center, the largest consumption area in Thailand, and it fulfills its functions as a storage and shipping base for foods, drugs and commodities that require freezing or refrigeration. By employing the latest version of ASRS (Automated storage and retrieval system*¹,) as a new storage facility in the freezing storage, storage, acceptance and delivery tasks are automated. Also, by employing mobile racks in chilled and constant temperature storage, it has increased the speed of loading and unloading operations. The warehouse also includes two processing rooms, where food processing is possible, to meet the diverse needs of customers. BCS has obtained the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and HACCP & GHP certification at its existing warehouses and plans to obtain these same international standard certifications for the new warehouse within days.

“K” LINE has been promoting carbon reduction and the decarbonization of the company and society and has designed and constructed this new warehouse based on an ultra energy saving concept. The building is covered with double heat-insulating panels. The freezing system employs an energy-saving secondary loop method, which uses natural refrigerants (ammonia and CO₂), and only CO₂ circulates in the storage area. Furthermore, a 600 Kwh solar panel is installed on the roof, aiming to reduce power consumption during the day approximately 60% compared with conventional refrigerating warehouses.

[Overview of the New Warehouse]

Name: Bangkok Cold Storage Service Ltd. No.3 COLD STORAGE

Address: 199/9 MOO 9 TAMBON BANGCHALONG AMPHUR BANGPLEE SAMUTPRAKARN 10540.

Service Launch Date: August 1, 2023

Main Business Activities:  Freezing/refrigerated cargo storage, distribution processing, food processing, packaging, domestic refrigerated delivery, etc.

Total Floor Area:7,000 m²

Storage warehouse temperature: Freezing -25°C
Chilled 0 – 15°C
Constant temperature +25°

“K” LINE has been operating regular warehouses and freezing and refrigerating warehouses with close ties to the community in Thailand for over three decades. We have provided logistics services by situating each warehouse in a prime location, such as on the outskirts of Bangkok, within an industrial zone with a high concentration of Japanese companies, at Suvarnabhumi Airport and near Laem Chabang, one of Thailand’s major ports.

In addition, its group company K Line Container Service (Thailand) Ltd. (KCST) commenced the operation of general warehouses on the same premises on April 1 of this year.

In its management plan, “K” LINE has positioned the logistics business as a major business contributing to stable revenue. Going forward, “K” LINE will continue to provide high-quality logistics services and solutions to meet increasingly diverse customer needs and growing demand, with a focus on Southeast Asia, which will continue to show remarkable economic growth.