VITAIRA and Hommel Pharma join forces to expand European pharma and healthcare logistics platform

Altius and Progeco open new cold storage facility at Port of Bilbao

Tjoapack expands in the U.S. and Europe

Emergent Cold LatAm inaugurates the largest automated food cold storage facility in Latin America

Mega Cold Storage Warehouse opens in Bicol, Philippines

Cold Chain Technologies to launch orchestration platform MedAssure at LogiPharma 2026

Hommel Pharma, headquartered in Dülmen, Germany, specializes in logistics and fulfilment solutions including storage, picking, and distribution of pharmaceuticals, medical products, and consumer health goods.

The partnership focuses on standardizing quality and compliance processes for temperature controlled supply chains, building scalable fulfilment structures for complex healthcare value chains, and enhancing digital process integration for improved traceability.

VITAIRA CEO Andreas Thiede noted that the Dülmen location strengthens the company's DACH region presence while providing strategic access toward the Benelux countries.

Managing Director Thomas Möbus said the combination brings clear standards and digital transparency together with a European growth perspective, positioning Dülmen as a building block for scalable cross-border solutions. (Greenpeak Partners)

The facility, representing an investment of approximately €1.2 million, includes a 300 sqm antechamber for receiving, palletising, and dispatching goods, along with a 550 sqm storage area with capacity for 1,100 pallets.

Progeco will manage warehouse operations while Altius leads commercial activities.

The investment expands Progeco's cold chain footprint at the port, where the company has operated since 1985 and introduced its first cold storage facility in 2011.

Progeco now manages approximately 8,000 sqm of temperature controlled storage and 105,000 sqm of total logistics space across multiple port areas.

A second phase of development is already planned. (Container News)

The facility features a modern automated pallet handling and storage system designed to manage large product volumes with high precision.

It will primarily serve retail, food service, and traditional channel companies in central Chile.

Alain Eichmann, Managing Director for the Andean region, cited increasing demand for temperature controlled storage and distribution solutions as a key driver of cold chain infrastructure development.

On the sustainability front, nearly one third of the facility holds EDGE Zero Carbon certification, with the expansion achieving EDGE Advanced certification ensuring at least 40% reductions in energy and water consumption.

Emergent Cold LatAm operates nine cold storage facilities across Chile with total capacity of 155,000 pallet positions. (Emergent Cold LatAm)

The flagship project has an annual capacity exceeding 200,000 tons and is expected to benefit tens of thousands of farmers and consumers across the region.

The facility features temperature-controlled rooms designed for specific commodities including pork, beef, poultry, fish, fruits, and vegetables, along with preparation areas for blast freezing, processing, and packaging to extend shelf life and help producers meet market requirements.

The Department of Agriculture said additional cold chain facilities are being developed across key food-producing areas nationwide under the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act. (Business Mirror)

At its Clinton, Tennessee site, the company is developing a new 170,000 sq ft facility adjacent to its existing operations, with completion expected in early 2027.

The new building will include a comprehensive GMP suite supporting oral solid dose products, injectables, and various secondary packaging configurations, along with advanced serialization and expanded cold chain storage.

The Clinton site has also commissioned two injectables packaging lines capable of producing 15–20 million vials annually and expanded its cold storage capacity 2.5 times, adding 160 pallet positions at 2–8°C.

In the Netherlands, Tjoapack's Etten-Leur facility has introduced a second oral solid dose bottle packaging line capable of packaging up to 50 bottles per minute.

The Dutch site also added 84 cold storage pallet spaces, bringing total 2–8°C capacity to 120 pallet positions. (Contract Pharma)

Designed specifically for the life sciences industry, MedAssure is a proactive, data-driven intelligence platform aimed at reducing risk, cost, and environmental footprint across pharmaceutical cold chains.

CCT describes the platform as moving beyond reactive management and traditional visibility tools toward strategic, end-to-end optimization.

Paul Della Villa, Director of Digital Solutions & Services, said the platform combines purpose-built technology with hands-on technical partnership, product design, and diverse supply models.

MedAssure represents a key addition to CCT's thermal assurance ecosystem, which integrates packaging solutions with emerging technology and human expertise. (Cold Chain Platform)