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Maersk opens largest CO2 cold store in Russia

RUSSIA: Danish logistics company Maersk has opened a new 23,700m2 refrigerated warehouse in St Petersburg – the largest commercial cold store in Russia using CO2 refrigeration.

Just nine months after construction began in June 2019, the first container has arrived at the new warehouse bringing pears from Argentina. 

Approximately 40% of the new warehouse will be occupied by Europe’s leading fruit company Fyffes, with the remaining capacity available for other customers from the fresh and frozen produce segment.

The new facility has a total capacity of more than 40 000 pallets in three chambers at +13˚/+6˚/-25˚C. With 35 docks, it will be able to handle up to 200 trucks per day. The maximum storage capacity is over 50,000 tons.

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6th December 2025

New R&D lab to boost Daikin data centre push

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5th December 2025

ABB takes stake in data centre cooling software company

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5th December 2025

Beijer Ref to buy Refspecs in New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND: Swedish wholesaling group Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire New Zealand HVACR wholesaler Refspecs Refrigeration Specialties Ltd.
4th December 2025

SWEP BPHEs for data centre cooling

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4th December 2025

Hitachi unveils new generation of wall-mount AC systems

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Mitsubishi claims electronics cooling breakthrough

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has developed what it claims is the world’s first technology to generate mm-scale flow within a channel, potentially eliminating the need for external pumps.