Food and agricultural supply-chain services in Panama

Operates one of the world's largest temperature-controlled warehouse networks, with more than 480 facilities across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific offering frozen, refrigerated and multi-zone storage plus blast freezing.

Owns and operates around 250 temperature-controlled warehouses worldwide, including 19 sites across Australia and New Zealand positioned near ports and major distribution centres.

Japanese logistics group offering warehouse storage and distribution including a cold chain logistics service alongside general ambient warehousing. It operates in Japan and internationally, including bases in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

FrigoService operates a purpose built cold chain facility on Via Transistmica Km 31 in Colon, Panama, within the Hern In free zone, offering frozen storage from minus 20 to minus 30 degrees Celsius and chilled storage up to 15 degrees Celsius across 79,160 cubic meters and 9,760 pallet positions with 16 loading docks.

Frio Seco has operated a multi temperature warehouse in Parque Lefevre, Panama City since 2017, with more than 500 storage positions for chilled, frozen and dry cargo, container reception for 20 and 40 foot boxes, and a sanitary operating permit from the Ministry of Health.

Galores Refrigerados S.A., trading as Galores Cold Storage, operates a refrigerated storage facility in Las Mananitas, Panama City, near the Tocumen international airport, providing frozen and chilled warehousing for third party cargo.

GLF Corp operates warehouse number 3 in France Field within the Colon Free Zone, Panama, offering ambient cargo storage with a warehouse management system, pre shipment inspection, labelling, segregation and repacking, and holds IATA and WCA memberships.

Almacenadora Kortabaco, S.A. is a registered warehousing company operating from Calle 4ta, Edificio 62, France Field, in the Colon Free Zone, Panama, classified under real estate and storage activity in the zone's official user directory.

Centro de Almacenaje, S.A. is a registered storage company at Lotes 4 to 7, Manzana 53, France Field, in the Colon Free Zone, Panama, listed under goods and services activity in the zone's official user directory.

Unik Transport and Logistics Solutions operates a cargo warehouse at France Field in the Colon Free Zone, Panama, providing ambient storage together with packaging, relabeling and order preparation services from its Colon facility.

KLN Logistics Group (formerly Kerry Logistics Network) is a Hong Kong-headquartered logistics provider offering air, ocean and land freight, integrated logistics, warehousing, customs brokerage, e-commerce fulfilment and cold chain solutions across Asia and beyond.

Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered global freight forwarding and contract logistics provider offering ocean and air freight, warehousing, distribution, customs brokerage and temperature-controlled cold chain logistics for perishable goods.

DHL Supply Chain, part of Germany-headquartered DHL Group, is the world's leading contract logistics provider offering warehousing, transport, distribution and temperature-controlled cold chain solutions for perishables and life sciences.

Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered global logistics provider offering air, ocean and ground freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, customs support and supply chain solutions across roughly 57 countries.

CJ Logistics is a Seoul-headquartered integrated logistics provider offering warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, parcel delivery and IoT-enabled cold chain solutions for frozen, chilled and temperature-controlled goods.

Melbourne-headquartered logistics provider offering integrated supply chain, warehousing (including ambient, cold chain and frozen storage), transport and customs services across a network spanning around 150 countries.

Danish-headquartered global transport and logistics group operating in over 90 countries with air, sea, road and rail freight, contract logistics and temperature-controlled cold chain services for perishables and healthcare.

Marseille-headquartered logistics provider (part of CMA CGM, having absorbed Bolloré Logistics under one brand) operating in around 170 countries with contract logistics, air/ocean/ground freight, customs and reefer/perishables cold chain services.

Levallois (France)-headquartered full-service logistics company operating in around 166 countries with freight forwarding, contract logistics, distribution/express and temperature-controlled cold chain capabilities.

Abu Dhabi-headquartered logistics and investment group whose businesses include Agility Logistics Parks (Grade-A warehousing), Shipa freight forwarding, delivery and e-commerce fulfilment, and customs digitalization across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

GXO Logistics is a publicly traded (NYSE: GXO) contract logistics company that operates temperature-controlled and ambient warehousing and distribution services, including for food and beverage manufacturers, with its global headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut.

ID Logistics US is the United States operating entity of ID Logistics, a French-headquartered global contract logistics group; it was formed from ID Logistics' 2022 acquisition of Kane Logistics and provides warehousing, omnichannel distribution, and multi-temperature site operations from Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Operates a 3PL warehouse at France Field in the Colon Free Zone offering air, ocean and land cargo consolidation, cross docking and distribution across Central America, the Caribbean and the United States, and holds IATA cargo agent accreditation.

Independent Panamanian company established more than 18 years ago operating warehousing, labeling and cargo handling services inside the Colon Free Zone, serving apparel, footwear and accessories brands distributing into Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.

Temperature controlled 3PL warehouse on Via Transistmica Km 31 in Colon with 79,160 cubic meters and 9,760 pallet positions across a minus 30 to plus 15 Celsius range, 16 loading docks, bulk tuna offload and WMS based cold chain traceability inside a duty free logistics zone.

Registered in the Colon Free Zone company directory under the transport logistics activity classification, operating from Edificio Millenium 2000 in the Casco Viejo Zona Libre sector of Colon.

Registered in the Colon Free Zone company directory under the transport logistics activity classification, with premises in manzana 13-B of the Casco Viejo Zona Libre sector of Colon.

Registered in the Colon Free Zone company directory under the transport logistics activity classification, operating from a warehouse in the Coco Solito sector of Colon.

Kuehne+Nagel is a global freight forwarder offering sea and air logistics, customs, and dedicated cold chain and perishables services across close to 100 countries.

DSV is a Denmark-based global transport and logistics provider offering sea freight, air freight, customs, and project logistics across more than 90 countries.

Expeditors International is a US-based logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and project cargo through a global network in over 100 countries.

Sinotrans is a China-based logistics group and major NVOCC offering sea and air freight forwarding, shipping agency, and multimodal logistics from Chinese ports worldwide.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is a Germany-based freight forwarder operating in 62 countries with a dedicated perishable logistics arm offering temperature-controlled and reefer transport for food, flowers and edible oils.

Dimerco Express Group is a Taiwan-based, Asia-Pacific-focused freight forwarder providing air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, and contract logistics across China, India and ASEAN.

Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, perishable logistics and project logistics across more than 50 countries.

Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered freight forwarder offering air and ocean freight forwarding, customs house brokerage, and cold chain logistics with reefer container and chilled/frozen air options for perishables.

CEVA Logistics, a CMA CGM company headquartered in France, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and dedicated reefer and air-perishables cold chain services across around 170 countries.

Kerry Logistics (KLN Logistics Group) is a Hong Kong-headquartered, Asia-based global 3PL offering international air, ocean, road and rail freight forwarding, customs brokerage, project logistics and cold chain services across 58 countries and territories.

Rhenus Logistics is a Germany-headquartered logistics provider offering air and ocean freight forwarding, road transport, customs brokerage and project logistics across more than 70 countries.

C.H. Robinson is a US-headquartered global logistics provider offering ocean, air, customs brokerage, temperature-controlled and project logistics services with regional Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, Singapore and Mumbai.

Mainfreight is a New Zealand-headquartered logistics company providing air and sea freight forwarding, customs brokerage and dedicated perishable freight handling across a network of offices in 27 countries.

cargo-partner is an Austria-headquartered info-logistics provider and Nippon Express Group member offering air, sea and land freight, warehousing and cold-chain transport for perishables, with its Asia-Pacific regional head office in Hong Kong.

Seafrigo is a France-headquartered cold-chain logistics specialist providing temperature-controlled ocean freight, airfreight, customs and reefer-container services for perishable goods across offices on five continents.

Röhlig Logistics is a Germany-headquartered, owner-run international sea and air freight forwarder offering customs brokerage, project logistics and temperature-controlled/perishable cargo handling across more than 35 countries including Australia and New Zealand.

Woodland Group is a UK-based freight forwarder that provides ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance and temperature-controlled reefer logistics for perishable goods from its office in Hayes, Middlesex.

Europa Worldwide Group is a UK freight and logistics company that provides ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance and project cargo forwarding from its head office in Dartford, Kent.

Cool Cargo UK is a Hounslow-based freight forwarder that provides temperature-controlled air freight and reefer sea freight for perishable and pharmaceutical goods.

Gateway Cargo is a Kent-based freight forwarder that provides ocean freight, air freight and customs clearance services from its head office in Strood, with an additional customs office at the port of London Gateway.

Hemisphere Freight Services is a UK freight forwarder with a branch at Skelmersdale near the Port of Liverpool, offering ocean, air, road and project freight forwarding, customs clearance, and handling of reefer cargo.

AIT Worldwide Logistics is a freight forwarder headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, offering ocean freight, air freight, and customs clearance services alongside a dedicated cold chain logistics service for temperature-controlled shipments, including produce.

Freight forwarder based on Calle 16 in Colon handling ocean and air cargo between Panama, the Caribbean and the Americas, including temperature controlled perishables such as seafood, plus customs documentation and brokerage assistance for agricultural and general cargo.

Panama branch of the Spanish air cargo agent group founded in 1908, providing personalized air freight import and export services and named as operating out of Tocumen International Airport among the Panamanian airports it serves.

Registered in the Colon Free Zone company directory as a logistics agent, operating from Calle 9na in the France Field sector of Colon.

Customs brokerage operating under the trade name JT Shipping, listed in the Chiriqui Chamber of Commerce and Industry business directory under customs brokers and agents, providing customs clearance and transport related complementary activities.

Livingston International is a customs broker offering customs clearance, trade consulting, and freight forwarding. It operates from around 100 networked offices across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Descartes Systems Group provides customs and regulatory compliance solutions, including customs declarations, security filings, Harmonized System classification, denied party screening, and export compliance. It serves customers across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Licensed customs brokerage in Panama City operating for over 38 years, handling imports, exports, re-exports, temporary admissions, tax exemptions and household goods clearance across Panama's ports and airports.

Panama City based customs brokerage with offices in the Colon Free Zone and Paso Canoas, clearing general, full container and hazardous cargo and processing import and export tax exemptions.

Panama City customs brokerage founded in 2009, handling import clearance, AUPSA food safety procedures, tariff classification and vehicle imports, with transit support at ports, airports and land borders.

Panama City customs brokerage founded in 2004 under Ministry of Economy and Finance license 340, handling import and export clearance, tax exemption filings, household goods relocation and land transport coordination.

Panama City customs brokerage with a secondary office at the Paso Canoas free zone, providing import and export clearance, integrated logistics and air, sea and land freight representation before Panamanian customs authorities.

Colon Free Zone based customs and logistics operator with over 10 years in business, handling customs documentation, cargo re-exportation, repackaging, labeling and tax exemption processing for free zone traders.

Panama City customs brokerage based in Juan Diaz with 20 years in the import and export market, offering import and export procedures, cargo transport and delivery, and membership in the Union Nacional de Corredores de Aduana de Panama.

Darling Group grows, packs and exports fresh produce, connecting growers with global buyers through subsidiaries covering citrus, avocados and distribution across Australasia. Its produce includes avocados, citrus, blueberries, kiwifruit and mangoes.

Matipou Exports markets and exports New Zealand apples, combining fruit from its own packhouse with supply from other growers and packers. It handles Royal Gala, Premium Gala and NZ Queen varieties for export and domestic distribution.

T&G Global grows, markets and exports fresh produce, working with growers and distributors to sell in more than 60 countries. It is a major apple exporter with premium brands including Envy and Jazz, alongside kiwifruit and vegetables.

Freshmax is a full-service produce marketer that sources, imports and exports fresh produce around the Pacific Rim, supplying customers on six continents. It handles apples, pears, avocados, bananas, berries, cherries, citrus, table grapes and durian, and develops proprietary varieties.

Eco-Fruits is a Hanoi-based tropical fruit exporter that sources from Vietnamese growers and its own farms, then exports to wholesalers in around 60 markets. It handles banana, durian, coconut, mango, dragon fruit and avocado, plus processed fruit, nuts and spices.

Salix Fruits is a global fruit import and export company working with more than 80 producers across 18 countries and serving around 400 customers in 57 countries. It trades apples, citrus, pears, grapes and other fruit, and provides logistics and documentation support.

Macduff Shellfish (Scotland) Ltd is a Scottish shellfish processor that harvests, processes and distributes scallops, langoustine, crab and whelk from its Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire facility to customers worldwide.

Associated Seafoods Limited is the Scottish parent company of Lossie Seafoods and Moray Seafoods, processing smoked salmon and shellfish at sites in Buckie and Arbroath for customers around the world.

Panamanian company with more than 25 years exporting fresh and frozen seafood to the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Aruba and Curacao, operating under GMP and SSOP standards with an FDA-approved HACCP plan.

Shrimp farming and export company established 1990 in Nata, Cocle, operating the country's largest shrimp farm at 1,200 hectares of water mirror with two hatchery centers, exporting mainly to Europe, the United States and Asia through its Altrix de Panama packing plant.

Panamanian shrimp aquaculture company founded 1993, headquartered in Panama City, farming shrimp across roughly 3,096 hectares in Panama and two other countries, with about 90 percent of production exported to France, Spain, Italy, Taiwan, Portugal, the United States, Germany and England.

Seafood export company based in Villa Lucre, Panama City, listed in Panama's official INTELCOM exporter registry under the sea products sector and operating its own export sales channel.

Pineapple grower and exporter founded in 2019 in La Chorrera, cultivating MD-2 pineapple under the Golden Pearl brand for year-round export to Europe, positioned near Balboa, Manzanillo and Tocumen for logistics.

Seafood import and export company trading as Rocmar Seafood, based at Puerto de Vacamonte in Panama City, operating for over three decades under HACCP certification and supplying tuna, dorado, snapper and wahoo to North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia.

COFCO International is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and serves as the overseas agriculture trading arm of COFCO Corporation, buying, processing and distributing grains, oilseeds, sugar, coffee and cotton through warehouses, port terminals and processing plants in more than 30 countries.

Alvean is a sugar trading company with its Geneva trading hub at Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 4, Grand-Lancy, Switzerland, specializing in origination, commercialization and trading of raw and white sugar for bulk and bagged shipment by container and vessel, with staff across nine countries.

Sucafina SA is a coffee merchant headquartered at Place de Saint-Gervais 1 in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1977, sourcing green coffee from origin countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia and supplying roasters worldwide through washing stations and farmer certification programs.

ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Limited is headquartered in Pully, Switzerland and operates as a soft commodity trading group in coffee, cocoa and cotton, sourcing from more than 40 producing countries and running a dedicated risk management unit, ECOM Risk Management, for hedging and client risk advisory.

SGS is a global testing, inspection and certification company with a dedicated fresh produce service group. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. certification, pesticide residue and laboratory testing, and agricultural commodity inspection through a worldwide laboratory network.

Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection and certification group whose food and agriculture division covers GLOBALG.A.P. and food safety certification. Its BVAQ agri-food laboratories in Southeast Asia perform pesticide residue and contaminant testing on fruits and vegetables for export markets.

Intertek is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body operating in over 100 countries. Its fruit and vegetable services include microbiological, residue and contaminant testing plus organic food testing for fresh produce supply chains.

Control Union is a Netherlands-based certification and inspection group present in over 80 countries. It offers GLOBALG.A.P. and organic certification, commodity inspection, laboratory testing, and fumigation services across agricultural supply chains.

Eurofins Scientific operates a network of laboratories across 60-plus countries and is a leader in pesticide residue testing. Its food and feed laboratories test fruits and vegetables against maximum residue levels for export markets such as the EU, US and Japan.

Mérieux NutriSciences runs a global network of ISO 17025 accredited food laboratories. It provides multi-residue pesticide testing and other food safety analyses on fruits, vegetables and other matrices for regulatory compliance.

NSF is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body for agriculture and aquaculture producers. It runs an extensive global food safety audit network and offers farm certification schemes including GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody.

Ecocert is a France-based certification body operating in more than 130 countries, best known for organic agriculture certification. It also certifies producers to the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance standard.

TÜV Rheinland is a Germany-based testing and certification group operating in over 70 countries. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody certification for fruit, vegetable and crop producers.

TÜV SÜD PSB operates ISO 17025 accredited food testing laboratories in Singapore recognized by the Singapore Food Agency. It offers chemical, pesticide residue and microbiological analysis for food and agricultural products.

SGS's Panama City inspection body, accredited by Panama's National Accreditation Authority under registration OI-037 and based at the Zona Procesadora PanExport free trade zone, providing cargo and commodity inspection and control services.

Panama City marine surveying and cargo inspection firm operating since 2002, accredited by Panama's National Accreditation Authority under registration OI-046, providing cargo, insurance and port terminal technical inspection services.

Balboa based marine surveying firm accredited by Panama's National Accreditation Authority under registration OI-068, conducting dry, liquid and refrigerated cargo inspections, bunker surveys and marine chemist services for Panama Canal shipping.

Panama City bunker fuel and cargo testing body accredited by Panama's National Accreditation Authority under registration OI-064, based in the Obarrio district and part of the regional Atlas Marine Group maritime testing network.

Panama City based inspection body accredited by Panama's National Accreditation Authority under registration OI-045, located in the Parque Lefevre district and providing commodity and cargo inspection services tied to the Grupo ITS testing network.

Panama City testing laboratory in Pacora accredited by Panama's National Accreditation Authority under registration LE-073, analyzing wastewater, drinking water and natural water quality for industrial and food processing facilities.

OIRSA's Servicio Internacional de Tratamientos Cuarentenarios operates quarantine methyl bromide fumigation for plant and animal origin cargo and containers at the port of Manzanillo, Colon province, Panama, where a bromide recapture system was installed in August 2018.

Panama City wholesale importer and distributor of fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy and premium meats operating over 25 years from Parque Industrial Costa del Este, supplying supermarkets, hotels and restaurants and running its own solar power system.

Panama City distributor of fresh and frozen seafood founded in 1999, operating from Calle Monteserin in Santa Ana and supplying supermarkets, restaurants, hotels and independent retailers, sourcing from the Americas and Asia.

National food brand distributor operating three distribution centers in Panama City, the central provinces and David, part of Grupo Agrosilos, running a fleet of more than 35 delivery vehicles and distributing over 20 national and international food brands.

Panama City based importer and distributor of food and beverages including rice, beans, chicken products and drinks, serving retail, wholesale and warehouse-club markets across Panama, Chile and Central America.

Wholesale fruit and vegetable distributor operating out of the Merca Panama wholesale market, sourcing 79 fruit and 91 vegetable varieties from the Boquete and Cerro Punta highlands of Chiriqui for bulk buyers.

Thailand-headquartered multinational packaging company producing corrugated and paper packaging, foodservice packaging, and fresh-produce solutions, including modified-atmosphere OptiBreath films used to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.

India's largest flexible packaging materials company, headquartered in Noida. Manufactures BOPP, BOPET and CPP packaging films (including metallized and barrier grades) used for food, beverage, pharma and industrial packaging, with manufacturing plants across four continents.

Amcor is a global packaging company that produces flexible and barrier films, folding cartons, and specialty packaging for food, beverage, healthcare, and consumer goods, including fresh-produce, meat, and dairy applications.

Huhtamaki is a global food-packaging manufacturer producing moulded-fibre trays and punnets, flexible films, paperboard, and foodservice packaging, including packaging used for fresh produce and food-on-the-shelf.

Smurfit Westrock is a global paper-based packaging company producing corrugated boxes, fresh-produce trays and boxes, folding cartons, containerboard, and bag-in-box systems.

Manufactures custom corrugated cardboard boxes in Colon, Panama, operating for over 30 years as part of the regional Global Packaging Group, which runs corrugated plants across Central America and the Caribbean.

Manufactures HDPE plastic pallets using structural foam technology for logistics, agriculture, pharmaceutical and food processing clients, serving Panama City, Colon and David.

Panamanian timber company with over 25 years in operation, producing autoclave-treated pine wood pallets and packaging wood from its production facility near Santiago de Veraguas.

Panama City label printer with about ten years in operation, producing flexographic, digital and offset self-adhesive labels and food packaging including doypack bags and boxes.

Panama-based supplier of flexographic, digital and thermal adhesive labels together with corrugated and folding cardboard boxes and adhesive tape for packaging clients.

Australia/New Zealand arm of the global Veolia environmental services group, providing food organics and garden organics (FOGO) collection and processing. It uses in-vessel composting and forced-aeration to make compost and soil conditioners, and runs anaerobic digestion converting commercial food waste to electricity.

Australian subsidiary of the global REMONDIS Group providing commercial food organics collection and processing. It uses sealed tunnel composting to turn food and garden waste into compost, mulch and fertiliser for parks, agriculture and gardens.

Operates a 300 ton per day organic waste composting plant in Pedregal, east of Panama City, converting commercial, domestic and non-chemical industrial organic waste into agricultural compost products.

Operates a forced-aeration composting service in the Mananitas area of Panama City using oxygen and temperature sensors to monitor decomposition and produce agricultural compost.

Panama City based waste management and recycling company offering industrial recycling, hazardous waste handling and co-processing of waste into energy or raw materials for industrial clients.

Panama City food bank that rescues, inspects and redistributes surplus edible food from producers and distributors to vulnerable communities through warehouse based logistics programs.

Panama City headquartered offshore aquaculture company that opened a 1.5 million dollar byproduct processing plant at the Port of Vacamonte in 2022, converting fish trimmings and waste into fish meal and fish oil for poultry, swine and shrimp feed.