Thirty Five Degrees Drives Perishables At LAX
Joe Cyzyk, Mercury CEO was jubilant:
“New volumes of flowers and other perishables will come
from Bogotá, Colombia and Quito, Ecuador and elsewhere
non-stop to LAX instead of entering the U.S. at Miami International
Airport.
“This new shift in the
flower supply chain will save considerable time, making flowers
and other fresh shipments available to consumers on a faster,
fresher and less-expensive basis.”
Mercury Air Cargo, the big third party cargo handler based at
LAX, opened a new 12,700-square-foot refrigeration unit that
sets a record as the largest cool chain facility of its kind
at any airport on the U.S. West Coast.
LAX Mercury is the second-largest
air cargo handler overall, based on 2007 tonnage.
Mercury operates out of three leaseholds at LAX, the largest
being a 200,000-square-foot facility on Avion Boulevard where
the new reefer lives.
Built to accommodate a projected
8,500 tons of perishables annually,among others, Mercury handles
growing numbers of LAN Cargo air freighters from South America.
LAN Cargo is expected to grow
frequencies and also size of freighters with B777Fs on order.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pictured (center) with
Mr. Czyzyk (left) and Gina Marie Lindsey, Executive Director
of Los Angeles World Airports (right) noted that the new reefer
operation will “build both jobs and trade for Southern
California”.
Gina Marie agreed calling the
facility a new landmark for air shippers.
Geoffrey
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