Membership, Finance and International Programs + Projects

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GCCA membership in Europe spans temperature-controlled warehouse members with a total capacity of over 25 million cubic meters, refrigerated transportation companies, controlled-environment building companies as well as abroad range of cold chain equipment suppliers and other vendors across 22 countries.
Leadership
The European Logistics Council is the leadership group advocating for the interests of GCCA’s European membership community, replacing the former “GCCA European Advisory Council”. Composed of GCCA temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation members, the Council contribute their experience, influence, and vision to promote cold chain overall, to enhance industry services and resources, and to help advance the sector. Get acquainted with the Council members here.
2021 Priorities
The European Logistics Council has set a number of priorities on which GCCA Europe will focus efforts in 2021. These include:
Services
A strong portfolio of services and programs are offered to our warehousing, transportation and controlled-environment building members in Europe. These include:
Events
GCCA Europe offers multiple opportunities for members to meet in person and connect virtually:
The Global Cold Chain Alliance, representing third-party temperature-controlled logistics industry worldwide, held a mind-shaking Cold Chain Connection event on 18-19 November in Antwerp, Belgium. Nearly 50 professionals in the sector gathered in one of Europe’s most important trade hubs to address the current challenges of both temperature-controlled warehousing...
Spiere-Helkijn (Belgium) – 1 September 2021 – stow Group, a global leader in industrial storage solutions, is announcing the creation of stow Robotics, a new unit dedicated to warehouse automation. stow Robotics will regroup all existing warehouse automation solutions for both pallets and bins, such as the stow Atlas 2D® pallet shuttles launched in 2020, and the related services and...
GCCA Europe is pleased to announce its two newest members – Port of Antwerp and EuroFruitPorts, both from Belgium. Welcome aboard! As Europe's second-largest port, the Port of Antwerp is a major lifeline for the Belgian economy: more than 300 line services to over 800 destinations ensure global connectivity. The Port of Antwerp annually handles around 231 million tons of...
In recent years, outsourcing logistics activities and high value-added services have been a driver of revenue growth and technological innovation for cold chain companies involved in the food sector. In an exclusive partnership, GCCA Europe and Rabobank have carried out research to better understand the state of the market, drivers and future opportunities of logistics outsourcing for cold chain...
On 28 September, GCCA will host the Final of its 2021 Europe Future Leader Award Competition. Three bright young talents will run as Finalists to reap the 2021 European title. The winner will be automatically eligible to compete against other regional winners for GCCA’s 2021 Global NextGen Award. The three finalists qualified out of eight applicants as some of the best...
In case you were unable to attend or would like to a session again, we’ve posted presentation slides from the 24th GCCA European Cold Chain Conference (held virtually 1-3 June 2021) below for download. The recordings of the sessions can be purchased in our online store (link to be updated when store ready). Contact Julie Hanson for more information. ...
Stockhabo, a Constellation company, announces 100% acquisition of Frigologix, marking a significant expansion of its activities in Belgium and a strategic entry into the French market Mouscron, 1 June 2021 Constellation Cold Logistics (“Constellation” or the “Platform”), a pan-European platform comprising market-leading cold storage businesses, announced today that its partner company in...
Antwerp Cold Stores and Seafrigo Group join forces and become a key player in transport logistics, handling and storage under controlled temperature. This 30th of April, the 2 specialists have formalized to join forces to become the number one in Belgium for perishable goods handling and storage under controlled temperature. This liaison has become evident, and Antwerp will now have...
GCCA Europe is excited to introduce its two newest members – Belgium-based Shecco, market accelerator, joining GCCA’s World Food Logistics Organisation (WFLO), and German Körber Supply Chain & Automation, specializing in supply chain software solutions and cutting-edge automation. Shecco is a global, independent market accelerator for clean cooling technologies, particularly natural...