The US-based Preferred Freezer Services has broken ground on a refrigerated warehouse in Shanghai’s Lingang Logistics Park.

After construction, the 26,000 sq metre facility will be the largest and most advanced single-story cold storage facility in China, according to the Shanghai Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Co. It will be located close to the 27km-long East Sea Bridge connecting Lingang New Area to Yangshan deepwater terminal.

According to the US company, China has the world’s fastest-growing consumer market for perishable food and pharmaceutical products, but its per-capita refrigerated warehouse space is less than one-tenth of most developed nations.