Exporting highly perishable live and chilled premium seafood (such as rock lobsters and salmon) to lucrative Asian markets is a race against the clock. The client faced unacceptably high mortality rates during transit due to volatile temperature fluctuations during airport handling and unpredictable commercial flight offloads.
We established an unbroken, expedited cold chain corridor. We utilized specialized insulated packaging with precise coolant ratios tailored to the specific respiration rates of the live seafood. By securing dedicated block space agreements (BSAs) and organizing partial air charters during peak harvest seasons, we guaranteed uplift. Furthermore, our dedicated tarmac teams monitored the loading process to minimize ambient exposure.
The transit mortality rate was reduced from an industry average of 8% to less than 1%. The seafood consistently arrived at high-end Asian restaurants in peak, pristine condition. This quality assurance allowed the exporters to command a 15% premium on their market pricing.
