A cold chain logistics firm is established at the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone on May 28. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A cold chain logistics firm was established at the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone on May 28.

Set up by Eastern Air Logistics Co, the freight unit under parent company China Eastern Air Holding, the newly built cold chain logistics company is tasked with creating a nationwide and global service network for transporting medicine, fresh goods and high-end manufacturing facilities that usually have a higher requirement for temperature control.

Eastern Air Logistics started to engage in the specific business sector in 2013 by launching chartered cargo flights shipping cherries from Chile to China.

After more than a decade of fresh logistics operations, the logistics company has expanded its cold chain business to a scale of up to 2.4 billion yuan in 2023, according to China Eastern.