From the moment fish are landed, maintaining the correct temperature is essential to preserving quality and food safety. Every stage of the cold chain matters and any interruption can have a direct impact on product quality.
During a recent visit to Nossab Fisheries on South Africa's West Coast, we had the opportunity to see first hand how dependable cold storage supports a busy seafood operation. With 12 x 40ft refrigerated containers supplied by Almar operating on-site, the business has created a flexible cold storage solution that helps keep its seafood at the required temperatures while supporting day-to-day operations.
Based in Velddrif, Nossab Fisheries has built a strong reputation within the Western Cape seafood industry, supplying a range of fresh and frozen seafood products to wholesalers, retailers, restaurants and the public. Their operations form part of the region's long-established fishing industry, where quality and freshness are central to every aspect of the business.
Walking through the facility, one thing becomes immediately apparent: every process is centred around maintaining product quality from arrival through to dispatch.
Seafood is one of the most temperature-sensitive food products in the supply chain.
Maintaining consistent temperatures helps preserve product quality, texture and shelf life while supporting food safety standards. Even short periods outside the correct temperature range can compromise the product.
For businesses like Nossab Fisheries, dependable refrigeration isn't simply convenient - it is a critical part of daily operations.
One of the highlights of our visit was seeing 12 Almar refrigerated containers positioned throughout the facility.
Each reefer was fully stocked with seafood, demonstrating how containerised cold storage can provide significant additional capacity without the need for permanent building expansions.
Unlike traditional cold rooms, refrigerated containers offer flexibility that many seafood businesses value. They can be positioned exactly where additional storage is needed, expanded as demand grows, relocated if operations change and installed far more quickly than constructing new cold storage facilities.
For businesses handling seasonal demand or fluctuating stock volumes, this flexibility can make a meaningful difference.
Cold storage is only one part of maintaining seafood quality.
Successful operators combine good handling practices with reliable refrigeration to ensure products remain at the correct temperatures throughout processing and storage. Across South Africa's seafood industry, this commitment to maintaining the cold chain helps deliver high-quality products to customers while reducing waste and protecting product value.
Seeing Nossab Fisheries' operation in person highlighted just how important dependable refrigeration is to achieving these goals.
For more than 38 years, Almar has partnered with businesses across South Africa by supplying dependable refrigerated container solutions for industries including:
Whether customers require temporary overflow storage during peak seasons or a long-term cold storage solution, our refrigerated container fleet is designed to provide reliable temperature-controlled storage backed by experienced technical support.
Almar believes in partnering with our customers to understand their operations and help solve practical challenges.
Our visit to Nossab Fisheries was another reminder that every business has unique operational requirements and the right cold storage solution is about far more than simply supplying equipment. It's about reliability, flexibility and ensuring products remain protected every day.
We'd like to thank the Nossab Fisheries team for welcoming us to their facility and allowing us to see their operation in action.
Whether you operate in seafood, agriculture, food processing or logistics, Almar supplies refrigerated containers designed to help businesses maintain product quality while providing the flexibility to scale operations as demand changes.
With decades of industry experience, nationwide support and a commitment to partnering with our customers, we're ready to help you find the right cold storage solution for your business.
Looking for quality seafood? Contact the team at Nossab Fisheries to discuss your fresh and frozen seafood requirements - https://nossab.co.za/
