TROPICANA LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED
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About Us

About Us

Service, Reliability and Performance are three magic mantras that Tropicana strongly believes in.

An expert in Petroleum Blending & Trading, Jagdeep Singh Dhanoa founded Tropicana Trading DMCC in Dubai, UAE in the year 2004 as the Group’s flagship company. He further expanded the Group’s operations into India by establishing Tropicana Logistics Private Limited, Kochi which has evolved as a success story in the business of chilled & frozen storage, trading, transportation and world class warehouse facilitators. Today Tropicana Logistics is a name to reckon with for its international standards of service delivery, reliable system and effective performance.

Tropicana Logistics is strategically located at Kochi, in the shipping & trading hub of the state of Kerala, India. It suits and complements the growing domestic & international business demands in the region. The team of experts, process driven operations, technology backed infrastructure and result oriented market solutions make Tropicana the most preferred Cold Storage and Logistics service provider for local & global customers.

Tropicana’s "Customer First" policy enables retention of industry leaders as their loyal clients. It also attracts new customers who are looking for a one-stop solution for all their Trading, Storage, Transport & various customized activities. Over the years, Tropicana has added more value in its service offerings to suit all customers, thus holding a top position in the country.

 

Our Mission

To offer one-stop shop designed to suit customer's Cold Chain Logistics needs that include Storage, Distribution and Transportation with the help of innovative technologies, cost effective processes and customer friendly techniques without cutting corners on the quality of services.

Our Vision

We aspire to be the finest in the ‘Third Party Logistics’ sector, by demonstrating our expertise and excellence in the field and consistently acquiring and retaining clients' confidence through our performance.


2017
2nd - Cold Storage Facility
  • The company commenced construction of its 2nd Cold Storage facility.
  • Added another 1000 pallets capacity to its already existing 3000 pallets.
2015
Transportation, Trading and Distribution services
  • The company ventured into temperature controlled transportation, trading and distribution.
  • Acquired reefer Trucks with capacity ranging from 1 to 6 metric tons for transport of perishable goods.
  • Started providing complete Storage, Trading and Distribution services.
2014
Commissioned Temperature Controlled Cold-Storage
  • The first Cold Storage with associated chilled and ambient temperature warehousing facilities of 3000 pallets capacity commissioned.
  • Customer "value-added services” with international standard set-up.
  • Amenities such as office space with internet and communication facility, reefer plug-ins and sufficient parking for trucks etc., made ready to use.
2011
Construction of Cold Storage
  • The company commenced construction of Cold Storage.
2006
Established Tropicana Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
  • Established a subsidiary- Tropicana Liquid Storage Pvt. Ltd later renamed as Tropicana Logistics Pvt Ltd, Kerala, India.
  • Acquired a storage facility in the Port of Karwar, Karnataka (near Goa) and expanded its capacity to 21,000 cubic meters.
  • Converted the Karwar tank farm to an international standard bulk Bitumen storage facility.
  • Installed approx. 1.5-kilometer heat traced & insulated underground pipelines to facilitate discharge of bulk Bitumen.
  • Began supplies to the West Coast (Goa and Mangalore region) and land-locked areas of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andra Pradesh States.
  • Acquired 1.8 hectares of land on long term lease from Cochin Port Trust for further business expansion.
2004
Founded Tropicana Trading DMCC- Dubai, UAE
  • Founded by Mr. Jagdeep Danoa, an expert with 2 decades of prior experience in the business of International Oil trading.
  • Started- supply & trading crude oil and refined petroleum products.
  • Ventured into Africa, Middle East, Far East & Japan.
  • Expanded into retail business of petroleum products.
  • Trading increased to the tune of 500,000 MT annually exceeding to US$ 700 Million.