Ecuador - 2.6 Storage Assessment | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments

Overview
Commercial Storage
Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations
Public Sector Storage
Cold Chain

Overview

From the Government side, each institution has a warehouse for their supplies and they work independently from one another. The Agriculture Ministry has some warehouses in the country. The Agriculture Ministry has also distributed warehouses around the country to store grains, cereals (rice mainly), animal food and milk. The Secretary of Risk Management (SGR) has warehouses throughout Ecuador to store humanitarian assistance destined for emergencies. Among the products that the SGR stores are different types of emergency kits, such as: food, hygiene, shelter, and kitchen. The other ministries have a central warehouse and in each province, usually small stores for minimal stock of material. The Ministry of Health (MSP) has indicated that the medicine it acquires is distributed directly to health centres by providers according to requirements and planning. The Customs Authority (SENAE) has strategic warehouses in several places (detailed in the matrix) and rents several temporary deposits. SENAE works together with the SRI (Internal Revenue Service) in the administration of inputs (confiscated goods). All the buildings indicated in the list are easy to access and identify.

For more information on storage company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Storage and Milling Companies Contact List.

Commercial Storage

Location	Owner	Available for Rent	Type	Access	Condition
Pichincha Quito	Flex net	No	Concrete	Flat	Good
Guayas - Guayaquil	Flex net	No	Concrete	Flat	Good
Guayas - Guayaquil	Almesa	No	Concrete	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	Almesa	No	Concrete	Flat	Good
Manabí - Manta	Almesa	No	Concrete	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	VIR Operador logístico	No	Concrete	Flat	Good
Guayas - Guayaquil	VIR Operador logístico	No	Concrete	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	Inlog	No	Concrete	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	Inlog	No	Concrete	Flat	Good
Guayas - Guayaquil	Inlog	No	Concrete	Flat	Good

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

The Ecuadorian Red Cross has six strategic warehouses, two operated together with the IFRC (PADRU). Other organizations maintain small storage spaces for their permanent activities, but very little stock for humanitarian response.

Location	Organisation	Sharing Possibility Yes / No	Capacity *(MT / m² / m³)*	Type	Access	Condition
Azuay Cuenca	CRE	No	200 m³	Open storage, plus a container of 40 ft	Flat	Good
Guayas Guayaquil	CRE	No	600 m³	Concrete	Flat	Good
Imbabura Ibarra	CRE	No	200 m³	Concrete	Flat	Good
Tungurahua Ambato	CRE	No	400 m³	Concrete	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	CRE	No	600 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	CRE	No	1200 m³	Concrete	Flat	Good

Public Sector Storage

Location	Ministry / Agency	Use Possibility	Capacity *(MT / m² / m³)*	Type	Access	Condition
Los Rios Babahoyo	MAG	No	72,000 m²	Fixed Silos	Raised	Good
Guayas Daule	MAG	No	30,000 m²	Fixed Silos	Raised	Good
Los Rios Quevedo	MAG	No	29,000 m²	Fixed Silos	Raised	Good
Manabí Portoviejo	MAG	No	30,000 m²	Fixed Silos	Raised	Good
Los Rios Ventanas	MAG	No	33,700 m²	Fixed Silos	Raised	Good
Pichincha Quito	MAG	Yes	16,067 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	MAG	Yes	783 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	MAG	Yes	6,300 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Chimborazo Riobamba	MAG	Yes	432 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Chimborazo Riobamba	MAG	Yes	2,132 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Imbabura Ibarra	MAG	Yes	226 m²	Centre for quinoa (post-harvest)	Flat	Good
Carchi Bolívar	MAG	Yes	179 m²	Centre for quinoa (post-harvest)	Flat	Good
Cañar Biblian	MAG	Yes	500 mt	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Chimborazo Chambo	MAG	No	400 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Chimborazo Guano	MAG	No	28 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Chimborazo Riobamba	MAG	Yes	1,000 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
El Oro Machala	MAG	No	72 mt	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
El Oro Machala	MAG	No	2,151 mt	Cellar - garage	Flat	Good
Esmeraldas - Esmeraldas	MAG	Yes	625 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Esmeraldas - San Lorenzo	MAG	No	50 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Esmeraldas - Rioverde	MAG	No	18 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Esmeraldas - Esmeraldas	MAG	No	25 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Guayas - Yaguachi	MAG	Yes	1,200 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Guayas - Naranjito	MAG	Yes	1,200 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Guayas - El Empalme	MAG	Yes	1,200 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Guayas - Guayaquil	MAG	Yes	800 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Imbabura Ibarra	MAG	Yes	440 m²	Flat cellar	Flat	Good
Imbabura Ibarra	MAG	Yes	180 m²	Centre for quinoa (post-harvest)	Flat	Good
Los Ríos Ventanas	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Ríos Ventanas	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Ríos Ventanas	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Ríos Ventanas	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Ríos Ventanas	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Ríos Ventanas	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Ríos Ventanas	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Ríos Ventanas	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Ríos Ventanas	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Rios - Pueblo Viejo	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Rios - Pueblo Viejo	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Rios - Mocache	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Rios - Mocache	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Rios - Mocache	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Ríos Ventanas	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Los Ríos - Urdaneta	MAG	Yes	10,000 m²	Corn storage center	Flat	Good
Napo - Tena	MAG	Yes	1,800 m²	Cellar and shed	Flat	Good
Orellana - Aguarico	MAG	Yes	1,100 m²	Donation centre	Flat	Good
Santa Elena	MAG	Yes	290,000 m²	Drying centre and storage	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	MIN EDUC	No	5,000 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Nivel Nacional (72 storage cellars for school text books, each of which is 50 m²)	MIN EDUC	No	3,750 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	SGR	Yes	1,300 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Imbabura Ibarra	SGR	Yes	1,000 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Orellana - Coca	SGR	Yes	800 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Chimborazo - Riobamba	SGR	Yes	1,400 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Manabí - Portoviejo	SGR	Yes	1,050 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Guayas - Guayaquil	SGR	Yes	1,600 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Azuay - Cuenca	SGR	Yes	1,100 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Loja - Loja	SGR	Yes	800 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
El Oro Machala	SGR	Yes	900 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Guayas - Guayaquil	SGR	Yes	1,600 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	MIES	Yes	10,000 m²	Barn and patio	Flat	Good
Guayas - Guayaquil	MIES	No	1,200 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Pichincha Quito	SENAE	No	25,000 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Imbabura Ibarra	SENAE	No	25,000 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Pichincha Tabacundo	SENAE	No	15,000 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
Guayas - Guayaquil	SENAE	No	25,000 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good
El Oro - Huaquillas	SENAE	No	24,000 m²	Concrete and patio	Flat	Good
Cotopaxi - Latacunga	SENAE	No	17,000 m²	Concrete	Flat	Good

SGR maintains nine strategic warehouses throughout the country: Pichincha - Quito, Imbabura - Ibarra, Orellana - Coca, Chimborazo - Riobamba, Manabí - Portoviejo, Guayas - Guayaquil, Azuay - Cuenca, Loja - Loja, El Oro Machala and in Guayas - Guayaquil. These are used to store humanitarian kits: food, hygiene, shelter, kitchen, and bedroom. These kits serve to support the various responses to emergencies. The Agriculture Ministry has a total of 47 warehouses to store rice, corn and grains. These warehouses are located mostly in the coastal region. The Ministry of Education has one central warehouse in Quito and 72 storage centres for school supplies. The Customs Authority (SENAE) has six warehouses, located in Pichincha - Quito, Imbabura - Ibarra, Pichincha - Tabacundo, Guayas - Guayaquil, El Oro - Huaquillas and in Cotopaxi - Latacunga. These facilities have greater capacity but access to storage is difficult due to control and restriction processes.

Cold Chain

Large companies (food providers, hygiene supplies, cleaning, etc) usually have their own fleet of vehicles with cold chain capacity. Vaccines and medicines that require cold chain are acquired by the MSP and delivered by the selected provider directly to each health centre to ensure the integrity of the cargo.

Location	Organisation / Owner	Type	Cooling / Power	Quantity	Total Capacity	Condition
Pichincha Quito	Cora refrigeration	Refrigerator	Compression	N/A	N/A	Good

Source: https://cdn.logcluster.org/public/ecuador_gaps_and_needs_analysis_report_2006.pdf