Berlin, Germany: Schmitz Cargobull’s all-electric S.KOe Cool refrigerated trailer has gained the top award at this year’s German Award for Sustainability Projects winning the Technology – Energy category. “Schmitz Cargobull has been investing in research and development for sustainable and energy-efficient transport solutions for many years. We are delighted that the all-electric S.KOe Cool refrigerated …

Tipton, UK: Narrow Aisle which makes the Flexi Truck range of articulated forklifts, has launched a free warehouse planning service. It provides a turnkey package from design to the supply and installation of storage equipment including pallet racking, shelving, sprinklers, mezzanine flooring. Narrow Aisle’s design department will be headed by Paul MacBeath, who has joined …

Copenhagen, Denmark: Maersk Container Industry has launched its Sekstant Door Sensor for its Star Cool reefers. The Sekstant Door Sensor is integrated with the Star Cool controller and helps mitigate undesired door openings, smuggling, and theft. “One of the most significant benefits of the Sekstant Door Sensor is that it captures door events even if …

London, UK:  The market for robotic picking is in the early stages of growth but has huge potential, according to research by Interact Analysis. The research shows the market was worth $236m in 2022, but by 2030 this will increase to $6.8bn. Rising labour costs and supply chain constraints are likely to be key drivers …

Valencia, California, USA: Peli BioThermal has opened a full service network station in Valencia, California to provdie cold chain services to the state’s over 1,800 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. “Multiple California cities rank in the top ten US locations for pharmaceutical research and development: two of those cities are in Southern California,” said Dominic Hyde, …