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P&O Ferries to stop Liverpool-Dublin sailings

Liverpool, UK: P&O Ferries is to end its Liverpool-Dublin sailings. The Liverpool-Dublin route will be axed due to the unavailability of a berth in the Merseyside city for next year, the company said. The move follows Port of Liverpool operator Peel Ports saying it would not run the route on “expiration” of the contract. The …

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En Route takes first new vehicle from Vanaways and CoolKit

Windsor, UK: A Peugeot Boxer is the first temperature-controlled van to be supplied under a new partnership between Vanaways and CoolKit. The van went to En Route International, an airline catering supplier. Myles Brown, head of contracts management, En Route, said he was “impressed with the impartial advice and input” he received from the companies. …

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Seafrigo acquisition of PML triggers growth

Heathrow, UK: Seafrigo regional chief executive, Jason Spencer-Knox, says bringing PML into the Seafrigo fold “brings us one step closer to realising our ambition to become the fastest and largest integrated perishable supply chain provider in the UK and globally.” Earlier this year PML was acquired by Seafrigo Group. Spencer-Knox says: “Not only do the …

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Temperature control: it’s not just food

Cambridge, UK: Marshall Fleet Solutions, Britain’s largest independent Thermo King dealer, has run an imaginative Twitter campaign, highlighting the varied and multiple goods, other than food, that need temperature-controlled transport. In the series of Tweets (on the X platform, formerly called Twitter) Marshall Fleet Solutions shared some of the unusual items that its units keep …

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Volvo electric tractor for Tesco

London, UK: Tesco has added a new Volvo FM Electric 4×2 tractor, the first zero emission 40-tonne electric Volvo model to be delivered into service with a UK supermarket.   “The arrival of this fully electric 40-tonne Volvo tractor unit is a first for Tesco and another exciting milestone for our delivery fleet, which directly supports our …

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Nippon Express opens Dublin warehouse

Dublin, Ireland: Nippon Express has opened a new temperature-controlled warehouse in Dublin to serve pharmaceutical and technology companies. Ireland is a major pharmaceutical exporter and also has export driven technology industries such as semiconductors that require temperature-controlled logistics. Nippon Express’s new site, near Dublin airport and seaport, has a clean room with environmental requirements (temperature/humidity/dust/electrostatic …

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Oakland uses on site bore hole water for ice packs

Redditch, UK: Oakland International has installed a water treatment system at its Redditch site to use bore-hole water for packing and freezing ice, and gel packs. The installation is the first in the UK by Coolways, a Netherlands-based water treat company.  Vera Bruntink, sustainability manager, Oakland International, said: “Oakland International’s ability to draw water from our …

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Webfleet and VEV electric partnership

London, UK: Webfleet is working with VEV to accelerate its commercial electric fleet adoption. VEV provides site electrification, charge point infrastructure and electric vehicle sourcing and financing. “Webfleet is a critical component of the electrification journey, from initial planning to in-service operational optimisation,” said Mike Nakrani, chief executive, VEV. “The data is vital for VEV …

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Cold Chain Live! Places selling out fast

Liverpool, UK: Cold Chain Live! 2023 is the event that sets the agenda for the cold chain industry “bringing the best insights from world leading experts, unique open discussion on practical challenges and opportunities in cold storage, transport, compliance, and sustainability,” says the organiser, the Cold Chain Federation. “Unmissable content, as well as unrivalled networking …

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Creed Foodservice opts for Microlise technology to improve efficiency

Cheltenham, UK: Food wholesaler Creed Foodservice is introducing Microlise’s Journey Management and E-Pod (electronic proof of delivery) technology to its 87 vehicles. The move is designed to improve Creed’s delivery processes and customer satisfaction, and “embrace a more efficient, technology-driven operation”. E-Pod provides image-capturing capabilities, enabling drivers to seamlessly carry out tasks while on the …

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Schmitz Cargobull extends GDP certificate for pharmaceutical transport

Horstmar, Germany: TÜV Süd has confirmed certification of Schmitz Cargobull’s TrailerConnect telematics in accordance with Good Distribution Practice. “Through the certification of TrailerConnect, our customers can present an important certificate for their GDP audits, which attests to the high quality and safety of our products,” reports Boris Billich, sales director, Schmitz Cargobull. “With our GDP certificate, …

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McLanachan takes pharma trailers with Advancer Spectrum fridges

Glasgow, Scotland: McLanachan Transport has ten new Gray & Adams trailers with Thermo King Advancer Spectrum A-500 fridges, the latest refrigeration systems from Thermo King. The bespoke multi-temperature trailers are by Gray & Adams and supplied by TIP on a long-term hire basis with the support of Thermo King Northern. “As we support many temperature-controlled …

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