London, UK: Tesco has a new Volvo FM Electric 4×2 tractor to deliver ambient temperature goods to stores in London, Suffolk, Essex and Kent. The FM Electric is powered by three electrical motors, generating 2,400Nm of torque. These motors are paired with Volvo’s I-Shift gearbox with power managed by an onboard electromobility traction control system. …
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Lineage Logistics is partnering with Dutch food companies, waste prevention nonprofits, and public institutions to launch a Hackathon on food waste. The challenge will focus on ideas to track and trace food waste along various points of the supply chain. The Hackathon will take place in Amsterdam in September, with judges from Lineage, …
London, UK: The government is ploughing an extra £300,000 into the Generation Logistics campaign in a bid to encourage young people to take up careers in the sector. The Department for Transport (DfT) says that, following a highly successful first year, it will continue to invest in Generation Logistics to “improve recruitment and retention of …
Wellingborough, UK: Bis Henderson Space and Prologis UK are to pilot a warehouse model that provides flexible, pallet-by-pallet storage. A new 31,000sq metre warehouse at Prologis Park, Wellingborough West will provide business with additional storage space to secure growth or to provide greater flexibility at peak. “The new model allows businesses to de-risk their operating …
Marseille, France: Air Liquide and Iveco Group have opened the first high-pressure hydrogen station for long-haul trucks in Europe. The hydrogen refuelling station in Fos-sur-Mer follows an agreement by the two companies to advance hydrogen as a truck fuel. The fuel station can deliver a ton a day of hydrogen, refuelling time at 700-bar pressure, …
Bath, UK: The contract logistics market grew at its slowest pace since 2014 (other than the Covid contraction in 2020), due to the global economic slowdown and subsequent softening economic activity, according to TI’s latest Global Contract Logistics Report. The report cites lack of warehouse space as one of the constraining factors for logistics providers. …
London, UK: The Fresh Produce Consortium has written to ministers to put forward its members’ concerns about the UK’s post-Brexit border strategy, according to the Guardian newspaper. The FPC says that “anticipated additional costs, delay and disruption” for checks on perishable goods would “materially contribute towards consumer inflation, business on-costs, food waste, and carbon emissions”. …
Birmingham, UK: Manufacturers could be at growing risk of food fraud if they do not take the correct precautions when selecting new suppliers, warns assurance partner, LRQA. it is imperative that food manufacturers maintain factory audits and supply chain assessments to preserve food safety in the face of events, such as the conflict in Ukraine, which …
Haughton, UK: Dearnsdale Fruit’s heat recovery system has over the two years since installation saved the business £20,000 a year says , which supplied the system. The Staffordshire soft fruit farm, Dearnsdale Fruit is now saving £19,596 and over 230,000 kWh per annum by harnessing waste heat from its cold store. The recovered heat is …
London, UK: Today is World Refrigeration Day celebrated each year on 26 June, the birthday of refrigeration pioneer Lord Kelvin. This year’s theme is Next Generation Cooling and aims to raise awareness of how the cooling industry is adapting and evolving to meet the challenges and opportunities of increasing demand for low carbon cooling and …
Reading, UK: Nearly three quarters of UK cold chain operators say the cold chain has emerged from supply chain challenges, such as Covid-19 disruption and the energy crisis, more resilient than it was before, according to a new survey by the Cold Chain Federation. When asked about the long-term effects of Covid, most survey respondents …
Blackburn, UK: Electra Commercial Vehicles has funding from the European Horizon 2022 framework to build a long-haul 40-tonne temperature-controlled drawbar battery electric truck as part of the Escalate Project. Escalate is a pan-European 37-member consortium from 13 countries, coordinated by FEV Europe. The project aims to develop heavy trucks above (40 tonnes) with electric drive, …
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