Dublin, Ireland: The Irish government has urged exporters to Great Britain to be ready for new post-Brexit border controls which apply from the end of January as part of long-delayed UK plan sto apply more controls and checks on EU imports. Irish Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue said it meant a “significant change in the trading …
London, UK: Ceva Logistics has outlined its thoughts on logistics trends in 2024 predicting a more stable picture after several years of instability. “Lower customer demand and challenging economic conditions will certainly play a role in the logistics market. Shippers have grown accustomed to building a resilient approach to their supply chains, and this agility …
Skuldelev, Denmark: Chinese New Year is fast approaching, and it will have a significant impact on the global freight market, warns DSV. The Chinese New Year, one of the most significant annual Chinese celebrations, falls on 10 February 2024, and runs for 15 days until 26 February. The celebrations involve a seven-day public holiday held …
Novi, Michigan, US: The Lineage Hardship Fund, part of the Lineage Foundation for Good, has evolved into a structured program, capable of responding to a vast range of emergencies. The Lineage Hardship Fund, in more or less its current form, was created as a rapid response approach to help Lineage team members in the heat …
Evergem, Belgium: Northfreeze, now part of Cube Cold, is building a new cold store in Evergem, one of its three locations within North Sea Port. The cold store is planned to be operational by the first quarter of 2025. The greenfield project will grow Northfreeze’s storage capacity in Evergem by 54,000 pallets, doubling the total …
London, UK: In a surprise move, Ceva Logistics, owned by French shipping firm CMA CGM, is to buy Wincanton for £566.9m. Wincanton’s work for grocers was one of the reasons behind Ceva Logistics’ takeover decision. Ceva Logistics said that it believed the acquisition would “build on Wincanton’s proven expertise in partnering with prominent grocers and …
Breda, Netherlands: The recent supply chain disruption caused by attacks on ships in the Red Sea underlines the lessons learned during Covid-19, says Jonas Swarttouw, hairman, North America, NewCold, writing in
Cambridge, UK: Marshall Fleet Solutions, as part of a “trailblazer” group, has launched the Mobile Transport Refrigeration Technician apprenticeship to install, service and repair transport refrigeration units. The trailblazer group include Morrisons, Petit Forestier, Nagel-Langdon, Turners of Soham, Michael Ward Refrigeration, Peter Staines Refrigeration, Coolmax Refrigeration, TIP Group, and Tesco. City of Liverpool College developed …
Gujarat, India: Maersk has started work on its new 260,000sq ft temperature-controlled site in Gujarat, west India. The warehouse will provide temperature-controlled frozen food storage for HyFun Foods. The cold store, with capacity for 14,700 pallets, will be constructed close to HyFun Foods’ manufacturing base. It will be “one of India’s largest single-shed cold stores”, …
Rotterdam, Netherlands: Netherlands-based Eurofrigo, Thermotraffic Holland, and UK-based Kevin Hancock, and Norish, have merged to create a new end-to-end logistics service provider for the food industry in Europe. All four companies belong to the European arm of Japan-based Nichirei Corporation’s Logistics Division and will now continue as one, under the brand name Thermotraffic. The merger …
Lisburn, Northern Ireland: McCulla Ireland has trialled Hultsteins’ Ecogen2 refrigeration systems over the past year. The Ecogen generator, fitted to the tractor, allows the existing diesel-powered fridges to run on electricity during transit. McCulla operates a mixed fleet of 130 diesel and CNG trucks with 220 trailers and produces in-house biomethane for use in its …
London, UK: A government crackdown on disruptive roadworks, designed to speed up journeys, is “positive” as congestion is a major cause of delays for the] industry, says Logistics UK. The comments came as roads minister Guy Opperman launched a street works consultation on a series of measures to prevent utility companies from letting roadworks overrun …
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