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 …
Warwick, UK: Georgios Tetradis-Mairis, head of R&D futures, Nomad Foods; Dr Chloe Brimicombe, climate scientist, University of Graz, Austria; and Dr Tim Fox, consultant in climate change mitigation and adaptation, are the keynote speakers at the Cold Chain Climate Summit 2024. The summit takes place on 13 March at Warwick University’s Slate Conference Centre, and …
Bedford, UK: Workers based at Movianto’s s warehouse in Bedford have been striking all this week (since 8 January) in a dispute over union recognition. Movianto handles storage and distribution for pharmaceutical and healthcare products. Over 85 Unite members have been campaigning for Unite to be officially recognised but Movianto has strongly resisted such moves, …
Nijkerk, Netherlands: Constellation Cold Logistics has opened an 18,500-pallet expansion at Nijkerk in the Netherlands. The site now has over 65,000 pallet spaces of frozen storage capacity, as well as facilities for blast freezing, repacking and other value-added services. A solar array has been installed on the roof of the site, in line with our …
Nijkerk, Netherlands: Constellation Cold Logistics has appointed Robbert Jan te Raa as vice president, solutions and engineering. He was previously with Americold and DHL and has technical knowledge of designing and developing greenfield projects and experience in logistics technology and automation.Carlos Rodriguez, chief executive, Constellation, said “I’ve known and worked with Robbert Jan for many …
London, UK: The main focus of Logistics UK’s budget submission will be high fuel prices, says Mariefi Kamizouli, head of economics and productivity, Logistics UK. “The extension to the 5ppl cut in fuel duty is set to end on 23 March 2024, therefore the main focus of our response will be to ensure that costs …
London, UK: Marks & Spencer was Britain’s fastest growing supermarket in the Christmas quarter, according to NIQ. It said M&S’s food sales on a value basis rose 12.1% in the 12 weeks to end of December, year-on-year, with its share of the UK grocery market rising to 3.8%. Lidl GB’s sales over the 12 week …
Atlanta, Georgia, US: Americold and Feed the Children teamed up with several community partners during December to distribute food and essentials to children and their families. Food and essentials were distributed during the holiday season in Atlanta, GA, Sebree, KY, Amarillo, T., Springdale, AR, and Miami, FL. The organizations teamed up to support children and …
Melton Mowbray, UK: Samworth Brothers is to use Sunswap’s Endurance battery and solar-powered refrigeration system following a two-week trial. During the trial the solar technology removed 600g of nitrogen oxides and 65kg of tailpipe carbon dioxide emission that would otherwise be emitted by a traditional diesel fridge. The trial data indicated a £221 cost-saving per tonne …
Dover: Operation Brock could operate for at least three years when the new port entry-exit system is introduced, warns Cllr Neil Baker, cabinet member for roads, Kent County Council. The post-Brexit biometric checks, due to be implemented in October this year, will replace the manual stamping of passports to track travellers from non-EU countries more …
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