London, UK: A trial of a system designed to cut red tape for fish exporters after Brexit is ending without a replacement,. The digital version of the paper health certificates required for all fish and chilled food being exported to Europe was intended to save traders time and up to £3m on post-Brexit paperwork. The …
London, UK: The EU has rejected attempts by the UK government to bypass Brussels on post-Brexit trade rules. The European Commission warned the UK that contacting each country directly was “outside” the terms of the Brexit trade deal. The rebuke comes as the UK government came under pressure from EU and British businesses to spell …
Boroughbridge, UK: Reed Boardall has taken delivery of 60 Vector S15 units, the first UK customer for the all-new mono-temperature fridge. Dawsongroup Truck & Trailer provided the fridges, as well as 20 Vector HE 19 multi-temperature systems, which collectively could save more than 800 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year through reduced fuel burn. …
Bath, UK: The global freight forwarding market continues to normalise, with demand for air and sea freight forwarding services remaining soft, according to the latest Global Freight Forwarding 2023 Report from Ti Insight. The poor performance of the global freight forwarding market can be attributed to the weakness in air freight forwarding, which shrank by 7.3% in 2022, …
Reading, UK: Tower Cold Chain has appointed Karin van den Brekel as regional commercial manager in the EMEA region and Niall Walsh as business development manager for Ireland. Van den Brekel is tasked with growing partnerships with pharmaceutical manufacturers, airlines, and third-party logistics providers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She was previously director …
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA: GXO Logistics highlighted its new Sainsbury’s contract when it posted second quarter results that showed revenue grew 11% year on year to £1.9bn ($2.4bn).Sainsbury’s announced the changes to its distribution and warehousing earlier this year – GXO became its dedicated warehouse partner for fresh and frozen food. Bill Fraine, GXO’s chief commercial …
London, UK: A Fiat E-Scudo van has broken the previous Guinness record for the great distance travelled on a single charge: 311.18miles (500.8km). The record-breaking feat was achieved by Webfleet-sponsored drivers Kevin Booker, Sam Clarke and Fergal McGrath in a Fiat E-Scudo fitted with Bridgestone Duravis tyres. Webfleet verified the record breaking journey with video …
Rwanda: The University of Birmingham is helping with a training project for over 100 farmers, fishermen and community leaders in Rwanda on how the cold chain can revolutionise their business. The farmers and fishers are to receive training from experts at the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) which is backed …
Basingstoke, UK: Logistics companies that invest in safer warehouses for their employees are “winning the war for talent”, according to a report from Linde Material Handling UK. The more enlightened businesses are also committing to a “no blame” safety culture, which is having a positive impact on staff morale and corporate reputation, says Linde. The …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Fiona Hamilton, regional transport manager at ACS&T Logistics, now part of Constellation, and Sarah Wilkes-Jones, transport manager at Brakes, part of Sysco, are two of the five finalists in Logistics UK’s Transport Manager of the Year 2023 competition. The finalists took part in an online legislation and compliance knowledge test, as well …
London, UK: The government has caved in to pressure to delay post-Brexit checks on fresh products coming to the UK from the EU, due to be introduced in October, according to reports. The Financial Times was told by government insiders that further details of the rules applying to food imports would be published “very soon” …
Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Americold has adopted Energy Star certification in its north American sites since 2021 and now has 18 sites and 23 of its buildings certified. Americold describes its sustainability benchmarking programs to measure progress and identify opportunities for improvement in a blog on its website. Energy Star, administered by the US Environmental Protection …
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