London, UK: Time is running out for operators to prepare for border model changes in October warns Logistics UK. It is urging the government to address six key areas of concern before the final Border Target Operating Model (TOM) is published. This will set out the proposed approach to importing goods into GB from countries …
London, UK: The logistics industry is failing to attract enough young drivers to replenish those retiring or leaving the workforce and this could lead to another serious shortage, according to a new report from job agency Driver Require. “Without interventions to address this issue, we will see a depletion of the workforce that will eventually …
London, UK: The first shoots of recovery for warehouse construction and automation are showing as e-commerce stabilises and companies embrace just-in-case inventory management, says a new report from Interact Analysis. Spending on automation likely to increase in 2024 compared with this year and potentially return to double-digit growth in 2025, the report says. “Our latest …
Peterlee, Co. Durham: Ice cream and frozen food distributor, Eden Farm Hulleys, has taken delivery of five New Generation Daf XF 480 tractors and a Chereau refrigerated trailer all funded by Asset Alliance Group. Supplied on a three-year contract hire deal, the Daf trucks will join a fleet operating from the firm’s nine distribution depots, …
London, UK: The Road Haulage Association says the Clean Air Zone framework penalises small operators and needs ‘fundamental reform”. It is calling for politicians to rethink their approach to environmental policies such as the London ultra low eission zone and other clean air zones. The RHA’s comments follow cross-party calls for a reflection on implementing …
Grimsby, UK: Constellation Cold Logistics, the new name for HSH, has been cleared by the Competitions and Markets Authority, allowing its takeover of ACS&T to complete. Constellation Cold Logistics now expects the construction of a new cold store in Grimsby to begin in September. HSH Coldstores has backed a long-held plan to develop Grimsby’s cold …
Grimsby, UK: Fastnet Fish will spend £2.5m in the autumn to expand its cold storage after securing half the pot from the UK government’s seafood support fund. Fastnet’s £1.2m award, part of the second round of the UK Seafood Fund, will see the business significantly increase cold storage capacity within its existing South Humberside Industrial …
Reading, UK: The July issue of Cold Chain News is out now. In this edition, Cold Chain Federation executive director Tom Southall examines the import controls due to take effect from 31 October while journalist Nick Hughes speaks to the industry about the solutions available. Highlights from the Cold Chain Federations’s annual Cold Chain Report …
Reading, UK: Energy management technologies will have more influence over temperature-controlled logistics in the coming decade than automation, blockchain or changes to demand for cold chain products, according to a new report from the Cold Chain Federation. The Cold Chain Federation’s Cold Chain Report 2023, published today, includes the results of the federation’s State of …
London, UK: Warehouse construction is showing signs of recovering following a slowdown in 2022 and 2023, according to updated research by Interact Analysis. The research shows that the slowdown in new warehouse construction was driven by a slowdown in e-commerce growth and higher interest rates, reducing the amount of capital flowing toward real estate developments. …
Dover, UK: Temporary traffic control measures to keep freight moving through Dover port are not a permanent solution, says Logistics UK . It is calling for the movement of freight traffic through the port to be made a key priority. “Operation Brock traffic management system is deployed ahead of predicted increased levels of holiday traffic …
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA: Last month Compass Cold Storage cut the ribbon on a new cold store near Fort Smith in Mulberry, Arkansas. The new cold store, built by Ti Cold, has 18,500 pallet positions with a QFM In-Rack Freezing System. Cold Chain News spoke exclusively to Bob Tippmann, owner of Tippmann Engineering about trends …
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