Novi, Michigan, USA: The unsung heroes of the global food supply chain—truck drivers—tirelessly work behind the scenes and over the roads. Lineage Logistics with Driver Appreciation Week, an opportunity to reflect and acknowledge the dedication and hard work of its drivers and of drivers everywhere, Lineage says. “These exceptional individuals are the very backbone of …
Berlin, Germany: Walden subsidiary Eurotranspharma Europe joins with four German pharmaceutical carriers to establish Eurotranspharma Deutschland, a temperature controlled transport service for German hospitals and medical outlets. Eurotranspharma Deutschland will be the sole provider transporting only pharma and healthcare products in the temperature range of 2°C to 8°C as well as 15°C to 25°C in …
Atlanta, Georgia, USA: UPS is to buy MNX Global Logistics to boost its capability in temperature-sensitive logistics. MNX’s capabilities in radio-pharmaceuticals and temperature-controlled logistics will help UPS Healthcare and its clinical trial logistics subsidiary Marken meet the growing demand for these services. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, subject …
Craigavon, Ireland: Manfreight has taken delivery of the first Schmitz Cargobull S.KOe Cool to enter service in Ireland. The electric trailer will be paired with a Volvo FM Electric, providing zero-emission transport. Chris Slowey, managing director, Manfreight, said: “It’s a major commitment and a clear sign that we are incredibly serious about our ambitious target …
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan, Ireland: Combilift celebrated 25 years in business with three new products: an autonomous guided forklift, a specialist turbine blade carrier, and a telematics system for warehouse forklifts. The Combi-AGT is a 4-wheel electric stand-on sideloader, which harnesses the very latest smart technology to meet customer demands for driverless sideloader capability with a capacity …
Cork, Ireland: DHL has a 10-year deal with Stream BioEnergy to supply biomethane for use on a Tesco Ireland contract. DHL Supply Chain will begin operating biomethane fuelled trucks from a dedicated biomethane factory in Cork providing fuel for up to 150 trucks. Using the gas will cut carbon emissions by 15,000 tonnes. DHL will …
San Francisco, California, USA: California ‘s governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill requiring heavy-duty driverless trucks from operating in the state without a safety driver.The bill, which would have required a trained driver to be present in autonomous vehicles weighing over 10,001 pounds, was passed by a majority in both houses of the state …
Cavaillon, France: UPS has acquired Transports Chabas Santé’s healthcare logistics unit, expanding its global healthcare network with temperature-controlled transport for pharmaceutical and healthcare products in southern France. “We are building a pan-European cold chain network that can deliver the next-generation pharmaceutical and biologic treatments at the right time and temperature,” John Bolla, president, UPS Healthcare, …
Glasgow, Scotland: Hydrogen Vehicle Systems has delivered its engineering prototype test “mule”. The engineering prototype uses the same hydrogen fuel cell planned for production HGVs, and will be used to test systems prior to track testing prototypes. John McKenna, chief technical officer, HVS, said; “Maximising the performance of the fuel cell is a key step …
Tewkesbury, UK; Signatrol, a new Cold Chain Federation member, has launched a cryogenic temperature data logger for use in dry ice transport of perishable food and medical supplies. The new Tempmate-C1 device has been introduced to complement the company’s S1-PRO Single use data loggers. Tempmate C1 can withstand extreme temperatures from -90°C to +70°C without …
Heathrow, UK: PML Seafrigo, formerly PML, is offering UK fine food producers access to Seafrigo’s less than container load service to the US, enabling the transfer of British artisan foods to the States in 11 days. “The newly launched London to New York line is likely to appeal to a variety of producers spanning the …
Boston, Lincolnshire, UK: Staples Vegetables is to upgrade its reefer trailers with Sunswap fridges.Staples Vegetables reefers are chiefly used to transport brassica crops from its headquarters in Lincolnshire. The decision to use Snswap follows a 12-day trial in July, using Sunswap’s solar and battery-powered Endurance to fulfil Staples Vegetables’ delivery cycles. This was done using …
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