Beijing, China: China’s cold chain logistics sector has expanded in the first five months of the year compared to the same period last year, according to new industry data. The total cold chain logistics amounted to 2.65 trillion yuan (about 369.11bn U.S. dollars) during the January-May period, up 4.1% year on year, according to the …
London, UK: Today is World Refrigeration Day celebrated each year on 26 June, the birthday of refrigeration pioneer Lord Kelvin. This year’s theme is Next Generation Cooling and aims to raise awareness of how the cooling industry is adapting and evolving to meet the challenges and opportunities of increasing demand for low carbon cooling and …
Reading, UK: Nearly three quarters of UK cold chain operators say the cold chain has emerged from supply chain challenges, such as Covid-19 disruption and the energy crisis, more resilient than it was before, according to a new survey by the Cold Chain Federation. When asked about the long-term effects of Covid, most survey respondents …
Singapore: Ocean Network Express is installing Carrier Transicold’s Lynx Fleet monitoring system onto its existing fleet of Carrier refrigerated containers. The monitoring includes Carrier’s Reefer Health that provides near-live reefer unit performance as well as up to a 72-hours forecasts. A centralised data stream allows fleet managers to download diagnostic information about the equipment, giving …
Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada: Conestoga Cold Storage, a temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company, is building a greenfield site in Halton Hills, Ontario, “set to become one of the largest cold storage facilities in the world”, it says. The new site will have “cutting-edge technology, sustainable practices, and a capacity of over 96m cubic feet [2.7m …
Blackburn, UK: Electra Commercial Vehicles has funding from the European Horizon 2022 framework to build a long-haul 40-tonne temperature-controlled drawbar battery electric truck as part of the Escalate Project. Escalate is a pan-European 37-member consortium from 13 countries, coordinated by FEV Europe. The project aims to develop heavy trucks above (40 tonnes) with electric drive, …
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA: Langham Logistics has adapted half of its Arizona building to good manufacturing practice controlled space to provide more than 9,000 pallet positions. The warehouse first opened in 2020 to provide customised transport, warehousing, and fulfillment services for the West Coast’s pharmaceutical industries. It is a day’s drive from the Port of Los …
Geneva, Switzerland: The IRU has joined forces with ITF, the International Transport Workers’ Federation, to launch a three-point plan to help fix driver shortages. IRU secretary General Umberto de Pretto said: “Driver shortages are quickly getting out of control. Balancing global labour supply and demand via simple measures to ease legal immigration and stop exploitation …
Liverpool, UK: Professor Tim Lang from City University, Sophie-Kim Chapman from DFDS, and Chris Hall from Asda will deliver the keynote sessions at Cold Chain Live! 2023, the Cold Chain Federation event taking place at the ACC Liverpool on 14-15 September. The conference will focus on ‘resilience and opportunity’, with two days of discussion, insight …
Cannock, UK: Allpack and Eastpac are merging and will operate under the Allpack name.leveraging the strengths and expertise of both companies to offer unparalleled products and services to their customers. “By combining forces, Allpack and Eastpac Group aim to enhance their offerings, streamline operations, and deliver enhanced value to customers,” the companies said in a …
Reading, UK: The planned charge of £43 per consignment for goods imported from the EU outlined in a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’s consultation document, is a “sting in the tail of a post-Brexit food inspection regime,” said Shane Brennan, chief executive, Cold Chain Federation. Brexit is already fuelling inflation and many UK …
London, UK: Road Haulage Association members are increasingly concerned about the Windsor Framework’s lack of clarity, with concerns about increasing costs and potential delays in transit times, according to managing director Richard Smith. The Windsor Framework is a proposed post-Brexit legal agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom, announced on 27 February this …
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