Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Envision Cold has taken on a half-billion-dollar investment to boost its cold store operations. An undisclosed capital partner invested $500m, giving Envision Cold the ability to acquire and develop its cold storage sites. Envision launched just over a year ago, and has since purchased sites in Oakland and San Francisco; Laredo, Texas; and …
Lurgan, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland: Brexit is one of the factors behind a proposal to close the Lurgan site of Morgan McLernon, a subsidiary of the Culina Group. Morgan McLernon runs 66,000sq ft of chilled warehousing, along with 220 vehicles and 600 trailers. In a letter to staff seen by the Irish News, Northern Ireland …
Cheltenham, UK: Food wholesaler Creed Foodservice is introducing Microlise’s Journey Management and E-Pod (electronic proof of delivery) technology to its 87 vehicles. The move is designed to improve Creed’s delivery processes and customer satisfaction, and “embrace a more efficient, technology-driven operation”. E-Pod provides image-capturing capabilities, enabling drivers to seamlessly carry out tasks while on the …
Horstmar, Germany: TÜV Süd has confirmed certification of Schmitz Cargobull’s TrailerConnect telematics in accordance with Good Distribution Practice. “Through the certification of TrailerConnect, our customers can present an important certificate for their GDP audits, which attests to the high quality and safety of our products,” reports Boris Billich, sales director, Schmitz Cargobull. “With our GDP certificate, …
Hanoi, Vietnam: Lineage Logistics has partially closed a joint venture with Hanoi-based cold-storage warehouse operator SK Logistics. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Partnering with SK Logistics is a remarkable opportunity for us to continue delivering world class cold storage solutions in the Asia Pacific region alongside a proud and thriving family business.” …
Glasgow, Scotland: McLanachan Transport has ten new Gray & Adams trailers with Thermo King Advancer Spectrum A-500 fridges, the latest refrigeration systems from Thermo King. The bespoke multi-temperature trailers are by Gray & Adams and supplied by TIP on a long-term hire basis with the support of Thermo King Northern. “As we support many temperature-controlled …
Northampton, UK: Construction of the new link to the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at Segro Logistics Park Northampton is set to start soon. When complete next year, the site will have 5m sq ft of warehouse space from which freight company Maritime, switch gods between rail and road beside Junction 15 of the M1 motorway. …
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 …
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