Warrington, UK: Supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners has seen strong performance from seven all-electric temperature-controlled vans with Carrier Transicold Neos 100 units, acquired as part of a government-funded trial to test the validity of wireless electric vehicle charging. Carrier Transicold technology is helping Waitrose electrify all its vans and light commercials by 2030. Waitrose‘s new …
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales: Orbcomm has added Refrigerated Trailer Services (RTS) to its authorised distribution network in the UK. RTS provides used refrigerated trailers worldwide, will market Orbcomm’s temperature dataloggers to customers in the transport, pharmaceutical and food industries for cold chain compliance and real-time temperature monitoring. RTS can provide proof of an uninterrupted cold chain …
Berlin, Germany: Schmitz Cargobull’s all-electric S.KOe Cool refrigerated trailer has gained the top award at this year’s German Award for Sustainability Projects winning the Technology – Energy category. “Schmitz Cargobull has been investing in research and development for sustainable and energy-efficient transport solutions for many years. We are delighted that the all-electric S.KOe Cool refrigerated …
Tipton, UK: Narrow Aisle, which makes the Flexi Truck range of articulated forklifts, has launched a free warehouse planning service. It provides a turnkey package from design to the supply and installation of storage equipment including pallet racking, shelving, sprinklers, mezzanine flooring. Narrow Aisle’s design department will be headed by Paul MacBeath, who has joined …
Copenhagen, Denmark: Maersk Container Industry has launched its Sekstant Door Sensor for its Star Cool reefers. The Sekstant Door Sensor is integrated with the Star Cool controller and helps mitigate undesired door openings, smuggling, and theft. “One of the most significant benefits of the Sekstant Door Sensor is that it captures door events even if …
London, UK: The market for robotic picking is in the early stages of growth but has huge potential, according to research by Interact Analysis. The research shows the market was worth $236m in 2022, but by 2030 this will increase to $6.8bn. Rising labour costs and supply chain constraints are likely to be key drivers …
Valencia, California, USA: Peli BioThermal has opened a full service network station in Valencia, California to provide cold chain services to the state’s over 1,800 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. “Multiple California cities rank in the top ten US locations for pharmaceutical research and development: two of those cities are in Southern California,” said Dominic Hyde, …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has asked market analysis research firm Analytiqa to look into the distress load market in the UK and Ireland in order to “better understand the key issues”. Analytiqa is carrying out interviews with senior executives in the retail and manufacturing sectors in the UK in order to establish the frequency and …
Bath, UK: Ti Insight (Ti): Pharmaceutical supply chain models are evolving, according to Ti’s Global Pharmaceutical Logistics Report 2023. The TI report cites the the primacy of customised, specific treatments at a ‘Batch Size 1’ patient level as a key driver of change. The major factors affecting the global pharmaceutical logistics industry in 2023 are:
London, UK: 81% of businesses within manufacturing, 3PL and retail industries, say staffing issues are driving warehouse automation needs, according to the Robotics and Automation report from consultancy Scala. The report finds that over half of businesses surveyed are planning to invest in warehouse innovations to overcome labour shortages and rising e-commerce demands. This includes …
Brussels, Belgium: Nathan James, operations manager at Lineage Logistics UK has received the Global Cold Chain Alliance European Future Leader Award. The award recognises talented young professionals who have the potential to become cold chain leaders and make a positive contribution to the development of the global temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics industry. “We had several …
Southampton, UK: Ferytrans has six new Scania compressed natural gas powered tractors with Ecogen systems to power the trailer refrigeration. Feri Lazar, managing director, Ferytrans, said, “Sustainability and carbon reduction are key drivers for our customers. These gas-powered tractors will reduce our carbon emissions by around 80%. Plus, by fitting Ecogen to run the trailer fridges …
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