Victoria, Australia: Lineage Logistics has taken delivery of eight 24-pallet Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated trailers. The trailers will be used for local work for Lineage’s customers in Victoria and have Schmitz Cargobull’s latest in-built racking system. “The roof-mounted load bars are attached to the trailer itself, so there’s no issues in losing load bars which happens …
São Pauloa, Brazil: Emergent Cold Latin America has acquired two cold stores in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, in Southern Brazil. The warehouses, purchased from logistics company Reiter Log, include a new 12,500-pallet site in Nova Santa Rita, in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, and a 2,500-pallet site in Passo Fundo. Both …
London, UK: The Department for Transport (DfT) is consulting on changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in order to make make it “cheaper, shorter and more effective”. The CPC is currently obtained by passing four tests and renewed by completing 35 hours of training every 5 years, which can cost up to …
Villepinte, France: Petit Forestier Group has bought Italian refrigerated vehicle leasing and rental company SV Noleggio. SV Noleggio is a family business and the acquisition will strengthen Petit Forestier’s Italian market share. SV Noleggio has 3,000 vehicles, nine agencies and about 100 employees. SV Noleggio’s fleet include E-Daily electric vehicles following a similar approach to …
Luxembourg and Johannesburg: The Cool Chain Association plans to draft a best practice handling procedure for perishables based on a series of trials tracking perishables exports from farm to table or vase undertaken by association partner the Perishable Products Export Control Board. A Perishable Products Export Control Board pilot trial monitoring cut flower exports from …
London, UK: The UK Warehousing Association is asking the chancellor to reconsider, in the spring budget, how business rates are calculated for warehouses and to increase the level of transitional support. And the association want the Energy Bills Discount Scheme to continue with energy bill support for businesses at a reduced rate. UKWA is requesting …
Arlington, Virginia, US: Shane Brennan has joined the Global Cold Chain Alliance as its new senior adviser to support the delivery of a renewed international communications and advocacy strategy. Brennan will combine his role as senior adviser to the Global Cold Chain Alliance, with his role as chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation. He …
Farnborough, UK: The ITT Hub will take place on on the 10-11 May at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre. The event includes the Cold Chain Hub, a co-located space on the chilled and refrigerated sector presented by TCS&D, alongside Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference. The Future Logistics Conference is free to attend. Kevin …
Leighton Buzzard, UK: Peli BioThermal has expanded its Crēdo range to include deep frozen applications. Peli BioThermal’s Crēdo Cube dry Ice products provide deep frozen payload protection for durations of up to and often exceeding 144 hours with payload volumes between 1.8 litres to 55 litres and a temperature down to minus 80 degrees Celsius. …
Dublin, Ireland: Irish food retailer and wholesaler, BWG Foods, has taken delivery of its first Volvo FE Electric. The €400,000 investment in the Volvo electric truck is part of its efforts to more towards lowering its carbon footprint. According to the wholesaler and retailer, which owns Spar, Londis, Mace, and XL brands, the 20 tonne …
London, UK: The UK government and European Commission have reached a deal aimed at fixing Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade problems. The deal, called the Windsor Framework, has been published. It rewrites the Treaty with a ‘Stormont Brake’ that means the UK can veto new EU goods laws if they are not supported by both communities …
Burnley, UK: Refrigerated van converter CoolKit has launched its CoolSelecta configurator, which will enable customers to visualise their conversion in terms of make, model and specification. The interactive 3D online app will enable users to see the variety of options available to them and “create” the ideal combination of equipment for their needs. Views of …
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