Nottingham, UK: A consortium of universities and tech companies have completed pilot studies looking at how smart technology could eliminate food waste in the food chain. The project aims to save 1.8m tonnes of food waste in northwest Europe and prevent 5.5m tonnes a year of CO2 emissions. The project is led by Professor Ramakrishnan …
London, UK: The Transport, Industrial and Commercial Refrigeration project has launched a website with news and background information about the cold chain. The project is led by London South Bank University with partners Carbon Limiting Technologies, the Carbon Trust, Carbon 3 IT, the Centre for Sustainable Cooling at the University of Birmingham, the Institute of …
Bristol, UK: Two prototype hydrogen-electric tractors are being developed by a consortium involving Fusion Processing, HVS, and Asda. Fusion Processing will adapt its CAVstar Automated Drive System to provide HVS and Asda with a hydrogen-electric truck, as well as a fully autonomous cab-less vehicle remotely driven for a project called Hub2Hub. Vehicle testing is scheduled …
Walsall, UK: Food transporter Ann-Martin International has taken delivery of a Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool trailer with Schmitz fridge. Run by owner-operator Martin Flanagan, the reefer pulled by a Volvo tractor will carry fresh and frozen products and pharmaceuticals, in the UK and Western Europe. Predominantly operating through Benelux countries, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland, it is expected …
Dover,UK: P&O is reintroducing the Spirit of France ferry, which will increase crossings on the Dover/Calais service. This 32 sailing increase starts on 30 January and takes sailings to 184 per week.
Avranches, France: Chereau has two hydrogen-powered refrigerated trailers on test with operators Stef and Delanchy. The trial, which will last for a year, sees the trailers in real service operation. The trailers will be based at the hydrogen station of Vannes (Hygo project), as soon as it is fully operational. Chereau believes hydrogen is a …
Castle Douglas, Scotland: M&M Kerr, a refrigerated meat carrier, has added the first new Renault trucks to its 12-vehicle fleet. Border Trucks trucks supplied the three Renault T520 Highs 6×2 pushers that will work on refrigerated meat deliveries in Europe, mostly in France and Belgium. The T520 Highs were selected following experience with two used …
Oostzaan, Netherlands: Netherlands largest supermarket chain Albert Heijn has taken three new electric refrigerated trailers from TIP Group with Thermo King’s Advancer AxlePower. The three trailers are part of the TIP Group’s fleet and operated by Herbert SAS, Tielbeke Transport and Wezenberg Transport delivering for Albert Heijn. Opening the doors to emission-free refrigerated trailers, the …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International is expanding its distress load management service this year to meet increased demand. The service has been running for 20 years and last year Oakland completed a major transition to a dedicated purpose-built hub. The service helps save unnecessary product from going to waste. A spoiled or distress load can be …
Reading, UK: The Cold Chain Federation has updated its guidance on preventing and managing clandestine entrants in light of UK government reforms to the Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalty Scheme. The changes, report here, to the scheme will be effective from Monday 13 February and follow public consultation last year. The changes include: The Cold Chain …
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