London, UK: The government will explain over the next few days in more detail how the new deal to replace the Northern Ireland protocol will work, said Chris Heaton-Harris, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. He said London would seek to provide assurances around Northern Ireland’s place within the United Kingdom by amending legislation, a …
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Fish processing company Denholm Seafoods is building a new 12,000sq m cold store in Peterhead as part of a £30m project. The upgrade will enable Denholm Seafoods to increase its daily freezing capacity and boost cold storage capacity to 19,000 tonnes. The cold store is being built adjacent to the current Denholm …
Warwick, UK: The Health & Safety Conference and Technical Conference take place this week. The British Frozen Food Federation is hosting the events on 8 March at the British Motor Museum in Warwick. Simon Brentnall, head of health and safety, British Frozen Food Federation, said the Health & Safety Conference covers ammonia, human behaviour, grey fleet …
London, UK: Last mile logistics operators need to think first about charging infrastructure or risk delays to electric vehicle roll-outs, says electric charging infrastructure specialist Mer. Mer says many businesses are focused on whether existing vehicle fleets can be switched to electric vehicle, but are omitting to factor in the challenges of charging them all. Mer …
London, UK: There are “serious safety concerns” about the proposed reform of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence proposed by the Department for Transport, warns Logistics UK. “Today’s consultation is bad news for road safety and haulage operators, as well as drivers,” said Chris Yarsley, senior policy manager – road freight regulation, Logistics UK. “Within …
Sydney, Australia: One of Australia’s biggest trucking companies has entered administration, putting up to 1500 jobs at risk. Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics has more than 500 trucks and 1,000 trailers in Australia, as well as 24 warehouses and serving supermarket Coles, IGA and Aldi, among others. Scott’s was reportedly bought by private equity firm Anchorage Capital …
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 …
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