Houston, Texas, USA: Port Houston, the international port of Texas, is now approved to handle cold treatment cargo, allowing it to manage a wider range of temperature-sensitive perishable products. The port has received approval from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The approval enables Port Houston to receive …
London, UK: Road Haulage Association managing director Richard Smith has met the new Future of Roads minister Lilian Greenwood and set out the association’s key priorities. Smith said: “I was delighted to meet the new Future of Roads Minister. I set out the key priorities facing our members across the country and our commitment to …
Kettering, UK: Bakery chain Greggs has submitted plans for a new national distribution centre at Symmetry Park in Kettering. The distribution centre will bolster the company’s capacity to supply ambient and chilled products to a growing portfolio of shops. The planning application contains details for 311,551 sq ft of logistics space on a 25.1-acre plot. …
Breda, the Netherlands: NewCold is celebrating 12 years of growth since it was founded in the Netherlands on 16 July 2012. Bram Hage founded the company from a small office Breda – with the backing of Westport Capital Partners, NewCold has grown rapidly. It now has a global network that includes 18, mostly highly automated, …
Brussels, Belgium: Thermo King has introduced Trailer Assist Premium – data monitoring for refrigerated trailers, which combines data from the cooling unit and trailer within one telematics platform. Thermo King says that customers will now benefit from complete insights into the refrigerated trailer’s data, including vehicle-related information like EBS, odometer, axle-load and TPMS, all accessible …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International, together with food redistribution charity City Harvest London, has provided over 12,172 meals in just one month and helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 23 tonnes. Oakland International’s contribution of 5.1 tonnes of food in June guaranteed surplus food, which might have otherwise gone to waste, was instead redistributed by City …
Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales: Welsh food wholesaler Harlech Foodservice has fitted its Gwynedd frozen store with Rack Collapse Prevention’s safety system. Harlech Foodservice’s head of operations, Ian Evans, said: “The recent installation of the Rack Collapse Prevention system in our Gwynedd frozen store is a critical development in our commitment to creating a secure work environment. …
London, UK: The Road Haulage Association has learned that Transport for London (TfL) is to recommend that hauliers operating in London should have six months, not three, to get their lorries compliant with the new Direct Vision Standard. If the proposal is approved, enforcement of the new Progressive Safe System (PSS) will begin from 4 …
London, UK: More than 50 organisations and individuals have written a joint letter to the new Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh MP, urging her to prioritise the adoption of tougher, mandatory EU vehicle safety measures, such as advanced emergency braking. The letter, led by road safety charity Brake and Axa UK, is a request to the …
Nookat, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan: The US government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and Nookat Almasy Cooperative, has opened the largest cold storage site in Nookat district in Osh oblast that will help farmers expand their sales and market opportunities. The site will enhance food security and improve the livelihoods of farmers across …
Budaörs, Hungary: UPS Healthcare is spending over €20m buying 200 temperature-controlled vans to boost cold chain capabilities in Italy, France, the Netherlands, and Hungary. With 80% of pharmaceutical products in Europe currently needing temperature-controlled transportation, there is a greater need for cold-chain transport than ever before. This is why UPS decided to commit to this new …
Maritime Transport, which provides integrated road and rail freight logistics, has ordered 14 new reach stackers from Sany and Kalmar to scale its container handling operations. The €8m investment will facilitate growing demand for rail freight services and the expansion of Maritime’s intermodal network, with the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at Northampton Gateway and a …
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