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Latest News25th March 2024

Thermo King adds BlueSeal air curtains to its range

Minneapolis, MN, USA: Thermo King is distributing Brightec air curtains for temperature-controlled trailers, box trucks and vans in the United States and Canada. Air curtains create an invisible climate barrier during door openings, which helps to maintain temperature and prevent the infiltration of dust, insects and outside air. Brightec distributes its BlueSeal products to over …

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Portsmouth’s new Brexit border post unlikely to be used

Portsmouth, UK: The new £24m border control post in Portsmouth may have to be demolished because repeated changes to post-Brexit border arrangements have made it commercially unviable. Designed to carry out checks on up to 80 truck loads of produce a day, the port now expects to process only four or five daily. The post at …

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Latest News21st March 2024

Cold Chain Federation tells media of concerns about new border checks

Reading, UK: Cold Chain Federation chief executive Phil Pluck has spoken to I-news, highlighting rising concerns over the proposed Border Target Operating Model, due to be introduced at the end of April. Pluck told the inews that the changes will lead to wastage, extra costs and food shortages on shelves. “It may be that consignments …

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Latest News21st March 2024

USA: FreezPak to build cold store near Port of Virginia

Suffolk, Virginia, USA: FreezPak Logistics is spending $77.5m on the construction of a 245,000sq ft cold store in the City of Suffolk, near the port of Virginia. FreezPak Logistics provides frozen, chilled, and dry storage as well as distribution services. “FreezPak is a national player with a long track record of success in the cold …

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Latest News20th March 2024

Scotland launches HGV Decarbonisation Pathway

Edinburgh, Scotland: The Scottish government has revealed its HGV Decarbonisation Pathway which sets out plans to move to zero-emission trucks. Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, launched the pathway during a keynote address to the Net Zero Scotland Projects Conference. Hyslop said the four main challenges ahead are: “This partnership with road haulage, manufacturing, …

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Latest News20th March 2024

Food inflation should continue to ease predicts Food and Drink Federation

London, UK: The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) says it is “good” that food and drink inflation has fallen from 7% in January to 5% in February and that it reflects prices stabilising across the supply chains. Overall, inflation fell from 4% in January to 3.4% in February. The slower pace of food price rises …

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Latest News20th March 2024

Castell Howell extends racking safety system

Cross Hands, UK: Castell Howell has fitted Rack Collapse Prevention’s safety system into its freezers. The move follows installing the system in its dry stores. The Rack Collapse Preventions system supports from the top, keeping racking structures upright in event of a collapse. The system uses cables suspended from the building’s structure. If a building’s …

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Hayden Chilled ceases trading

Dumfries, Scotland: Provisional liquidators have been appointed at Hayden Chilled, which handled chilled, frozen and ambient distribution and warehousing in the UK and Europe. The company’s website states that Richard Oddy and Blair Milne of Azets were appointed “joint provisional liquidators” of Hayden Chilled Ltd on 11 March. The website also states that “the company …

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Schmitz brings electric S.KOe Cool to UK and Ireland

Birmingham, UK: Schmitz Cargobull has launched its all-electric S.KOe Cool in the UK and Ireland. Schmitz developed the reefer with e-axle generator to help operators meet increasingly strict emissions regulations. The S.KOe Cool has an electric cooling unit with integrated power electronics, a battery system and an electric generator axle, enabling emissions-free operation. The electrified …

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Logistics industry unites in call for dedicated government minister

London, UK: The Cold Chain Federation has joined 10 other logistics trade associations in urging the next government to recognise the value the sector provides to the economy and to appoint a dedicated minister for logistics with cross-departmental responsibilities. Phil Pluck, chief executive of the Federation, co-signed a letter which was delivered to the leaders …

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Latest News18th March 2024

Rhenus launches temperature-controlled storage for perishables at Heathrow

Heathrow, UK: Freight forwarder Rhenus is offering new temperature-controlled storage space for perishable products at the company’s London Heathrow base. The 1,209 cubic metres of temperature-controlled storagis regulated from 0 to 8 Celsius. Rhenus says it has become one of the few freight forwarders with the capability to store and build Unit Load Devices within …

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Latest News18th March 2024

MSC South Africa opens cold store in Durban

Durban, South Africa: Mediterranean Shipping Company has opened a new cold store in Durban, South Africa. The site, part of Mediterranean Shipping’s Medlog logistics division, has a capacity of 8,000 to 10,000 pallets. Imports that can now be expanded include goods such as chicken sourced from Brazil, the US and Poland, while exports primarily comprise …

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