Copenhagen, Denmark: Geodis has gained IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics certification for its Copenhagen site. The freight forwarder now has 28 pharma certified sites. Kent Husted, managing director, Geodis Denmark, said: “Denmark is one of the leading countries in the world when it comes to research, development and production of pharmaceuticals. …
Sao Paulo, Chile: Emergent Cold Latin America has opened the largest frozen food warehouse in Chile, in Talcahuano handling seafood and fruit exports. The warehouse is 294,000 m³ and stores 37,000 pallets. This is Emergent Cold LatAm’s first completed construction project in Chile, following the acquisition of Friopacífico in 2021 and subsequent acquisitions of Multifrigo …
Forrestfield, Western Australia: SCT is building a cold store at Forrestfield, Western Australia, adding 9,000sq metres of freezer, chiller, and ambient space to its site. SCT said it will drive opportunities for companies in Western Australia to send a broader product range to the eastern seaboard with 50,000 additional pallets of freight to and from …
Kansas City, Missouri, USA: Americold has broken ground on a new $127m cold store in Kansas City, Missouri. The company plans to create nearly 190 new jobs in the region with the 335,000-square-foot warehouse, built in collaboration with Canadian Pacific Kansas City, to co-locate Americold warehouse facilities on the railway. George Chappelle, chief executive, Americold, …
Madrid, Spain: IAG Cargo has expanded its temperature-controlled store in Madrid. The €1.5m investment will increase the capacity by 45% with 1,340 sq metres of temperature-controlled space. Fernando Terol Armas, director, Spanish hub and operations, IAG Cargo said: “We can now offer even greater capacity for perishable goods, ensuring their integrity is maintained throughout the …
London, UK: From today meat and dairy products, plants and seeds are among the goods subject to physical checks when imported to Britain from the European Union. Health certificates were introduced in January on EU goods ranging from cut flowers, to fresh produce including meat, fruit and vegetables, but on Tuesday, physical checks for the …
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Webfleet has an electric vehicle transition tool to support businesses transitioning to electric vehicles or expanding their EV fleets. The tool allows fleets to use their own data to assess their readiness for electrification, estimate the total cost of ownership for going electric, the operational cost and CO2 savings. Additionally, fleets can gain …
Peterborough, UK: HGVs awaiting post-Brexit food checks could become easy targets for organised crime groups, warns the Road Haulage Association. The RHA believes that expected “significant delays” in the inspection process could mean more drivers having to park up in Kent, making them vulnerable. Ashton Cull, public affairs manager at the RHA said: “If new …
London, UK: GXO Logistics has completed its acquisition of Wincanton, effective today (29 April). All conditions of the acquisition have been met and GXO is now the sole shareholder of Wincanton. GXO and Wincanton will continue to be run independently until the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has completed its review. GXO chief executive Malcolm …
London, UK: Confusion and uncertainty still remain over the introduction of sanitary and phytosanitary checks, due to start next week. The government, despite claiming the checks will start on Tiusday, admits it is taking a “pragmatic approach” to introducing border checks with parts of the risk management system not initially switched on, to reduce the …
London, UK: Tesco is trialling two E-CoolTech fridges, the first time the fridges have been tested by a UK operator. The German-made E-CoolTech TM182 units use natural refrigerants with a negligible greenhouse gas potential, and are fitted in bespoke Gray & Adams rigid bodies. The fridges are electrically driven, providing frozen and chilled for the …
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA: Temperature-controlled logistics company CH Robinson is gearing up for a surge in fresh flower deliveries for Mother’s Day on May 12. The company says that Mother’s Day flower orders lead to a jump in truckload demand as high as 3,000% when compared to the rest of the year. “A huge swing …
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