Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, USA: PLS Logistics Services has appointed Fred Boehler to its board. “I’ve been impressed with the high service culture and advanced technology of PLS Logistics and look forward to working with the team as the company continues to expand its footprint in the cold supply chain,” Boehler said. Boehler most recently was …
Brisbane, Australia: Carrier Transicold’s all-electric Vector E-Cool fridge units are now available in Australia. “We are excited to bring this sustainable solution to our customers,” said Stephen Elford, managing director, Australia-New Zealand, Carrier Transicold. “This fully electric trailer refrigeration unit operates autonomously without the need for a diesel engine.” The Vector E-Cool uses cutting-edge energy …
Beijing, China: Geek says it has developed a cross-docking system that more than doubles throughput. “Supermarkets are now able to get goods with short shelf lives out to locations for their customers in record time. The inventory storage period is short, the picking speed is fast, and the solution is ideal for meeting the same-day …
Berlin, Germany: DeltaTrak will show its FlashTrak Cloud Service and 4G/5G real-time trackers at Fruit Logistica, Berlin, Germany. The real-time, in-transit visibility provided by the cloud services gives third-party logistics providers, shippers, and receivers to overcome supply chain issues such as delays, missing shipments and damage claims, DeltaTrak says. To address current supply chain challenges …
Nantes, France: Lidl is using hydrogen to power warehouse trucks at its Carquefou site. Some 98 warehouse trucks (80% of the logistics fleet) have been running on hydrogen since January 2022. Lidl sources its hydrogen from Lhyfe, which produces hydrogen from renewable and local energy sources.
Stockholm, Sweden: Ten airlines have now approved Envirotainer’s new Releye RAP container for use. Carriers including Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, EVA Air, Qatar Airlines, Saudi Airlines Cargo, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, TAP Air Portugal, Korean Airlines and Asiana Airlines now all accept the new temperature-controlled container. The Releye RAP is a temperature-controlled, five-pallet container, the largest …
Omaha, Nebraska, USA: Hill Brothers is using Orbcomm‘s telematics with data held on a cloud-based analytics platform to monitor its dry and refrigerated trailers. Hill Bros started installing Orbcomm’s telematics in February this year and expects to complete the rollout by July. Orbcomm’s platform provides the real-time data and intelligence that allows Hill Bros to …
Morgantown, Pennsylvania, USA: Morgan Truck Body has unveiled an electrified refrigerated concept truck body during Work Truck Week in Indianapolis. The body is on a Lion Electric Lion6 chassis and uses a Thermo King all-electric fridge. The 24-foot truck body is constructed with weight-saving materials that also improve its thermal efficiency. The fridge is integrated …
Mulberry, Arkansas, USA: Compass Cold, a new cold storage company, plans a 70,000 square foot cold store in Arkansas. The warehouse, to be built by Ti Cold, will support food wholesalers, retailers, and food manufacturing customers in central and northwest Arkansas. The storage complex will have a flexible, convertible design able to maintain temperatures from 40°F …
Rochelle Park, New Jersey, USA: Orbcomm has launched a new ‘smart’ management system for refrigerated containers. It allows end-to-end monitoring of cargo, remote visibility and control of containers on land, rail and sea. Orbcomm’s s data-driven refrigerated container management provides customers with remote, two-way control of reefers to monitor critical parameters and take quick, corrective …
Novi, Michigan, USA: Lineage Logistics has acquired MTC Logistics, a temperature-controlled warehousing and transport company. MTC Logistics has four sites on or near the ports of Baltimore, MD, Wilmington, DE and Mobile, AL. As a result of the acquisition, Lineage will add nearly 38 million cubic feet of capacity and over 113,000 pallet positions in …
Stockholm, Sweden: Envirotainer and Swiss WorldCargo have made the first commercial shipment using the Envirotainer’s temperature-controlled air freight containers. The contasiner is designed for pharmaceuitals and the first consignment was handled by Swiss WorldCargo The shipment started in Basel, Switzerland, landing at JFK in the US and comprised three Releye RAP units and two RAP E2 …
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