Werlte, Germany: Tobias Grossmann, managing director of KTN Grossmann, took delivery of his first Krone Cool Liner with double-deck equipment and a Celsineo fridge at Krone’s factory in Lübtheen. Grossmann said: “I am convinced by the new refrigeration concept from Celsineo and see many advantages for our logistics and our customers. We travel nationwide and …
Essen, Germany: Mercedes-Benz is using Frigoblock’s all-electric refrigeration to cool the first near-series battery-powered E-Actros trucks that started practical operations in Germany and the Netherlands. This project is a collaboration between Frigoblock and Daimler Trucks to offer customers sustainable refrigeration that works with the new Mercedes-Benz E-Actros. “Furthering sustainable innovation in electric transport refrigeration is …
Rosslare, Ireland: Brittany Ferries has a new weekly freight service linking Le Havre (Normandy) with Rosslare (Ireland). The route will be served by Cotentin, Brittany Ferries’ freight-only vessel and will start on 12 November. The schedule will see Cotentin leaving Le Havre on Friday evening, arriving in Rosslare on Saturday afternoon. The return leg will depart Rosslare on …
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA: XPO Logistics has reported record sales and earnings in its third quarter, beating Wall Street predictions. XPO reported $307m in Ebitda from $3.3bn in sales. Wall Street was looking for $298m in Ebitda from $3.1bn in sales. Sales were a quarterly record and Ebitda was a record for a third quarter when …
Los Angeles, California, USA: Drivers are set to receive nearly $30m to settle class-action lawsuits involving hundreds of drivers in California who accused XPO Logistics of labor violations related to their delivery of goods from Los Angeles-area ports. XPO Logistics has agreed to pay after a federal judge approved the settlements on a preliminary basis …
Esbjerg, Denmark: Lineage Logistics has completed the acquisition of the cold storage division of Claus Sørensen Group, a cold storage operator in Denmark. The acquisition was first announced on 15 June 2021. Lineage says that the expansion in Denmark is a key element of its growth plans in the Nordic region. The company says that …
Gurugram, Haryana, India: Mitsui & Co, one of Japan’s largest trading companies, and a part of the Mitsui Group, has invested in TCI Cold Chain Solutions, a cold chain logistics business of Transport Corporation of India. The investment comes amid rising demand for temperature-controlled logistics solutions in India the two companies said in a joint …
Lyon, France: The move towards low carbon transport is a dominant theme at this year’s Solutrans exhibition (16 to 20 November 2021 at Lyon, France). The show will see the presentation of the VIsion’Air study conducted by Le BiPE and BDO. This global study will, for the first time in Europe, draw up an analysis …
Lugo de Llanera, Asturias, Spain: Spanish supermarket Alimerka is using the first fully-electric refrigerated truck in Spain. The new electric MAN rigid with its Frigoblock inverter-driven fridge and will save Alimerka 60 tonnes of CO2 a year compared to a traditional diesel-fuelled vehicle with an annual mileage of 60,000km. The low noise also allows deliveries …
Rotterdam, Netherlands: Daikin Reefer and IRS International are relocating into a single site in the Rotterdam region to operate as a sales, service and parts supply centre. Previously Daikin Reefer parts in Europe were handled by Daikin’s air conditioning division. With the current tight availability of container equipment spare parts are in demand and the warehouse …
Lyon, France: Thermo King will premiere its latest truck and trailer refrigeration at Solutrans in France next month. “After two extraordinary and challenging years, we are thrilled to be back at Solutrans. Transport refrigeration is changing, and at the exhibition we will present innovation that shows no less but, our vision for the future of the …
Athens, Georgia, USA: The Supra S10 diesel-powered truck refrigeration unit is the new performance leader from Carrier Transicold. The S10 offers greater refrigeration and freezing capacity for larger trucks while also offering improved efficiency and fuel economy, Carrier says. “The Supra S10 unit is ideal for local and regional cold chain distribution operations where the …
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