Singapore: Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) cargo division has launched a specialised service for the transport of time- and temperature-sensitive perishable products. The carrier’s ThruFresh service enables the “swift” delivery of delicate and short-shelf life perishable products, including live seafood, chilled meats, fruits and vegetables. Features of the service include dedicated cold chain procedures and facilities to …
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Pelican BioThermal is running InnovationShare, webinars focusing on best practices in clinical and commercial supply chain management. InnovationShare starts next month with monthly courses also scheduled throughout July. “As we move into 2021, we continue to see the world focus on gathering and learning through virtual forums,” said Adam Tetz, director of …
Paris, France: Air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has launched a fleet of temperature-controlled pharma trucks to move air cargo shipments from a number of French cities to Paris – Charles de Gaulle airport. The new GDP-certified (Good Distribution Practice) pharma trucks are based in Bordeaux, Mulhouse, Lyon and Strasbourg and will initially offer …
Sydney, Australia: Woolworths is planning to open a temperature-controlled food distribution centre in Greater Western Sydney following surging demand, particularly from its booming online grocery business. The multi-storey 60,000sq metre square distribution centre will be built on an 8.6 hectare site Woolworths owns in Wetherill Park, west of Parramatta. The co-location of fresh and chilled …
Roscoff, France: Brittany Ferries plans three new weekly freight only sailings between Ireland and France beginning tomorrow with a sailing between Rosslare and St Malo. The first of two new sailings out of Cork to Roscoff will begin this Saturday. These sailings are in addition to the current Brittany Ferries sailings out of Cork and …
Paris, France: French temperature-controlled giant Stef, which saw turnover drop by 7.2% in the fourth quarter of 2020, has once again blamed the ongoing Covid-19 crisis for the fall. Turnover fell from €888m in the fourth quarter of 2019 to €824m in 2020. Stef said that the Covid-19 crisis had a significant impact on annual …
San Francisco, California, USA: PLM Trailer Leasing now offers a net-zero emission refrigerated trailer. The trailer fridge by Advanced Energy Machines is a complete all-electric solution with an industry standard operating range. Sol-Go supplied the solar panels. The Solar Tech electric trailer fridge is available as a single and multi-temperature unti with full-range temperature control …
Mersin, Turkey: Maersk is expanding its cold chain services for fresh fruit from the Black Sea and the Mediterranean to Central Russia. The service combines existing short sea and deep-sea connections from Turkey, Egypt and Israel to the port of Novorossiysk with the regular intermodal service between Novorossiysk and Moscow. In December last year the …
Singapore: Carrier Transicold’s TripLink refrigerated container monitor can now integrate with vessel-based wireless networks for improved shipboard cargo visibility. “Our latest software update significantly expands the current suite of monitoring and control capabilities of the TripLink platform,” said Willy Yeo, director of marketing, Global Container Refrigeration, Carrier Transicold. Refrigeration unit performance can be monitored with live …
Arlington, Virginia, USA: Luca Quaresima of NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics has been awarded the 2020 Global NextGen Award from the Global Cold Chain Alliance. In the five years of the award’s history, Luca is the first recipient from Europe. The Global NextGen Award recognizes outstanding young professionals in the world’s cold chain industry. “The Global …
Copenhagen, Denmark: DFDS has acquired cold chain logistics company HSF Logistics Group, which provides temperature-controlled services to meat and other food producers. The move is expected expand DFDS’ cold chain business to become one of the largest providers in Northern Europe. The group operates four brands with HSF Logistics being a market leader in the …
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA: Carrier Transicold’s donation of a trailer refrigeration unit is helping Arkansas Foodbank respond to the current unprecedented demand for assistance addressing those struggling with food insecurity throughout the state. As part of Carrier’s support of food banks in the Feeding America network, an X4 7500 fridge was installed on a 53-foot …
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