Ti Cold Development, is set to open a 303,920-square-foot coldstore in Houston. The 42,000 pallet position site has a 55-foot-deep refrigerated dock and -10F to 60F, fully convertible refrigerated and frozen space. The site is immediately available to take advantage of leasing and build-to-suit opportunities. “We are developing this Houston location to serve the needs …
Athens, Georgia, USA: Carrier Transicold has expanded its telematics to provide more fleet information for better decision making. “The E-Solutions platform not only gives connected fleets detailed information about cargo being hauled, but it also supplies more comprehensive information about their Carrier Transicold transport refrigeration unit operation than third-party telematics systems,” said David Brondum, director …
Herndon, Virginia, USA: The coronavirus pandemic has led to increased cargo theft and labour exploitation, including the use of forced and child labour, according to a report from BSI. BSI revealed its findings in its quarterly review and outlook of the top global supply chain security, business continuity, food safety and fraud, and corporate social …
Le Mars, Iowa, USA: Nor-Am Cold Storage has opened a 148,000-square-foot (14,000sq metre) coldstore in Dodge City, Kansas. State and local leaders attended the opening, including Governor Laura Kelly. “Nor-Am is an outstanding, family-oriented company, and its cold-storage capabilities are a critical component in the safe distribution of the high-quality food products Kansas is known …
Geneva, Switzerland: The Cool Chain Association and the International Air Transport Association have joined forces to drive improvements in the temperature-controlled supply chain. The aim is to improve the temperature-controlled supply chain by sharing feedback, experiences, knowledge, and best practice. They plan to develop common work programs, including temporary task forces and round tables, for specific …
Swords, Ireland: Thermo King has expanded its temporary storage product range that can meet the vaccine storage requirements. Pharmaceutical companies in final-stage clinical trials anticipate they will require strict temperature controls to safeguard their products – down to temperatures as low as -70 degrees Celsius. Thermo King products can enable these companies and their distributors …
Rotterdam, Netherlands: D-Farm has won the 2nd Cool Logistics Innovation in Perishable Logistics Award for its innovative use of information technology to boost agricultural production. D-Farm agriculture system uses blockchain big data to improve transparency and trust along the fresh produce supply chain and was selected by the judges for the innovation that is “a real …
Arlington, Virginia, USA: Worldwide refrigerated warehouse capacity worldwide was 719m cubic meters in 2020, up 16.7% on 2018, according to a report by the Global Cold Chain Alliance. Its report, 2020 Global Cold Storage Capacity Report, details the expansive reach of cold chain suppliers in 51 countries. North America and China accounted for much of …
Palm Beach Gardens, Florid, USA: Amazon Web Services has worked with Carrier on its new Lynx digital platform. The Lynx platform combines Amazon’s analytics and machine learning with Carrier’s refrigeration and monitoring, extending Carrier’s current digital services for managing temperature-controlled transport and storage. The Lynx platform provides end-to-end tracking, real-time alerts, automated processes, and predictive …
Berlin, Germany: Schmitz Cargobull’s SKO trailer with generator axle and SCUe fridge has won the German Trailer Innovation award made by 16 German transport magazines. “We see this award as confirmation of our forward-looking technology and many years of industry expertise.” Roland Klement, director research and development, Schmitz Cargobull said. The electrically-powered S.CUe fridge uses …
Osaka, Japan: Peruvian sugar snap peas are reaching new markets with Daikin controlled atmosphere containers. Ocean Network Express shipped Peruvian sugar snap peas earlier this year from Callao, Peru, to Yokohama, Japan using controlled atmosphere Daikin reefer boxes. The container took 24 days at sea. Previously, sugar snap peas would have been exported to Japan by …
Horstmar, Germany: Schmitz Cargobull reports a 27.4 % drop in trailer and body production and an 18.4 % fall in turnover in its 2019/2020 financial year compared with the previous year. The drop which saw sales of €1.87bn is attributed to the coronavirus pandemic but the company remain Europe’s largest trailer r with about a …
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