Savannah, Georgia, USA: Producers, shipping lines and logistics providers that form the global supply chain for Savannah’s chilled cargo imports have continued to deliver “rock-solid service” despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Georgia Ports Authority says. Import numbers have remained steady from origin nations across regions such as south and central America amid Covid-19 concerns, the …
Dayton, Ohio, USA: CSafe Global has fitted track and trace technology to its active air cargo containers. CSafe partnered with DHL for a pilot shipment. The RKN containers were loaded with temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and flown from Puerto Rico to Kentucky and then transported by truck to Chicago. CSafe integrated tracking devices into the RKN containers …
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA: XPO Logistics ranks at No 1 in the Fortune 500 category of transportation and logistics for the fourth straight year. The Fortune magazine list published this week ranks XPO at No 196 on the Fortune 500 overall based on 2019 revenue of $16.6bn. Bradley Jacobs, chief executive, XPO Logistics, said, “XPO …
Stockholm, Sweden: Lidl Sweden is introducing its first electric trucks in the autumn. The trucks will handle deliveries on the grocer’s routes between its central warehouses and stores in Stockholm Lidl has partnered with Swedish electric and self-driving vehicle company Einride to electrify and automate grocery deliveries in Sweden, set new standards to build climate …
Schindellegi, Switzerland: Kuehne+Nagel has become the first company to receive IATA CEIV pharma recertification for its entire air logistics pharma network. The recertification applies to the entire KN PharmaChain GxP Compliant Air Logistics network, including 94 locations and covering all continents. In 2017, Kuehne+Nagel was the first to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its …
Roosendaal, Netherlands: The Cool Chain Association has launched a data sharing project, called the LAX Initiative, to provide a neutral platform to collaborate, communicate, and share ideas. “Our industry is in the spotlight as never before and facing challenges that we could not have envisaged; it is time to embrace collaboration and new ways of …
New York, USA: America’s largest foodservice distributor Sysco has changed its business model away from restaurants because of the Covid-19 crisis. Sysco says it has “reworked supply chains away from restaurants to a business model that works in a post-corona world, such as one that caters directly to consumers and grocery stores”. As the restaurant industry collapses, the …
Staffanstorp, Sweden: Swedish long-haul operator Abbekås Åkeri has fitted a Hultsteins Ecogen system to one of its 25.25m refrigerated drawbar vehicles. The company expect to extend the life of the two diesel fridges, while at the same time making significant cuts in fuel consumption and emissions. Abbekås Åkeri operate 50 Scania and Volvo temperature-controlled vehicles …
Lieshout, Netherlands: Teunissen Transport and Auto Service has added three Kässbohrer reefers to its fleet. The international operators will use the new vehicles mainly in the Netherlands to transport fresh food. Teunissen’s three Kässbohrer K.SRI reefers have data logging, a front axle lifting, .disc brakes and the EBS electronics. Wilfried Teunissen, founding-director said the company …
Detroit, Michigan, USA: Carrier Transicold is providing a Model 35X direct-drive refrigeration unit, through a national grant program with Feeding America, to Gleaners Community Food Bank of southeastern Michigan. The unit will be used to support the School Food Mobile program, which delivers nutritious food and milk to school-aged children who are not receiving meals …
Mumbai, India: Cargo-partner has opened a GDP-compliant Competence Center for pharmaceuticals and healthcare in India. This is the company’s third competence center for such products following Vienna and Hamburg. “With the opening of the new pharmaceuticals and healthcare competence center in Mumbai, cargo-partner has established a new hub to provide its customers with GDP-compliant services …
Berlin, Germany: Three German operators have added Thermo King SLXi hybrid fridges to their fleets. Bodan, Brocker Logistik, and Jens Thomsen Spedition have all trialled hybrids to access restricted, low-emission and low-noise areas. And all report fuel savings using the new equipment. “Environmentally-focused regulations, fluctuating fuel prices and the general aspiration to ‘be green’ are …
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