Paris, France: Bolloré Logistics is mobilising to support the supply of pharmaceutical products and facemasks. A health crisis unit has been created made up of Bolloré Logistics pharma and life science experts. It is piloting an epidemic response plan providing graduated solutions and making decisions very quickly in the event of an increase in the …
Geneva, Switzerland: The IRU has called on the European Commission to intervene in the treatment of truck drivers at Turkish borders. Turkey is not allowing citizens from 66 countries to enter the country and enforces quarantine procedures. Drivers of trucks delivering essential goods from and to the EU via Turkey are facing quarantine periods lasting …
Duisberg, Germany: DBO Bahnopertor has run the first container train load of fresh salmon from the Netherlands to Russia and China. It is the first test shipment of a product that was previously sanctioned to travel through Russian territory. If all goes well, a fresh product line to China via Russia will begin in April. …
Washington, DC, USA: The Global Cold Chain Alliance and the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States have a website to help distillers making hand sanitiser with logistics. GCCA’s members are a critical link in the coldchain and deemed an “essential business and service” under the Presidential Policy Directive. Hand sanitizer is an important component …
Los Angeles, USA: Lineage Logistics working with NBA superstar, Anthony Davis’ Family Foundation to the boost the Help Feed the Frontline Fighting Covid-19 – LA campaign. The campaign was launched by Los Angeles parents who partnered with World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes urgently in times of crisis to get meals to people …
Dublin, Ireland: US-based Marken, a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS, has opened a new refrigerated site in Dublin. There are 75 pharmaceutical companies operating in Ireland with 40 pharma and biopharma plants, according to the Irish Development Association. The Marken site near the Dublin airport and will offer temperature-controlled preparation and conditioning of packaging for …
Miami, Florida, USA: US baseball team, the Miami Heat, has partnered with Lineage Logistics and Feeding America to provide immediate help those affected by Covid-19. The goal of the partnership is to raise awareness for Lineage Logistics’ Share A Meal campaign, which aims to help provide 100 million meals in response to Covid-19 for those …
Brussels, Belgium: Commercial vehicle registrations fell by 6.2% in the European Union in February, before the economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak became apparent. Demand decreased in all vehicle segments, apart from buses and coaches. With the exception of France where registration rose 1.6%, all major markets contracted last month: Germany by 7.6%, Spain by …
Geneva, Switzerland: It is imperative that delays at borders are reduced in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, says the International Road Transport Union (IRU). It has called on the EU to taker collaborative approach to reduce bottlenecks at EU borders that have been causing unnecessary delays and interruptions of supply chains. The European Commission’s …
Vienna, Austria: European border closures are leading to huge delays in truck traffic says Sixfold. EU leaders agreed to shut the bloc’s external borders to all non-essential travel except truck deliveries for the next 30 days in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The EU bloc immediately borders countries such as Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine …
Paris, France: Stef, the French based temperature-controlled logistics provider reported turnover up 5.7% in 2019 with profits of €127.5m on a €3,441m turnover. “As the group celebrates its centenary this year, Stef can build on impressive performance in 2019, thanks to the efforts of its 19,000 employees and the confidence of customers. For the first …
Arlington, Virginia, USA: The Global Cold Chain Alliance has set up a Coronavirus Resource Centre. The online advice centre provides daily updated information about the respiratory disease which has now been detected in 50 locations internationally, including cases in the United States. “GCCA is working closely with government officials, industry partners, and the WFLO Scientific …
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