Cape Town, South Africa: African Infrastructure Investment Managers has set up a pan-African cold chain logistics platform with the acquisition of a cold storage operator from Oceana Group for $46m. African Infrastructure Investment Managers has led a group of investors, including Bauta Logistics and the Mokobela Shakati consortium, to buy Oceana’s Commercial Cold Storage as …
Chicago, Illinois, US: Project44, which supplies software for end-to-end supply chain visibility, has launched a new platform, Movement by Project44, to link shippers, carriers, logistics companies and other relevant parties in a transparent and collaborative supply chain. “Movement by Project44 combines the power of the entire Project44 product suite, including its internally developed products and …
Tokyo, Japan: Peli BioThermal has opened a service centre in Japan. The new site, near Tokyo’s international Narita Airport, is the latest location to be added to the company’s Asia network. The latest location will also serve as an additional network station for the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental program. Benson Teo, Peli BioThermal’s senior …
Gottenberg, Sweden: Volvo Trucks is testing fuel cell electric trucks with a comparable range to diesel trucks, up to 1,000 km. A second pilot phase is to follow in a few years’ time and will see customer tests on public roads. The fuel cell electric truck tests in commercial traffic will start in 2025 with …
Hanover, German, Daimler Truck used the IAA Transport show in Hanover to display its electric truck range. Martin Daum, chief executive, Daimler Truck, said: “Since the last IAA four years ago we have moved forward at full speed with the transition to CO2-neutral transport. “This year we already have eight pure battery-electric series-production vehicles in …
Hanover Germany: Mercedes-Benz Trucks is to start production of a hydrogen fuel cell truck in the second half of this decade. The first prototypes of the Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck are under test on the test track and on public roads. The aim is to have a truck with a 1,000 kilometres range suitable for heavy …
Ostend, Belgium: Daikin Europe is to launch its Exigo Electric trailer fridge at next week’s IAA Transport show in Hanover, Germany. The Daikin Exigo range, launched a year ago, and was Daikin’s first road transport trailer fridge. The new unit is an electric-ready version. Evren Akçora, senior manager, transport refrigeration, Daikin Europe, said: “The electric …
Brussels, Belgium: Bridgestone is launching Fleetcare Go Plan, a tyre and vehicle maintenance package for small and medium-sized fleets. Fleetcare Go Plan includes Bridgestone Webfleet telematics. Fleetcare Go Plan, which follows the launch of Fleetcare aimed at larger fleets, gives subscribers access to a website with insights about fleet status, services delivered, invoices received and …
Turin, Italy, Iveco Group is setting up a long-term, all-inclusive rental model for electric trucks and vans to help operators transition to electric vehicles. Called Gate, the scheme is due for launch mid next year to pilot clients in Italy. Gate will be an independent business initially serving Iveco and Nikola brands. Nikola designs and …
Hollywood, Florida, US: Tive Tag is the thinnest, easiest to use label for end-to-end cold chain monitoring of temperature-sensitive products, says the maker, Tive. It is a cloud-enabled temperature logger, in the form of a thin, flexible shipping label, and at half the cost of a conventional logger. It lasts for a year, can be …
Hanover, Germany: Orbcomm is to provide its telematics systems to transport fridge maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Transport Europe. Mitsubishi says the move will provide its “customers with immediate access to reefer data to improve efficiency, streamline maintenance processes and reduce environmental footprint”. Mitsubishi will install Orbcomm’s next-generation temperature monitoring on its new, all-electric reefer …
Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico: DHL Supply Chain has acquired Mexico-based pharmaceutical and healthcare logistics company New Transport Applications. New Transport Applications handles the storage and transport of products that require refrigeration and temperature control. The acquisition is in line with Deutsche Post DHL Group’s aim to strengthen its core logistics business and deliver long-term growth. …
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