Minneapolis, USA: Peli BioThermal has a new reusable packaging system for pharmaceutical companies. Discovery, clinical trials and commercialiation require different packaging solutions says Phil Gyori, chief executive, Pelican Products, parent company of Peli BioThermal. “Crēdo Go brings together Peli BioThermal’s long-trusted technology and modern design innovation to improve payload protection, increase component longevity and minimize …
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Trailer data from standard Schmitz Cargobull TrailerConnect hardware can be transmitted automatically to TIP’s Insight system. This enables operators using Schmitz Cargobull telematics and from TIP Trailer Services can decide on which which system the data should be displayed. “This uncomplicated and convenient solution is made possible by a cooperation between Cargobull Telematics …
Dublin, Ireland: Dixon International Logistics has bought Carna Transport. This is Dixon’s first acquisition since Erisbeg, an Irish growth capital investor, invested in the company last year. Carna will continue to operate independently from its locations in Monaghan and Armagh, Northern Ireland. The acquisition will take Dixon’s turnover to to over €70 million and give …
Murcia, Spain: Lineage Logistics has completed its acquisition of Spanish cold storage operator Grupo Fuentes. The deal was announced at the begining of August. Grupo Fuentes, based in Murcia, Spain, operates 500 vehicles, six logistics sites and one coldstore with s 60,000 pallet positions. There are plans to expand this coldstore to accommodate 100,000 pallets. …
Ukraine: The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is donating 30 refrigerated vans to transport vaccines to Ukraine. The first 10 vehicles were handed over by Unicef executive director Catherine M Russell during an official visit. “Vaccines in Ukraine are transported and stored in strict compliance with the requirements specified by the manufacturer, despite the challenges …
Paris, France: French temperature-controlled giant Stef has reported “satisfactory” half-year results with revenue up 23% from €1.64bn to just over €2bn. But Stef expects activity to slow in the coming months. Pre-tax profit jumped 36% to €87.3m. Stanislas Lemor, chairman and chief executive, said: “After a dynamic post-Covid recovery cycle that enabled the group to …
Newport Beach, California, US: Provender Partners has acquired a 217,540-square-foot temperature-controlled food factory and warehouse in Vineland, New Jersey, from Safeway Fresh Foods, for $22.5 million. Safeway, an agriculture and food manufacturing company, which provides fresh and prepared foods for retailers throughout the Mid-Atlantic states that through its fresh food division Sunnyside Farms, it will …
Munich, Germany: Transport fridge maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Transport Europe is using the Hanover Show to promote its deal with Idem to offer its telematics on Mitsubishi fridges. Earlier, Mitsubishi launched an all electric fridge. Now it is cooperating with Idem for open-system transport telematics. At the IAA Transport show (20-25 September), Mitsubishi will …
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: Walmart Canada fleet has put its first 60-foot (18-metre) multi-temperature refrigerated trailer into service: the first of its kind for Walmart in North America. The custom-built multi-temp refrigerated trailer allows Walmart to ship freight more efficiently and reduce C02 emissions, Stephanie Fusco, Walmart Canada corporate affairs, said. “Launching this type of trailer …
Florstadt, Germany: DHL Supply Chain has expanded its life sciences & healthcare (LSH) site in Florstadt, Germany, by adding a 32,000m2 logistics centre. The new building – which joins an existing warehouse, operated for a pharmaceutical company, and a second site that opened in January 2018 – has capacity for 10,000 pallets. A range of …
Athens, Georgia, US: A new-generation refrigerant R-452A with significantly reduced global warming potential will become the standard for new Carrier Transicold transport refrigeration units in North America beginning later this year. The move will help customers haulng food, pharmaceuticals and other perishable products to improve their sustainability profiles and achieve regulatory compliance. Carrier says. “Carrier …
Atlanta, Georgia, US: Stord’s Cloud Supply Chain is to use Fresh Del Monte’s cold storage infrastructure to allow it to handle temperature-controlled logistics. Fresh Del Monte has 22 cold stores available to Stord customers through the collaboration that will help Stord meet growing demand for cold storage from e-commerce channels. Last year, refrigerated and frozen …
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