Atlanta, Georgia, US: United Parcel Service is to buy Italian healthcare logistics firm Bomi Group UPS said it is focusing on high-margin businesses to offset declining volumes as the pandemic-fuelled e-commerce boom softens. Once the transaction becomes official, UPS said it will bring more than 350 temperature-controlled vehicles and 4 million square-feet to the UPS …
Nelson, New Zealand: Lineage Logistics has acquired New Zealand cold storage business, Cold Storage Nelson. CSN’s facilities, combined with Lineage’s industry-leading technology and innovation, will assist New Zealand customers to navigate increasing supply chain demands in New Zealand and internationally,” Jeff Rivera, global chief operations officer, Lineage, said. Expanding Lineage’s activities in Asia-Pacific through New …
Novi, Michigan, US: Lineage Logistics has finalised the acquisition of Canadian business VersaCold Logistics Services. The acquisition was first announced in April. VersaCold operates 24 temperature-controlled sites with 114 million cubic feet of capacity in Canada. It covers Canada’s most populous metropolitan markets including Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton and Montreal. “Welcoming VersaCold into the One …
Cape Town, South Africa: Larna Jodamus, compliance manager of CCS Logisticsr is the Global Cold Chain Alliance’s 2022 Africa Future Leader Award recipient. She was presented with the trophy at the alliance’s conference in Cape Town this month.Finalists were judged and evaluated on their knowledge level of the industry, track record of excellence, communication skills, …
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US: Buyers of Thermo King’s electric E-200 or E-1000 truck fridges in California are eligible for point-of-sale discounts through the California Air Resources Board’s Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project. “Our electrified portfolio has expanded significantly, and by 2023 Thermo King will have a low or zero-emission solution in every segment of cold …
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Sierra Supply Chain Services’ new cold store in Hamilton is open for business. The 65-foot-tall expansion has nearly 164,000 sq ft of storage space and over 36,000 pallet positions, bringing the site’s total to 250,000 sq ft.and 30,000 sq ft of food processing space. Ti Cold built the extension which has narrow …
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany: Ecooltec is a new name in truck refrigeration. The company’s founder is Peter Grosskopf, who set up Frigoblock in 1978 and sold in 2015 to Trane, owners of Thermo King. The company has developed a low-height fridge unit – 240 mm – for roof-mounting which plans to market worldwide. The …
Ulm, Germany: Users of Schmitz Cargobull’s TrailerConnect can now access Transporeon’s real-time visibility data management system. Operators using the system can provide their customers with order-relevant data in a controlled and secure manner. The partnership with Transporeon and its Visibility Hub means Schmitz TrailerConnect users have the option of transmitting selected telematics and transport data …
Athens, Georgia, US: Carrier Transicold is introducing four new premium performance trailer refrigeration units that offer double-digit fuel efficiency improvements and lifetime compliance with emissions requirements of the California Air Resources Board. The new systems include two single-temperature units, the Vector 8700 and X4 7700, and two multi-temperature units, the Vector 8800MT and Vector 8811MT. All …
Lyon, France: NomadPower has partnered up with VINCI Autoroutes to launch its first refrigeration trailer charging station in France. The new frigo plugins are on the A7, south of Lyon, at Vinci Aire de Saint Rambert d’Albon Ouest. Electric trailer cooling offers an economical, ecological, and silent alternative to noisy and polluting diesel generators, NomadPower says. “Next time you are …
Avranches, France: Chereau has set up Chereau Finance, supported in France by the partner Olivier Masbou Service et Finance, to provide financial services. “This new service is off to a promising start as it brings simplicity, peace of mind and time savings with diversified financing solutions, including leasing, financial leasing or operational leasing,” Chereau says.
Paris, France: The acquisition of Langdons helped boost the international turnover of French temperature-controlled giant Stef in the second quarter of this year. Stef acquired Langdons at the end of last year. Stef says that Langdons had a turnover of €53m in the second quarter. Stef’s international turnover rose from €238.4m to €335.7 – a …
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