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Latest News7th June 2023

Schmitz Cargobull S.KOe Cool takes sustainability award

Berlin, Germany: Schmitz Cargobull’s all-electric S.KOe Cool refrigerated trailer has gained the top award at this year’s German Award for Sustainability Projects winning the Technology – Energy category. “Schmitz Cargobull has been investing in research and development for sustainable and energy-efficient transport solutions for many years. We are delighted that the all-electric S.KOe Cool refrigerated …

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Latest News7th June 2023

Narrow Aisle launches storage consultancy

Tipton, UK: Narrow Aisle which makes the Flexi Truck range of articulated forklifts, has launched a free warehouse planning service. It provides a turnkey package from design to the supply and installation of storage equipment including pallet racking, shelving, sprinklers, mezzanine flooring. Narrow Aisle’s design department will be headed by Paul MacBeath, who has joined …

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Latest News7th June 2023

Maersk adds door monitoring to reefer boxes

Copenhagen, Denmark: Maersk Container Industry has launched its Sekstant Door Sensor for its Star Cool reefers. The Sekstant Door Sensor is integrated with the Star Cool controller and helps mitigate undesired door openings, smuggling, and theft. “One of the most significant benefits of the Sekstant Door Sensor is that it captures door events even if …

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Latest News6th June 2023

Robotic picking market worth $6.8bn by 2030

London, UK:  The market for robotic picking is in the early stages of growth but has huge potential, according to research by Interact Analysis. The research shows the market was worth $236m in 2022, but by 2030 this will increase to $6.8bn. Rising labour costs and supply chain constraints are likely to be key drivers …

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Latest News6th June 2023

Peli BioThermal opens station in southern California

Valencia, California, USA: Peli BioThermal has opened a full service network station in Valencia, California to provdie cold chain services to the state’s over 1,800 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. “Multiple California cities rank in the top ten US locations for pharmaceutical research and development: two of those cities are in Southern California,” said Dominic Hyde, …

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Latest News6th June 2023

Oakland International researches contaminated loads

Redditch, UK: Oakland International has asked market analysis research firm Analytiqa to look into the distress load market in the UK and Ireland in order to “better understand the key issues”. Analytiqa is carrying out interviews with senior executives in the retail and manufacturing sectors in the UK in order to establish the frequency and …

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Latest News6th June 2023

Pharmaceutical supply chains evolve

Bath, UK: Ti Insight (Ti): Pharmaceutical supply chain models are evolving, according to Ti’s Global Pharmaceutical Logistics Report 2023. The TI report cites the the primacy of customised, specific treatments at a ‘Batch Size 1’ patient level as a key driver of change. The major factors affecting the global pharmaceutical logistics industry in 2023 are:

Latest News5th June 2023

Staffing issues drive warehouse automation

London, UK: 81% of businesses within manufacturing, 3PL and retail industries, say staffing issues are driving warehouse automation needs, according to the Robotics and Automation report from consultancy Scala. The report finds that over half of businesses surveyed are planning to invest in warehouse innovations to overcome labour shortages and rising e-commerce demands. This includes …

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Nathan James at Lineage UK receives European Future Leader Award

Brussels, Belgium: Nathan James, operations manager at Lineage Logistics UK has received the Global Cold Chain Alliance European Future Leader Award. The award recognises talented young professionals who have the potential to become cold chain leaders and make a positive contribution to the development of the global temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics industry. “We had several …

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Ferytrans cooling on gas with Ecogen

Southampton, UK: Ferytrans has six new Scania compressed natural gas powered tractors with Ecogen systems to power the trailer refrigeration. Feri Lazar, managing director, Ferytrans, said, “Sustainability and carbon reduction are key drivers for our customers. These gas-powered tractors will reduce our carbon emissions by around 80%. Plus, by fitting Ecogen to run the trailer fridges …

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Latest News1st June 2023

Schmitz Cargobull sets the pace for telematics

London, UK: Schmitz Cargobull is fast becoming one of the most advanced and requested trailer telematics systems, says Colin Maher, managing director, Schmitz Cargobull, UK and Ireland, in an interview for the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders weekly newsletter. “Our TrailerConnect is quite something. It’s installed as standard in all trailers, and we currently …

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Latest News1st June 2023

More electric charging grants on offer

London, UK: More operators should be able to get grants for electric charging points, the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders says. Last month, the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles increased the end-user limit for Plug-in Van Grant applications by 50%, from 1,000 to 1,500 per financial year. The new limit has been introduced in …

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