Edinburgh, Scotland: Brexit is costing Scotland up to £100m a year in lost salmon exports, according to trade body Salmon Scotland which is calling on the next government to take urgent action. Scottish salmon is the UK’s largest food export, but farming companies have faced increased red tape and costs triggered by the departure from …
Birmingham, UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is holding a webinar on current data and modeling for assessing the emissions of the refrigerated British food transport sector. The webinar, Emissions Assessment of Refrigerated Food Transport in the UK takes place on on 11 April from 16:00 to 17:00hrs. Dr Xinfang Wang from Birmingham University will present …
Paris, France: XPO Logistics has launched a palletised distribution network for healthcare companies dealing with regulated products. The XPO network is alongside its existing infrastructure for healthcare deliveries and provides guaranteed delivery within 24 to 48 hours. XPO already has six Certipharm-certified sites and plans a fully certified network. XPO aims to expand its presence …
Air Liquide and TotalEnergies have launched Teal Mobility, a European hydrogen distribution network with more than 100 fuelling stations for heavy trucks. The stations, on major European transport routes, will be built within the next ten years, and form the first transnational European network of its scale, the companies say. By the end of 2024, …
London, UK: Bakery wholesaler Bako has taken delivery of 24 new rigids with Gray & Adams bodies and Carrier refrigeration. A combination of Carrier Transicold Supra 1150 MT (multi-temperature) systems and engineless Iceland 11 MT units are fitted to the new vehicles. The trucks replace older vehicles and the move represents the first time Bako …
Novi, Michigan, USA: Lineage has revealed the seven winners of its annual Carrier of the Year awards, designed to honour key transport service providers. Lineage selected the 2023 winners from the US and Canada based on criteria around performance, using quantitative and qualitative data to support the selection process. “These awards reflect our deep appreciation …
Welwyn Garden City, UK: The first of 151 Iveco E-Daily chassis cabs has been delivered to Tesco, with the remaining vehicles to come later in the year. Iveco says it is is supporting the supermarket on its decarbonisation journey with its eDaily vehicles in a two-battery configuration specified to optimise payload and range. This first …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has been shortlisted in two categories of the Chamber Business Awards 2024. The first award is Excellence in Sustainability which recognises efforts to reduce carbon, improve resource efficiency and minimise waste. The Commitment in the Community award recognises a business’ community dedication to delivering beneficial schemes, initiatives and policies which positively …
Crick, Northamptonshire, UK: XPO Logistics is increasing its use of hydrotreated vegetable oil in its vehicles and electric trucks. Hydrotreated vegetable oil and electric-powered vehicle trials were initially introduced across test routes over nearly 3,000 miles in the UK and Ireland, with emissions reduced by over 4 tonnes of CO2e. XPO says that expanding the …
Lyon, France: Temperature-controlled container specialist Tower Cold Chain is gearing up to reveal its latest innovations at LogiPharma 2024, the world’s largest life sciences supply chain event. Marking its third consecutive appearance at LogiPharma Europe, Tower will introduce an industry-first concept at stand 94, integrating its well-known robust, reliable, and reusable passive container design with …
Enfield, UK: Waitrose is weighing up whether to close a delivery warehouse in Enfield later this year as a result of potential rent increases. The warehouse, which handles online deliveries, opened in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic when there was a jump in online grocery shopping demand. According to Retail Gazette, a letter written to …
Leicester, UK: Central Co-op closed its three distribution operations in Leicester at the weekend, including a chilled food and drink distribution centre. The society, which announced the changes early last year, is moving operations to Co-op Group-managed distribution network LIDIA. This is a “national collective distribution and logistics operation” which already serves more than 4,000 stores …
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