Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA: Last month Compass Cold Storage cut the ribbon on a new cold store near Fort Smith in Mulberry, Arkansas. The new cold store, built by Ti Cold, has 18,500 pallet positions with a QFM In-Rack Freezing System. Cold Chain News spoke exclusively to Bob Tippmann, owner of Tippmann Engineering about trends …
London, UK: Massive changes are set to take place over the next decade that will rock the lubricants industry, according to a new report from Interact Analysis. Electric vehicles have less need for lubricants as they have fewer moving parts, so the market will get smaller over time. But new lubricants and formulations will be …
London, UK: The number of new warehouses built in North America and Europe declined dramatically this year, although demand for mobile robots increased, according to new research from Interact Analysis. Interact Analysis’ latest warehouse automation market research report shows that the fall in warehouse building is having a knock-on effect on demand for end-to-end automation …
Americold’s team in Australia and New Zealand give their perspective on the challenges facing the cold storage industry in a blog. “Nobody could have predicted the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on the global supply chains, caused primarily by lockdowns, labour shortage, freight issues and excessive customer demand fuelled by hysteria. While many could …
Data and monitoring are critical to the pharmaceutical cold chain, says Christopher Engel, commercial supply chain service director, World Courier “In biologics logistics, there are established ranges for refrigerating and freezing drug substances and products. Logistics partners need to be able to handle products across these ranges with flexible capabilities underpinned by robust standard operating …
Chicago, USA: AmerisourceBergen’s World Courier has opened a new transport station in the Greater Chicago area, enhancing its storage and distribution for products that require temperature-control and time-sensitive delivery. The 34,000 square-foot cold store is located about 20 minutes from Chicago O’Hare International Airport in Mount Prospect. The warehouse has walk-in refrigerators and freezer, as …
Sao Paulo, Ecuador: Emergent Cold Latin America has opened a new cold store in Durán, Ecuador. It marks the beginning of the operations in the country where the company intends to invest up to US$50m in the upcoming years. “The country is known as the largest shrimp and banana exporter of the world, but certainly, …
Alicante, Spain: TLX, a Spanish, family-run transport and logistics company, has debuted the new Thermo King VX-Series vehicle-powered refrigeration units on its first two electric last-mile delivery vehicles. The two V-400X units were fitted on electric MAN vans by Frigicoll, the Thermo King dealer in Spain, and handle last-mile deliveries in Elche (Alicante). This project …
Americold has teamed up with Canadian Pacific Kansas City to co-locate Americold warehouses on the CPKC network in what would streamline border crossing procedures and provide a more seamless experience for shippers, the companies said. “The combination of Americold’s vast North American facilities network and world-class coldchain operating model with CPKC’s new MMX intermodal service …
Moerdijk, Netherlands: Frigo Breda’s new cold store in Moerdijk has opened with a 75% occupation shortly after completion. The Frigo Breda, co-owners of Easyfresh, says this confirms that it is situated at the right logistics hotspot. The cold store has six cells with a total capacity of 47,000 pallets, moving racks and quick access to …
St Petersburg, Florida, USA: Dupré Logistics has acquired Florida-based Interstate Transport, a provider of temperature-controlled food and beverage logistics. Dupré Logistics, based in Louisiana, is a privately owned company providing logistics through three business divisions: Onsite and Private Fleet Services, Strategic Capacity Brokerage Services, and Energy Distribution Services. “It’s always been Dupré’s vision to be …
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