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 …
Warrington, UK: Frozen fish and seafood supplier Sykes Seafood has taken delivery of 46 Daf trucks and six Gray & Adams fridge trailers, all funded through Asset Alliance Group. Sykes has acquired 40 Daf LF 290 rigids with Gray & Adams refrigerated bodies and six New Generation Daf XF 480 tractors. Sykes has also taken …
London, UK: The government must provide the infrastructure that the logistics sector needs to deliver for the future, says Bill Esterson, shadow minister for business and industrial strategy. Speaking at Logistics UK’s Next Generation Van conference this week, Esterson said: “Labour’s industrial strategy will create stability for logistics businesses and ensure the UK is self-sufficient …
Chesterfield, UK: Magnavale is making “significant progress” with the construction of an extension at its Chesterfield cold store, says the company. “The significant expansion, which will add 25,000 pallet positions, will allow our current customers to increase their volumes as well as welcoming new customers who wish to utilise the frozen storage facility,” says Magnavale. …
Gateshead, UK: Food wholesaler Pioneer Foods has upgraded its van fleet with seven new refrigerated vans. Four of the new vans are based at its Carlisle depot delivering in the northwest of England and southern Scotland, while the remaining three cover the northeast. The vans sport a new company livery designed by H&H Reeds. and …
Le Havre, France: Temperature-controlled food logistics firm Seafrigo has acquired UK-based Perishable Movements. All PML locations will operate using a new co-branding, before to eventually becoming Seafrigo. PML operates from three locations in the UK – Heathrow, Lincolnshire and Kent – providing air, ocean and road forwarding as well as warehousing and value-added services. PML …
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