What’s driving growth in the cold chain? Greg Tuthill, chief commercial officer, SeaCube Containers, analyses the top four drivers Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, USA: Stakeholders throughout the supply chain understand 2023 will not be like any other year—and this is especially true for the cold chain, both in terms of challenges and opportunities. Offering reliability …
Breda, Netherlands: Fully integrated automation in cold stores is an opportunity to trim operating costs, according to NewCold. “Around the world, cold storage facilities face challenges of rising operating costs, rigorous product and safety standards, and evolving environmental regulations. Because cold storage requires a significant energy input, energy efficiency offers an expanding opportunity to trim …
Perth, Scotland: Fresh produce supplier Stewarts of Tayside has added ten Daf New Generation XF 480 6×2 tractors and ten Gray & Adams refrigerated trailers to its fleet. Finding for the new vehicles was by Asset Alliance Group. The 44-tonners are supplied on three-year contract hire, while the trailers with dual temperature fridges arrive on operating lease contracts. …
Ashford, UK: Sysco UK has called for greater cross-industry collaboration, as it launches its latest electric vehicle, built as part of a partnership that it hopes will be the catalyst for widespread, fully electric, multi-temperature deliveries. The new electric vehicle will become the first foodservice vehicle to carry the Climate Stripes graphic, which is …
Ashford, UK: Brakes, part of Sysco, is using two new Frigoblock-refrigerated electric Daf rigids for deliveries to test the performance of the vehicles and temperature control systems. The electric 19-tonners have Frigoblock EK25 and FK2 fridges. The Electra truck with EK25 unit has been in operation since late 2022, while the electric Daf LF truck …
Keilaranta, Finland: Neste and Scania are piloting digital verification of individual truck usage of renewable fuels. The system combines data from Scania’s fleet management software with Neste’s fuel emission data, to provide up-to-date data for greenhouse gas emissions reporting and sustainability communications. Customers using the system can compare the climate impact of their use of …
London, UK: The RHA has called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to introduce a minimum 15 pence per litre fuel duty rebate for transport operators in its submission to the Treasury, ahead of the Budget on 15 March. “We’ve seen operating costs for our members increase by 20% & fuel prices by 40%. It’s unsustainable,” the …
Opportunities abound for those who dare, says Leigh Anderson, managing director at Bis Henderson Recruitment Northampton, UK: Until recently, very few civilians had much idea about what ‘logistics’ meant – something military perhaps? Or something to do with drivers and shelf-stackers? At any rate, not an obvious career recommendation for your sons and daughters. And …
Coventry, UK: The Cold Chain Federation has revealed the speaker line-up for its Cold Chain Climate Summit in March 2023. This is the first event of its type to explore the key issues, challenges and opportunities for the cold chain in responding to, and preparing for, net zero. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Claire …
Le Havre, France: Haropa Port, France’s largest reefer container port, has set it sights on becoming “the port of reference for fruit and vegetables in France”. Historically, maritime services dedicated to fruit and vegetable traffic have centred on exports. Haropa Port aims to win market share by consolidating imports of container and conventional freight, especially …
London, UK: Parliament is debating the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill which will see all retained EU law revoked by the end of the year. Retained EU Law is domestic law created at the end of the transition period following Brexit, consisting of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation that was …
Novi, Michigan: Lineage Logistics is to expand its European fresh produce serviceon the back of its acquisition of Kloosterboer. Lineage Fresh was launched in the US last year and is being extended to Europe. The service provides fresh storage for importers, grocers, and producers of fresh fruit and produce. Lineage Fresh will allow products with …
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