Götene, Sweden: Temperature-controlled logistics provider Götene Kyltransporter has been bought by Mutares. This is the second add-on for Frigoscandia under Mutares ownership in less than a year.Closing of the transaction is expected during the fourth quarter of 2022 and is still subject to clearance from the Swedish Competition Authority. Götene Kyltransporter’s acquisition by Frigoscandia will …
London, UK: A one-day conference Delivering Decarbonisation, staged by Logistics UK, will be held on 22 November at the Congress Centre, London. The conference is aimed at senior business leaders and will explore the roadmap to net-zero, discuss plans, initiatives and projects currently in place to help businesses in progressing their decarbonisation journey and assist …
Austin, Texas, US: Arrive Logistics has been recognised as a 2022 Top Food Chain Provider by Food Chain Digest, the magazine of Food Shippers of America. The award recognises Arrive Logistics’ Arrive Fresh program, launched in 2020. Arrive has seen a 98% increase in refrigerated business and, thus far, in 2022, a 40% increase compared …
Dublin, Ireland: UPS Healthcare is to open a site in Dublin next year which will include the handling of cold chain management services. Opening in late 2023, the new facility will boast nearly 6,000 m² of healthcare-dedicated space to connect Ireland’s growing pharmaceutical and medical technology industries to UPS’s global logistics network that serves customers …
Knoxville, Tennessee, US: Expedite All has launched a service for shippers to access refrigerated vans and trucks in the US. “We recognized that shippers had a need for dedicated and expedite small vehicle transportation that was not being met in the fragmented expedite marketplace,” said Alex Winston, president, Expedite All. “With Reefer Van Network, our …
Brussels, Belgium: Thermo King has introduced new refrigeration models in its C-Series for small, medium, and large trucks and vans. The new C-550, C-650, and C-750 single-temperature fridges suit vehicle bodies of up to 50m3. and offer high performance for full city distribution with fresh, frozen, and heating modes, Thermo King says. The compressor-driven Thermo …
Edinburgh, Scotland: Flexitricity is giving operators access to National Grid’s new winter Demand Flexibility Service. The scheme allows businesses to offset costs by reducing their energy consumption during high-stress periods, such as the evening peak and the morning pick-up when electricity consumption rises quickly. The new service targets domestic, industrial and commercial energy users that …
London, UK: RHA managing director Richard Smith has written a letter of congratulations to the new prime minister Rishi Sunak, stressing the need for a fuel duty rebate in the face of rising haulage costs. In his letter he said: “Rising costs in the road haulage industry end up being passed on to the consumer, …
Le Havre, France: Seafrigo Group is to build a 13,000sq metre frozen cold store in Le Havre port. The new dedicated frozen food warehouse, capable of handling 35,000 pallets, will support supermarkets and food manufacturers. Construction will begin before the end of the second quarter of 2023 with a view to commissioning in the last …
Ilkeston, UK: Creed Foodservice has taken three 12-tonne rigids with the UK’s first Carrier Transicold Xarios 8 multi-temperature fridges. The direct drive Xarios units are fitted to Daf LF rigids with Gray & Adam bodies, supplied on contract hire by Petit Forestier. The new Xarios 8 MT is the most powerful direct drive unit Carrier …
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, US: RLS Logistics has opened an 83,000sq ft cold store with 18,000 pallet positions. The site has mobile racking that boosts by 40-45% standard double deep racking. Ti Cold designed and built the warehouse that will handle import edrefrigerated and frozen foods to the ports of Portland, ME, and Boston, MA. Among the …
Cranbury, New Jersey, US: Port Jersey Logistics has bought TruckItNow Transportation, based in Wilsonville, Oregon. “Acquiring TruckItNow broadens Continental Logistics’ nationwide reach and expands Port Jersey Logistics’ services portfolio for temperature-controlled, reefer, and frozen storage and transportation,” Jeff Ramella, corporate vice president , Port Jersey Logistics said. “Bringing TruckItNow into the fold gives us access …
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