London, UK: Logistics UK has announced the shortlist for its 6th annual awards ceremony. Cold chain logistics companies are included with McCulla (Ireland) and PML nominated for Most Innovative Company of the Year. DFDS Cold Chain England, Tesco, and Gist are nominated for Road Transport Operator of the Year, The Decarbonisation Champion of the Year …
Felixstowe, UK: The strike at Felixstowe container port is increasing the pressure on the food supply chain but does not compare to the delays at Dover which affected time-critical, temperature-controlled goods, according to Cold Chain Federation chief executive Shane Brennan. Brennan’s comments – made on the TalkTV breakfast show – come as nearly 2,000 Unite …
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: Walmart Canada fleet has put its first 60-foot (18-metre) multi-temperature refrigerated trailer into service: the first of its kind for Walmart in North America. The custom-built multi-temp refrigerated trailer allows Walmart to ship freight more efficiently and reduce C02 emissions, Stephanie Fusco, Walmart Canada corporate affairs, said. “Launching this type of trailer …
London, UK: Fuel costs for the average artic have jumped nearly 35% in a year, according to the Road Haulage Association, which is calling again for a 15ppl essential user rebate. Nick Deal, manager of logistics development at the RHA, said: “Despite diesel prices falling gradually over the past two months, wholesale prices are once …
Florstadt, Germany: DHL Supply Chain has expanded its life sciences & healthcare (LSH) site in Florstadt, Germany, by adding a 32,000m2 logistics centre. The new building – which joins an existing warehouse, operated for a pharmaceutical company, and a second site that opened in January 2018 – has capacity for 10,000 pallets. A range of …
The RHA is urging members to respond to a government consultation on proposed driver licensing changes which include allowing car drivers to drive an HGV up to 7.5 tonnes. The Department for Transport (DfT) is looking at four proposals: To grant drivers who have a car (category B) licence entitlement additional entitlement to an HGV …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Logistics UK is renewing its call for the government to work with industry to reduce operating costs and protect the nation’s supply chain in the wake of alarming new findings in its latest performance tracker. Figures from Logistics UK’s quarterly survey demonstrate the unsustainable financial pressures that businesses are currently facing. Responses …
Cockermouth, UK: Lake District food and drink supplier Caterite has taken nine Transit chassis with Solomon bodies. Caterite has added nine Ford Transits with Solomon’s Slipstream dual-temperature bodies. The vehicles have Thermoking V300 refrigeration and Blueseal air curtains to minimise temperature loss. Caterite’s 50 vans make on average 3,000 deliveries a week to restaurants and …
Athens, Georgia, US: A new-generation refrigerant R-452A with significantly reduced global warming potential will become the standard for new Carrier Transicold transport refrigeration units in North America beginning later this year. The move will help customers haulng food, pharmaceuticals and other perishable products to improve their sustainability profiles and achieve regulatory compliance. Carrier says. “Carrier …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Traffic Commissioners are headlining Logistics UK’s Transport Manager 2022 autumn conference series. The conferences update transport managers’ professional knowledge.AT each event a traffic commissioner will speak apart from Belfast where David Mullan, head of the transport regulation unit, Logstics UK will speak. Richard Turfitt, senior traffic commissioner, said: “In times of rapid …
Watford, UK: Energy prices are now so high that one seafood storage and distribution company has been forced to close its UK operation and move to the Netherlands. Speaking to LBC’s radio show with Eddie Mair this week, one caller said his company had been storing and transporting expensive fish, such as langoustines and crab …
Atherstone, UK: Discount chain Aldi is increasing the pay of distribution centre staff as retailers continue to struggle to recruit and retain warehouse workers. Aldi says this means all hourly paid warehouse workers will have received pay rises of up to 9% on their January 2022 rates. Aldi said the majority of its warehouse workers, …
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