Dover, UK: There have been mixed reports of long lorry queues on approach roads to Dover over the last week. Drivers took to Twitter to show photographs and videos of long tailbacks on the A20. Some of them blamed the delays on Covid paperwork but most on new customs checks. One Tweeted: “Just remember – …
Faversham, UK: Harrier Express has upgraded its refrigerated trailers with Orbcomm’s temperature management telematics. Longhurst Refrigeration, one of Orbcomm’s UK distributors, fitted 60 refrigerated trailers with the telematics hardware. This provides two-way reefer control, maintenance scheduling, temperature compliance data and real-time alerts. Harrier Express has visibility, management and control of its unaccompanied trailer fleet as …
Holyhead, Wales: Brexit has reduced traffic through Holyhead and Fishguard by 30%, according to Stena Line. Ian Davies, head of Stena’s UK ports, said the fall was due to the post-Brexit trading relationship with the European Unionm rather than the pandemic. Speaking on BBC Politics Wales, Davies said the start of the new UK-EU trading …
Perth, Scotland: McLaughlan Transport has fitted the first of three Hultsteins Ecogen systems to new Daf tractors to power refrigerated trailers. “We ordered the new units with a factory-fitted PTO [power take off] so the Ecogen system could be put to work straight away,” George McLaughlan, managing director, McLaughlan Transport said. “We are the first …
Vannes, France: Trailer maker Chereau has committed to hydrogen to power fridges on its latest trailers. Two trailers have been made and will be tested for a year with operators in real conditions this year. Chereau produced the world’s first hydrogen-powered trailer in 2019. The latest version uses a single, higher-powered fuel cell to power …
Åskollen, Tønsberg, Norway: Glacio is to build the largest cold storage site in Norway. Glacio’s new warehouse is expected to be completed by June 2023 and will have a fully automated high-bay warehouse and space for 55,000 pallets, says ColdChainManagement.org. In addition to storage, the new Åskollen warehouse will offer transport, freezing, thawing and other …
Randers, Denmark: DFDS and customer Danish Crown have added three new electric refrigerated trailers to the fleet. The carbon-neutral trailers “represent a big step forward in making our cold chain operations more sustainable”. It is a first step on the road to making the transport of our products greener,” Lars Feldskou, group purchasing director, Danish …
London, UK: The Driver Academy Group urges candidates to apply for its government-funded HGV driver training courses, with places expected to fill soon. The Driver Academy Group is a consortium led by HGV trainers, Manpower, and Logistics UK. Since its launch last month, the scheme has received more than 6,200 applications for driver training. Hundreds …
Telford, Shropshire, UK: The Co-Op is using Seymour Manufacturing International’s Tempro thermal roll cage liners to keep bananas in the best condition. This is a new design of cover by Seymour with improved thermal properties. The first phase of deliveries of over 1,000 covers was completed prior to Christmas, with the entire order scheduled for …
London, UK: There’s a boom in temperature-controlled packaging for the pharma industry. But should you lease or buy. Paul Terry, sales and marketing director for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, at Peli BioThermal considers the options Whether purchased or rented, temperature-controlled packaging is a crucial component within the cold chain. The industry of cold …
Shoreham, UK: Intercounty Truck & Van took a breakthrough order for its refrigerated van conversions with a deal for four vehicles from Joseph & Henry. Joseph & Henry is part of butcher JC Rook & Sons. Joseph & Henry supplies trade customers. The two businesses run more than 15 vans. The latest additions supplied on contract …
Reading, UK: The all-new Cold Chain News magazine, published in partnership with the Cold Chain Federation, launches this week (Thursday, 20 January). The bumper quarterly issue will contain a wide range of news and features affecting the temperature-controlled logistics industry. This is available to all Global Cold Chain News subscribers as a digital magazine but …
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