Ashford, Kent: The Ashford International Truckstop, with the capacity for 650 HGVs, has been officially opened. It will replace an existing lorry park nearby, which will close tomorrow (7 December). GSE Property Group, which owns the lorry park, said it had been fitted with a bar, games room, kitchen, laundry facilities, and bedrooms for drivers. …
London, UK: The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned that only 25% of firms who will be hit by the new import controls for EU goods from January next year are ready for them. Currently, full customs declarations for EU goods can be deferred at the point of arrival. From 1 January 2022, however, …
Sao Paulo, Brazil: Emergent Cold Latin America has bought Friopacífico in Chile. Joaquin Del Campo, general manager of Friopacífico will continue to manage the business. Friopacífico operates over 47,000 pallet positions at three sites: Talcahuano and San Pedro de la Paz, close to the main ports in Chile’s Eighth Region of Biobío. The company provides …
London, UK: The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has joined other transport organisations in warning that knee-jerk reactions to the Omicron variant by world leaders are putting transport workers and the global supply chain at greater risk of collapse. Cross-border transport workers, including truck driversm must be able to continue to do their jobs, and …
London, UK: Employers should take sensible precautions to help prevent the spread of Omicron, the new coronavirus variant, says the British Safety Council. “It is vital that we all maintain our efforts, and don’t let down our guard, especially when we are waiting to find out exactly what risks Omicron may pose to our health …
Barendrecht, Netherlands: Refrigerated Trailer Rentals Holland has upgraded its trailer fleet with 100 Thermo King Advancer A-Series fridges with ThermoKare fleet monitoring. RTR offers short and long-term rental of reefers in the Benelux, Germany and the United Kingdom. It opted for Thermo King Advancers after comparing various fridges to find the best for fuel and …
Quebec, Canada: Canadian transport and logistics company TFI International has acquired American temperature-controlled distribution firm D&D Sexton. D&D, a family-owned business for more than 40 years, is based in Carthage, Missouri. It operates more than more than 120 tractors and nearly 400 refrigerated and dry van trailers. TFI International is a North American transport and …
Slough, Berkshire: The traditional forklift marketm dominated by diesel-powered units, is expected to change as operators shift to battery-powered electric models, says Toyota Material Handling. Paul Bowers, from Toyota, considers some of the factors driving the rise of the electric-powered forklift market. The forklift market has historically been split roughly 60-40 between LPG- or diesel-powered …
Accra, Ghana: The Global Cold Chain Alliance and Manni Group are staging the Manni Group Design Award, competition for Africa but specifically the design of the Ghana Food Innovation Centre. The competition challenges architects and engineers worldwide to create the best design for this cold chain hub and educational center. The webinar will from Adam Thocher, global programs …
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA: One of New England’s largest independently-owned supermarket chains, Big Y, is improving its fleet logistics with new trailers using Carrier Transicold X4 7300 fridges with E-Solutions telematics. Big Y has replaced two thirds of its 70 refrigerated trailers through Ryder System with Carrier Transicold of Southern New England providing the fridges and …
Dublin, Ireland: The volume of goods shipped directly from Ireland to the EU has increased by 50% in the past six months, according to the Irish Maritime Development Office. Traffic has diverted from the traditional routes between Dublin and Britain to some of the 32 new ferry services direct to ports such as Le Havre, …
Essen, Germany: Frigoblock, now part of Thermo King, was handed the European Transport Award for Sustainability 2022 for its electric FK25i fridge. “Winning this award reflects the focus Frigoblock has always put on electrification as a means for efficient, sustainable and clean refrigerated transport,” said Laurent Debias, product and marketing director, Thermo King in Europe, …
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