Bracknell, UK. Hesitancy to adopt new technology is putting pressure on logistics providers, according to a new survey. The survey, Supply Chain Technology Trends in the European Delivery Industry, found three-quarters of organisations saying that the most significant challenge in the past 12 months has been simply keeping up with e-commerce fuelled demand for deliveries, …
Brussels, Belgium: Alejandro Delgado Tarin, solutions and project manager, Europe at Agro Merchants Group is the 2021 GCCA Europe Cold Chain Future Leader Award winner. “I am immensely proud to be recognized as a future leader in an industry that plays such a critical role in the movement of perishable products and product safety worldwide,” …
London, UK: The 5,000 temporary visas for EU for drivers, announced by the government four days ago, will not be for three months as initially said but for two months, according to the government. Elizabeth de Jong, director of policy, Logistics UK said: “The three month visa was much lower than the six months we …
Skelmersdale,UK: Fleet management company NRG Riverside has collaborated with Frigoblock to build one of the first battery-electric temperature-controlled trucks to operate in the UK. NRG Riverside already has battery-electric refuge collection vehicles in London. Working with its partner Electra Commercial Vehicles and Frigoblock they have built four temperature-controlled distribution trucks ranging from a 19-tonne rigid …
Heywood, UK: Russell WBHO has completed the final phase of a new coldstore for Lineage Logistics at its UK headquarters in Heywood, Greater Manchester. Russell, the main contractor, handed over a new 70,000sq ft coldstore with 22,500 pallet capacity, bringing the facility total to 78,000 pallets. This final 12-month build was the completion of a …
Reading, UK: Cold Chain People Week, a Cold Chain Federation event that took place last week, focussed on advice for training and retaining the workforce. During the first session, Mark Burrell, chief executive, Moran Logistics, shared his experiences with partnering with federation member the Apprenticeship College for training future leaders and making the most of …
Guildford, UK: Linde is the seventh member to join H2Accelerate, a collaboration to accelerate the deployment of green hydrogen for trucking. The H2Accelerate includes Daimler Truck, Iveco, Volvo OMV, Shell, and TotalEnergies. Linde has built some 200 hydrogen refuelling stations to date, including for trucks. The company will work with existing H2Accelerate participants to fund …
Rosslare, Ireland: Brittany Ferries is carrying more than 1,000 freight units a month on its seaborne route connecting Rosslare in Ireland with Bilbao in Spain. In total, 7,874 units were carried in the first eight months of this year, which was 70% or 3,246 units up on 2020 figures. Since April, the route has consistently …
Leighton Buzzard, UK: Peli BioThermal has a new website with a variety of resources to support the life sciences customers. “As we evolve Peli BioThermal, we also continue to evolve the ways we serve our customers,” said Adam Tetz, director of worldwide marketing, Peli BioThermal. “Our website is our digital front door and one-stop shop …
Stuttgart, Germany: This, as in the picture above, is how it all started for Mercedes-Benz 125 years ago. Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK marked the 125th anniversary of the motorised truck by presenting a replica of the vehicle that gave birth to a global industry. The ‘first truck’ took pride of place on the company’s stand at …
London, UK: The government is offering 10,500 temporary UK visas to truck drivers and poultry workers in a bid to limit disruption in the run-up to Christmas. The government says 5,000 drivers will be eligible to work in the UK for three months, until Christmas Eve with the scheme also extended to include 5,500 poultry …
London: The government is offering 10,500 temporary UK visas to truck drivers and poultry workers in a bid to limit disruption in the run-up to Christmas. The government confirmed that 5,000 drivers will be eligible to work in the UK for three months, until Christmas Eve with the scheme also extended to include 5,500 poultry …
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