London, UK: The government is working on plans for a temporary visa scheme to make it easier for foreign lorry drivers to come to the UK. Final details of exactly how the initiative will work are expected to be announced this weekend. Any changes to immigration rules will be temporary, with a cap on the …
EVCL Chill filed for administration today (Friday 24 September). EVCL Chill had contracts for supermarkets including Asda and Sainsbury’s and employed around 1,000 workers in warehousing and HGV driving roles. Asda and Sainsbury’s are reported to have been talking to the administrator PwC for several weeks in a bid to safeguard short-life chilled operations. The supermarkets are …
Figueruelas, Spain: Schmitz Cargobull Ibérica held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new plant in Figueruelas, Spain. The company is investing around €19m in the factory, scheduled to go into operation in August 2022, with production capacity of 60 vehicles per day. The new plant is three kilometres away from the existing factory, covers a total …
Durham, North Carolina, USA: Phononic has launched an intelligent actively-cooled tote for grocery retail. “Across industries, our solid-state solutions are delivering cold chain performance and sustainability that compressor-based systems or other thermoelectric approaches simply cannot match,” said Dana Krug, Phononic, Cold Chain Fulfillment. “Our Phononic tote technology and platform for grocery retail not only provides …
London, UK: Renault Trucks is displaying its electric ZE trucks, all in serial production and available to order, at this year’s Freight in the City Expo, 28 September, Alexandra Palace, London. Renault’s line-up includes a 3.1 tonne Renault Trucks Master ZE from Petit Forestier, equipped with Thermo King E-200 electric fridge. Also on display will …
London, UK: We know there is a shortage of drivers, one of many skills of which there are shortages, whatever government ministers might say. Ministers talk about “working with sector leaders to understand how we can best ease particular pinch points” and that “similar challenges are being faced by other countries around the world”. The …
Brussels, Belgium: The Global Cold Chain Alliance will host its first face-to-face event in Europe since the start of the pandemic.
London, UK: The majority of the public believe that truck drivers should get better pay says a poll for Unite union. The poll issued today finds that 56% of the public believe employers should pay lorry driver more. The polling, undertaken by Survation for Unite the union, found that that more people, 48%, blame the …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: A permanent fuel duty freeze is needed to encourage operators to be to switch to diesel alternatives, says Logistics UK. The industry also needs time to prepare if it is to switch to alternative fuels, says its chief executive, David Wells. “As the logistics industry recovers from the impact of the pandemic on the economy, …
Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA: The majority of third-party logistics respondents plan to expand their cold chain capabilities and services, according a new report. The 26th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, by NTT Data, Penske, and Penn State says that “global population growth, increased consumer demand for fresh products, strong grocery e-commerce sales and a wider variety …
Leicester, UK: Government help is needed to address acute labour shortages in the UK, says the Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation. Lack of staff in the pallet and packaging sector is “impacting severely on the transportation of essential goods and other UK supply chains, with delivery delays and…empty retail shelves,” John Dye, president Timber Packaging …
London, UK: Cool Logistics Global 2021 takes place online this year from 19 to 21 October. This year’s event hosts the most shipper and cargo voices in its 13 year history, the organiser says. The 2021 programme features new speakers bringing a fresh outlook and fresh opinions to discussions and debates. And it promises three …
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