St Pol de Leon, France: Brittany Ferries has published some of the most disappointing figures in its history. In a year dominated by the Covid crisis and amid on-going Brexit concerns, 2020 passenger numbers fell to less than a third of normal levels. Freight fared slightly better, with figures down by 20%. Company turnover halved, …
Enfield, UK: JJ Foodservice is recruiting drivers around the UK in anticipation of increased demand as restaurants and pubs prepare to re-open. The wholesaler is currently recruiting drivers across its 11 UK branches.JJ grew sales by 1.3% in the past calendar year, while customer numbers increased by 22%, despite the devastating impact of Covid-19. “With …
Zeebrugge, Belgium: ECS Refrigerated will save 1,000 liters of fuel a year per trailer and reduce the CO2 emissions of its 76 new trailers by 2,000 tonnes in ten years by using ThermoLite solar panel. The ThermoLite solar panels on 76 new refrigerated trailers of ECS, will contribute to ECS’ aim to operate more sustainably. …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International is encouraging overseas manufacturers to rethink the UK as a solution to border challenges and expensive transport costs. Oakland International believes that there are real opportunities for many large and small businesses to embrace the possibilities available within the UK in terms of retail channels and supply chain network. Almost a …
Easton, Lincolnshire: Magnavale has secured planning and funding to construct a single, automated 96,000 pallet coldstore. The coldstore will be a standalone new construction and the largest ever built in the UK, according to Magnavale. The coldstore will run entirely on renewable energy to minimise the carbon footprint. Amanda Cogan, chief operating officer, Magnavale, said: …
Rueil-Malmaison, France: Carrier Transicold will advance its electrification capabilities with a partnership with Portuguese technology company AddVolt. The agreement enables Carrier to use AddVolt’s engine-agnostic technology to develop transport fridges in Europe. The system is telematics-enabled and compatible with Carrier’s Lynx digital platform. “Through our agreement with AddVolt, we’re taking an important step toward the …
Walsall, West Midlands, UK: Meat wholesaler Tican Chilled is using Hultsteins hydraulic-drive system to power truck fridges.on two CNG-powered Scania 18 tonners. Hultsteins hydraulic refrigeration systems use an engine PTO-driven hydraulic pump to to drive the compressor of the fridge directly. Hultsteins sys this approach is distinct from other hydraulic drive systems which convert hydraulic …
Wolverhampton, UK: Hire and leasing company Freezerent is one of the first to offer a refrigerated version of the electric Mercedes-Benz van. The temperature-controlled E-Sprinter is aimed at operators undertaking multi-drop delivery work in cities, more of which are now following London by introducing their own emissions zones. The joint development involved Freezerent, Mercedes-Benz dealer …
London, UK: Government plans to require UK food importers to make import declarations from 1 April have been delayed to 1 October with physical checks to food imports delayed until 1 January 2022. This decision will mean that business across the supply chain servicing UK retailers and hospitality will avoid the potential disruption and uncertainty of …
Perth, Scotland: Stewarts of Tayside, which supplies fresh produce, has taken delivery of nine new Volvo FH 500 6×2 Globetrotter XL tractors including one FH with I-Save, the most fuel-efficient 44-tonner in Volvo’s range. All nine vehicles will operate seven days a week handling long-distance, refrigerated haulage to UK supermarkets, covering around 160,000 km per …
Dover, UK: New figures show that trade between the UK and Germany plummeted in January amid the economic fallout from Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic in the first month after leaving the EU. Germany’s federal statistics body said imports from the UK fell by over 56% to €1.6bn (£1.4bn) in January from the same month …
Geneva, Switzerland: Digitalisation of the TIR Convention, the so-called E-TIR, is set for 25 May. None of the 76 Contracting Parties to the Convention have objected to the digitisation proposals adopted last year making the E-TIR a reality and opening new applications for the TIR system, in particular for intermodal transport. Already, 48 contracting parties, …
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