Liverpool, UK: National Museums Liverpool has taken an Isuzu 7.5-tonner with refrigerated body for specialist museum artefact transport. National Museums Liverpool has some 4 million objects in care and operates a dedicated transhipment service between the eight museums under its jurisdiction within the Merseyside area. The latest vehicle to join this service is the organisation’s …
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA: Carrier Pods, monitored by Sensitech, allow customers to expand their cold storage capacity. Carrier’s containers use Sensitech’s monitoring systems with options for deep-freeze cooling, real-time telematics, data analytics and product visibility. Carrier’s recently announced Lynx digital platform is expected to provide added connectivity by the end of the year. Additionally, …
Peterborough, UK: The Road Haulage Association has launched the RHA Customs Brokerage service to help international hauliers cope with the added paperwork when the Brexit transition period ends. RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: “We know that the haulage and logistics sector needs guidance as to the new processes. Many companies already work closely with …
Valencia, Spain: Istobal has expanded its truck wash equipment, to meet the demands of Covid-19. The new line incorporates disinfectants for automatic commercial wash machines as well as jet wash systems . There is also a system disinfecting the interior of refrigerated trailers that reduces the average cleaning time by 60%. Istobal’s interior cleaning and …
Dayton, Ohio, USA: CSafe Global has opened a hub in Mexico City. As the second largest pharmaceutical market in Latin America after Brazil, adding this new hub operation in Mexico to CSafe’s worldwide network ensures consistent, easy access to the cold chain industry’s top performing containers in this booming market, the company says. “The market …
Horstmar, Germany: Operators using Schmitz Cargobull and Krone telematics systems can now access the data provided for all vehicles via individual access points – regardless of the telematics hardware installed or the telematics portal used. This follows cooperation between Cargobull Telematics and Krone Telematics: both manufacturers have opened their standardized interfaces for the respective other …
Welbourne, Lincolnshire. UK: Fen-Bay Services has bought lifting deck manufacturer Transdek UK. The combined businesses will have a £20m turnover and 180 staff.Transdek makes surface-mounted, modular loading bay equipment. Carl Sedlan, managing director, Fen-Bay says, “We see the acquisition of Transdek as a perfect fit for our range of products and services. Fen-Bay has seen significant …
• The cost of moving goods will increase• The UK operator permit quota will fall short by a factor of four• Logistics businesses operating on 2% margins cannot afford extra costs London, UK: Logistics UK warns a no-deal Brexit could have a severe detrimental effect on the UK economy. David Wells, chief executive, Logistics UK …
Ti Cold Development, is set to open a 303,920-square-foot coldstore in Houston. The 42,000 pallet position site has a 55-foot-deep refrigerated dock and -10F to 60F, fully convertible refrigerated and frozen space. The site is immediately available to take advantage of leasing and build-to-suit opportunities. “We are developing this Houston location to serve the needs …
Athens, Georgia, USA: Carrier Transicold has expanded its telematics to provide more fleet information for better decision making. “The E-Solutions platform not only gives connected fleets detailed information about cargo being hauled, but it also supplies more comprehensive information about their Carrier Transicold transport refrigeration unit operation than third-party telematics systems,” said David Brondum, director …
Herndon, Virginia, USA: The coronavirus pandemic has led to increased cargo theft and labour exploitation, including the use of forced and child labour, according to a report from BSI. BSI revealed its findings in its quarterly review and outlook of the top global supply chain security, business continuity, food safety and fraud, and corporate social …
Dover, Kent, UK: Logistics UK has welcomed plans to reinstate Operation Brock to deal with any disruption on Dover port approach roads from 1 January. Heidi Skinner, policy manager for the southeast, Logistics UK, said it provides some reassurance for logistics businesses but “systems must be finished and thoroughly tested before the end of the …
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