London, UK: Ocado has added six Iveco Stralis compressed natural gas fuelled tractors to its fleet with 14 more due to enter service in September. By the end of the year, Ocado will have 168 tractors, a third of which will be Iveco Stralis running on Compressed Natural Gas. The trucks are on a five-year …
London, UK: Supply chain failures at Roche following a move to a new warehouse led to a “very significant” drop in its testing capacity, the company said according to a BBC report. Roche is one of two main suppliers of diagnostic testing equipment and materials in England. The affected warehouse is Roche’s only distribution centre …
Berlin, Germany: Schmitz Cargobull’s SKO trailer with generator axle and SCUe fridge has won the German Trailer Innovation award made by 16 German transport magazines. “We see this award as confirmation of our forward-looking technology and many years of industry expertise.” Roland Klement, director research and development, Schmitz Cargobull said. The electrically-powered S.CUe fridge uses …
Skelmersdale, UK:Arra Distribution is using TruTac software for compliance management and monitoring its drivers. With 60 vehicles delivering 24/7 from 5 distribution hubs throughout the UK, Arra required a system which would consolidate all driver, vehicle and tachograph data so that compliance procedures could be managed online from anywhere within the operation. James Buttery, general …
Osaka, Japan: Peruvian sugar snap peas are reaching new markets with Daikin controlled atmosphere containers. Ocean Network Express shipped Peruvian sugar snap peas earlier this year from Callao, Peru, to Yokohama, Japan using controlled atmosphere Daikin reefer boxes. The container took 24 days at sea. Previously, sugar snap peas would have been exported to Japan by …
London, UK: The government has finally allocated £200m for ports to build new infrastructure – just eight weeks before the end of the transition period. The fund is targeted at those ports that have the space to build new border infrastructure on their current sites so that they are ready to handle new customs requirements …
Horstmar, Germany: Schmitz Cargobull reports a 27.4 % drop in trailer and body production and an 18.4 % fall in turnover in its 2019/2020 financial year compared with the previous year. The drop which saw sales of €1.87bn is attributed to the coronavirus pandemic but the company remain Europe’s largest trailer r with about a …
Dublin, Ireland: Kuehne+Nagel Ireland, which has signed a multi-year contract with West Pharmaceuticals, is to run a dedicated, temperature-controlled warehouse for the company and handle its road transport. The custom-built warehouse in Dublin has racking for 30,000 pallets and has a full temperature-controlled system. Michael Moes, vice president Global Supply Management of West Pharmaceuticals, says: …
London, UK: The relationship with Cabinet minister Michael Gove and the Road Haulage Association took a turn for the worse this week when Gove criticised the Road Haulage Association in the House of Commons for its role in the discussions taking place about the IT systems needed post-Brexit. Hilary Benn, chair of the Exiting the …
Arlington, Virginia, USA: The Global Cold Chain Alliance is launching a re-branded leadership group for European members, the European Logistics Council. Revamped from the existing GCCA European Advisory Committee, the new council will enable a more agile structure while empowering more warehouse and transportation operator members in Europe. “The council will serve the temperature-controlled logistics sector …
London, UK: Ireland’s food exports and imports could each drop by about a third if the European Union and United Kingdon fail to agree a future trade deal, according to a report from the London School of Economics. The report, Vulnerabilities of Supply Chains Post-Brexit, predicts Irish food exports will fall by 29.9% and imports …
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA: Carrier has launched a Healthy, Safe, Sustainable Cold Chain Program to help customers make cold chain activities more effective. “The times we live in have increased the importance of cold chain resiliency and accelerated the need for more connected solutions from origination to delivery,” David Appel, president, Carrier Refrigeration, said. …
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