Hamburg, Germany: Kuehne+Nagel has upgraded its SeaExplorer online platform to help mitigate sea freight disruption. Industry sources predict a high rate of cancelled sailings in various trades in the coming weeks. Schedule reliability is currently at 65%, the lowest level in the past ten years. “The new SeaExplorer features come just in time to mitigate …
London, UK: Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, has two new container shipping tracking services reporting weekly cancelled sailings and ship waiting times. Combining automated identification system, monitoring containership movements several times a day at some 50 major ports, with Drewry’s own insights into carrier schedules and shipping capacity, means both services deliver detailed intelligence on what …
Brussels, Belgium: Diesel remains the fuel of choice for van operators Despite the brouhaha over alternatives, almost 93% of vans registered in the European Union, including the UK, ran on diesel, according to ACEA data. Its figures show petrol accounted for 4.4% of van registrations, while electrical vehicles made up 1.2% of new van sales. …
Glasgow, Scotland: Coldstore operators must carry out planned preventative maintenance of plant and equipment during the Coronavirus pandemic, warns Star Refrigeration. Deferring site visits by refrigeration engineers could have an adverse effect, the company says. It recommends that all current maintenance schedules are followed for as long as possible during the pandemic. James Ward, operations …
Birmingham, UK: Organisers of IMHX 2021, the exhibition for the UK’s logistics and supply chain sectors, have warned that grocery supply chains may have to look at building greater resilience into their models and holding higher levels of inventory on certain goods. Rob Fisher, group director, IMHX said: “The UK’s grocery supply chains are for …
Peterborough, UK: The RHA is urging its members to contact their MPs to get them to support urgent government intervention for road hauliers. This week the RHA approached transport businesses in the UK to help build a clearer picture of why the existing financial support measures for the road transport industry are not enough. “We …
Telford, UK: RTITB is making theory and driver behaviour training available online for handling equipment operators that need refresher training, but are unable to attend a course for reasons associated with the coronavirus pandemic. “The Health and Safety Executive has given companies permission to extend an employee’s authorisation to operate MHE without refresher training by …
New York, USA: Frozen and chilled food sales have levelled off in the USA after a sharp sales spike in March, according to data from research firm Information Resources and Boston Consulting Group. Data for the week ending March 29 show frozen food sales are still up 31.3% compared to last year, but that number …
Brussels, Belgium: Diesel remains the fuel of choice for European truck operators accounting for almost 98% of trucks registered last year, according to data from the ACEA. Fuel types of new trucks are: diesel 97.9%, electric 0.2%, hybrid 0.1% new medium and heavy trucks over 3.5 tonnes registered in the European Union in 2019. The …
Sassnitz, Germany: Stena is ending sailings on its ferry route between Trelleborg in Sweden and Sassnitz in Germany. The route, already suspended due to the Coronavirus epidemic, has seen falling passenger and freight volumes. Stena Line operates two ferry routes between Sweden and Germany, which are primarily carrying freight, and with a reduced passenger capacity. Trelleborg- Rostock …
Arlington, Virginia, USA: The Global Cold Chain Alliance and the International Foodservice Distributors Association have created an ad-hoc partnership to address the change in short-term workforce needs fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic. The partnership will connect International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses warehouse facilities requiring additional warehouse labor due to a heightened demand on the cold …
Runcorn, UK: Axscend, the company behind Trailermaster trailer telematics, has gained registered trademark status for its electronic brake performance monitoring system. Axscend, part of SAF-Holland, developed the system in 2014. Glenn Young, UK sales manager, Axscend said: “Our electronic brake performance monitoring system was another step on our journey towards offering customers a truly connected …
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