Dominic Hyde, vice president, Pelican BioThermal sees four air cargo trends in 2020 and beyond: • the Greta Thunberg effect • dwindling air freight demand • reduced air freight capacity • broadened pharmaceutical packaging offerings. “As we welcome the new decade and the exciting advances it is expected to unleash, many of the forces that …
Mclean, Virginia, USA: CakeBoxx Technologies has a new refrigerated shipping containers using its ‘deck and lid’ two-piece design. The ThermoBoxx 20ft container is aimed at temperature-sensitive defense, aeronautics, composites and electronics products. CakeBoxx Technologies designed the new models as a time saving, cost-effective method to move temperature-sensitive cargos that would normally be difficult to load …
Rotterdam, Netherlands: The three main container ports in Europe maintained their leadership in 2019. Rotterdam is still the largest, followed by Antwerp, which has registered positive growth figures in the last five years, and Hamburg, which has again seen a growth in the movement of containers after many years of stagnation. The German port of …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: A cut to the salary threshold is not enough to retain migrant workers in the UK says the Freight Transport Association. The Migration Advisory Committee has reduce the £30,000 salary threshold for immigration post-Brexit but retained the Level 3 qualification requirement. This will severely worsen the shortage of labour in the logistics sector and should be removed from the post-Brexit …
London, UK: Arcus Infrastructure Partners has set up a European coldchain infrastructure platform called Constellation Cold Logistics. Arcus is an independent fund manager focused on mid-market, value-add infrastructure investments in Europe, and has investment in, Constellation Cold Logistics, which is a platform comprising European cold storage and logistics businesses. Constellation’s platform companies are essential infrastructure …
Cambridge, UK: Marshall Fleet Solutions has launched MFS Engineer 2020, an engineer-centric programme that focusses on the skills, performance and equipment used by its nationwide team of service engineers. As part of a £1m+ investment programme by the company, MFS Engineer 2020 is part of a £1m investment programme by the company that sees the …
Manchester, UK: Star Refrigeration installation for Lineage Logistics has been named Refrigeration Project of the Year’at the National ACR and Heat Pump Awards this month. Measured reductions in energy usage equating to one-third of that of UK’s ‘Best Practice’ guidelines won Star the accolade. The project supported Lineage’s plans for expansion by creating 15,000 pallet …
Moerdijk, Netherlands: Frigo Breda, co-owner of Easyfresh, is to open a new waterfront coldstore in Moerdijk. Frigo Bredat plans to,open the 5,8 hectares site with 300 metre quay in June in the Port of Moerdijk. The site will have a 70,000 pallet capacity and also act as the new headquarters for the company. Port of …
Market Drayton, UK: Culina group chief executive Thomas van Mourik says that the company will identify new opportunities for acquisition, along with joint ventures and investment, to grow its turnover. In an article in the Shropshire & Mid-Wales Business 2020 publication, van Mourik points out that Culina’s turnover has grown over the last few years …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Better enforcement of rules and more public education, is needed to make smarty motorways works says the Freight Transport Association. Hauliers recognised that smart motorways can be confusing to even the most experienced drivers, the association says, commenting on a report by BBC Panorama, that raised concerns about the safety of smart …
Clifton, Bristol, UK: Employees of XPO Logistics helped families in need over the holiday season by delivering more than seven tonnes of food to 35 food banks. The donation is equivalent to providing an estimated 9,500 meals for vulnerable people across the UK. XPO employees supported the initiative by collecting or donating food, raising funds …
Tatjana Milenovic, food and beverage group vice president at ABB, explains the complications and advantages of freezing frozen food. Helsinki, Finland: Food and beverage manufacturers understand that they must reduce food waste to improve profitability and their environmental impact. Freezing is a simple way to preserve food for long periods of time, particularly as food …
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