Stafford, UK: Businesses in need of additional blast freezing capacity are benefitting from a new two-week turnaround service introduced by cold storage company Blue Cube. The Blue Cube ‘Fast Blast’ delivery service means customers can get additional capacity on their sites within 14 days. The team’s current record installation time for a wholesale bakery based …
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA: Carrier Refrigeration has launched Transform Line, a range of retrofits for truck, trailer, rail and container refrigeration systems worldwide. Transform Line will help transport refrigeration customers meet future demands with their existing fleets and improve return on their investments, Carrier says. “Transform Line is an exciting addition to our portfolio …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International’s transport manager Lynne Pearson has been enrolled as the company’s first employee ‘apprenticeship’ on Aston University’s Logistics with Supply Chain Management Degree programme. Aston University launched the Logistics with Supply Chain Management Degree course 4-years’ ago, with their first cohort graduating this summer. Referred to as an ‘apprenticeship,’ the course is …
Dubai, UAE: International airline Emirates is backing the ‘Join the Move to -15 deg C’ campaign which aims to redefine frozen food temperature standards and reduce energy consumption in the frozen food supply chain. First launched at COP28, which was hosted in the UAE, the Move to -15 deg C suggests that a 3°C change …
Le Harve, France: is building its new logistics platform in its hometown of Le Havre. The 9,200sqm frozen warehouse will have storage for 30,000 pallet positions and will allow the company to ombine different modes of transport for all food products: seafood, meat, fruit, vegetables, and bakery products. The new warehouse is due to open …
Coaldale, Canada: NewCold’s first automated warehouse under constructon in Canada has reaching one-third of the total height. When completed it will be 40 meters high. “This milestone is a significant moment in NewCold’s global growth story,” said Jonas Swarttouw, Chairman, NewCold North America. “Our Coaldale facility will introduce innovative end-to-end solutions in Canada’s cold chain industry …
Slough, UK: Toyota’s Active Stability system is 25 years old this year. It solves the problem of trucks rolling or tipping over; among the most common forklift accidents that occur within a warehouse or factory environment. The system deploys several devices that make it considerably harder for trucks to be rolled or tipped as they go about …
London, UK: Freight crime offences in 2023 were responsible for the direct loss of £68.3m in stolen goods, according to a new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Freight and Logistics. The report, called “Securing Our Supply Chains: How the Government can crack down on freight crime” also revealed that last year there …
Novi, Michigan, USA: Lineage has acquired the assets of ColdPoint Logistics, a provider of cold storage warehousing and transport. Located in Kansas City, Kansas and previously owned by NorthPoint Development, ColdPoint provides storage, handling, and transportation services for domestic and foreign markets, including protein, produce, dairy, bakery, and dry goods for frozen and refrigerated products. …
Totnes, UK: ReRooted, which makes organic plant based milk, sought to lower its carbon footprint for its new cold room with a more sustainable and energy efficient system that could meet the increased production demand. A Panasonic CR Series 4HP refrigerator using the natural refrigerant R744 (CO2) with a GWP of 1, was specified and …
Annan, Scotland: GSM Transport has extended its long-standing relationship with Carrier Transicold, taking delivery of four temperature-controlled trailers mounted with Vector HE 17 units. The Vector HE 17 is the latest addition to Carrier Transicold’s high efficiency range. GSM Transport selected the Vector HE 17 because of the system’s cooling performance, reduced noise and improved …
London, UK: Over 70 retailers, including Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s, have echoed the Cold Chain Federation’s concerns that budget changes will lead to price hikes. They have made the warning in an open letter, sent by the British Retail Consortium, to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The companies said that the huge National Insurance Contribution (NIC) increases, …
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