Dover, UK: Foreign Secretary David Cameron has told MPs he is “really worried” that the EU’s new border IT system will lead to “long delays” when it is introduced. The Entry Exit System will require visitors to register fingerprints, a photo, and passport details to enter the EU. It is expected to start on 6 …
Dublin, Ireland: David O’Connor has been appointed regional sales manager for Schmitz Cargobull in Ireland. He has spend most of his career in the automotive sector, most recently with the largest Mercedes-Benz dealership in Ireland. He joins the Ireland team working alongside regional sales manager Philip Keenan, and regional aftermarket development manager, Steve Wilson. “Compared with …
Rueil-Malmaison, France: Carrier Transicold has the Vector HE 17 available for trailer refrigeration. The new unit offers refrigeration capacity output at above 16kW, as well as a significant reduction in fuel consumption and noise levels, Carrier Transicold says. “By integrating advanced inverter technology with the proven all-electric E-Drive architecture, the Vector HE 17 sets a …
Dover, UK: Post-Brexit border checks will cost UK businesses £470m a year and there is still no clear timetable for their full introduction, according to the government’s public spending watchdog. In a damning report, the National Audit Office criticised the government’s handling of the post-Brexit border arrangements, saying that “traders face increasing additional costs and …
Easton, UK: Sadel Group has planning permission to build a new factory at its Easton, Lincolnshire, site. The food production areas of the site have been mostly dormant since May 2020, when McCains closed one of its factories. Beyond retrofitting and refurbishing the existing buildings, Sadel has added a new temperature-controlled warehouse and will transform …
Linlithgow, Scotland: Scottish butcher, fishmonger and foodservice supplier Campbells Prime Meat has returned to contract hire taking 70 new temperature-controlled vans from Fraikin. Fraikin originally delivered 23 vans in 2023 and has subsequently replaced older vehicles that Campbells had purchased outright from another provider.The latest order of new 3.5-tonne vans – supplied on a five-year, …
London, UK: Logistics UK met ministers from the Labour and Conservative parties this week to discuss thorny topics such as decarbonisation, longer semi-trailers, the Border Operating Model and having a minister dedicated to logistics. Logistics UK hosted meetings between members, secretary of state for transport Mark Harper and the shadow financial secretary to the Treasury …
Dover, UK: The automatic licence verification system that should automatically clear goods through customs suffered a software failure this weekend (11-12 May) resulting in major delays to fresh food shipments. Some trucks arriving at Sevington in Kent, that serves imports from Dover and the Channel tunnel, were delayed by more than 24 hours. The system …
Manchester, UK: 2U Food, has taken delivery of the first 11 of a planned 21 new 3.5-tonne Isuzu Grafters with specialist Jiffy Banquet bodywork. The custom-built bodywork has an oven, ambient storage and refrigerated compartment for hot and cold food, plus drinks. With features such as an auto on/off hand wash unit designed to help …
Eye, UK: Moores Refrigeration Controlled Transport has trialled Sunswap’s zero-emission transport refrigeration. The trial demonstrated that the performance of Sunswap Endurance matched traditional diesel-powered units, making it an easy-to-adopt solution to reduce the environmental impact of truck refrigeration. During the trial, 73% of the energy used by the Sunswap Endurance unit came from on-board solar …
London, UK: The administrators of Clean Cold Power UK Limited are offering the business, including the intellectual property of the Dearman truck fridge, for sale. Clean Cold Power UK appointed Paul Bailey and Tom Ahmad of BABR, as joint administrators of the company which started trading following the purchase of the business and assets of …
London, UK: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating GXO’s completed £762m acquisition of Wincanton. The watchdog said it has served an initial enforcement order to the companies on 26 April.When GXO completed its acquisition on 29 April it said that the company and Wincanton would “continue to be run independently” until the CMA …
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