Suffolk, Virginia, USA: FreezPak Logistics is spending $77.5m on the construction of a 245,000sq ft cold store in the City of Suffolk, near the port of Virginia. FreezPak Logistics provides frozen, chilled, and dry storage as well as distribution services. “FreezPak is a national player with a long track record of success in the cold …
Edinburgh, Scotland: The Scottish government has revealed its HGV Decarbonisation Pathway which sets out plans to move to zero-emission trucks. Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, launched the pathway during a keynote address to the Net Zero Scotland Projects Conference. Hyslop said the four main challenges ahead are: “This partnership with road haulage, manufacturing, …
London, UK: The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) says it is “good” that food and drink inflation has fallen from 7% in January to 5% in February and that it reflects prices stabilising across the supply chains. Overall, inflation fell from 4% in January to 3.4% in February. The slower pace of food price rises …
Cross Hands, UK: Castell Howell has fitted Rack Collapse Prevention’s safety system into its freezers. The move follows installing the system in its dry stores. The Rack Collapse Preventions system supports from the top, keeping racking structures upright in event of a collapse. The system uses cables suspended from the building’s structure. If a building’s …
Dumfries, Scotland: Provisional liquidators have been appointed at Hayden Chilled, which handled chilled, frozen and ambient distribution and warehousing in the UK and Europe. The company’s website states that Richard Oddy and Blair Milne of Azets were appointed “joint provisional liquidators” of Hayden Chilled Ltd on 11 March. The website also states that “the company …
Birmingham, UK: Schmitz Cargobull has launched its all-electric S.KOe Cool in the UK and Ireland. Schmitz developed the reefer with e-axle generator to help operators meet increasingly strict emissions regulations. The S.KOe Cool has an electric cooling unit with integrated power electronics, a battery system and an electric generator axle, enabling emissions-free operation. The electrified …
London, UK: The Cold Chain Federation has joined 10 other logistics trade associations in urging the next government to recognise the value the sector provides to the economy and to appoint a dedicated minister for logistics with cross-departmental responsibilities. Phil Pluck, chief executive of the Federation, co-signed a letter which was delivered to the leaders …
Heathrow, UK: Freight forwarder Rhenus is offering new temperature-controlled storage space for perishable products at the company’s London Heathrow base. The 1,209 cubic metres of temperature-controlled storagis regulated from 0 to 8 Celsius. Rhenus says it has become one of the few freight forwarders with the capability to store and build Unit Load Devices within …
Durban, South Africa: Mediterranean Shipping Company has opened a new cold store in Durban, South Africa. The site, part of Mediterranean Shipping’s Medlog logistics division, has a capacity of 8,000 to 10,000 pallets. Imports that can now be expanded include goods such as chicken sourced from Brazil, the US and Poland, while exports primarily comprise …
Warwick, UK: Gist and Magnavale were among the winners of the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards 2024, announced during the Cold Chain Federation’s Climate Summit at Warwick University last week. Other award winners included Lineage Logistics and Star Refrigeration. F W Mansfield & Son won two awards – one for energy efficiency (small cold store of …
Cold Move has once again retained its BRCGS AA grading, the highest grade available. Site director Simon Williams said: “I am incredibly proud of the tremendous efforts made by our team in achieving the high standards set out by BRCGS. We have consistently achieved the highest grade available year on year, retaining our AA grading. …
London, UK: The UK Warehousing Association is inviting entries to its annual Awards for Excellence. UKWA says its awards “recognise excellence in the warehousing sector and highlight the achievements of the top performing individuals and organisations”. Categories include warehouse manager of the year; logistics service provider of the year; young employee of the year; best …
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