London, UK: Sainsbury’s will increase minimum pay for employees outside London to £12 an hour, with wages for staff in the capital increasing to £13.15 an hour. The increase means all of its workers will be paid the voluntary Real Living Wage, which is higher than the compulsory National Living Wage. About 120,000 staff will …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has launched several initiatives to help address the gender imbalance in the logistics industry. “Operating flexible shift patterns, trialling workplace childcare facilities, and offering the same pay rates irrespective of gender for both part-time and full-time workers, are all aimed to enhance gender diversity,” the company says. “Oakland believes a mix …
Peterborough, UK: NOx emissions from HGVs has been slashed by around 70% since 2013, according to estimates from the Road Haulage Association. It predicts that NOx will have fallen by 80% in 2026 in its NOx Emissions Assessment 2023. The improvements can largely be attributed to the introduction of cleaner Euro VI trucks onto the …
London, UK: Carnevale, which distributes ambient, fresh, and frozen, foods from Italy, has added four 7.2-tonne Dailies to its 84 UK vehicle fleet. Supplied on contract hire from Dawson Group, the 7.2-tonne Dailies have Carrier Xarios 6 fridges and single compartment Paneltex bodies, allowing a 3.1-tonne payload with a Ratcliff Palfinger tuck-away tail-lift. The company …
Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Jay Wells takes over as chief financial officer at Americold from Marc Smernoff this month. Wells joins Americold from Primo Water where he served as chief financial officer from 2012 to 2023. “I would like to thank Marc for his considerable contributions to Americold’s evolution over the last nearly 20 years,” said …
London, UK: Lidl, Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Tesco reported sales up over the Christmas period according to Kantar’s monthly data. Sainsbury’s sales were up 9.3% in 12 weeks to December 24; Tesco sales up 7.5% in the same 12 weeks, Kantar said. German-owned discounters Aldi and Lidl were the biggest winners among British supermarkets with Kantar …
London, UK: Two of the world’s largest container ship operators have extended diversions from the Red Sea following an attack on a vessel last weekend that has been blamed for renewed oil price volatility and rising container shipping prices. On Sunday, Maersk suspended sailings near or via the Suez Canal after one of its giant …
Hamburg, Germany: Dachser is testing four battery-electric Krone refrigerated trailers with Carrier Transicold refrigeration in Germany. The trailers have a 23kWh battery and axle-driven generator. The battery is charged within three to four hours directly at loading and no extra charging infrastructure is required for the trailers with the generator providing energy for cooling. When …
Guwahati, Assam, India: Snowman Logistics has begun using a nely leased multi-temperature-controlled warehouse in Guwahati, Assam. The total capacity of the warehouse is 5,152 pallets with eight chambers and four loading bays. The warehouse handles ambient and -25 degrees C storage and transport services for ice cream, poultry, ready-to-eat food, dairy products, confectionery, bakery products, …
Kempten, Germany: Dachser has acquired Swedish temperature-controlled transport company Frigoscandia, subject to regulatory approval. Frigoscandia is owned by Mutares, a private equity investor. Frigoscandia will generate €300m 2023 and add 260 in Sweden vehicles plus 12 warehouses in Sweden and three in Norway. Burkhard Eling, chief executive, Dachser, said: “Our focus remains on growing organically and …
Arlington, Virginia, USA: Shane Brennan will join the Global Cold Chain Alliance as senior vice president with responsibility for Global Communications this month. The new role within the senior leadership team is a signal of GCCA’s commitment to growing its impact across the fast-growing cold chain markets in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia, the …
Heathrow, UK: PML Seafrigo’s scheduled chilled less than container load service to the States has enabled British craft cheese producers to enjoy a slice of the US market, with America showing a hunger for premium, artisan, hand-crafted, cheeses this Christmas. PML Seafrigo’s service to New York, proves 11 day shipping to the US , with specialist …
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