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Latest News7th December 2023

AIT Worldwide buys UK pharma forwarder

Ashford, Middlesex, UK: US freight forwarder AIT Worldwide is set to further expand in Europe with the purchase of UK freight forwarder Mach II Shipping. Mach II – more commonly known as Mach 2 – handles temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products. The purchase of Mach 2 will include its sites in the UK and the Netherlands, as …

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Latest News6th December 2023

XPO to buy bankrupt Yellow’s service centres

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA: XPO has bid successfully to buy 28 service centres of bankrupt Yellow Corp for $870m. Yellow filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August. The company was one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in the US with 12,000 trucks and 35,000 trailers. XPO expects the deal, subject to court approval, to add …

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Latest News4th December 2023

DP World and RSA open logistics hub in Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates:  RSA Cold Chain has signed a lease with DP World to develop a new cold store logistics hub.  RSA Cold Chain is a joint venture of Dubai-based supply chain company, RSA Global and Americold, which is based in Atlanta, US. This new logistics hub, 40,000 multi-temperature pallet positions, will be designed, …

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MOD award for Reed Boardall’s support of armed forces personnel

Boroughbridge, UK: Reed Boardall has gained a Silver award, accredited by the Ministry of Defence, as part of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme recognising Reed Boardall’s commitment as an armed forces-friendly organisation. Reed Boardall has over 20 veterans, regulars and reservists in the business with eight soon to join. The Silver award, nominated by a …

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Latest News4th December 2023

Waste reduction with Apollo panels for refrigerators

London, UK: Phase Change Solutions and First Series are to sell Phase Change Solutions Apollo Panels in the UK. The panels eliminate medicine waste and lower the carbon footprint through reduced energy consumption of refrigerators, Phase Change Solutions says. Trials of Apollo panels completed in August 2023 were highlighted in the Health Innovation East report. …

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Latest News1st December 2023

Merry Christmas

London, UK: ‘Tis the season to be merry despite the cost of living crisis. ColdChainNews.com and the Cold Chain Federation wishes readers the very best for the festive season. The weekly e-news sent by e-mail from Cold Chain News and the federation will take a short break from next week, 13 December, and re-appear on …

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Latest News1st December 2023

Time to change frozen temperatures to -15 °C

London, UK: DP World is calling for a revision to frozen food temperatures in a bid to cut costs and reduce the environmental impact of frozen food storage and transport. It is setting up an industry-wide coalition to explore the feasibility of changing the temperature that frozen food is transported and stored at from -18 …

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Sysco to expand Scotland site

Newhouse, Scotland: Sysco GB is expanding its Newhouse site. The £15m investment will create around 100 new jobs and expands the site by more than 25%. The site’s expansion will allow Sysco to increase the amount of locally sourced Scottish products, it says. Te Newhouse site will grow to more than 200,000 sq feet once …

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Latest News1st December 2023

Call for urgent action to electrify HGVs for net zero

London, UK: Urgent action is required to electrify the HGV sector in the UK in order to meet net zero targets for transport, according to a new report from the Green Finance Institute. The report, Delivering Net Zero: Unlocking Public and Private Capital for Zero Emission Trucks, urges collaboration between the government, industry and private …

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More data sharing between Thermo King, BPW and Idem Telematics

Munich, Germany: Customers using Idem telematics now have access to all data from Thermo King fridges and BPW AxlePower energy generators..The three companies collaborate to share data with customers to provide better visibility of their refrigeration systems, tractors and trailers regardless of their preferred platform. Thermo King’s TracKing e-Vision solution provides customers with insights on …

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Volta Trucks bought by creditors

London, UK: Volta Trucks, which filed for bankruptcy in Sweden where it is based, has been bought out of administration by one of its biggest creditors. Sky News revealed a week ago that Luxor Capital Group, a shareholder and lender to Volta, was in advanced talks with the company’s administrators. Volta, which has prototype elecric trucks …

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Latest News1st December 2023

Krone smart trailer capacity management system wins award

Werlte, Germany: Krone has won the European Transport Prize for Sustainability 2024 in the Telematics and Automation category. Krone won this year’s competition with its AI- based Krone Smart Capacity Management loading space recognition system, which detects and utilises free loading capacity. The intelligent system enables better use of capacity, saves empty running and thus …

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