All Logistics & Cold chain articles – Page 299
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Make mine a van
British Car Auctions (BCA) is advocating auctions as a stress-free way to sell off old work vehicles.
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NYK to close UK and Chile branches
NYK LauritzenCool is to close its branch offices in London and Santiago as of December 31 and centralise headquarters into its Stockholm base.
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ArticleCHEP delivers solution to transport management fee
CHEP Equipment Pooling Systems has announced a renewed commitment to delivering supply chain savings to its customers.
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Fyffes plays down issues
Fyffes has played down reports in the Irish press that its trans-Atlantic shipping service to Dublin launched in June has run into problems already.
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New chief executive for FTA
Theo de Pencier has succeeded Richard Turner as chief executive of the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
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ArticleAnglia secures further produce contract
Anglia Business Solutions has announced a further contract for its Microsoft Dynamics NAV based LINKFresh fresh produce business management suite, this time with Portsmouth-based MMD (Shipping Services) Ltd.
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ArticleFyffes opens first shipping service to Dublin
Fyffes Atlantic Shipping, a subsidiary of Fyffes plc, has launched the first direct shipping service to link Ireland to North and South America from Dublin.
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ArticleNew wheels for GW Price
Fresh fruit and vegetable supplier GW Price has taken two more refrigerated vans from Petit Forestier.
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EU-wide electronic register set to become a reality
An EU-wide electronic register of transport operators, linked to national databases, should be a reality by 2010, says EU inland transport director Enrico Pasquarelli.
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Palletiser for potato handlers takes off
Interest in a palletiser designed to take the strain out of potato handling has rocketed this year, according to supplier David Harrisons, which is to continue targeting the category.
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Exosect awarded grant for pesticide
Exosect has been awarded a research grant from Defra to develop new spray technology.
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Deal sealed for Chiquita vessels
Global banana giant Chiquita has struck a shipping agreement with Eastwind Maritime and NYK LauritzenCool, to sell its 12 refrigerated cargo vessels for $227 million (£114m).
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Novazone introduces PurFresh
Applied food-technology specialist Novazone, is launching PurFresh this week as a solution for reducing decay, controlling over-ripening and enhancing food safety of fresh produce during transit.
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Shipping initiative gains 360° support
The 360 Quality Association has garnered further support with the addition of 15 leading refrigerated-terminal operators to its ranks, following a recent meeting at the Seabrex Terminal in Rotterdam.
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ArticleProduce to battle worst-ever traffic jams
Fresh produce delivered by road this weekend will have to battle through the worst May Day Bank Holiday traffic jams ever.
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ArticleTesco and CHEP in green move
Tesco and global pallet and container pooling firm CHEP have launched a service aimed at significantly reducing the number of vehicle movements.
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Industry's big boys upstaged - report
A group of lean, fit and relatively small companies are taking on the fresh produce industry by upstaging some of the industry’s bigger names, according to new research.
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ArticleConsumers caught up in food miles debate
Unnecessary shopping trips emit as much carbon as more than half a million transatlantic flights every year, claims a new report from retailer Somerfield.
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Promising prospects for US watermelon
The US-based Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB) has said the country’s prospects for exporting watermelon to the UK look “promising” following a recent trip to London.
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Christian Salvesen appoints new md
Christian Salvesen, the leading European logistics specialist, has appointed a new managing director of food and consumer division in Europe.