GROUP7 Managing Director Günther Jocher presents strategy at German Logistics Congress How to deal with the rising COVID-19 numbers and the immediate effects on employees, supply chain and turnover calculations? At this year’s German Logistics Congress, Günther Jocher, Managing Director of GROUP7, presented his company’s 5-point strategy- The first point of the strategy is to […]
Cryoport, Inc., the life sciences industry’s preeminent partner for temperature-controlled supply chain solutions, announced it has completed the acquisitions of MVE Biological Solutions (“MVE”), a global leader in manufactured vacuum insulated products and cryogenic freezer systems and solutions, and CRYOPDP, a leading global provider of innovative temperature-controlled logistics solutions for the clinical research, pharmaceutical and cell and gene […]
GEA has signed a contract for the supply of a new, environmentally friendly cooling system with one of the leading British ice cream producers, the Scottish premium ice cream manufacturer Mackie’s. As part of the project, Mackie’s will replace the existing freezing plant at its Aberdeenshire plant with an ammonia-based, low carbon and energy efficient […]
Americold Realty Trust (the “Company” or “Americold”), focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition and development of temperature-controlled warehouses, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Agro Merchants Group (“Agro”) from an investor group led by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”) for a total of $1.740 billion. […]
“Maersk came to us with a revolutionary idea of cold chain solutions, which translates to door to door handling of our cargo to the consignee anywhere in the world. The most interesting and beneficial part of Maersk’s cold chain solutions is that it has multiple facets and the solutions can be easily customized as per […]
Atlanta, GA based Agile Cold Storage, LLC announces the start of construction on their first cold storage warehouse in Georgia. The 150,000 sq. ft. facility, easily accessible from I-985 & I-85, will open Summer of 2021. Watch the release video, https://youtu.be/robNJahoZW0 Agile’s experienced team is led by Don Schoenl, the former president of Nordic Cold Storage and […]
Thermo King®, announced it will supply 5,000 Magnum® Plus reefer units to be fitted on CMA CGM refrigerated containers. CMA CGM , shipping and logistics company with more than 500 vessels serving more than 420 ports across five continents around the world and carried nearly 22 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in 2019. The CMA CGM […]
Extreme temperatures often make day-to-day work more difficult in the logistics sector. When storing and transporting fresh and frozen foods, it is essential that an uninterrupted cold chain is in place – something logistics providers have to contend with, particularly during the warm summer months. However, low ambient temperatures like those prevalent in refrigerated environments, […]
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company and Carrier Global Corporation, a leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions, announced a multi-year agreement to co-develop Carrier’s new Lynx™ digital platform. This suite of tools will provide Carrier customers around the world with enhanced visibility, increased connectivity, and actionable intelligence […]
When Emirates SkyCargo’s first freighter flight took off from Guadalajara, Mexico, on the 2nd of October, the cargo hold contained several tonnes of avocadoes and other vegetables grown and harvested in Mexico and destined for supermarket shelves in Europe and the Middle East. In Kenya, Emirates’ 10 weekly flights in October 2020 from Nairobi airport transport, […]
