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Reefer containers for vaccine logistics

20/04/2021April newsletter, Home Page News, Industry NewsReefers, Vaccine logisticsesther

Reefer containers are expected to play a role in vaccine logistics, Cool Logistics online seminar hears

World Cargo News reports on the keynote sessions from our recent Containing COVID-19: Containerisation’s Role in Global Vaccine Logistics online seminar.

With keynote sessions from Maersk and DHL Global Forwarding, the seminar highlighted some of the key issues around the role of reefer containers in global vaccine logistics.

With reefer containers and ocean freight not yet being used for vaccine logistics, how long will it be before alternatives to costly air freight are looked at?

With 1-2% of the temperature controlled cargo moved by sea today already pharma related cargo and with advances in ocean freight technology, is confidence in the supply chain the real problem in moving towards ocean freight for vaccine logistics?

Source: World Cargo News

The Cool Logistics team welcomes Alan Robertson!

Alan Robertson joins the Cool Logistics team

A fresh future – realigning Africa’s perishable logistics

Event report from Perishable Logistics Africa event

Perishable supply chain ‘normalising’

Perishable cargoes that switched from ocean vessels to air freight are returning to sea transport

Indian shippers feel pinch as perishable exports hit by freight tax

New freight tax is ‘unacceptable’ and is hitting perishable shippers hard

South Africa faces logistical challenges due to container shortages

20/04/2021April newsletter, Home Page News, Industry NewsPerishables, Reefer market, Reefersesther

Demand for export containers from South Africa set to be extremely high between April and October

Citrus Growers Association (CGA) of South Africa warns that demand for containers will be sky-high during the citrus season as exporters compete for available containers.

Estimates of 120,000 reefer containers will be needed in order to export all citrus fruit types.

With very high demand for general freight movement out of China to the US, South America and EU together with very high freight rates, reefer containers aren’t being allocated sufficient space on vessels by shipping lines.

Source: Asiafruit

The Cool Logistics team welcomes Alan Robertson!

Alan Robertson joins the Cool Logistics team

A fresh future – realigning Africa’s perishable logistics

Event report from Perishable Logistics Africa event

Perishable supply chain ‘normalising’

Perishable cargoes that switched from ocean vessels to air freight are returning to sea transport

Indian shippers feel pinch as perishable exports hit by freight tax

New freight tax is ‘unacceptable’ and is hitting perishable shippers hard

Pandemic changes grocery shopping habits

20/04/2021April newsletter, Home Page News, Industry NewsPerishablesesther

New report reveals how global grocery shopping habits have changed since the pandemic began

Consumer attitudes to shopping in response to the pandemic across 17 global markets were explored in a comprehensive survey, finding that the majority of consumers have changed their habits in more ways than one.

Changes in how food purchases were made, what sort of goods were purchased and how often were revealed. Big findings include significant increases in click and collect food shopping services together with more purchases of ‘store cupboard’ items in order to reduce the number of trips to the supermarket.

Source: FPCFreshtalkDaily

The Cool Logistics team welcomes Alan Robertson!

Alan Robertson joins the Cool Logistics team

A fresh future – realigning Africa’s perishable logistics

Event report from Perishable Logistics Africa event

Perishable supply chain ‘normalising’

Perishable cargoes that switched from ocean vessels to air freight are returning to sea transport

Indian shippers feel pinch as perishable exports hit by freight tax

New freight tax is ‘unacceptable’ and is hitting perishable shippers hard

CEVA Logistics launches new logistics sub-brand to focus on temperature-controlled solutions

20/04/2021April newsletter, Cool Industry News, Home Page News, Industry NewsCold chain technology, Vaccine logisticsesther

CEVA Logistics launches new healthcare logistics sub-brand to focus on temperature-controlled solutions

CEVA Logistics launches FORPATIENTS healthcare logistics sub-brand to bring new temperature-sensitive solutions to market.

In an expansion of its support for global healthcare and pharmaceutical customers, the new solution will require investment in temperature-controlled facilities around the world. With the help of parent company CMA CGM, CEVA has committed to offering 40 airfreight stations by the end of 2021.

Source: CEVA Logistics

The Cool Logistics team welcomes Alan Robertson!

Alan Robertson joins the Cool Logistics team

A fresh future – realigning Africa’s perishable logistics

Event report from Perishable Logistics Africa event

Perishable supply chain ‘normalising’

Perishable cargoes that switched from ocean vessels to air freight are returning to sea transport

Indian shippers feel pinch as perishable exports hit by freight tax

New freight tax is ‘unacceptable’ and is hitting perishable shippers hard

IBM uncovers more attacks against the vaccine supply chain

20/04/2021April newsletter, Cool Industry News, Home Page News, Industry NewsVaccine logisticsesther

A hacking campaign first uncovered in 2020 is now thought to have affected more than 40 companies in 14 countries, in a sophisticated attack on the cold chain.

IBM’s X-Force cybersecurity group report that the attacks against the cold chain highlight the risk of intellectual property theft and potential disruption for stakeholders in the fragile process of shipping vaccines across long distances at stable temperatures.

The attacks involved hackers masquerading as representatives of Qingdao Haier Biomedical Co., responsible for sending out emails purported to contain requests for quotes for a solar-powered vaccine refrigerator and other equipment specific to the industry.

Source: LPM (Loss Prevention Magazine), with original content from Bloomberg

The Cool Logistics team welcomes Alan Robertson!

Alan Robertson joins the Cool Logistics team

A fresh future – realigning Africa’s perishable logistics

Event report from Perishable Logistics Africa event

Perishable supply chain ‘normalising’

Perishable cargoes that switched from ocean vessels to air freight are returning to sea transport

Indian shippers feel pinch as perishable exports hit by freight tax

New freight tax is ‘unacceptable’ and is hitting perishable shippers hard

SeaCube equips its fleet with Carrier’s digital solution

20/04/2021April newsletter, Cool Industry News, Cool News, Home Page News, Industry NewsCold chain technology, Containersesther

SeaCube Containers LLC and Carrier Transicold have announced a strategic refrigerated asset management systems platform engagement.

SeaCube Containers will become the first intermodal equipment leasing company to incorporate Carrier’s Lynx Fleet solution into its fleet with an initial deployment of 2,000 PrimeLINE refrigerated container units.

Source: Container News

The Cool Logistics team welcomes Alan Robertson!

Alan Robertson joins the Cool Logistics team

A fresh future – realigning Africa’s perishable logistics

Event report from Perishable Logistics Africa event

Perishable supply chain ‘normalising’

Perishable cargoes that switched from ocean vessels to air freight are returning to sea transport

Indian shippers feel pinch as perishable exports hit by freight tax

New freight tax is ‘unacceptable’ and is hitting perishable shippers hard

Container sector will play its part in vaccine logistics, eventually

20/04/2021April newsletter, Containing Covid 19 Event, Cool Industry News, Cool News, Home Page News, Industry NewsContainers, Pharma market, Vaccine logisticsesther

The container sector will play its part in vaccine logistics, eventually, heard delegates at our recent online seminar. Seatrade Maritime took up the story.

The container sector will play its part in global vaccine logistics, but it has some work to do first in order to demonstrate its reliability and availability of appropriate technology, according to the some of the panelists who spoke at our recent online seminar Containing COVID-19: Containerisation’s Role in Global Vaccine Logistics.

Countries looking to cut the cost of vaccine distribution will increasingly look to ocean freight as an alternative to costly air freight. Those vaccines that can be transported in standard refrigeration units will be ideal candidates for ocean transportation.

However detailed visibility data will be required to maintain quality assurance.

Panelists from Maersk, DHL Global Forwarding, PSA International and the World Economic Forum agreed that maritime transport would be adopted for COVID-19 vaccine transportation, but that this would be a gradual roll-out, dependent upon many factors.

Source: Seatrade Maritime News

The Cool Logistics team welcomes Alan Robertson!

Alan Robertson joins the Cool Logistics team

A fresh future – realigning Africa’s perishable logistics

Event report from Perishable Logistics Africa event

Perishable supply chain ‘normalising’

Perishable cargoes that switched from ocean vessels to air freight are returning to sea transport

Indian shippers feel pinch as perishable exports hit by freight tax

New freight tax is ‘unacceptable’ and is hitting perishable shippers hard

Cool Logistics: the role of containerization in global vaccine logistics

20/04/2021April newsletter, Cool Industry News, Home Page News, Industry NewsContainers, Pharma market, Vaccine logisticsesther

The roles of the container and the cold chain in global vaccine logistics have never been more important than now, delegates heard at our recent online seminar Containing COVID-19: Containerisation's Role in Global Vaccine Logistics

Delegates at our recent online seminar Containing COVID-19: Containerisation’s Role in Global Vaccine Logistics joined us for a busy day of panel discussions, networking and Q&A as we discussed the complexities of global vaccine logistics and the role that containers will play as vaccination programmes roll out across the globe.

Global shipping lines, container operations, ports, supply chain and logistics specialists, cold chain tech/storage/operations, pharma and healthcare, government agencies and consulting groups all attended and enjoyed three panel sessions and four keynote presentations from Maersk, DHL Global Forwarding, the Republic of Cyrpus Shipping Ministry and the Federal Maritime Commission.

Our Latin American media partner MundoMaritimo covered the day and picked up on the key themes.

The Cool Logistics team welcomes Alan Robertson!

Alan Robertson joins the Cool Logistics team

A fresh future – realigning Africa’s perishable logistics

Event report from Perishable Logistics Africa event

Perishable supply chain ‘normalising’

Perishable cargoes that switched from ocean vessels to air freight are returning to sea transport

Indian shippers feel pinch as perishable exports hit by freight tax

New freight tax is ‘unacceptable’ and is hitting perishable shippers hard

100 days since Brexit – what’s the impact on the fresh produce sector?

20/04/2021April newsletter, Cool Industry News, Home Page News, Industry NewsBrexit, Perishables, Perishables supply chainesther

100 days since Brexit - what are the pros and cons for British fruit and vegetable businesses?

After 40 years of tariff-free trade with the EU, the future looks very different for British fruit and vegetable businesses. Since Brexit, the export of produce from the UK and the import of produce from the Continent have both slowed down.

Fresh produce businesses face much greater administration just ‘to do business’ as they adjust to the new trading circumstances.

The UK market remains very attractive to both those inside and outside of the EU, with the US, Australia and New Zealand potentially now eyeing up new deals.

And with UK consumers concerned about value for money and rising costs and increasingly, the sustainability of the fresh produce they are purchasing, there is a lot to consider now for British fruit and vegetable businesses.

Source:FPC FreshtalkDaily

The Cool Logistics team welcomes Alan Robertson!

Alan Robertson joins the Cool Logistics team

A fresh future – realigning Africa’s perishable logistics

Event report from Perishable Logistics Africa event

Perishable supply chain ‘normalising’

Perishable cargoes that switched from ocean vessels to air freight are returning to sea transport

Indian shippers feel pinch as perishable exports hit by freight tax

New freight tax is ‘unacceptable’ and is hitting perishable shippers hard

Hongkong International Terminals launches remote reefer container monitoring system

19/04/2021April newsletter, Cool Industry News, Home Page News, Industry NewsCold chain technology, Global ports, Shipping marketesther

New remote reefer monitoring system will provide round-the-clock automated remote management of reefer containers.

Hong Kong handled around 900,000 teu of reefer containers in 2020 and is the largest fresh fruit trading hub in South China, having achieved growth in durian and cherry shupments.

This new initiative will help provide greater visibility of container conditions, improving the port’s operational efficiency and increasing its global competitiveness.

Each year fresh produce worth US$3billion arrives at the port, of which 60% is onward-shipped to China.

Source: Container News

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