cold chain logistics

DHL has added a fourth cold-storage building to its pharmaceutical hub near Frankfurt, Germany.

UPS is expanding its precision logistics capabilities in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors with an agreement to purchase Andlauer Healthcare Group in Canada.

CPKC and cold chain logistics specialist Americold will expand their strategic collaboration to co-development projects in Mexico.

In this edition: The pharmaceutical supply chain improves packaging, Hurricane Milton disrupts the perishable supply chain and caffeine comes in frozen form.

Paxafe’s Ilya Preston discussed reducing food waste, cutting emissions and more during the keynote discussion at FreightWaves’ Net Zero Carbon Summit on Wednesday.

In this edition: Tower Cold Chain introduces a pyramid, the Port of Savannah gets a new neighbor, and consumer spending negatively impacts Nestle.

In this edition: Honeywell introduces a new type of refrigerant, Arcadia Cold moves to Chicago and pharma stands to get an overhaul.

In this edition: Kodiak’s autonomous trucks deliver for quick-service restaurants, vertical farms get an upcycle, and new sausages for the summer.

In this edition: Grip heads for the fulfillment game, warm Georgia gets cold storage, and Ben & Jerry’s might have unlocked the best flavor of ice cream.

In this edition: The annual Freezer Challenge kicks off, imported fruit season has arrived, and Spain is the home of organ transplants.

In this edition: More states take advantage of food-resiliency grants; thermal energy storage as a service hits the market; and KFC has a wrap for everyone.

In this edition: The Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act makes it to the next phase and Blue Apron gets in the prepared food game.

In this edition: Lineage seeks an impressive IPO offering, pharma packaging gets a new present, and slightly less frozen may help frozen food.

Lineage is bolstering its Canadian cold chain logistics network with the expansion of a facility in Calgary.

In this edition: There’s a new massive warehouse in Lebanon, Indiana; drone tech aids pharma; and Flavortown in your freezer.

In this edition: RealCold gets its start, recycling energy and TGI Fridays adds to its lineup. 

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Cold chain failures lead to the same profit losses and headaches as other supply chain mishaps, but on a much greater scale.

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FreezPak Logistics plans to open a 212,807-square-foot temperature-controlled warehouse near Chicago.

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The startup, led by veterans of last-mile delivery platform AxleHire, rolled out a new solution for perishable shippers.

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A Texas cold storage facility at the center of a massive beef recall recently laid off 64 employees.

Boa Logistics aims to “create heavier densities heading in the same direction, ultimately making a more efficient revolving supply chain for the carriers in our network.”

FreezPak Logistics and BG Capital are partnering to build $1 billion in new cold storage space in port-centric markets across the U.S.

“Most customers are trying to decrease their costs per load when it comes to visibility tools of cold chain and perishable shipments. Tive Tag delivers exactly what they need at drastically lower costs,” said Tive’s vice president of global marketing.

Chill Storage, a new joint venture between Barber Partners LLC and Bain Capital, will build 15 cold storage warehouses in the coming years.

he Houston cold chain facility is scheduled to open in August and be operated by Performance Team, a company Maersk acquired in 2020.

Along with product controls and safety checks, all-risk coverage helps Paragon transport Mexican seafood to the United States without worry.

The 315,000-square-foot cold storage development aims to serve the South Florida logistics market.

RLS Logistics continues to roll up the cold storage market, adding one family operator at a time.

Parsyl extracts and transforms data into actionable insights for a particular commodity’s transportation network.

“The end goal for our customers is to reduce waste and deliver potent medicine and safe food. We help them do it with data.”

“We look forward to integrating their state-of-the-art facilities and diverse services so we can better serve our customers in Europe and around the world,” said Lineage’s senior vice president for Europe.

Air Canada will be able to handle more COVID vaccines, lobsters and other perishable products after it builds out a refrigerated airport warehouse.

Temperature-controlled warehouse operator RLS Logistics adds another regional partner as it builds out a national footprint.

CalAmp’s new temperature sensor operates under extreme conditions for enhanced cold chain visibility.

Moving temperature-sensitive foods using ocean shipping containers takes a collaborative effort in technology.

FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill chats with Hickey & Associates Managing Director David Hickey about the many factors that companies should consider when looking for a cold storage site.

FreightWaves’ journalist Matt Blois chats with World Courier’s Alex Guite about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the cold chain and how pharma and logistics companies adapted to distribute vaccines.

A strong consolidation program extends the reach of logistics savings beyond just trailer loads and multi-stop loads by converting LTL suppliers to customer pickup.

2021 Cold Chain Summit

Food service providers can expect to be extremely busy as COVID-19 fears subside.

On this episode of Cyberly, Blythe Brumleve looks at the ways to make a better and stronger supply chain for transporting cold perishables.

“By focusing on specific segments, brokers can offer a higher quality service that allows them to focus on specific customer needs,” Bratnober said.

The traditional silo model of suppliers using localized logistics providers is no longer working.

Controlant helped Iceland reduce its pharmaceutical waste to 0.5% after the H1N1 pandemic.

The United Arab Emirates has its first doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine thanks to a free delivery from national airline Emirates.

Xwing, not X-Men. When you need to pay the bills, you do what Xwing did: Skip the fancy technology and put a pilot in the plane to ferry COVID vaccines to needy areas.

The dry ice shortage that many feared would crimp the ability to ship COVID-19 vaccines turned out to be a Y2K event.

The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is finally a reality, but it’s a carefully orchestrated process among the federal government, the manufacturer, a major health care distributor and FedEx and UPS.

FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX)  and UPS (NYSE: UPS) trucks departed Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) sprawling manufacturing facility in Portage, Michigan, on Sunday morning loaded with COVID-19 vaccines packed in dry ice to maintain them at ultra-cold temperatures. The express delivery companies have roughly divided the nation in two, with FedEx supplying the western states and […]

Domestic express carriers spring into action, moving the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare facilities.

Anticipation for the first COVID vaccine is about to be realized and with it a huge ground and air operation to immunize the world. ABI Research quantifies some of the transportation requirements.

LATAM Airlines is offering to move domestic shipments of vaccines for free.

The more dry ice used to cool a pharmaceutical shipment, the less product that can be carried on a plane. That’s because dry ice is poisonous when it turns to gas. The FAA issued guidelines to help airlines manage the dry ice risk.

Bill Freidel of AIT Worldwide Logistics expects 2021 to be another challenging year for freight as the COVID-19 vaccine is prepped for release. He encourages logistics companies to invest in cold-chain technologies and continue to meet customer expectations.

The public-private partnership distributing the COVID vaccines is in the starting blocks. Planning is almost done. Now it’s time to execute the race once the FDA says the drugs are safe for public use.

Cold storage warehouse operator RLS Logistics advances growth initiative with the announcement of plans for a new facility serving New England.

Pfizer and BioNTech might be on their way to a logistical breakthrough if they determine their promising COVID-19 vaccine can be shipped at warmer temperatures.

One in four vaccines loses its integrity during transit.

Logistics companies, apart from the big integrators, may feel like they’re in an information black hole when it comes to preparation for the COVID-19 vaccine. They don’t have clear information from drugmakers and have to collaborate with multiple partners that may be at different states of readiness.

1966: Seventy thousand American gallons of frozen concentrated orange juice were imported into the United Kingdom from Florida in 1965. This quantity represents nearly two million cans, retailing at about 32 cents for 6 fluid ounces, appreciably higher in fact than the American price.

In the world of politics, the complicated distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine is greatly simplified. It must be for messaging and public confidence. President Trump, in his rallies and in the first presidential 2020 debate, said the deployment was “logistically all set up” using soldiers to deliver “200,000 a day.” But is it really that simple? Absolutely not.

The Canadian government is seeking logistics providers to distribute millions of doses COVID-19 vaccines. The task won’t be an easy one.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, volumes and rates take a step back; complete coverage of FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit; and CDL fraud.

Automated storage and retrieval systems are making the move into cold-storage real estate.

Informed pharmaceutical transportation means higher success.

From trucking, security and data exchange to customs and civil aviation permissions, the Amsterdam airport is covering all the bases for rushing out approved coronavirus vaccines.