Southampton CAZ rejection benefits local businesses
Southampton’s charging Clean Air Zone has been rejected which is a win for the port and local businesses, says the FTA.
Southampton’s charging Clean Air Zone has been rejected which is a win for the port and local businesses, says the FTA.
European cash & carry and wholesale supplier Transgourmet has purchased five Allison transmission-equipped CNG-powered Iveco Stralis NP trucks to distribute food goods in and around the southern German city of Ulm as it aims to become more environmentally friendly.
Ocado has invested £3 million in an onsite natural gas refuelling station at its Hatfield Customer Fulfilment Centre which will reduce its HGV fleet CO2 emissions by 29 per cent annually.
National chilled food and drinks logistics company NFT Distribution which is part of EV Cargo has invested in 40 Schmitz Cargobull tri-axle reefer trailers which will help reduce fuel use and emissions.
The government must do more to help freight operators reduce their carbon emissions, the Freight Transport Association said in response to a National Infrastructure Commission report.
Porsche has commissioned a fully electric 32-tonne MAN eTGM truck to enhance its production logistics at its Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen site, saving over 30,000 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year.
More than 40 leading fashion companies have signed up to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, a UN-backed initiative to address the climate impact of the industry’s supply chain.
Dachser has won a German government award for an urban delivery project in Stuttgart, which, the company says, reduces CO2 emissions per shipment by 24 per cent, particulates emissions by 32 per cent, and nitrogen oxide emissions by 26 per cent.
Daimler has set out plans to buy €20 billion of battery cells saying: “We are systematically pushing forward with the transformation into the electric future of our company.”
Nestlé has set up a packaging research institute to focus on the development of recyclable, biodegradable or compostable polymers, functional paper, as well as new packaging concepts and technologies to increase the recyclability of plastic packaging.