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Rhenus opens Heathrow chilled site

Global forwarder Rhenus has opened a temperature-controlled perishable handling facility at London Heathrow that will allow it to store and build airfreight containers and pallets within a temperature-controlled environment. It has 2,195sq m of floor space and two racking layers, giving a volume of 1,209 cubic metres of produce, all at 0 to 8°C. Screening capabilities include dual view X-ray and an electromagnetic inspection scanners capable of scanning up to 30 pallets ... [+]

Rhenus rethinks the groupage network

Rhenus Road Freight is updating its European groupage freight system. Groupage Network 2.0 will offer daily cross-border services, which include all of the company’s European branches, and will cut transit times and boost reliability in the long term, says the German-owned forwarder. It has now strengthened the first routes in European ... [+]

Panels slash Rhenus leccy bill in Bradford

Rhenus UK has installed 103 solar panels on the roof of its Bradford warehouse. They will generate up to 49,047 kWh of renewable energy per year, saving 23 tonnes of carbon emissions annually and expecting to cover over 90% of the building’s annual electricity demand. [+]

Rhenus gains medical device mark

Rhenus Air & Ocean UK has achieved ISO 13485 certification for medical device transport. It aims to ensure that businesses working with the industry adhere and comply with the highest standards in the life sciences and healthcare sector and demonstrates the company’s commitment to specific quality management systems. Rhenus achieved ... [+]

Rhenus trucks run on renewables

Logistics specialist Rhenus is to put two vehicles into operation powered by renewable fuel supplied by Repsol. They will make a daily round trip between the Rhenus hub in Irun and the Robert Bosch plants in Aranjuez and Madrid. The trucks operate on 100% renewable biofuel produced from waste materials ... [+]

Rhenus to retrofit Rhine barges

The Rhenus Group is to re-equip two canal push boats operated by Deutsche Binnenreederei with lower-emission stage V engines. While construction of hydrogen-powered vessels is a long-term project, Rhenus is retrofitting older vessels with more environmentally-friendly technology in the short term with RSPSB146 and RSPSB153, built in the 1970s, the ... [+]

Rhenus sets up fresh expert team

Rhenus Group has set up a team of experts, as part of Rhenus Fresh, to manage movements between Greater China, Europe and Latin America. It will be based in the forwarder’s North-West Europe region. The team has been sharing best practices, process flows and other quality with perishables experts in ... [+]

Niche vessel is ready for methanol

Rhenus Maritime Services has added a methanol-ready coastal vessel to its fleet. However, until that time arrives, the RMS Ruhrort will operate using a clean diesel engine.  The ship is being fitted out in Dordrecht. V Rhenus says that vessels of this design and size are normally more than 20 years old ... [+]

Rhenus signs Uzbek rail deal

Rhenus Group has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Uzbekistan Railway to jointly operate and expand combined terminals in Andijan and Samarkand. Two joint ventures will be established between Rhenus and Uztemiryulkonteyner, a subsidiary of Uzbek Railways. Uzbekistan is an essential bridge between China, Turkey and Europe and the Rhenus ... [+]

Ready, steady, Rhenus! Employees raise €25,000 for good causes

In the global supply chain, everything runs better when people pull together and logistics specialist, Rhenus, has also put this philosophy into practice with its first global charity initiative. Colleagues from all over the world participated in the Rhenus Run Club – Charity Edition on 18 to 22 September, with 2,715 ... [+]

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