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How do I decide what is the best thermal cover option for me?

Posted by Michael Steedman on Sep 6, 2022 4:15:34 PM

Here we will go through the various options, and highlight the pros and cons of each thermal cover variant.

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Topics: airfreight, foil covers, temperature control, transporting chilled products, thermal foil pallet cover, foil temperature control pallet covers, temperature control of pallets, transporting products by air, shipping live crabs by air, chilled salmon by airfreight, cold chain logistics

How do I transport temperature sensitive goods?

Posted by Michael Steedman on Aug 17, 2022 5:22:47 PM

The four main transport methods are ROAD, RAIL, SEA and AIR.

All these methods are selected for different reasons with sea freight being the cheapest and is considered the most eco-friendly, but it takes a lot longer than the other options partly due to delays at port and time taken to unload the ships.

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Topics: airfreight, foil covers, temperature control, thermal foil pallet cover, foil temperature control pallet covers, temperature control of pallets, temperature control pharmaceuticals, temperature control of palletised goods, gel ice packs, cold chain logistics, cargo ships, container

The Evolution of Cargo Shipments.

Posted by Michael Steedman on Aug 17, 2022 4:58:26 PM

The shipment of cargo has been around for centuries, but did you know just how far it dates back, and how it began?

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Topics: solar energy, history, cargo ships, container

Air freight versus Sea freight

Posted by Michael Steedman on Aug 17, 2022 4:19:39 PM

Cost, Shipping, Carbon Footprint and more.

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Topics: airfreight, thermal pallet covers, transporting chilled products, temperature control airfreight, temperature control pharmaceuticals, transporting products by air, shipment of chemicals by air, cold chain logistics

Temperature Standards for Cold Chain Logistics

Posted by Michael Steedman on Aug 10, 2022 4:19:01 PM

This information has been collated from various online sources which have been acknowledged at the end of the short article.

Hopefully it will be useful as a reference resource.

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Topics: temperature control, transporting chilled products, cold chain logistics, temperature control standards

How can a foil pallet cover protect goods from temperature spikes?

Posted by Michael Steedman on Aug 8, 2022 5:50:00 PM

This blog will look at thermal protection in the context of transporting goods. This blog also assumes that the goods need to be kept cool rather than warm. If you have a requirement to keep product from getting too cold then the same principles apply.

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Topics: solar energy, foil covers, temperature control, transporting chilled products, thermal foil pallet cover, foil temperature control pallet covers, temperature control of palletised goods

RELOCATION OF OUR BUSINESS PREMISES

Posted by Michael Steedman on Jul 29, 2022 9:41:38 AM

We are moving to new premises on the 5th August 2022.

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Topics: relocation

Sustainable Ways to Protect your Perishable Goods in Transit.

Posted by Michael Steedman on Jul 18, 2022 10:59:52 AM

Transit damage. Perhaps one of the biggest, and most common threats to your business.

We have all been in that situation; waiting impatiently for your consignment to arrive… but when it does, the packaging is dented and damaged, and your goods - not in the same condition you ordered it in.

In turn, ultimately this leads to an extremely negative impact on your customer satisfaction, creating a downhill spiral into an undesirable brand perception and a limit of potential for repeated sales and customer loyalty.

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Topics: airfreight, foil covers, IATA, transporting chilled products, temperature control airfreight, temperature control of pallets, temperature control pharmaceuticals, transporting products by air, chilled salmon by airfreight, gel ice packs

HOW DO WE KEEP THINGS COOL (AND WARM)?

Posted by Michael Steedman on Jun 30, 2022 3:02:16 PM

This article aims to help people working in cold chain logistics understand the
transfer of thermal energy (heat) and is an attempt to explain as simply as possible
the science behind keeping things cold.

‘Heat’ is the main environmental hazard in the transportation of temperature sensitive goods.

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Topics: temperature, airfreight, thermal pallet covers, thermal foil pallet cover, temperature control of pallets, gel ice packs

Why does ice remain at the same temperature while it melts?

Posted by Michael Steedman on Jun 30, 2022 1:09:06 PM

In our business we spend a lot of time working out how to keep things cool.

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Topics: temperature, thermal, dynachill, temperature control airfreight, thermal foil pallet cover, foil temperature control pallet covers, gel ice packs

Welcome to our blog page.

We hope you enjoy reading through our blogs as much as we enjoyed writing them!

Please let us know if there are any topics relating to the air freight industry that you would like us to cover in a blog and we be delighted to see what we can do.

We are always learning, and blog writing is part of that process. That is why it is enjoyable!

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