With cyberattacks on businesses becoming increasingly sophisticated and severe, businesses must take action to stay ahead of the cyber threat. The cold chain is ever more reliant on connected systems and the potential for huge profit for the criminals is set against slim chances of being caught – many ransomware attacks are never reported. Cold chain businesses can take steps to protect against ransomware attacks, conducting a threat analysis and ensuring the latest system updates and anti-virus systems are in place. Employees should be given information about spotting phishing scams, and Remote Desktop Protocol (the most popular vector for ransomware attacks) should be reviewed. Data should be backed up regularly and a robust data recovery plan put in place. The Cold Chain Federation explored the preventative action that businesses in our industry can take as part of its Cyber Security in the Cold Chain webinar in May.
This article was first published in the June 1st 2022 issue of Warehouse & Logistics News, subscribe to the magazine by clicking here.
Europe’s largest ‘deep freeze’, on former steelworks land in Corby, is months away from completion. Automated cold storage specialist, NewCold, started work on the development in late 2020 to meet growing demand from the food manufacturing sector. When fully operational the site will employ more than 250 people, but industry-leading automation will play a key part in the facility’s operation for NewCold, which has headquarters in the Netherlands and operates from fourteen locations on three continents.
Thermo King will supply 950 of it the latest clip-on SG-5000 generator sets to Hapag-Lloyd, one of the global leaders of container shipping. The Thermo King SG-5000 can power all ISO reefers on the market and ensures complete temperature control and protection of the refrigerated cargo. The new fleet of SG-5000 generator sets will serve in Hapag-Lloyd’s intermodal operations throughout North America.
Pharmaceutical temperature-controlled specialist Tower Cold Chain has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s highest accolade for business success. The company won its award for International Trade for Outstanding Short Term Growth in export sales made over the last three years. In the last 18 months overseas sales and the proportion of total sales exported have increased significantly.
Scottish haulier, McLaughlan Transport, continues to improve the sustainability of its temperature-controlled trailer fleet with three new Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 units. Following the fuel-saving performance of three previous Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 units – similarly mounted to 13.6-metre Gray & Adams trailers – the latest assets add to McLaughlan Transport’s 70-strong temperature-controlled trailer fleet. The Vector HE 19 units combine Carrier Transicold’s E-Drive all-electric technology with a new multi-speed engine design, delivering up to 30% fuel savings when compared to the previous generation Vector 1950 – delivering a significant sustainability advantage.
We hope the cold storage and distribution sector will keep expanding, while protecting itself against cyberattacks.
George Simpson
Features Editor
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