“The cold chain involves the transportation of temperature sensitive products along a supply chain through thermal and refrigerated packaging methods and the logistical planning to protect the integrity of these shipments.”
Course Objectives
- To provide training in intermodal transport chains for temperature-controlled goods
- To offer deep insights into temperature controlled logistics, its actors, roles, market segmentation and trends
- To understand what are the best practices on planning and execution at every stage of temperature controlled supply chain, and specifically those using intermodal transport
- To show port and warehouse operations, equipment and terminal facilities in detail and from a practical perspective
- To inform on how the temperature-controlled products should be distributed (stored, handled and transported) throughout the distribution network (manufacturer, service providers and customers) as per specified temperature conditions.
How?
- Obtaining true supply chain visibility through field visits and debates with industry experts
- Providing training and information to people who will manage and make decisions in cold logistics chain
Contents
Lectures
- Temperature control Transport – What are the options?
- Connection systems with RORO vessels – Motorways of the sea
- Canal de Frio – Railway connections
- Best practices on the reefer equipment preparation
- Port facilities for controlled temperature equipment
- “Logística del frío”- Warehousing, cross-docking, manipulation management
- International regulations for perishable products
- Intermodality for International temperature controlled cargo
- Reefer containers services & documentation
- Insurance and Claims
Workshops
- Visit to container terminal
- Visit a Container depot – Barcelona Container Depot Service, S.L
- Visit to central food market
- Visit to a cold service Operator
- Visit the warehouses facilities of an importer/distributor
- Visit to Border Inspection Post (PIF)
Draft Programme
11:00 Welcome at the Escola Europea –Course presentation–Eduard Rodés
11:30 Port of Barcelona Presentation–Carles Mayol (APB)
12:30 Temperature Controlled Transport –What are the options? Pedro Conejero (CaudeteLogistica)
13:30 Lunch break
15:00 Connection systems with RORO vessels –Motorways of the sea –Francesco De Candia ( Grimaldi)
16:00 Canal de Frio –Railway Connections – Miguel Asín (Tmz)
17:00 Network coffee-break
17:30 Best practices on the reefer equipment preparation – Barcelona Container Depot Service
19:00 End of the day