COLD & CO at the Cyclo-Cargologie Forum in Paris : a focus on decarbonised urban logistics

Exposure of Cominarty and Moderna vaccines to room temperature for more than 3 minutes is irreversible as the vaccine is considered thawed. It can’t be re-frozen. In January 2021, the Cold Health Commission “Covid-19” of the « Association Française du Froid » (AFF) published several understanding notes, information and good practices of the cold chain around COVID-19 vaccines. 1.

The COVID-19 event accelerated a changing logistics: home delivery. The energy transition had already pushed the development of soft deliveries with 3 objectives: Decongestion of the city centre; Reduction of noise pollution; Reduction of gases, pollutants and particulates related to fuel consumption. In the case of food e-commerce, an additional dimension is added: cold chain

In 2023, e-commerce has become an essential part of many consumers’ daily lives. Unfortunately, they are often poorly informed about the impact of online orders and, by extension, the impact of logistics. During SITL 2023, Marc Cottignies, expert engineer at ADEME, Sandrine Neveu, deputy CSR director of the Mail and Parcels Service Branch at La

A topical challenge with the upcoming distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine The development and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine raises several questions about the logistics of distributing health products. The challenge concerns both the number of doses to be dispensed, the countries and manufacturing sites, but also the temperature range to which the product will be