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Japanese firms tie up for cold chain solution for PH market

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by Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat from mb.com.ph

The partnership is among Japanese firms Centro Nippon Fruehauf Cooltech (CFCI), Denso, and Hino Motors Philippines (HMP).

Under the plan, a Hino 300 series light truck will be mounted either on a 10 or 11-footer Japanese Cooltech ref van body from Centro Nippon Fruehauf (CFCI). The cooling power will be provided by a Japanese Denso DS2 cooling system, which will supply the need for a chilled or frozen cargo condition.

The finish product will be called the Hino 300 ref van. The aim is to provide the transport solution from the first and up to the last mile delivery segments of the cold chain industry, the group said in a statement.

The partnership was born at the recent Cold Chain Logistics Workshop between the Philippines and Japan.

At the work, Cold Chain Association of the Philippines President Anthony Dizon showed that the cold chain industry is projected to grow to 550,000 pallet positions this year. The domestic cold chain industry is expected to grow 10 percent.

“And we see the need nationwide for ref vans to transport goods from the farm or piers, to the cold storage facilities, then to the processing plants, then back to the cold storage facilities for its last-mile delivery to the retail outlets,” said Dizon.

Hiroki Senoo, vice president for business planning division of Hino Motors Philippines (HMP), cited the outstanding features of Hino 300 ref van calling it a game changer in the cold chain industry. “It will fill the need for a reliable ref van and its durability and uncompromising quality will be backed by Hino’s one-stop solution where servicing of the ref system and body can also be done at any Hino dealership nationwide. That will make after sales service very convenient,” Senoo said.

HMP Vice President for Sales Division Oliver dela Cruz said the Hino 300 ref van is expected to change the country’s trucking and logistics landscape. “With the tough and tested Hino 300 light truck as platform in combination with a Denso cooling unit and Cooltech ref van body, it is designed to take on the rough and challenging terrains in the countryside. Customers can thus look forward to what is probably the best in Japanese technology in a ref van,” he said.

For its cooling power, Denso has its highly reliable DS2 ref system which Mr.

Masahiko Tanaka, unit head of Denso’s Sales unit said, its DS2 ref system has been proven to perform efficiently at lower operating cost. “It can handle the cargoes at the temperature desired by the customer whether in chilled or frozen condition. On top of that, it is environmentally friendly based on the materials and refrigerant used. We have engineered it to work well with the Hino 300 light truck and the Cooltech ref van body and deliver outstanding performance expected of an all-Japan product,” he said.

The Cooltech ref van body uses extruded polystyrene which is a less water-absorptive insulating material.

CFCI Production Manager Edd Nieva explained that the production of the insulated sandwich panels and subsequent assembly of ref vans utilizes Japanese technology, process and stringent quality control standards.

“The Cooltech ref van body is engineered to fuse perfectly well with the Japanese Hino 300 light truck and the Japanese Denso ref system to come up with a reliable all-Japan ref van. It is the perfect fusion among a tough, durable truck muscle, a cost- efficient cooling unit and a high-quality ref van body,” he said.

Hino launches all-Japanese Hino 300 Ref Van

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from c-magazine.com

Japanese auto and manufacturing leaders forge partnership to provide cold chain transport solution

With a projected 10 percent growth seen in the domestic cold chain industry, three Japanese auto and manufacturing leaders pooled their engineering expertise together to come up with the Hino 300 ref van.

Aiming to provide transport solutions from the first and up to the last mile delivery segments of the cold chain industry, the Hino 300 series light truck will be mounted on either a 10 or 11-footer Japanese Cooltech ref van body from Centro Nippon Fruehauf (CFCI). Cooling power will be provided by a Japanese Denso DS2 cooling system, whether the need is for a chilled or frozen cargo condition.

In a recent Cold Chain Logistics Workshop between the Philippines and Japan, Cold Chain Association of the Philippines President Anthony Dizon showed that the cold chain industry is projected to grow to 550,000 pallet positions this year.

This makes Hiroki Senoo, Vice President for Business Planning Division of Hino Motors Philippines (HMP) excited about this latest product offering resulting from the partnership.

“With its outstanding features, we expect the Hino 300 ref van to be a game-changer in the cold chain industry. It will fill the need for a reliable ref van and its durability and uncompromising quality will be backed by Hino’s one-stop solution where servicing of the ref system and body can also be done at any Hino dealership nationwide. That will make after-sales service very convenient,” he said.

HMP Vice President for Sales Division Oliver dela Cruz adds that the Hino 300 ref van is expected to change the country’s trucking and logistics landscape.

“With the tough and tested Hino 300 light truck as a platform in combination with a Denso cooling unit and Cooltech ref van body, it is designed to take on the rough and challenging terrains in the countryside. Customers can thus look forward to what is probably the best in Japanese technology in a ref van,” said deal Cruz.

For its cooling power, Denso has a highly reliable DS2 ref system.

The Cooltech ref van body uses extruded polystyrene that is a less water-absorptive insulating material. The production of the insulated sandwich panels and subsequent assembly of ref vans utilizes Japanese technology, process and stringent quality control standards. It is engineered to fuse perfectly well with the Japanese Hino 300 light truck and the Japanese Denso ref system.

Japanese auto, manufacturing leaders agree to provide cold chain transport solution

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From dailyguardian.com.ph

With a projected 10% growth seen in the domestic cold chain industry, three Japanese auto and manufacturing leaders pooled their engineering expertise together to come up with the Hino 300 ref van.

This is aimed at providing the transport solution from the first and up to the last mile delivery segments of the cold chain industry.

On a Japanese Hino 300 series light truck will be mounted either a 10 or 11-footer Japanese Cooltech ref van body from Centro Nippon Fruehauf (CFCI). Cooling power will be provided by a Japanese Denso DS2 cooling system, whether the need is for a chilled or frozen cargo condition.

In a recent Cold Chain Logistics Workshop between the Philippines and Japan, Cold Chain Association of the Philippines President Anthony Dizon showed that the cold chain industry is projected to grow to 550,000 pallet positions this year.

“And we see the need nationwide for ref vans to transport goods from the farm or piers to the cold storage facilities, then to the processing plants, then back to the cold storage facilities for its last-mile delivery to the retail outlets”.

This makes Mr. Hiroki Senoo, Vice President for Business Planning Division of Hino Motors Philippines (HMP) excited about this latest product offering resulting from the partnership.

“With its outstanding features, we expect the Hino 300 ref van to be a game changer in the cold chain industry. It will fill the need for a reliable ref van and its durability and uncompromising quality will be backed by Hino’s one-stop solution where servicing of the ref system and body can also be done at any Hino dealership nationwide. That will make after sales service very convenient”.

HMP Vice President for Sales Division Oliver dela Cruz adds that the Hino 300 ref van is expected to change the country’s trucking and logistics landscape.

“With the tough and tested Hino 300 light truck as platform in combination with a Denso cooling unit and Cooltech ref van body, it is designed to take on the rough and challenging terrains in the countryside. Customers can thus look forward to what is probably the best in Japanese technology in a ref van”.

For its cooling power, Denso has its highly reliable DS2 ref system which Mr. Masahiko Tanaka, Unit Head of Denso’s Sales Unit says has been proven to perform efficiently at lower operating cost.

“It can handle the cargoes at the temperature desired by the customer whether in chilled or frozen condition. On top of that, it is environmentally friendly based on the materials and refrigerant used. We have engineered it to work well with the Hino 300 light truck and the Cooltech ref van body and deliver outstanding performance expected of an all-Japan product”.

The Cooltech ref van body uses extruded polystyrene which is a less water-absorptive insulating material. CFCI Production Manager Edd Nieva explains that the production of the insulated sandwich panels and subsequent assembly of ref vans utilizes Japanese technology, process and stringent quality control standards.

“The Cooltech ref van body is engineered to fuse perfectly well with the Japanese Hino 300 light truck and the Japanese Denso ref system to come up with a reliable all-Japan ref van. It is the perfect fusion among a tough, durable truck muscle, a cost- efficient cooling unit and a high-quality ref van body”.

Hino, Centro, Denso forge partnership to provide cold chain transport solution

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By Ruben Manahan from carmudi.com.ph

The Philippines is expected to experience a 10-percent growth in the cold chain industry.

In the recent Cold Chain Logistics Workshop between the Philippines and Japan, Cold Chain Association of the Philippines President Anthony Dizon showed that the cold chain industry is projected to grow to 550,000 pallet positions this year.

“And we see the need nationwide for ref vans to transport goods from the farm or piers, to the cold storage facilities, then to the processing plants, then back to the cold storage facilities for its last-mile delivery to the retail outlets,” Dizon was quoted as saying.

In a bid to provide transport solutions from the first up to the last-mile delivery segments of the cold chain industry, Hino Motors Philippines (HMP), Centro Nippon Fruehauf (CFCI), and Denso have pooled their engineering expertise together to come up with the Hino 300 refrigerated van.

Last March, the HMP launched the Hino 300 Series to meet the demand of the logistics industry.

The Hino 300 model will be mounted with either a 10 or 11-footer Japanese Cooltech refrigerated van body with the cooling powered to be provided by Denso DS2 cooling system (whether the need is for a chilled or frozen cargo condition).

HMP Vice President for Business Planning Division Hiroki Senoo expressed excitement about the latest product offering that comes as a result of the partnership.

“With its outstanding features, we expect the Hino 300 ref van to be a game changer in the cold chain industry. It will fill the need for a reliable ref van and its durability and uncompromising quality will be backed by Hino’s one-stop solution where servicing of the ref system and body can also be done at any Hino dealership nationwide. That will make after sales service very convenient,” he said.

Meanwhile, HMP Vice President for Sales Division Oliver dela Cruz added that the Hino 300 refrigerated van is expected to change the country’s trucking and logistics landscape. “With the tough and tested Hino 300 light truck as platform in combination with a Denso cooling unit and Cooltech ref van body, it is designed to take on the rough and challenging terrains in the countryside. Customers can thus look forward to what is probably the best in Japanese technology in a ref van.”

Denso Sales Unit Head Masahiko Tanaka claimed that the DS2 refrigerated system has been proven to perform efficiently at lower operating cost.

“It can handle the cargoes at the temperature desired by the customer whether in chilled or frozen condition. On top of that, it is environmentally friendly based on the materials and refrigerant used. We have engineered it to work well with the Hino 300 light truck and the Cooltech ref van body and deliver outstanding performance expected of an all-Japan product,” Tanaka shared.

For his part, CFCI Production Manager Edd Nieva explained that the Cooltech refrigerated van body uses extruded polystyrene, an insulating material that is less water-absorptive. The production and assembly of ref vans. Nieva noted, utilizes Japanese technology, process and stringent quality control standards.

“The Cooltech ref van body is engineered to fuse perfectly well with the Japanese Hino 300 light truck and the Japanese Denso ref system to come up with a reliable all-Japan ref van. It is the perfect fusion among a tough, durable truck muscle, a cost- efficient cooling unit and a high-quality ref van body,” he said.

Hino, Centro Nippon, Denso, team up for cold chain transport solutions

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By Dylan Afuang from zigwheels.ph

MANILA: With a projected 10% growth seen in the domestic cold chain industry, three Japanese auto and manufacturing companies combined their engineering expertise to come up with the Hino 300 ref van. The truck is aimed at providing transport solutions for the cold chain industry.

On a Japanese Hino 300 series light truck will be mounted either a 10 or 11-footer Japanese Cooltech ref van body from Centro Nippon Fruehauf (CFCI). Cooling power will be provided by a Japanese Denso DS2 cooling system, whether the need is for chilled or frozen cargo.

In a recent Cold Chain Logistics Workshop between the Philippines and Japan, Cold Chain Association of the Philippines President Anthony Dizon showed that the cold chain industry is projected to grow to 550,000 pallet positions this year.

“And we see the need nationwide for ref vans to transport goods from the farm or piers, to the cold storage facilities, then to the processing plants, then back to the cold storage facilities for its last-mile delivery to the retail outlets,” Dizon said.

This makes Hino Motors Philippines (HMP) Vice President for Business Planning Division Hiroki Senoo, excited about this latest product offering resulting from the partnership.

“The Hino 300 will fill the need for a reliable ref van and its durability and uncompromising quality will be backed by Hino’s one-stop solution where servicing of the ref system and body can also be done at any Hino dealership nationwide,” Senoo shared.

For its cooling power, Denso has its highly reliable DS2 ref system which Denso Sales Unit Head Masahiko Tanaka said has been proven to perform efficiently at lower operating cost.

“It can handle cargo at the temperature desired by the customer whether in chilled or frozen condition. On top of that, it is environmentally friendly based on the materials and refrigerant used,” Tanaka explained.

The Cooltech ref van body uses extruded polystyrene which is a less water-absorptive insulating material. CFCI Production Manager Edd Nieva explained that the production of the insulated sandwich panels and subsequent assembly of ref vans utilizes Japanese technology, process and stringent quality control standards.

6 things on transporting anti-Covid vaccines

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Much has been said about the enormous challenge in transporting and storing anti-Covid vaccines once they leave the factory due to the low temperatures required for its storage and transportation. This is especially true in developing countries with few or even no ultra-low temperature cold storage facilities, with not very many refrigerated vans for transport and with not much developed road network to reach the rural areas. Even hospitals may now have to set up cold storage facilities considering that they need to store two vials per patient with the second dose to be delivered about 2 to 3 weeks after the first dose. Finally, considering that without ultra-low cold storage facilities, the vaccine has a limited shelf life. So, the supply chain to cover the 7,100 islands of the Philippines must be seamless and trouble-free.
So, the big questions is: are we ready with a transport solution to the supply chain that can handle the anti-Covid vaccines once they are unloaded at our airports? Before we venture to guess for an answer, let us first look at what needs to be had and what has to be done. Here are six things you should know about transporting anti-Covid vaccines as researched by the technical staff of Centro Nippon Fruehauf Cooltech Inc. (CFCI), a Filipino-Japanese joint venture company that pioneered in the local manufacturing of insulated sandwich panels and the local assembly of refrigerated vans.

  1. Uses of ref vans in the vaccine supply chain:
    Ref vans will be needed to transport the vaccine vials and dry ice in the following stages of the supply chain:
    • from the factory to the airport at the source country
    • from the airport to the cold storage facilities at the recipient country
    • from the cold storage facilities to the domestic airport or the provinces
    • from the provincial airport to regional storage facilities
    • and finally, from the regional storage facilities to the hospital, clinics and other vaccination centers for inoculation.

  2. Different cold storage temperatures required:
    The storage temperature for the vaccine will depend on the brand and the medical technology used:

    VACCINE STORAGE TEMPERATURE TRANSPORT CONTAINER TRANSPORT TEMP.
    (Ref vans)
    Pfizer/BioNTech -70 C Portable thermal storage units with dry ice to maintain the desired storage temperatures shown on left column -20 C to -25 C temperature provided the portable thermal storage unit is not opened
    Moderna -20 C
    Astra Zeneca +2 to 8 C
    Sinovac/Sinopharm +2 to 8 C
    Note that since most ordinary cold storage facilities can maintain only up to -20 C room temperature, although this will not be a problem for the other vaccines, the Pfizer vaccine might cause some problems in the storage. This might require investments in new ultra-low temperature cold storage facilities. Furthermore, can Pfizer vaccines be transported by ref vans that can maintain a box temperature of only -20 C?

  3. Use of portable thermal storage units:
    This could be the solution. To ensure a stable temperature required while in transport, the vials will be stored in portable thermal storage units roughly the size of a suitcase to maintain the required storage temperature. It can hold about 975 to 1,000 vials with the desired temperature controlled by dry ice. However, these thermal storage units should never be opened unless ready to use. The initial dry ice supply will be good for ten days only. These can however be “recharged” by replacing the dry ice every five days but up to six times only for an additional 30 days.

  4. Three storage options before vaccination
    At the recipient country, there are three options for cold storage of the vaccines:
    • Use the portable thermal storage units in the absence of any ultra-low temperature cold storage facility. However, replace the dry ice every five (5) days for up to six times only.
    • For Pfizer vaccines, use ultra-low temperature cold storage facilities for the -70 C storage temperature required. This can hold the vaccine for up to six months. If stored at a cold storage facility at only -20 C, it will have to be used within 5 days.
    • For other vaccines, use cold storage facilities for the required storage temperatures of -20 C or +2 to +8 C. It can have a storage life of up to six months.

  5. Worst case scenario for Pfizer vaccine: shelf life of 45 days only from factory
    In the event of a worst case scenario where the vaccine is Pfizer and there is no ultra-low cold temperature storage facility available, the vaccine must be used within 45 days after leaving the factory abroad.

    Air and land transport from factory in source country to recipient country 10 days
    Storage using the portable thermal storage units but replacing the dry ice every five days 30 days
    Storage in a cold storage facility at -20 C to -25 C 5 days
    TOTAL: 45 days

  6. Current capabilities of ref vans:
    CFCI has been in consultation with its Japanese partners both in Japan and Thailand on the best practices and storage and transporting conditions of vaccines there. It is looking at the possibility of using the locally manufactured ref vans to transport the vaccines. Regardless of the truck brand (whether Isuzu, Fuso, Hino, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hyundai, Kia, Foton and the like), CFCI ref system suppliers Denso, Sanden, Mit-Air and Thermal Master can possibly supply CFCI with the ref system that can consistently maintain a box temperature range of -20 to -25 C. They are now studying if this is enough to handle the portable thermal storage units of Pfizer vaccines that are maintained at -70 C using dry ice and unopened.

    It is therefore evident that the type of cold storage infrastructure needed and the corresponding transport solution required for the supply chain will depend a lot on the brand of vaccine to be used. At any rate, CFCI is now studying with its Japanese partners how it can possibly provide the locally-manufactured ref vans required for the project.
REFERENCES:
  1. Very Well Health: How does Pfizer’s BNT162b2 stack up to its competitors?
  2. Fierce Pharma: AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine candidate (AZD1222)
  3. Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine U.S. distribution fact sheet
  4. The new Pfizer vaccine would need a deep-freeze delivery chain