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US Foods Acquires Save on Seafood Amid Announced Layoffs

Florida-based Save on Seafood provides frozen whole fish, fish fillets, shrimp, shellfish, lobster, octopus, and other specialty items like shrimp burgers to grocery stores and restaurants in the Southeast.

Last month, AP journalists followed and filmed trucks loaded with freshly peeled shrimp from the Gig shed to major Thai exporting companies and then, using U.S. customs records and Thai industry reports, tracked it globally. They also traced similar connections from another factory raided six months earlier, and interviewed more than two dozen workers from both sites.

Russia Forced to Stockpile its Bumper Wheat Crop

While shipments so far have disappointed, Russia’s still managing to reach markets it didn’t sell to last season, partly because a poor crop in France has hurt exports from the European Union’s biggest grower.

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Walmart Invests $50 Million on Online Grocery Delivery with New Dada in China

News of the investment comes a day after Wal-Mart and JD.com announced their collaboration on three new services -- exclusive Sam’s Club and Global Imports stores on JD.com, and two-hour grocery delivery through New Dada.

Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon announced a strategic investment in New Dada with Philip Kuai, CEO of New Dada.

Public Health Officials Investigating Hepatitis A Cases at Whole Foods in Detroit

Grocery store chain Whole Foods announced late last week that an employee at their Mack Avenue location in Detroit has tested positive for Hepatitis A, as has a customer who dined in the store’s prepared foods section.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Gulf Coast Ports Think Ahead

The process to ready Gulf Ports for the Panama Canal expansion began years ago. Take a look at what these forward-thinking ports did to ready themselves for the opening of the Panama Canal’s new locks.

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Buying Versus Leasing: Factors to Consider

The decision to own or lease rests on the operator’s specific needs; total cost of ownership is always critical.

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How The Internet of Things Transforms TMS

IoT improves carrier connectivity, enhances asset visibility and brings more business intelligence.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

IoT Technology Uplifts Container Tracking

Improving monitoring capabilities prompt ocean carriers to invest intelligent containers.

Traxens remote monitoring technology was implemented on some containers on board the Bougainville, CMA CGM’s flagship vessel.

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Record Harvests of Wheat and Rice Expected to Keep World Import Prices Low

The abundant monsoon rains in Asia led to greater productions and there were also sizable increases in Africa. Record crops of coarse grain in Argentina, India and the US is increasing the crop by 1.8 percent, another high in terms of volume.

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Maersk Container Manufactures 4,000 New Integrated Reefers for Seatrade

Maersk Container Industry (MCI)

Seatrade monitored shipments with chilled banana loads from Ecuador to Germany, during which energy consumption and cargo condition were measured, and the results confirmed Star Cool’s higher performance, lower operating costs and CO2 emission levels.

Danish shipping and oil group A. P. Moller-Maersk could split up into separate companies, its chairman said on Thursday after naming Soren Skou, the head of its container business, as chief executive.

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