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Spot Truckload Rates Unchanged for Recent Week

DAT Freight & Analytics

However, a 9 percent increase in the load-to-truck ratio—to 5.8 available reefer loads per truck—signals that rates are likely to rise soon due to end-of-quarter and pre-holiday demand.

The total number of posted loads fell 6.2 percent while available truck capacity dropped 9.3 percent. Load-to-truck ratios increased across all three equipment types.

Sardines Recalled Over Botulism Poisoning

Greenland Trading Corp. of Paterson, N.J., shipped the sardine products to retailers in California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

Vermont’s GMO Label Law Takes Effect Today

Vermont’s law requiring nearly all food labels to disclose genetically engineered ingredients takes effect today.

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Pet Food Company Recalls Cat Food Over Salmonella And Listeria

Three flavors of Rad Cat Raw Diet pet foods are being recalled from 48 U.S. states and Western Canada because they might be contaminated with Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes, posing a health hazard to humans and pets.

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Spot Loads Dip 2.7% For Week Ending June 18

DAT Freight & Analytics

The number of available loads on the spot truckload market fell 2.7 percent during the week ending June 18, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Panama Canal Expansion To Double Cargo Trade

Panama Canal Authority (PCA)

The Panama Canal’s $5.25 billion expansion increases the maximum vessel capacity and enlarges the overall volume of transported freight.

This is an artist's impression of the Panama Canal Expansion on completion.

Brexit Referendum Sets Back Transatlantic Trade Pact

Britain's looming exit from the European Union is another huge setback for negotiations on a massive U.S.-EU free trade deal that was already stalled by deeply entrenched differences and growing anti-trade sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Buck-a-Mile Backhauls Live On

DAT Freight & Analytics

Companies that handle billions of dollars of cargo at West Coast seaports said they will hire far fewer workers this weekend, the latest escalation in a contract dispute with dockworkers that threatens to shut down a vital link in U.S.-Asia trade.

Green Acres Is The Place To Be

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Expanding Perishables Trade Generates New Transportation Options

SeaLand’s Atlantico service connects Mexico with Northeast U.S.

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Seafood Logistics

Demanding logistics requirements combined with difficult weather and environmental conditions make seafood logistics especially challenging.

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Six Supply Chain Best Practices For Temperature-Sensitive Freight

Mark Petersen

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