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Dicom Transportation Group Acquires Orbis Logistics

Dicom will integrate the Orbis service into its portfolio that includes expedited, regional parcel transportation, less-than-truckload (LTL), full-truckload (FTL), cross-border, and final mile network capabilities.

Spot Rates Slip For Week Ending June 20

Amid shifting harvest activity, demand for reefers slipped 5.4 percent and capacity added 2.6 percent as the reefer load-to-truck ratio fell 7.8 percent to 5.0.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Congestion Woes: Shippers Seek Relief From Excessive Carrier Charges

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

In the short term, shippers need relief from the excessive charges that carriers have saddled them with. In the long term, Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) needs to take a more proactive role in addressing port congestion problems.

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Software Solutions

Mobile apps evolve, empowering managers and employees in the food supply chain

Evolving mobile technology and cloud-based software brings new management tools.

With mobile apps, managers can update information while an operational change is being made, and potentially reverse changes quickly to avoid work stoppages.

Sustainability In The Food Supply Chain: ROI Makes Strides

Research finds food and beverage players now cite sustainability as a competitive advantage.

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How To Prepare For A Warehouse Technology Upgrade

Companies taking measures to avoid solution lock-in are more likely to avoid solution obsolescence and costly replacements in the future.

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Alternative Fuels: The Quest Continues

As alternative fuel vehicle technology continues to innovate, companies at the forefront are finding out that switching requires collaboration and strong partnerships.

Dan Walsh, a Frito-Lay employee, is seen using Frito-Lay’s CNG fueling station in Beloit, Wis. Frito-Lay Lay hopes to build seven public CNG fueling stations across the U.S., providing fuel for the expanding Frito-Lay fleet, as well as service other companies using alternative fuel vehicles.

Food Logistics’ 2015 Top Green Providers

Sustainability manifests itself in a variety of ways throughout the food and beverage supply chain, from reducing food waste to ‘leaning’ transportation and operations and boosting renewable energy use.

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Judge Halts Sysco/US Foods Merger

The judge's decision could ultimately kill the deal between the two largest U.S. food distributors since the further review requested by the Federal Trade Commission is a lengthy process, and deals generally cannot be held together during a full trial.

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Supermarket Giants Delhaize and Royal Ahold to Merge

The combined company, which will be named Ahold Delhaize, will have a portfolio of brands with more than 375,000 associates serving more than 50 million customers every week in the U.S. and Europe.

Frans Muller, President and CEO of Delhaize Group, and Dick Boer, President and CEO of Royal Ahold.

Senate Passes Trade Bill

The Senate voted 60-37 to advance the President's bid for "fast track" negotiating authority, the minimum number of votes needed on the procedural question, but final passage needs only a simple majority which would let Obama sign fast track into law.

FILE - In this June 12, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., leave meeting with House Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss the global trade talks.

U.S. 3PL Market Posts Strong Growth

Armstrong & Associates Inc.

Two U.S. 3PL market segments experienced double digit growth, while non-asset based domestic transportation management gross revenues grew 15.4 percent, while net revenues grew 20.5 percent.

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