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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.

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.

Container ships transiting through Panama Canal locks with colorful cargo containers stacked on deck

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.

Silver Peterbilt semi-truck hauling refrigerated cargo trailer on highway with traffic

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.

Watch Your Back!

The comfortable truth about warehouse ergonomics.

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

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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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Ocean Ports & Carriers

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.

Amazon's Grocery Delivery Moves into Dallas

In the Dallas region, Amazon is working with area retailers through its Local Market program, which allows customers to shop from speciality stores like Local Yocal, V+V Apothicaire, Scardello Cheese and others.

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East Coast Warehouse Receives Safe Quality Food Certification from FDA

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution

This designation puts East Coast Warehouse at the forefront of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) mandate and raises its status as a best in class, organically rated, temperature-controlled, food grade logistics services provider.

New certification raises the Company's status as a best in class logistics services provider.

Risk/Compliance

USDA Announces $7.6 Million in Grants to Create Jobs and Grow Economic Opportunity in Rural America

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The grants will support communities in at least 24 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, with several projects spanning communities in multiple states.

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