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Ocean Ports & Carriers

CMA CGM, China Shipping Container Lines And United Arab Shipping Form Three-Way Alliance

CMA CGM has agreed to a route-sharing alliance with China Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd. (CSCL) and United Arab Shipping Co. (UASC) to be known as Ocean Three in a bid to save costs on key container routes.

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Spot Market Continues Record-Setting Volume; Reefer Freight Adds 31 Percent

DAT Freight & Analytics

Freight availability remained constant from July to August, with a 0.4 percent uptick month over month, according to the DAT North American Freight Index.

Futurist Predicts Crowd Sourced Delivery For Grocery Retail

Ross Dawson predicts if grocers were to expand their delivery systems using crowd sourced delivery networks and drones, this could help parents alleviate some of the stress caused by school lunches.

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Digital Tipping Point: GMA Report On E-Commerce Early Adoption Benefits

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

Consumer product manufacturers at the forefront of digital evolution will have an opportunity to establish virtually impenetrable market leadership.

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Software Solutions

Italian Firm Introduces Software Suite For Rail

SoftRail is a software suite created to manage and organize people, rolling stock and operational activities of rail companies in a synergic, efficient and secure way.

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Clean Energy To Fuel Bimbo Bakeries First Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Trucks

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

Clean Energy and approximately 40 competitors have opened nearly 100 public heavy-duty truck-friendly stations so far in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center.

Last Mile Carrier LaserShip Partners With ProShip Inc.

Known for its unique delivery network which enhances the speed of shipping, LaserShip will be another carrier for ProShip’s customers to choose from when shipping packages.

Software Solutions

Food Traceability Initiatives Driving Force Behind Enhancements To Software Platform

Radley Corporation

Defining, building and storing traceability records throughout a manufacturing cycle for reference in response to an audit, recall or quality issue can be labor intensive and require numerous steps in the traceability chain when done manually.

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Instacart To Launch Grocery Delivery In Boulder, Colo.

The Boulder region would be the 15th market for the San Francisco-based company that developed an on-demand service that allows customers to order groceries from different stores and have those items delivered in some cases in under an hour's time.

Fleet Management

Omnitracs To Acquire XRS Corp.

Omnitracs | Solera Fleet Solutions

Both Omnitracs and XRS have been pioneers in developing fleet management and compliance technology, so the combined company will continue to provide products and services that help fleets stay safe and improve productivity.

Postal Service To Deliver Fresh Food For Amazon

U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

The agency will deliver orders to members of the AmazonFresh online grocery service between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., when postal trucks typically would be idle.

Smartcool Systems Boosts Compressor Efficiency For Refrigerated Trailer

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