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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Ports Play Expanding Role In Global Food Supply Chain

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Food Trade Set To Expand As Ports Upgrade Infrastructure

Ports, container terminals, cold storage facilities and even governments are getting on board .

Asian shippers played a role in the Port of Los Angeles increasing its TEU throughput 7.7 percent in 2014.

Mobile Apps Help Independent Truckers Find Backhauls

A crop of tech startups compete for users by offering a steady stream of work and a smooth booking process that can be completed entirely within a smartphone app, as they aim to undercut freight brokers on fees.

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How Sysco Manages Grain-Fed Beef Exports: An Inside Look

Dan Chase, Sysco Corp.’s senior director of logistics and outbound marketing, leads a seven-person team that gets an order, secures the product from the plant, and then preps the beef for its final destination.

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CMA CGM To Operate Logistics Platform In Cuba’s Mariel Harbor

CMA CGM has been present in Cuba since 2000, one of the only three shipping companies to call the country, and is the first international company to sign such a logistics development agreement in Cuba.

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McDonald’s Tests Postmates Direct Delivery In New York City

Customers can go to Postmates.com or download the Postmates mobile app (available for iOS and Android) to order their favorite McDonald's food for delivery within an hour from 88 select McDonald's restaurants in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.

Murphy Logistics Triples Square Footage in Kansas City

Murphy's two new Kansas City facilities will allow the company to continue to grow in this important transportation center.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Agriculture Transportation Coalition Calls On Carriers To Waive Charges Due To West Coast Port Disruption

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

ATC has urged the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to compel ocean carriers to waive all charges imposed during the period of West Coast port congestion, roughly November 1, 2014 through April 15, 2015.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

House Approves Funding Bill For U.S. Ports

The bill, which also funds energy programs, would add $36.3 million to the harbor maintenance tax revenue that the Army Corps of Engineers can use to dredge harbors at major ports in the 2016 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill on Friday that would boost funding for ports to upgrade their cargo-handling capabilities.

Uber Extends Food Delivery To New York And Chicago

First tested in Los Angeles and Barcelona, Spain, the service will expand this week to New York and Chicago, Uber said in a blog post Tuesday.

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Truck Drivers Strike Again At West Coast Ports

The strikers planned to expand picket lines to marine terminals, rail yards and customer warehouses where the companies' trucks were dispatched.

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Chipotle Teams With Postmates To Deliver Food In 67 Cities

Chipotle’s delivery service is available in Washington D.C. and major cities within the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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