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‘Best if Used By’ Labeling Suggested by USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says new labeling guidance will decrease food waste and even boost in-home food safety practices.

First U.S. Ship-to-Shore Drone Delivery Conducted

Independent drone delivery service Flirtey and Dr. Timothy Amukele, assistant professor of pathology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, successfully conducted the first ship-to-shore drone delivery in the U.S. on the New Jersey coastline.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Track and Trace Technology

Transworld Data

The food industry increasingly reliant on RFID and barcode technologies to meet stringent food safety regulations, track and trace requirements and improve logistics performance.

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USDA Announces Fair Practices Rule to Protect Farmers' Rights

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) announced Wednesday updated regulations intended to protect the rights of farmers.

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New Logistics Center in the Works at Incheon International Airport

A new logistics center and facility for handling perishable cargo will begin operation at the Incheon International Airport in September 2018.

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Amazon’s Plan to Sell Alcohol from Scottish Base Approved

Amazon has been granted a provisional premises license, allowing the online retail giant to sell alcohol from its Scottish fulfillment center.

Asahi Adds Anheuser-Busch Brands to Inventory in $7.8 Billion Deal

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Asahi Group agreed to a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday to buy a group of Central and Eastern European beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev, in the latest brand shuffle for the rapidly consolidating brewing business.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Asia Maritime Pacific Announces Merger with Sono Shipping

The merging of Hong Kong bulker firm Asia Maritime Pacific (AMP) with Sono Shipping officially took affect Wednesday.

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Port of Charleston to Build $40 Million Rail Facility in Dillon

The South Carolina Ports Authority hopes to open the $40 million cargo hub including a container storage area, a chassis yard, operations and maintenance facilities and cranes to transfer cargo between trains and trucks served by railroad operator CSX.

The inland port in Dillon will start out much smaller - 35,000 cargo boxes in its first year - but is expected to handle 220,000 containers within 20 years.

BNSF, KC Southern Combine on New Intermodal Service from Chicago to Mexico

BNSF and KCS will offer a new intermodal service connecting major industrial and consumer markets in Mexico with key U.S. cities.

BNSF and KCS will offer a new intermodal service connecting major industrial and consumer markets in Mexico with key U.S. cities for a new option for shipping freight to Mexico or shipping freight from Mexico.

Proposed Great Lakes Freight Line Official Predicts up to 85 Daily Trains

The project is being proposed to serve the six Class 1 railroads going through Chicago, though two have said they will not participate and none of the remaining four have said they would use the freight line if it was constructed.

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New Warehouse Construction, Lower Vacancies Continue to be Fueled by E-Commerce

E-commerce demand appears to be taking a bite out of the retail construction and shifting it to the logisitics sector, wit 53 million square feet of new logistics space delivered by developers in the third quarter was the second-highest quarter on record.

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