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Last-Mile
All-Electric Refrigerated Delivery Vehicle to Redefine Last-Mile Food Delivery
ELMS and Thermo King expect to pilot the Urban Delivery prototype with refrigerated transport customers.
Trucking
DAT Truckload Volume Index jumped 11% in June
Food Safety
How Modern Freezers and Chillers Improve Food Safety in the Cold Chain
Cold Chain
Refrigerated Trucking Capacity Shortage: How to Avoid Sky-High Costs
Cold Chain
Refrigerated Goods Trucking Global Market to Reach $50.02B in 2021
3PL/4PL
Lease vs. Own for Cold Chain Facilities
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Ocean Ports & Carriers
Top 5 Offshoring Trends in Transportation
There has been a rise in transportation and logistics providers developing offshore partnerships to benefit their operational performance, and it shows no sign of slowing down.
Worker Safety
Out With the Masks, In With the Seasonal Cold
After almost a year and a half stuck inside and having to wear a face mask whenever we went into public, our bodies just aren’t used to germs anymore.
Sponsored
A volatile wood market means a better, more stable solution is needed
Plastic pallets are stronger, more sustainable and longer-lasting than wood pallets. Contact Tosca to create a more efficient supply chain.
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Cold Chain
Transition to Proactive Cold Chain Management
More producers are seeking software and service providers who can solve their data challenges and support various aspects of cold chain management.
Packaging
The Growing Need for Temperature-Controlled Packaging in a Post-Pandemic World
Amid this wave of demand, packaging suppliers found themselves in the position of educators, helping B2B partners rapidly acquire an understanding of cold transit best practices.
Trucking
Contractor Management Technology Set to Help Cut National Driver Shortage
New drivers are added daily to IC Recruit, where companies can search by vehicle type and states where they need delivery services.
3PL/4PL
Technology Consolidation and Sustainability: The Future of 3PL’s Last-Mile
As the supply chain rebuilds a stronger future, technology and sustainability will need to be top of mind.
Warehousing
Lineage Logistics Acquires Kloosterboer Group
Kloosterboer consists of 11 facilities across the Netherlands, France, Germany, Canada, and South Africa, totaling 6.4 million cubic meters of capacity and 790,000 pallet positions and employing over 900 team members.
Warehousing
RLS Logistics to Build New Cold Storage Warehouse
The 83,000-square-foot temperature-controlled cold storage warehouse will boast 18,000 pallet positions for refrigerated and frozen foods.
Sponsored
Building a logistics partnership with a 3pl saves in the long run
A partnership leads to greater value. It’s the difference between saving $100 on a shipment or saving 10% on total freight spend
Last-Mile
Why FreshOne is the Right One for Delivering Fresh Foods
FreshOne is the right partner for all things fresh and frozen thanks to its continued flexibility, creativity and customer service. Learn more in this whitepaper!
Cold Chain
Reefer Container Freight Rates Soar
Container supply chain disruption has greatly increased demand for specialized reefer ships, driving time charter equivalents above the 100 cents/cft/30 days threshold, representing the strongest period of trading in a decade.
Warehousing
Lineage Logistics’ Frigorificos de Navarra Acquisition Further Expands Network of Automated Temperature-Controlled Facilities
Lineage Logistics also acquired a 1 million-cubic-foot cold storage warehouse facility from Frioastur located in Gijón, Spain.
3PL/4PL
Transportation and Technology: How to Crack the “Cost of Goods Sold” Conundrum
In order to truly optimize cost of goods sold operations, businesses must begin to include transportation under their COGS umbrella.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Overcoming Canal Crises: Working Smarter to Mitigate Risk Along the Cold Chain
Nikolaus Sievers, VP, global customer success for Slync, details why ports that were “smart” prior to COVID-19 have been able to weather the storm and work more efficiently.
Software & Technology
Trends That are Changing the Cold Food Chain
How are technology, trends and a pandemic shaping cold food chains now and in the future? Download this free white paper to find out.
Design-Build
Congebec Expands Cold Storage Facility
The expansion will grow cold storage space from 170,000 square feet to 232,600 square feet and further increasing its storage capacity by 12,000 pallets.
Agriculture
Freight Farms’ New Container Farm Makes Way for Smart Small-Space Farming
Some notable features entail the re-imagined workspace, the enhanced farmhand automation software and the dynamic new proprietary LED technology.
Last-Mile
Growth in Online Food Delivery Continues as COVID-19 Lingers
Growth in food delivery is largely driven by companies resuming operations and adapting to the “new normal” that the COVID-19 pandemic has created.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
The 100-Day Supply Chain Review, Part 3: Nearshoring vs. Offshoring
While the 100-day review is designed to better understand several aspects of U.S. supply chains, it will hopefully force companies to reassess how they move products through the chain.
Cold Chain
How Vaccine Distribution Shines Spotlight on Cold Chain Technology
Increased traceability, the advanced capabilities of mobile and 5G and breakthroughs in packaging will all improve the ease of food supply chain management.
Sponsored
A volatile wood market means a better, more stable solution is needed
Plastic pallets are stronger, more sustainable and longer-lasting than wood pallets. Contact Tosca to create a more efficient supply chain.
Last-Mile
Which Grocery Delivery Service is the Right One For Me?
More and more consumers are leaning toward online grocery shopping as the COVID-19 pandemic continues on. Food Logistics narrows down the list to shop from.
Cold Chain
Cold Chain Logistics Market to Reach $585.1B by 2027
A report by Allied Market Research found that the global cold chain logistics market is expected to reach $585.10 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of close to 18% over the next six years.
Cold Chain
Thermo King Launches Container Fresh & Frozen Refrigeration Units
The new Thermo King CFF unit features advanced temperature management control system that delivers precise temperature control of +/- 0.25°C in chilled mode and +/- 1°C in frozen mode.
Cold Chain
M&M Carnot Reveals New CDU Product Line
M&M Carnot releases a new line of CO2 air-cooled condensing units to extend its industrial refrigeration product portfolio.
Cold Chain
Brazil Cold Chain Sees Connection to Global Resources Through Merger
The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses in Brazil and ABIAF merge after a three-year joint venture.
Foodservice
L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Talk Spirits and Beer Supply Chain
Marina, Brielle and Mackenna discuss the ins and outs of the beer and spirits supply chain.
Cold Chain
Study Highlights Demand for Natural Refrigerant-Based Condensing Units in Grocery Retail Space
Findings from this report show how retailers need modular technology options that allow them to migrate their refrigeration loads and displace the existing system over time.
3PL/4PL
The Difference in Transporting Fresh vs. Frozen Foods
Timing is everything in fresh and frozen food transportation, and technology helps, but what happens when a global pandemic enters the picture?
Warehousing
Lineage Logistics Raises $1.9B to Transform Food Supply Chain
A significant portion of the $1.9 billion of new capital will be used to double down on new and disruptive technologies to design the temperature-controlled warehouse of the future.
3PL/4PL
Orchestrating Success Through Cold Chain Monitoring Technology Advancements
Using advanced monitoring technology to fine-tune efficiencies in production and match consumption trends will accelerate efforts to create more sustainable food systems and life-saving distribution networks.
Cold Chain
Wireless Temperature Tracking Helps Dot Foods Improve Productivity
Dot Foods implemented a GPS refrigerated trailer monitoring system that integrates with broader fleet management, regulating and maintaining ideal temperatures in refrigerated trailers via a wireless monitoring system.
