Cold Chain: Page 89

Fisher Construction Group was Named the Winner of the International Association for Cold Storage Construction (IACSC) Built by the Best Award

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EMMI and STEF Create a Joint Refrigerated Logistics Network in Switzerland

EMMI, the leading Swiss milk processor, and STEF, the European specialist for cold logistics, announced the signature of a partnership agreement for the creation of a joint logistics and distribution network dedicated to refrigerated food products.

From left to right: Pierre-Alain Frossard (Director of STEF Switzerland), Max Peter (Director Trade & Supply Chain Management of EMMI Group), Séverine Demange (European Key Account Manager of STEF), Stanislas Lemor (Deputy C.E.O. of STEF), Robert Muri (Executive Vice President Switzerland of EMMI Group), Serge Capitaine (Deputy C.E.O. of STEF), Giovanni Aprile (Corporate Strategic Key Account Director of STEF).

Fruit Producers in Chile Worried Over Pending Worker Strike

Chilean customs workers announced their intentions to start an indefinite walkout this Thursday which will delay shipments of cherries, blueberries, grapes and other fruits right in the middle of peak export season.

This photo is from the last union strike in January of 2014 in the Chilean Port of San Antonio. Leaders from Asoex and Fedefruta are asking the union to honor commitments made in October that they would not impede fruit from being loaded at the Port.

Two Largest Beer Keg Makers to Form a Trans-Atlantic Alliance

The UK's Close Brothers Brewery Rentals (CBBR) and U.S.-based MicroStar Logistics are joining forces to form a new venture called beerQX, which will provide a transatlantic cold-chain controlled bulk transport service designed by brewers for brewers.

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LPWA Technology and IoT to Change How the Cold Chain Operates

One of the most impactful new developments is a category of wireless technology called low-power, wide-area (LPWA) technology, along with other new innovations the emergent IoT will offer the cold chains of the future.

Many vendors utilize passive data loggers in order to keep costs down. But because of the extreme increases in battery life and reduced module costs offered by LPWA technologies, these savings can be pushed into other investments, like purchasing more active loggers.

Will CO2 Be Used in U.S. Refrigerated Transport?

Carrier Transicold

Refrigerated trailer manufacturers see potential for natrefs in onboard trucking in U.S. market.

The natural refrigerant CO2, also known as R-744, is non-ozone depleting.

Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Market to Reach $61 Billion by 2021

The transport refrigeration equipment category was the largest segment in commercial refrigeration equipment market and accounted for largest share of the total market in 2015.

Consolidation of warehouses and growth of cold supply chains is likely to disclose the new avenues for commercial refrigeration equipment market in the near future.

US Foods Acquires Save on Seafood Amid Announced Layoffs

Florida-based Save on Seafood provides frozen whole fish, fish fillets, shrimp, shellfish, lobster, octopus, and other specialty items like shrimp burgers to grocery stores and restaurants in the Southeast.

Last month, AP journalists followed and filmed trucks loaded with freshly peeled shrimp from the Gig shed to major Thai exporting companies and then, using U.S. customs records and Thai industry reports, tracked it globally. They also traced similar connections from another factory raided six months earlier, and interviewed more than two dozen workers from both sites.

Temperature Control Technology Responds to Rising Perishable Food Demand

Logistics providers tap a bevy of innovations to maintain cold chain integrity.

Lineage Logistics’ high pressure processing system uses elevated hydrostatic pressures of up to 87,000 psi to reduce overall microbiological contaminant flora and pathogens.

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.

Improved Cold Chain Management is Key to Reducing Food Loss

Carrier Global Corporation

A robust cold chain is the single best way to preserve perishable food, and by effectively harnessing the data it already provides, the potential to reduce food losses and extend food supplies is extraordinary.

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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.

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