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FedEx to Raise Shipping Rates in January

FedEx Corporation

FedEx Express will increase shipping rates by an average of 3.9 percent for U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import services. FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery will increase shipping rates by an average of 4.9 percent.

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TP3 Global and QProducts & Services Enter Joint Venture Agreement

TP3 Global and QProducts & Services (QPS) have joined forces to create a unique customer service experience in temperature-sensitive product protection.

Transplace Survey: ELD Mandate for Carriers has Benefits but Brings Disruption

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Pity The Reefer Shipper

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

Hanjin Shipping announced the filing for receivership and a request to the court to freeze its assets, which the Seoul Central District Court planned to grant, a judge told Reuters, declining to be named.

Will LED Lighting Pave the Way for Building Management IoT?

Intelligent LED lighting saves costs and improves the customer experience.

The LED lighting provides aesthetically pleasing white light that improves the visual appearance of fruits, vegetables and meats.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Port Slowdown Still Stings

Two years after food shippers saw shipments spoil and sales stumble, there’s hope that early contract discussions will prevent a similar scenario in 2019.

Deteriorating labor relations like those that materialized at West Coast ports during 2014-15 contributed in cargo diversions to competing ports in Canada and Mexico.

Supply Chain Visibility

Foodservice Industry Embraces Supply Chain Management Software

Supply chain tools enhance forecasting, invoice auditing, demand planning and more.

Arrowstream’s OnDemand supply chain planning software allows a restaurant chain to see the inbound and the outbound distributor inventory.

Technology Brings More Options for Urban Delivery Vehicles

Changing markets place new demands on urban fleets, including expanding e-commerce.

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How to Choose a Logistics Partner

Growing market complexities require careful vetting of logistics partners.

'Ultimately, in the 3PL space, proven capability is king.' - Frank McGuigan, president and chief operating officer of Transplace

How to Comply With FSMA’s Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food

The STF final ruling identifies shippers as the primary responsible stakeholder when it comes to determining appropriate standards for sanitary and safe transportation of food products.

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Grubhub Maintains Dominance in a Less Crowded Food Delivery Market

Since 2013, at least 25 food delivery companies have failed, according to data tracked by venture-capital research firm CB Insights.

With funding from investors harder to come by, it’s an open question whether these startups will be able to continue providing a service that can rival Grubhub in speed, reliability, and convenience at a competitive price.

Bayer Agrees to Acquire Monsanto For $66 Billion, Creating Mega Ag Company

The proposed merger will likely face an intense and lengthy regulatory process in the United States, Canada, Brazil, the European Union and elsewhere.

Werner Baumann (left), CEO of Bayer AG, and Hugh Grant (right), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto.

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