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Ocean Ports & Carriers

ILWU Workers Approve Contract Extension at West Coast Ports

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

The union said the “unprecedented” contract extension with the Pacific Maritime Association “will raise wages, maintain health benefits and increase pensions.”

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Carrier Transicold to Offer New EPA-Approved Refrigerant for North America Truck and Trailer Systems

Carrier Transicold

Developed by the refrigerant manufacturing industry to reduce environmental impact, R-452A has a global warming potential (GWP) that is almost half that of R 404A, the refrigerant used in most land-based transport refrigeration applications.

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Yara Birkeland’s First Crewless Ship Sets Sail Next Year

The world’s first crewless, automated ship will launch in 2018, reports the Wall Street Journal, and is expected to be fully autonomous by 2020.

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Crown Equipment Opens New Canadian Sales and Service Center

Crown Equipment Corporation

Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, is evolving its Canadian operations.

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FedEx Freight Cuts Ties with Teamsters Union

FedEx Corporation

FedEx Freight—a subsidiary of Memphis-based FedEx Corp.—announced July 19 that city and road drivers in Croydon, Pennsylvania, voted to decertify the Teamsters union as their bargaining representative.

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GOP Signal Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Could be Sidelined

The timing and fate of President Trump’s infrastructure plan may depend on whether the GOP enacts major tax reform.

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Congressional Protest Unlikely to Hold Up ELD Mandate

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

Despite passage of a measure requiring additional study on the pending ELD mandate by a Congressional committee, chances of a major overhaul of that rule or even its stoppage is being characterized as a long shot at best.

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Cargill Profits Boosted by Growing Taste for Meat

Cargill, the world’s largest agricultural commodities supplier, has raked in its highest annual profit in years with results propelled by the world’s deepening appetite for beef, chicken and other protein sources.

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Emerging Technologies

30+ Trendsetting Technologies

This year's hottest software and technology tools optimizing the food supply chain.

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DAT Freight Report: A Sizzling Start to Summer

DAT Freight & Analytics

The robust supply of van and refrigerated truckload freight in May and June, combined with higher spot market rates and load-to-truck ratios, are signs that the freight recession is over.

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China’s Cold Chain Is Growing to Meet Demand Despite Its Many Broken Links

As Chinese consumers' desire for fresh foods and other perishables grows, the country's fragmented and inefficient cold chain can't keep up.

While Chinese people want more fresh foods, a lack of cold chain infrastructure means that those who live in remote areas are less likely to enjoy this bounty.

Emerging Technologies

IoT in Agritech Is Helping Producers Meet Import Requirements

A new study has found that agritech businesses are helping many food producers to meet increasingly stringent import requirements.

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