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How An Oregon Independent Grocer Sets The Bar For Safety

Newport Avenue Market uses technology to support safety along with sustainability.

Grocery manager/assistant store manager Wade Combs, left, and service deli overseer Greg Boon display their Food Handler Cards.

Utilize 3PL Sales To Build Your Cold Chain

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution

3PLs can be strategic partners in helping overcome today’s challenges.

Jamie Overley

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Authority Of New York And New Jersey Bids For No. 1 Spot

The Port Authority aims for the New York area to surpass the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., to become the busiest U.S. gateway for imports and exports.

With about 60,000 containers passing through the port’s terminals each week, even small delays can cost retailers, manufacturers and other importers thousands of dollars.

Air Canada And Cargojet Airways To Launch Dedicated Freighter Service To Latin America And Europe

The new Air Canada Cargo flights will provide 52 tons of net cargo capacity and are scheduled to begin June 9, 2016, subject to obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals.

Under the arrangement, Air Canada Cargo also plans to introduce dedicated freighter service to Europe from Toronto in the second half of 2016.

Prime Inc. Sues New York Over Highway Trucking Taxes

The Prime lawsuit seeks to recoup previous payments to the state under the two taxes.

Prime, run by Missouri businessman Robert Low, is taking aim at the $15 certificate of registration and the $4 highway use tax decal that previously had to be purchased for trucks operating in New York state.

Penske's Fresh Approach: Regional Convenience Store Chains

Penske Logistics

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Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. Acquires Speedshield Technology’s Telematics Business In U.S. And U.K.

Hyster-Yale Group

Speedshield Technology, located in Melbourne, Australia, provides telematics technology for material handling equipment, as well as other fleet vehicle applications.

Speedshield Technology is the sole authorized provider of telematics products to Hyster-Yale customers, under the Yale Vision and Hyster Tracker telematics product offering.

Walmart Expands Grocery Pickup To Eight More Cities

The company announced it is launching free grocery pickup in Kansas City; Boise, Idaho; Richmond and Virginia Beach, Va.; Austin, Texas; Provo, Utah; Daphne, Ala.; and Charleston, S.C. These eight locations expand a service already offered in 20 markets.

An order is delivered at the Walmart Pickup - Grocery in Bentonville, Ark.

Software & Technology

US Foods Acquires Data Analytics Provider Food Genius

Food Genius is a foodservice data provider specializing in collecting, analyzing, and delivering granular foodservice data and analytics.

Food Genius is a foodservice data provider specializing in collecting, analyzing, and delivering granular foodservice data and analytics,

Spot Truckload Volume Declines 1%

Flatbed load volume rose 9 percent and capacity increased 3 percent compared to the previous week, resulting in a 6 percent increase in the load-to-truck ratio to 23.5.

Flatbed load volume rose 9 percent and capacity increased 3 percent compared to the previous week, resulting in a 6 percent increase in the load-to-truck ratio to 23.5. The national average flatbed rate rose 1 cent to $1.92 per mile with strong demand in the Southeast.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Global Ocean Shipping Alliances Press Forward

The European Commission, the EU’s regulator, has set April 29 as its deadline to decide on the merger of CMA CGM and NOL.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Ports To Invest $154.8 Billion In Infrastructure Improvements Over 5 Years

American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)

The combined $155 billion, 5-year investment that U.S. ports and their private sector partners are planning represents a more than three-fold increase over the combined $46 billion figure obtained from the same survey five years ago.

Economist John C. Martin, Ph.D., president of Lancaster, Pa.-based Martin Associates, said U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis formulas show that investing nearly $155 billion in capital projects at U.S. ports would create about 1.6 million direct, indirect and induced domestic jobs, accounting for approximately 3.3 billion person-hours of work over the period of the investment.

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