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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Congestion Swells as Dwell Times Increase at LA and Long Beach Ports

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Trump Picks Elaine Chao for Transportation Secretary

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Emerging Technologies

Emerson Uses Internet of Things to Enhance Cold Chain Leadership, Help Safeguard Food Safety

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Bargain Prices, Rising Cargo Rates Lift Second-hand Ship Sales

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PepsiCo to Acquire Fermented Probiotic Beverages Maker KeVita

KeVita is a leader in fermented probiotic and kombucha beverages with three product lines and live probiotics in every bottle.

The transaction will expand PepsiCo's health and wellness offerings in the premium chilled beverage space.

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).

Drewry Report: Shipping Alliances Prefer Panama Canal Over Suez Canal

Based on proposed 2017 service routes, more carriers are pledging allegiance to the Panama Canal routing over the Suez Canal option with 12 weekly services planned for the expanded Panama Canal to only four through the Suez Canal.

The savings that manufacturers, shippers, retailers and consumers may realize from the new routing patterns will need to be balanced against the bill taxpayers are being handed to deepen East Coast harbors and shipping channels and upgrade port facilities.

Dr Pepper Snapple Acquires Antioxidant Drinks Maker Bai Brands

Dr Pepper Snapple Group's $1.7 billion purchase price outbid several other rivals as beverage makers continue to make the transition to healthier products like Bai's flavored water, coconut water and ready-to-drink teas.

The Dr Pepper Snapple Group already had a small stake in the company before the two agreed to the acquisition.

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.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port of Charleston to Build $40 Million Rail Facility in Dillon

South Carolina Ports Authority

The South Carolina Ports Authority hopes to open the $40 million cargo hub including a container storage area, a chassis yard, operations and maintenance facilities and cranes to transfer cargo between trains and trucks served by railroad operator CSX.

The inland port in Dillon will start out much smaller - 35,000 cargo boxes in its first year - but is expected to handle 220,000 containers within 20 years.

BNSF, KC Southern Combine on New Intermodal Service from Chicago to Mexico

BNSF and KCS will offer a new intermodal service connecting major industrial and consumer markets in Mexico with key U.S. cities.

BNSF and KCS will offer a new intermodal service connecting major industrial and consumer markets in Mexico with key U.S. cities for a new option for shipping freight to Mexico or shipping freight from Mexico.

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

MicroStar Logistics

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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