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Featured In Food Logistics: Trade Heats Up In The U.S. Southeast

The U.S. Southeast region comprises over 60 million consumers, all of whom live within a day’s truck drive from the Port of Jacksonville.

The 8,100 TEU MOL Competence arrived at JAXPORT’s TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point.

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Amazon To Test Package Pickups On Public Transit

An Amazon patent application describes a plan for delivering packages via public transit — turning buses, trains, subways and other vehicles into roaming pickup locations.

Jungheinrich AG To Acquire MIAS Group

Jungheinrich AG, an intralogistics service and solution provider with manufacturing operations, has agreed to acquire the MIAS Group, an equipment manufacturer in the fields of warehousing and transportation technology.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Of Oakland Terminals Plan To Charge For Peak Time Container Cargo

Port of Oakland

The four international marine container terminals at the Port of Oakland announced they are developing a program to operate their terminal gates on Saturdays to reduce weekday congestion at the port.

Idle cranes at the Port of Oakland.

Kane Is Able Sues Volvo Over Truck Catching Fire

Kane Is Able, Inc.

The lawsuit also names Cummins Westport, the manufacturer of the compressed natural gas engine, and Agility Fuel Systems, which manufactured and installed the compressed natural gas tanks and fuel delivery systems.

This Volvo CNG-powered truck caught fire during normal operation on Interstate 81 in January 2015 and is now the subject of a lawsuit filed by third-party logistics provider, Kane Is Able, against Volvo. KANE is demanding that Volvo honor its warranty obligations for the recently purchased truck.

Featured In Food Logistics: Temperature Control – The Ongoing Quest In The Food Supply Chain

The growing food supply chain has created a situation that has resulted in more recalls in recent years and as the supply chain expands, so has the potential for lapses in temperature control.

Anthony Dellumo at Q Products & Services readies a quilt to go on a trailer to haul frozen product.

Freight Load Volume And Rates Move In Opposite Directions; What’s Going On?

DAT Freight & Analytics

Van and reefer rates declined while load volume and ratios for those equipment types increased.

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U.S. Postal Service Ramps Up Same-Day Grocery Delivery Service

After launching grocery delivery with Amazon last year in San Francisco, Calif., the postal service has added six delivery markets this year and began testing same-day delivery in New York this past November.

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GEODIS To Acquire OHL

OHL is one of the leading 3PL companies in the world, operating more than 120 value-added distribution centers in North America with over 36 million square feet of flexible warehouse space.

Flowers Foods Inc. To Acquire Dave’s Killer Bread For $275 Million

Dave's Killer Bread employs 300 and will be an independent subsidiary when the acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2015.

Flowers Foods has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Dave's Killer Bread, the best-selling organic bread in the U.S. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2015.

Featured In Food Logistics: 2015 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers

Third party logistics and cold storage providers continue to add services to meet food shippers’ demands.

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Target Corp. To Test Home Delivery For Grocery E-commerce

Target Corporation

Target Corp. plans to begin testing a grocery-delivery service soon as retail rivals stake out space in bringing food to customers' doorsteps.

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