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Rail & Intermodal

Featured In Food Logistics: Rail Investments Paying Off

Food and beverage shippers are finding that North America’s Class I railroads continue to offer an attractive and cost-effective method of transportation.

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Sanitary Cold Chain Offers FSMA Compliance Training For Carriers

More than 84,000 food shippers, carriers and receivers are impacted by this new law and most have less than one year for full compliance, according to Sanitary Cold Chain.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Panama Canal Expansion To Bring Reefer Opportunities

Recent trends suggest that the supply chain will shift from container vessels to more versatile reefer containers.

With the Panama Canal expansion, the temperature-controlled logistics industry will benefit from Neopanamax container vessels that will move twice, or even triple, the amount of cargo allowed today.

Amazon Brings 1-Hour Delivery To New York City And Dallas Restaurants

Now Manhattan and Dallas customers can view participating restaurants, browse menus, place orders, track the status of their delivery, and watch as their delivery driver travels from the restaurant to the delivery address in real time.

Amazon.com announced that Prime members in New York City and Dallas, Texas, can now enjoy free one-hour delivery from local restaurants.

Google Veteran Launches Startup To Make Tractor Trailers Autonomous

The new company, Ottomotto LLC, plans to build hardware enabling existing 18-wheelers to operate on highways without driver intervention, taking on larger companies that are currently reserving such technology for new trucks.

Anthony Levandowski, one of the founders of Google’s self-driving car program, left Google toward the end of January.

Featured In Food Logistics: Produce Industry Updates Measures To Improve Transportation Practices

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Demand for produce packaging in the United States is forecast to increase 3.2 percent annually to $6 billion in 2019, according to the Cleveland, Ohio-based Freedonia Group, a research company.

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E-Commerce Growth Drives Up U.S. Warehouse Rental Rates

Rental rates for prime warehouse space in the U.S. jumped 9.9 percent in 2015 over the previous year, real-estate brokerage firm CBRE Inc. said in a new report.

Nature’s Best distributes a range of products to 11 western states.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Featured In Food Logistics: U.S. Ports Flex Their Muscle

Food Logistics queried a handful of key players about the overall growth in temperature-controlled food shipments, the potential impact of the expanded Panama Canal, and new opportunities associated with the USDA’s “cold treatment” pilot.

Major box ports are doing their part with infrastructure upgrades and other investments aimed at reefer shipments.

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A Deeper Dive Into Ports & Carriers

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

U.S. Box Ports Flex Their Muscle

Key gateways are playing a more prominent role in the expanding global food supply chain.

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Cold Storage Operators Gear Up For Summer

Maintaining cold warehouses in the hot summer months requires massive amounts of energy. So, what are refrigerated warehouse operators doing to use that energy responsibly?

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Produce Industry Updates Measures To Improve Transportation Practices

Trade organizations establish voluntary best practices for all industry stakeholders.

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