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Teamsters Cite Foodservice Distributors' Safety Violations

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

As the FTC continues its antitrust review of Sysco's proposed merger with US Foods, smaller regional competitors like PFG, Reinhart Foodservice and other distributors have been the focus of news reports as potential divestiture buyers.

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Gordon Food Service Acquires Halperns’ Steak And Seafood Co.

Gordon Food Service

GFS, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based broadline foodservice distributor, has acquired Halperns’ Steak and Seafood Co., an Atlanta, Ga.-based distributor of meats and seafood.

Dunkin’ Donuts Signs Record Expansion Agreement In China

Dunkin' Donuts LLC

Dunkin’ Donuts announces plans to open and operate more than 1,400 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants across China over the next 20 years.

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Logistics Perspective On Caribbean Set For JAXPORT Conference March 24

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)

Panelists will discuss emerging trends in the Caribbean and strategies that mainland shippers and carriers can use to capitalize on those trends.

Registration is now open for the conference, which will be held March 23 to 25 at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Strike Threatens Chilean Fruit Exports

Members of the Maritime Port Workers’ Federation of Costanera Espigón (Fetraportces) in Chile began their latest indefinite walkout on Saturday after failing to reach an agreement with port managers over shift patterns.

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.

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Zepol Report Examines Transatlantic Trade Pact, Russia Tensions And More

Zepol Corporation

The highly sought-after report shows broad-level statistics, but also delves into U.S. trade with Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia and the Ukraine.

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JAXPORT Welcomes Its Largest Vessel To Date

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)

The 8,100 TEU (containers) MOL Competence traveled from Southeast Asia through the Suez Canal and called on other U.S. East Coast ports before arriving at TraPac.

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

Rising Oil Prices Hammer Gulf Logistics Industry

While the oil price slump could deliver cost relief for the logistics industry, any negative impact on the economic growth of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and UAE) could spell trouble for the sector in 2015.

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Biggest Ship MOL Competence Arrives at TraPac Jacksonville JAXPORT

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)

TraPac Jacksonville Vice President and General Manager Dennis Kelly explains how larger cargo ships like MOL's Competence contribute to Northeast Florida's thriving economy.

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'Uber For Logistics' Lalamove Gets $10 M For China/Southeast Asia Expansion

The company offers iOS and Android apps that allow customers to move items across a city using its network of ‘regular’ drivers. Its business model is basically akin to an ‘Uber for logistics’ since anyone with a valid license and car can be a driver.

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ABF Logistics Acquires Smart Lines Transportation Group For $5.17 M

Smart Lines, founded in 2003, has 24 employees and approximately $18 million in annual revenue, primarily serving the food, energy and industrial segments.

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Port Of Antwerp Reports Record Growth In 2014

Port of Antwerp had handled around 198.8 million tons of freight by the end of the 2014.

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