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ORBCOMM Inc. To Acquire WAM Technologies LLC

The acquisition of WAM expands and strengthens ORBCOMM’s industry-leading cold chain monitoring solutions, which include trailers, rail cars, gensets and now sea containers.

FedEx And UPS Raise Fuel Surcharges Despite Lower Fuel Prices

FedEx Corporation

The package-delivery company previously boosted its fuel-surcharge index in February, following a similar increase by rival United Parcel Service Inc.

The new business will locate Amazon at the center of a logistics industry that involves not just shippers like FedEx and UPS but also legions of middlemen who handle cargo and paperwork associated with transnational trade.

Walmart And 7-Eleven Partner On Pickup Lockers In Toronto

The service provides customers who shop online at Walmart.ca a free shipping option where they can pick up their order at 7-Eleven stores for no cost.

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Unilever Acquires Italian Gelato Maker GROM

The Grom acquisition will strengthen Unilever’s ice cream portfolio and help to further capitalize on the growth of the premium gelato market.

Unilever has acquired the premium Italian gelato business, GROM.

Nestle Explores Joint Ice Cream Venture For Europe And Africa

The proposed joint venture will combine Nestlé’s strong and successful brands and experience in ‘out-of-home’ distribution with R&R’s competitive manufacturing model and significant presence in retail.

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UPS Tries To Thwart FedEx Acquisition Of TNT Express

United Parcel Service (UPS)

United Parcel Service Inc.’s tie up with TNT Express NV was blocked by the European Union two years ago. Now, the world’s biggest package delivery company wants the EU to frustrate FedEx Corp.’s bid to run off with the Dutch rival it once courted.

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AGRO Merchants Acquires Nordic Logistics and Warehousing LLC

Agro Merchants Group

The deal will add a total of 12 facilities, 70 million cubic feet of refrigerated and frozen space, and 218,000 pallet positions to the AGRO network – making it the fifth largest global third party temperature-controlled provider.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Imports Bring Port Of New York And New Jersey Busiest August Ever

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Nearly 330,000 containers passed through terminals overseen by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a 7.9 percent gain from a year earlier.

During the year, the port handled 6,371,720 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) (or 3,664,013 cargo containers), an increase of 10.4 percent over 2014 when the previous annual record was established.

Mars Inc. To Acquire Mexican Candy Maker Grupo Turin

Mars believes this acquisition, combined with the capabilities of its local team, will uniquely position the business unit in Mexico to take advantage of the projected growth of the Mexican chocolate category over the next decade.

Mars Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Grupo Turin, the manufacturer of chocolates in Mexico since 1928 and owner of brands such as Conejos and Turin.

Spot Van Demand Edges Up

DAT Freight & Analytics

Refrigerated load volume dropped 4.7 percent and available capacity fell 2.5 percent, which pushed the refrigerated load-to-truck ratio down 2.3 percent to 4.3 loads per truck.

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Software & Technology

Walmart Expands Click And Collect To Eight Cities

Walmart said service was launching this month in Atlanta; Charlotte and Fayetteville, N.C.; Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah; Nashville; Tucson, Ariz.; and Colorado Springs. Additional markets will be added in the coming weeks.

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

Lineage Logistics To Increase High Pressure Processing Capacity At Two Facilities

HPP is a post-packaging, non-thermal pasteurization method of killing potentially harmful pathogens, such as Listeria, E. Coli, and Salmonella using isostatic pressures of up to 87,000 psi.

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