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Featured In Food Logistics: Can Railroads Stay On Track?

In its 2015 Outlook publication, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) states that U.S. freight railroads expect to spend a record $29 billion on the nation’s rail network and hire about 15,000 people this year.

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Featured In Food Logistics: Expanding Containerized Reefer Trade Brings Challenges

The reefer, due to wear and tear or defective equipment, may offer an improper cold storage environment, namely poor air circulation and defective insulation at seals (such as doors).

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Platinum Equity Acquires Worldwide Flight Services

WFS serves 300 airlines globally, including the handling of four million tons of cargo and 50 million airline passengers per annum.

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Rail & Intermodal

Can Railroads Stay On Track?

Some shippers are questioning reliability despite years of steady improvements.

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Keeping It Cool

Challenges for the containerised reefer trade.

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Fuel Efficiency

Food Shippers Could Reap Huge Savings From Bold Fuel Efficiency Standards

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Ports Play Expanding Role In Global Food Supply Chain

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Featured In Food Logistics: Ports Get Ready For Food Trade Boom

In several regions, state and local governments are recognizing the need to improve road infrastructure to facilitate transportation at the ports.

The Port of New Orleans welcomed a new weekly European service from French container carrier CMA CGM.

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Food Trade Set To Expand As Ports Upgrade Infrastructure

Ports, container terminals, cold storage facilities and even governments are getting on board .

Asian shippers played a role in the Port of Los Angeles increasing its TEU throughput 7.7 percent in 2014.

Benchmark Study Finds Room For Improvement In Food Transport Safety

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

One of the survey’s key findings was the cost of temperature violations.

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Pacific Northwest Carves Out A Food & Beverage Niche

The region’s growing artisan food culture finds support from unique natural resources and a world-class logistics network.

Newport Avenue Market in Bend, Ore. offers 3,000 different wines to meet customer tastes.

If It Can’t Buy US Foods, Sysco To Lose $1 Billion

Sysco has spent more than $400 million so far on a combination of integration planning, financing charges and on defending the transaction in court.

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