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Systems & Programming Solutions Changes Its Name To ProShip Inc.

Global provider of specialized shipping solutions SPSI and its subsidiary, Best Way Technologies (BWT), recently announced a new company name in conjunction with the sale of its assets to Neopost.

Kane Is Able Expands Transportation Fleet With Volvo Natural Gas-Powered Trucks

Kane Is Able, Inc.

The third-party logistics provider announced it is expanding its transportation fleet with seven compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered trucks manufactured by Volvo Trucks.

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Rail & Intermodal

CHS Partners With Federation Cooperative To Build Propane Terminal

CHS has signed a long-term agreement with Federation Cooperative to build a propane terminal at Hixton, Wis., that will be managed and operated by Federation Cooperative.

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The Week Ahead in 60 Seconds: 'Grocery Store Trends: Logistics Providers Take Note'

Some interesting trends in the grocery store sector signal changes for logistics providers in the food supply chain.

Restaurant sales have been so lackluster this year that one Wall Street analyst thinks that they may be a 'harbinger' for a U.S. recession next year.

Tesco: British Farming Can Benefit From Imported Produce

Supporting British farmers and growers does not necessarily have to mean moving to 100 percent British on certain grocery lines.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Tampa Bay To Expand Container Capacity By Adding Gantry Cranes

The port authority now has the funds to purchase new post-Panamax gantry cranes to expand throughput capacity at the port’s growing container terminal.

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Cubic Designs, Inc. Expands Manufacturing Facility

Cubic Designs Inc.

Pre-engineered mezzanine manufacturer has broken ground on a new 32,000-square-foot plant expansion project in its Waupaca, Wis., manufacturing facility, increasing the size of that plant to a total of 106,000 square feet.

BOLD 3PL Installs Kansas' Largest Private Solar Array

The 200-kilowatt system will supply an estimated 80 percent of the electricity consumed by the 110,000 square feet of office space and warehouse in the former Peel's Beauty Supply Complex.

U.K. Judge Rules Port Of Portland Workers Tried To Force Shipper To Abandon Port

A U.K. administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board has ruled longshore workers employed at Terminal 6 engaged in unfair labor practices by driving trucks slowly, refusing to hoist cranes in bypass mode, and refusing to move more than one 20-foot shipping container of freight at a time on older trailers in an effort to force management company International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) to abandon the port.

Public Refrigerated Warehouses Post Rapid Growth

The combined space of IARW total membership, including the Global Top 25 and North American Top 25 members, accounts for 4.39 billion cubic feet – a 2 percent increase from this time last year.

Perishable Food Prices Rise Faster Than Non-Perishables

meats, poultry, fish and eggs have seen a more pronounced increase in recent months, rising 1.5 percent in April and 3.9 percent between February and April.

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New Orleans Cold Storage Expands In The South

New Orleans Cold Storage is more than doubling the size of its storage space at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina.

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