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Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma Merger Faces Big Struggles

Another commissioners’ meeting comes the same week a consultant’s report says that the Port of Seattle’s maritime container facilities were operating at just 38 percent of capacity in 2013.

EU Parliment Votes For New CO2, Aerodynamic Standards On Trucks

MEPs voted through a proposal to make trucks safer and reduce CO2 emissions, however they rejected plans to allow so-called "mega-trucks" across the EU leaving the decision to member states.

HighJump Software Offers TMS To Customers Outside of U.S

HighJump Software

Partnership with MP Objects will serve companies around the world, also extend reach of HighJump warehouse management system.

Diamond Foods Expands Partnership With Transplace

Diamond Foods will expand its use of Transplace’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) transportation management system (TMS) and engineering capabilities to achieve greater supply chain visibility.

Frozen Food Industry Plans A Huge PR Push To Stop Slipping Sales

The American Frozen Food Institute-backed push includes the first national TV ads on behalf of the industry as a whole, as well as social media and in-store promotions.

Carrier Transicold Celebrates Sale of 1 Millionth Container Refrigeration Unit

Carrier Transicold

Forty-six years after pioneering the first front-wall, or "picture-frame," refrigeration unit, Carrier Transicold presented its one millionth unit during a ceremony at its Singapore manufacturing facility.

Solar Panels Expected To Fuel New Dutch Cold Storage Facilities

A total of 1,800 panels, with an expected annual yield of 430,000 kWh, have been installed on the rooftop of the Kloosterboer Delta Terminal by cold storage firm Kloosterboer.

FDA Gives Approval For The Irradiation Of Shellfish

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The FDA is amending the current food additive regulations to allow the safe use of ionizing radiation on crustaceans (e.g., crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish, and prawns) to control foodborne pathogens and extend the shelf life.

US Postal Service To Deliver Groceries By 2020?

U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Same-day grocery delivery is one of many initiatives that the USPS is working on to improve and expand its services through the use of technology according to chief marketing and sales office Nagisa Manabe.

Giant Food Stores, Peapod Expand Order Online, Pick Up Service

Giant Pick Up service allows customers to place an order for groceries online, pay for the order and then select a convenient time to pick-up their groceriesis available at a total of 12 Giant stores now.

Emerging Technologies

How the Internet of Things is Revolutionizing Food Logistics

The IoT revolution is underway. If you haven’t been looking into how the Internet of Things can improve your operations, now is the time to start.

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Industrial Refrigerants – Safety and Sustainability

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