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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Brazil Poultry Port To Reopen As Trucker Protest Ends

The protests demanding lower diesel fuel prices and higher payments to cover freight costs were concentrated in southern Brazil in its final days, blocking meat exports and leaving some grocery stores with bare shelves.

Brazil's Port of Itajai in Santa Catarina.

Emerging Technologies

Knight Transportation Chooses Zonar 2020 Mobile Tablet as New Telematics Platform

Knight-Swift Transportation

Zonar’s EVIR, the only verified visual inspection system available on the market, simplifies the pre- and post-trip vehicle inspection process by making it easier for drivers to fill out their reports.

The Android-based Zonar 2020 Mobile Tablet.

How to Find Your Perfect Fit on the Warehouse Automation Spectrum

Wynright Corporation

The key is to find the right level of automation for your company’s needs.

Wynright’s Green Line turnkey conveyor system consists of conveyors that collectively reduce noise, energy consumption and maintenance costs.

Analyzing The Rise In Global Cold Storage Capacity

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

One theme that emerges is that substantial export opportunities exist for cold chain service providers.

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Rail & Intermodal

China Cargo Train Travels To Spain; World’s Longest Railway Line

The 16,156-mile round trip on the new Yixin’ou cargo line through China, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Poland, Germany, France and Spain took four months.

The Yixin'ou cargo line completed the trip from China to Spain in four months.

Transloading/Refrigerated Rail Service Coming To Inland Logistics Port In La Porte, Ind.

The Halfwassen Group, a private investment group, has obtained full control of the INland Logistics Port in Kingsbury Industrial Park in La Porte, Ind., giving hope for a transloading/refrigerated rail service in the park.

The INland Logistics Port at Kingsbury Industrial Park is the home of Unit Train Rail Service to and from the Port of Tampa, FL.

United States Cold Storage Expands In Wilmington, Ill.

United States Cold Storage, Inc. (USCS)

This project brought 3.9 million cubic feet and 17,825 more pallet positions of additional storage in three rooms, which can be computer controlled at temperatures from -5F to +50F.

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The Warehouse As A Competitive Advantage

Automation keeps adding ways to streamline inventory flow.

A worker in a cold storage facility uses the Viastore WMS via radio frequency for paperless picking.

PepsiCo And Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Close Russian Plants

Coca-Cola Company

Russia is PepsiCo’s second biggest market by revenue after the U.S., contributing about 7 percent of overall revenue

Lipton Iced Tea production at the Domodedovo facility in Russia.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Port Woes Slam Ag Exports And Logistics Hard

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

Some in the food and logistics industry fear a permanent loss of overseas business.

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Striking Brazil Truck Drivers Disrupt Grain And Meat Shipments

Access to the country's main poultry exporting port of Itajai in Santa Catarina has been blocked since Friday, affecting meat packers BRF SA and JBS SA, a port spokesman said.

Brazilian truckers strike In protest of rising fuel taxes.

West Coast Ports Get Creative As Cargo Piles Up

Port of Los Angeles

All the pressure has management at the Southern California ports, which combined handle 40 percent of all containerized freight for the U.S., thinking about ways they can speed things up.

Semi trucks hauling a containers leave the Port of Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Nearly all West Coast seaports began the week with dockworkers hustling to load and unload cargo ships that were held up amid a months-long labor-management dispute.

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