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Lineage Logistics Completes Acquisitions Of Loop Cold Storage, Oneida Cold Storage, And Millard

With these three acquisitions, Lineage expands its national cold storage footprint to over 544 million cubic feet and a facility network of 102 facilities in 21 states.

New York Green Carts Expand Access To Fresh Produce In Low-Income Neighborhoods

The NYC Green Cart initiative is a street-vending strategy that aims to change the NYC food landscape, expand economic opportunity, and promote healthy behavior by increasing the availability of fresh produce in areas where access is limited.

Rail & Intermodal

McKay TransCold Launches TransCold Express Service

A hub-to-hub refrigerated box-car service provided by McKay TransCold and operated by BNSF, TransCold Express targets produce growers and meat and dairy producers moving refrigerated cargo bi-directionally between Wilmington and Selma, Calif.

Online Grocery Shopping Rises Slowly

According to a new study from Price Waterhouse Cooper, only 1 percent of consumers said online shopping is their primary way to purchase groceries.

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.

Propane

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.

Material Handling Equipment

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.

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