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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.

Industrial Acceleration in Mexico, U.S.

Rapidly rising costs to produce and ship goods from Asia are encouraging producers to set up operations in Mexico

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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Grocery Home Delivery in the UK: Big and Getting Bigger. Why Not the US?

Paragon Software Systems Inc

There are a lot of challenges associated with home grocery delivery in the US, but the additional revenue potential of this largely untapped market is huge.

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Deal On Highway Bill Leaves Out Funding Questions

Lawmakers announce a bipartisan deal to extend a transportation bill beyond September, but it's not clear exactly how Congress intends pay for it.

Minnesota Repeals The Warehouse Tax

International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA)

The warehousing services tax would have assessed a 6.5% sales tax on all aspects of public warehousing, and was slated to begin April 1st.

Trinity Logistics Acquires Legacy, Chosen By Pompeian As Single-Source Provider

Trinity Logistics

Trinity Logistics has been selected by Pompeian, Inc., America’s largest national brand of olive oil and makers of wine vinegars and cooking wines, as the single source logistics provider for their main distribution center in Baltimore, Md.

Orbcomm's Acquisition Of Euroscan Is Completed

The deal expands Orbcomm’s leadership in the cold chain and establishes a larger distribution channel for all of Orbcomm's solutions in Europe.

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