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Oman’s Sohar Port Signs Pact For Flour Mill And Logistics Center

The new project is part of a strategic move to achieve self-sufficiency in essential food products according to Jamal Aziz, chief executive officer of Sohar Freezone.

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84 U.S. Congressmen Urge Union And Employers To End Pacific Port Dispute

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)

The letter urges the sides to “quickly resolve their differences and put an end to the nine months of (contract) negotiations” and highlighted the negative impact increased port congestion is having on their constituents.

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Red Thread Fish Recalled Nationwide For Contamination

The recalled Red Thread Fish product was distributed nationwide in supermarkets, and consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.

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Flowers Foods Issues Voluntary Recall On English Muffins In Three New England States

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The recalled product was distributed through Market Basket Supermarkets in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire.

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Amazon Posts Quarterly Profit; Stock Surges

Amazon still ended 2014 with its first annual loss in at least 12 years. Executives said the spending would continue, with plans to keep building data centers for the cloud-computing division and fulfillment centers for faster delivery of goods.

Industrial Robots: China To Surpass EU And North America By 2017

International Federation of Robotics (IFR)

China only has 30 industrial robots per 10,000 employees in manufacturing industries, where in North America robotic density is five times higher than in China, where the majority of industrial robots are used for handling operations and for welding.

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Local Food Sales Reach $12 Billion; To Nearly Double In Four Years

Market research publisher Package Facts estimates that local foods generated $12 billion in sales in 2014, accounting for 2 percent of total U.S. retail sales of foods and beverages.

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FTC Approves Albertsons and Safeway Merger; Chains To Divest 168 Stores

Albertsons Companies

Supermarket chains Albertsons and Safeway agreed to sell 168 stores in eight states to win U.S. antitrust approval for their $9.2 billion merger, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday.

McKay TransCold LLC Files For Bankruptcy

Five months after launching its refrigerated rail service TransCold Logistics LLC, parent company McKay TransCold LLC closed up shop and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation with debts of about $7 million.

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U.K.’s CDC To Invest $25M In Prime Logistics In India

Consolidated Distribution Corporation LLC (CDC)

Pristine Logistics is a growing Indian company that develops and operates vital infrastructure to transport and handle railway freight in rural and under-served parts of the country.

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United Nations Provides Food Seed To Flood-Ravaged Malawi Farms

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

More than 170,000 people have had to leave their homes, and an estimated 116,000 households have lost their crops and livestock.

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KeHE Distributors To Open DC In San Joaquin Valley

KeHE Distributors joins Walmart and Macy's in announcing they will have hundreds of job openings in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley area.

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