Cool Cargo News

U.S. growers are in a good position to gain market share in China’s fast-growing fresh fruit market, but will need to continue marketing aggressively, according to a report from the U.S.

Concerned about looming completion, the Florida Citrus Commission has commissioned a three-year, $174,941 study to determine if China’s growing citrus industry will cut into Florida’s shar

President Obama’s plans to visit Brazil and Chile in March are bringing renewed media attention to the region, but South America has been seeing steadily increasing trade levels, especially with

Food importers will be looking more closely at their foreign suppliers — a new food safety measure signed into law early this year requires them to vouch for the safety of imported products and

Take droughts and floods, add an improving global economy and increasing numbers of middle-class consumers, then mix in several animal diseases, consumer fears, political tension, protectionism, heavy

Ryder System has acquired Holland, Mich.-based Total Logistic Control, a subsidiary of national grocer SUPERVALU.

Active CC Boxes has opened a depot Frankfurt, Germany, to handle its Kodiak™ reusable shipping containers, cutting repositioning costs for shippers and the company.

As the global economy recovers from a two-year case of the trade flu, carriers and shippers alike are seeking more from their relationships.

UPS is expanding its network of health care distribution by adding new facilities in Singapore; Venlo, Netherlands; Burlington, Canada; and Louisville, Ky.

A Chinese warehouse company and a U.S. company specializing in refrigerated cold storage are teaming up to provide a new cold storage option in China.

U.S. poultry producers have the green light to export poultry to Russia.

Rate increases for reefer trucking companies are not a foregone conclusion, according to a new survey by Transport Capital Partners.

Around 90 percent of customers using powered refrigeration to ship temperature-sensitive air freight are moving high-value pharmaceutical or health care products, according to Envirotainer CEO Thomas

Trucker C.R. England is taking its cold chain expertise to China, where the refrigerated transport specialist plans to buy a trucking company and set up a domestic distribution network.

Despite ongoing rumors that California’s transportation refrigeration unit regulations are on hold, a state agency already has issued $800,000 in fines.

Leaders of several U.S. agricultural groups are calling for China to increase its imports of U.S. food products. Economists say it’s not only possible, but also inevitable.

Norway’s Green Reefers this month joined the recently established Hamburg Reefer Pool, adding its fleet of 27 specialized reefer ships with capacities ranging from 263,000 cubic feet to 310,000

U.S. poultry producers have the green light to export poultry to Russia.

The Port of New Orleans is taking another step toward recovering from the lingering effects of Hurricane Katrina by agreeing to build a dockside refrigerated terminal.

One of the first questions raised after the April 20 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion was whether shrimp and other seafood from the Gulf of Mexico was safe to eat.

Five years after Congress told the Food and Drug Administration it is the agency in charge of regulating the safety of food during transportation, the agency is seeking information on how shipments ar

White is the new green for companies in the cold chain that want to improve their environmental rating.

California’s flower growers have taken a cue from their produce counterparts and will begin to consolidate shipping to save freight costs and better compete with South America’s floral pro

Kuehne + Nagel launched temperature-controlled less-than-containerload services in Japan, tailored to specific requirements of the wine and spirits industry.

GAO RFID unveiled a new radio frequency identification tag it says can give shippers instant temperature information on cargo.