Supply chain

For years, Russia and China have been major export markets for U.S. poultry. In 2009, for example, each of the countries accounted for 20 percent of all exports.

Dozens of people died in Europe this summer from what has been called the deadliest outbreak of E. coli in history.

The development of dedicated high-speed rail lines in China is translating not only into faster passenger service for billions of potential train riders, but also a greater emphasis on rail freight.

Gloucester Marine Terminal in Gloucester, N.J., said it is partnering with SunPower to build what it claims will be the largest rooftop solar installation in North America.

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Frialsa Frigorificos is operating two new plants in Mexico.

Frozen Food Express Industries saw total operating revenue increase $6.4 million to $101.3 million in the second quarter of 2011, compared with $95 million in the same period of 2010.

United Airlines Cargo will unveil a new lineup of offerings for pharmaceuticals and other temperature-controlled cargoes on Sept. 20.

Klinge, a York, Pa.-based refrigeration technology manufacturer, has developed a unit for so-called triple containers, or tricons.

The number of refrigerated trucks on U.S. highways is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.6 percent between 2010 and 2014, according to a report by Technavio.

Members of Global Cold Chain Alliance lobby administration officials during assembly in Washington

FreightWatch International, a logistics security services provider, will offer shippers real-time temperature monitoring services in conjunction with its cargo monitoring capabilities.

Merck will use UPS Supply Chain Solutions to manage its worldwide health care supply chain.

Paramount Citrus has acquired a south Texas-based full-service cold storage facility for the produce industry previously owned by Border Cold Storage.

The law that created the Transportation Security Administration gave the agency jurisdiction over all cargo security.

APM Terminals will spend $1 billion on a new container terminal in Moin, Costa Rica, as part of a corporate strategy to have container operations gain market share in the produce business in the regio

McDonald’s is opening one restaurant a day in China and plans to continue that pace for the next several years.

Kuehne + Nagel will acquire J. van de Put Fresh Cargo Handling of Amsterdam, a Dutch handling agent for perishable goods.

Exporters anxious to locate equipment can breathe a little easier: Container carriers and leasing companies are on track to purchase a record number of new refrigerated containers this year, according

The freight rail industry is fighting a regulation that allows the federal government to fine Class I carriers if Amtrak-provided data shows the railroads caused delays in passenger service.

The weekly ANZEX uses seven 1,800-TEU ships in a rotation of Port Kelang, Malaysia; Chiwan and Shanghai, China; Busan, Korea; Suva, Fiji; Auckland, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Tauranga, New Zealand;

Evergreen Line has ordered for 4,000 PrimeLine refrigeration units from Carrier Transicold, tripling its initial investment in the energy-efficient unit.

An intensive review of the damage to Chilean summer citrus crops caused by recent frost shows that estimated losses range from little or no damage to this year’s clementines, to a maximum 10 per

The world’s seventh-largest container shipping carrier acquired 43 acres of land from CenterPoint Properties in the city of Joliet, Ill., to develop an intermodal container terminal that will in

Tropical Shipping christened a new ship in the Port of Palm Beach last month.

After inviting the trucking industry to participate in workshops and discussions, the California Air Resources Board has decided not to make changes to the agency’s pollution standards for trans

The Department of Transportation is finally prepared to release $34 million in grant funds it announced last October, so that freight rail giants BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad can proceed on

California’s top lawmakers appear lukewarm to Amazon.com's offer to hire 7,000 workers and build at least two giant distribution centers in exchange for the state holding off on collecting sales

UTi Worlwide improved its net profit 22 percent in the fiscal second quarter ending July 31 to $22.9 million as improving yield on shipments helped offset what the logistics company called a “sl

The transportation and warehousing sector shed 2,400 jobs in August, for a drop of 0.06 percent from July, as larger drops in air and trucking employment offset mild gains in rail, water and warehouse

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Two key congressional Republicans pushed back at President Obama’s over who bears responsibly for stalled transportation spending measures, while agreeing with his request to

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JHCI Holdings’s acquisition of essentially all of the assets of G-Link Express Logistics, a Singapore-based forwarding group, strengthens the third-party logistics provider’s Asia services

Many trucks are still unable to make deliveries in New Jersey, Vermont and New York because numerous bridges and road remain washed out after Hurricane Irene battered the region last weekend.

Globe Express Services opened an 110,000-square-foot facility in Miami and added two offices in China, as the freight forwarder works to expand its stations to 50 from 42 by the end of 2011.

President Obama is directing federal agencies to draw up lists of “high impact, job-creating infrastructure projects” that could be fast-tracked through targeted permitting or review actio

Penske Logistics will handle the Brazilian distribution of LG Electronics products that are produced in the country and imported from South Korea.

President Obama requested a Sept. 8 joint session of Congress, the White House said, where he will formally unveil a set a proposals to revive the flagging economy and create more jobs.

The federal government is suing trucking company Old Dominion Freight Line for allegedly discriminating against an alcoholic truck driver.