The recession might finally be over for the refrigerated warehouse industry. Operators in the U.S. and Canada expect revenue to grow more than 4 percent in 2013, according to a recent survey by the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses.
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13 May 2013
DB Schenker Logistics in Finland has been selected by Oy Roberts Ab, a Finnish food production company, for the storage and distribution of its food products.
13 May 2013
Container carriers began the year with seemingly unshakeable resolve to increase rates on refrigerated cargoes, saying the prices were far below what carriers need to earn a return on their sizable investments. Now rates seem to be in a freefall.
09 May 2013
After handwringing, a major lobbying effort and consternation on the Hill, Congress passed $55 million in new funds to allow U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors to stay on the job.
And Southern California’s Port Hueneme got one of the rare budget reprieves that allowed the produce and auto port to continue normal operations.
09 May 2013
Operators in the perishables sector of the global air cargo market are seeing gains while volume in other sectors has declined.
08 May 2013
Cold Train is expanding its express refrigerated intermodal service from Portland, Ore., to complement its existing expedited service out of Quincy, Wash.
30 Apr 2013
Lineage Logistics has begun operation of two cold storage facilities in Arlington and Murfreesboro, Tenn., on behalf of Rich Products.
18 Apr 2013
EuroFruitPorts, the refrigerated fruit terminal that recently opened in Belgium’s Port of Antwerp, has opened its cold storage facilities.
18 Apr 2013
Marten Transport reported its profit in the first quarter of 2013 was $7.2 million, a jump of 32.2 percent compared with $5.4 million in the first quarter of 2012 and the 12th consecutive year-over-year increase in quarterly net income.
15 Apr 2013
Australian meat exporters are set to benefit from China’s decision this week to authorize 28 cold store facilities and four red meat plants in the nation, as the first step in a system-wide approach to approval of meat storage facilities...
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