Americold has appointed Jeff Hogarth as senior vice president of Asia-Pacific.
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News & Analysis
24 May 2013
The global market for road transportation refrigeration equipment is expected to be worth $8.8 billion by 2018, driven by technology innovations in energy efficiency refrigeration and the increasing consumption of frozen and chilled foods.
14 May 2013
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.
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.
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