There’s an adage in the food industry about its ability to persevere in times of economic downturn: People still have to eat.While true, both the strengths and weaknesses of the food supply chain are exposed now as food producers, logistics providers, and the food service and retail grocery channels abruptly shift gears to satisfy consumers’ desire for an uninterrupted array of foods to which they’ve become accustomed. That means year-round availability of fresh fruits and vegetables, along with meat, seafood, and dairy products that are increasingly part of the growing middle-class diet in emerging economies.China and Vietnam are good examples....

While food service and the retail grocery sectors adapt to new pandemic-linked realities, consumers’ food preferences remain unchanged.

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The lack of security around the supply of alternative fuels in a highly fragmented market will undermine ocean carrier efforts to decarbonize the industry, according to the world’s largest container ship owner.

Vineyard Wind is one of the first commercial-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the US and at completion will generate some 800 megawatts of power. 

The railroad is reducing demurrage fees and restoring additional free time that was eliminated in the past two years as international intermodal volumes have fallen sharply from East Coast ports.

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