Cool Cargo News

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

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

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.

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

Green Reefers narrowed its second quarter loss to $11 million from $13 million a year ago, but the conventional refrigerated cargo ship operator warned of growing competition from container vessels.

French ocean shipping company CMA CGM announced a series of rate increases and peak-season surcharges that will take effect on U.S. services this month and on other trades in August.

Spanish airline Iberia will start operating a 737 freighter between Madrid and Brussels in an upgrade to the carrier’s perishables “cool and fast” service.

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.

Kuehne + Nagel is expanding its South American perishables network by acquiring three companies that together handle about 75,000 tons of air export perishables annually.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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