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The Journal of Commerce’s reefer shipping news and analysis covers refrigerated cargo transportation, rates, reefer cargo weight capacity, technology, equipment, lessors and providers.
The latest Cool Cargo News & Analysis
Foodservice, cold storage sectors find new opportunities during pandemic
Lara L. Sowinski |
While much of the wholesale and institutional food business remains depressed, foodservice distributors are finding new opportunities to add value to the food supply chain, such as helping restaurant customers open pop-up shops and online marketplaces.
Cool Cargo News
COVID-19 forces shippers, service providers to redesign food supply chains
Lara L. Sowinski |
Food logistics providers increasing their offerings in the "new" last-mile — from restaurants and grocery stores to consumers' homes — as demand for online grocery shopping and direct-to-consumer food delivery skyrockets due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cool Cargo News
COVID-19 pain to reefer supply chain lingers after shock
Lara L. Sowinski |
The turmoil unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic has barely subsided, evidenced by numerous reports of service failures that continue to come in from stakeholders throughout the food supply chain.
Cool Cargo News
Food shippers maximize opportunities in US, Asia
Lara L. Sowinski |
While food service and the retail grocery sectors adapt to new pandemic-linked realities, consumers’ food preferences remain unchanged.
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Mitigation key as coronavirus container dislocation timeline lengthens
Gregory Tuthill, chief commercial officer, SeaCube Containers |
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak will distort container flows and global equipment fleet balance for at least another 90 to 120 days, according to Gregory Tuthill, chief commercial officer at SeaCube Containers.
Container lines
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China looks to jump start post-coronavirus reefer shipments
Lara L. Sowinski |
The Chinese government says it will take “strong measures” to ensure supply chain fluidity for refrigerated (reefer) food products, but US exporters must wait for factories to reopen and ships to begin leaving China again.
Container lines
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Perishables shippers report improving container service
Lara L. Sowinski |
US refrigerated (reefer) shippers reported improved service from ocean carriers in 2019, but equipment issues and other uncertainties could impact cold chains this year.
Container lines
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PortMiami wins $44 million federal grant for perishables
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail |
PortMiami won a $44 million federal grant which will be used to improve the cold chain cargo facilities to handle temperature-controlled food, and perishables such as flowers.
North American ports
Cool Cargo News
Reefer surcharges rocket due to Chinese port plug scarcity
Lara L. Sowinski |
US exporters of refrigerated (reefer) cargo are facing costly delays in China and equipment shortages in the United States due to extended factory closures and limitations on worker movement caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Container lines
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Maersk unveils end-to-end logistics solution for Indian ag exports
Bency Mathew, Special India Correspondent |
Maersk, tapping its reefer capabilities, has linked up with an Indian ag group on a pilot program designed to boost the carrier’s integrated strategy.
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Startups partner to automate global cold chain
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking |
Chicago-based startup Transship is teaming with TradeLens and other tech companies to create an automated shipping and forwarding platform for containerized perishables shipments.
Logistics Technology News
Trucking News
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Maritime
Lineage Logistics expands at US ports, Asia-Pacific markets
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking |
The acquisition of Emergent Cold gives US-based Lineage Logistics greater access to Asian markets and facilities at three US ports.
Logistics Technology News
Cool Cargo News
North American ports
Lineage Logistics adds cold-storage space in Europe
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking |
The acquisition of two Van Soest Coldstores facilities complements Lineage’s existing network of refrigerated sites across Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK.
Logistics Technology News
Cool Cargo News
Indian digital forwarder capitalizes on reefer push
Bency Mathew, Special India Correspondent |
An Indian tech startup is luring reefer shippers with a digital platform as refrigerated cargo volumes in the country are on the upswing.
Cool Cargo News
Reefer shippers willing to pay for improved service
Lara L. Sowinski |
Continued depressed pricing has caused service levels in the refrigerated cargo market to deteriorate, but BCOs say there are other issues that need addressing as well.
Cool Cargo News
Service cools Mexico’s refrigerated rail potential
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Security and service problems face Mexico's intermodal sector as it seeks to expand its share of the reefer market.
International rail
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Congestion clogs port of Manila
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Truck shortages, warehouse closures, and too many empty containers have exacerbated terminal and landside congestion.
International ports
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Lack of air cargo surge marks weak trans-Pacific
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
After a subdued end to 2018 and trade and with economic hurdles stacking up, there are relatively low expectations for the trans-Pacific air cargo market in 2019.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Cool Cargo News
CMA CGM ships first locally-booked India smart container
India Special Correspondent |
CMA CGM (India) said the smart container was loaded onto the CMA CGM Tosca at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust on Nov. 30, destined for Marseilles, France.
Logistics Technology News
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Maritime
Container lines
US Southern ports target Latin fruit imports
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail |
Market share remains in the single digits —both as a percentage of overall reefer imports and exports in the US and overall volumes within the individual ports — but the port authorities of Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia say the US Department of Agriculture clearance will open the door to even more business opportunities.
Port News
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North American ports
Consumer expectations expedite shipper deliveries
Alan M. Field, Special Correspondent |
Every year, the expectation regarding “free” is that “free” gets faster and faster, and e-commerce players are a major factor. Thus, two-to-three-day click-to-delivery expectations are now the norm. And that’s upping delivery pressure on shippers.
Supply chain
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Transload facility boosts Oakland port’s reefer prospects
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Trans-Pacific |
The Lineage Cool Port Oakland cold storage facility offers direct access for up to 36 refrigerated rail box cars and also features 90 truck doors.
North American ports
Cool Cargo News
Philadelphia ILA rejects remote reefer monitoring plan
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
At issue is an effort by port employers to have deskbound longshoremen monitor the temperature of each reefer twice a day to ensure that it is at the correct temperature, instead of longshoremen physically walking up to each box, checking, and documenting the temperature on an iPad.
Longshore labor
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NY-NJ PNCT’s new gates halve reefer turn times
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
The new terminal gates at the Port Newark Container Terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey have helped decrease turn times for trucks moving dry containers by 20 percent, and for refrigerated containers by 50 percent.
North American ports
Cool Cargo News
Gulftainer plan to quintuple Wilmington, Delaware, port
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Gulftainer has big plans for its Wilmington, Delaware facility. And although port competition abounds, if lower costs and a quick rail or truck trip from Delaware to the New York-Washington, DC hinterlands ensue, shippers would no doubt take notice.
North American ports
Cool Cargo News
Global slowdown extends from ocean shipping to air cargo
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
The International Air Transport Association said this slowing growth was coming against a backdrop of rising trade protectionism measures, and wider momentum in global trade was weakening.
Air Cargo
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Growing demand to keep ocean reefer rates on the rise
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
A series of factors have coalesced, and a key research analyst notes that shippers should not expect price relief soon in this in-demand cargo segment.
Supply chain
Cool Cargo News
Cold chains enhance services to meet shippers’ needs
Lara L. Sowinski, Special Correspondent |
Cold chain means much more than storage. The Global Cold Chain Alliance has catalogued more than 75 different value-added services currently offered by cold storage providers. And those services represent a substantial revenue stream that would surprise many.
Supply chain
Cool Cargo News
BCOs urged to be patient as Wilmington port reopens to trucks
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail |
After being shut down for a week and a half, the Port of Wilmington reopened its gates to truckers on Monday, and the work to reduce and eliminate the backlog of containers from before Hurricane Florence and from vessels discharging since last Thursday continues.
North American ports
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Cool Cargo News
Fast-changing reefer market offers shippers risks and positives
Lara L. Sowinski, Special Correspondent |
The reality of constant change presents opportunities and obstacles in the global reefer market. One example: new markets jockey with trade tensions. How can stakeholders capitalize on market dynamics while mitigating exposure to risk?
Supply chain
Cool Cargo News
Analysis: US refrigerated shippers turn to trailer rail transport
Larry Gross |
Revenue from 53-foot trailer-on-flat-car (TOFC) moves in the North America is up in a big way this year, so far, through August. But is 53-foot TOFC revenue an accurate leading indicator of overall domestic intermodal demand?
Rail News
Cool Cargo News
Maersk deploys electronic cargo tracking for Nepal trade
India Special Correspondent |
Electronic seals are considered tamper proof and, as such, the new process enhances supply chain security. In addition, as the process eliminates the need for physical, on-site inspection by customs officials, it can reduce shipper logistics costs.
Container lines
Logistics Technology News
Cool Cargo News
India first-half volume jumped 10 percent, on reforms
India Special Correspondent |
Maersk, which transports roughly 20 percent of India’s containerized freight, said three factors have essentially combined to drive that impressive, steady growth.
Container lines
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Maersk resumes Maldives operations with Colombo feeder
India Special Correspondent |
The world’s largest ocean carrier has reopened shipping connectivity to the Maldives with a direct, weekly feeder link between Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Male, which it believes will prove to be a boon for trade to/from South Asia.
Container lines
Cool Cargo News
APM Terminals enhancing fluidity with new refrigerated peel-off pile
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Shippers will likely see a substantial benefit from a new refrigerated container option for a peel-off pile program at the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Marine terminals
Cool Cargo News
North American ports
Global air cargo slowdown intensifies amid trade tension
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
“Trade wars never produce winners. Governments must remember that prosperity comes from boosting their trade, not barricading economies,” the International Air Transport Association said.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Cool Cargo News
European ports hopeful about breakbulk despite geopolitics
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
After a mixed performance in 2017, Europe’s top breakbulk ports face a complicated 2018, despite above-trend European GDP growth, due to the threat posed by tariffs and the reinstatement of sanctions against Iran.
Breakbulk News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Cool Cargo News
Carriers eye higher prices on reefer demand, tighter capacity
Lara L. Sowinski, Special Correspondent |
With supply and demand in more of a balance, sector analysts say shippers should expect higher reefer rates.
Supply chain
Cool Cargo News
Reefer stakeholders demand better tech, customer service
Lara L. Sowinski, Special Correspondent |
Better tech and service may be up ahead. A global head of reefer management for a major ocean carrier predicted that shipping is moving toward a “new era of customer focus” with an emphasis on “creating products that actually add value to customers’ supply chains.”
Cool Cargo News
Maersk further expands India cold chain services
India Special Correspondent |
The Europe-based ocean carrier has created another specialized, end-to-end cold chain logistics operation, as it works vigorously to establish a stronger foothold in the emerging market economy.
Container lines
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