Cool Cargo News

New cold storage facilities and multimodal transportation options offer BCOs flexibility for efficient handling of perishable goods.

“What we have seen this first half of this year is a massive reefer container shortage.”

Maersk Line is ramping up its end-to-end cold chain service to and from India.

“Trade volumes between Qatar and Turkey have significantly increased over the past few months.”

The Swiss global logistics group said the acquisitions have added more than 150,000 tons to its global perishables network.

The service will link Northern Europe, the US East Coast, Central America, the Pacific islands, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, and the Caribbean on a weekly basis.

The first consignment of US beef to be imported by China in 14 years is just days away from arriving in the country.

China’s cold chain is growing at a phenomenal rate.

The maritime shipping sector is a perfect candidate to test an information portal.

Access to real-time data is extremely useful to carriers, BCOs, and others, but a consensus has yet to emerge on who owns the data.

Food and beverage shipments are two of the main targets of cargo theft in Latin America.

Analysts say the introduction of larger ships could diminish service levels.

Maersk Line India in a trade advisory said the one-stop freight link from cargo origins is more economical and reliable than air cargo transportation.

The Port of Los Angeles is the US West Coast gateway for Chilean fruit.

The acquisition of Partner Logistics in the Netherlands expands Lineage's reach and aids its pursuit of automated warehousing.

Strong fruit exports, especially melons, are driving growth at the northeast Brazilian port of Pecem this year.

SHIP-LOG’s management team will retain 25 percent of the company’s shares and will manage its operations.

Shippers could face losses that run into tens of millions of dollars.

Hapag-Lloyd joins group of carriers that charge for refrigerated container gensets.

Hong Kong, China, Egypt, and Chile have modified their all-out ban of Brazilian beef exports to focus only on rejecting shipments from 21 packing plants.

The two partners will coordinate their resources to provide cold chain logistics solutions.

Adding density by merging separate refrigerated subsidiaries gave Roadrunner market leverage.

Ports, carriers, and cold storage providers are committed to ongoing investments, including infrastructure, equipment, technology, and personnel.

Container carriers have made steady gains in the global reefer market, but conventional reefer carriers find success through specialty services.

A trial shipment completed last week between North Europe and the East Coast of North America is a sign of digitalization’s potential.

The largest pain point yet to resolve in refrigerated shipping is the lack of data and transparency in managing the end-to-end cold chain, the former head of Maersk Line's reefer business says.

Central American producers to expand their markets by extending the shelf lives of perishable shipments.

The Port of Philadelphia is taking aim at discretionary cargo moving through northeastern competitors.

Eimskip’s acquisition spree continued this week with the purchase of a Belgian refrigerated freight forwarder.

Union Pacific Railroad will gain control of assets throughout the United States as a result of its deal with Railex.

UPS’s acquisition of Marken, a third-party logistics provider specializing in health care, will bolster UPS’s pharmaceutical logistics services.

Star Reefers sank into the red in the third quarter as the Norwegian refrigerated shipping line faced intense pressure from container lines.

Seatrade's order underscores the strength of the reefer market.

Eimskip’s acquisition spree continues with the purchase of a Netherlands-based forwarder.

The world’s largest trading center for plants and flowers is experimenting with refrigerated ocean containers.

Transporting food, pharmaceuticals, and other temperature-controlled products requires compliance with increasingly stringent regulations to assure consumer safety. At the same time, superior cold chain practices are also important for maintaining the quality of products and maximizing shelf life.

Thermal blankets not only add a very important layer of security during multiple hand-offs along the cold chain, but also expand transportation options, including the increased use of rail.

The refrigerated trade is a lone bright spot in a global liner shipping industry that is struggling to find profitability.

SeaLand announced Monday it has added the Port of Hueneme, California, to its weekly west coast Central America service.

What happens at the farm level is monitored carefully for the potential impact that will manifest further down the supply chain.