Cool Cargo News

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.

Although advancements in equipment, refrigeration systems, and software and technology help to mitigate risks, a dynamic global cold chain in perpetual flux means there are always new challenges to confront.

Refrigerated containers will remain one of the few relatively bright spots for struggling ocean carriers.

Singapore holds the strongest potential for U.S. refrigerated exports in a global market ripe for growth, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration’s recently released “2016 Cold Chain Top Markets Report.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has refocused a rule on transportation practices that could pose a threat to food safety, bringing the focus back to risk.

Container lines’ latest investments in their reefer business range from purchasing new equipment and implementing tracking, refrigeration and controlled atmosphere technology to introducing new routes and services.

Innovation in the cold chain industry, especially real-time tracking and tracing, lags other industries, a logistics director says.

Maersk Line employs remote container management to check the status of refrigerated containers.

Canadian freight operator Manitoulin Global Forwarding added temperature-controlled trucking to its portfolio.

Trucking giant Transport Corporation of India is moving into the cold chain logistics.

CMA CGM has introduced a new container to corner the live lobster market.

A local cold-storage provider near the Port of Oakland has decided to expand after seeing the results of the port's efforts to improve the movement of refrigerated products between the port and its warehouses.

A strong surge in dedicated trucking business helped balance falling fuel surcharges for Marten Transport in the first quarter. The trucker bucked trends and increased revenue.

Snowman Logistics Ltd., India’s leading cold chain logistics solutions provider, is ramping up its operations to meet expected growth in reefer cargo shipments.

During the 16th annual TPM Conference here, executives participating in the Cool Cargoes’ “Refrigerated Roundtable” session revealed that quality service and equipment are paramount to shippers of refrigerated cargo.