cold storage

Running on Ice: Mr. Cold Chain goes to Washington

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The cold chain is headed to Washington, not quite in the same manner as Mr. Smith, but in the form of bipartisan legislation. The Fortifying Refrigeration Infrastructure and Developing Global Exports (Fridge) Act was introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate. This act would add authority to the Trade Title of the Farm Bill to focus on strengthening the global food supply chain for frozen and refrigerated products. The act would add...

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Running on Ice: Pharmaceutical supply chain headed for $5.3B valuation

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The global pharmaceutical industry is expected to reach a valuation of $5.3 billion by 2032. The current valuation is $2.6 billion, as of 2024. This includes everything from raw materials and active ingredients to finished products and medical devices from manufacturers to distributors, wholesalers, pharmacies and health care facilities.

IAG cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, recently reported a 22% increase in tonnage in...

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Correr en hielo: la cadena fría obtiene una adquisición, un almacén y nuevos sorbets

Todo descongelado (Foto: Jim Allen/Freightwaves) El linaje vuelve a hacerlo, esta vez con la adquisición de Bellingham Cold Storage, un proveedor controlado por temperatura en el noroeste del Pacífico. No se revelaron los términos del acuerdo, pero se espera que la venta se cierre en junio. Esta...

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Running on Ice: The cold chain gets an acquisition, a warehouse and new sorbets

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Lineage is at it again, this time with the acquisition of Bellingham Cold Storage, a temperature-controlled provider in the Pacific Northwest. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the sale is expected to close in June.

This acquisition isn’t as straightforward, as the proposal still has to be presented to the Port of Bellingham.That’s because Bellingham Cold Storage signed a 50-year lease extension at its location on the Bellingham Waterfront...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-the-cold-chain-gets-an-acquisition-a-warehouse-and-new-sorbets

Running on Ice: Tariffs may bode ill for already rising pharmaceutical costs

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After a week of will-they, won’t-they and days of back and forth, the U.S. imposed tariffs on its top trading partners, Canada and Mexico, for a little over 48 hours. Now, the 25% tariffs have been halted till April 2. So anything that was moving tariff free under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is moving freely again for the next few weeks. 

The 20% tariff on goods coming from China is still in place as is the 10% duty on imports of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-tariffs-may-bode-ill-for-already-rising-pharmaceutical-costs

Correr en hielo: los contenedores de envío farmacéutico obtienen una actualización

Todo descongelado (Foto: Envirotainer) El especialista farmacéutico sensible a la temperatura en el entorno del entorno ha lanzado la Unidad RKNE RELEYE. El contenedor satisface la demanda de soluciones de dispositivos de carga de la unidad de temperatura pequeñas, livianas y conectadas. Además, la...

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Running on Ice: Pharma shipping containers get an upgrade

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Temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical specialist Envirotainer has launched the RelEye RKN unit. The container meets demand for small, lightweight and connected temperature-controlled unit load device solutions. Additionally, the unit features an increased loading height, allowing for more products per shipment. This new product makes pharmaceutical deliveries more cost-effective while further supporting sustainability targets, according to the company.

“Our...

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Lineage’s earnings grow through post-pandemic ‘major inventory rebalancing’

Temperature-controlled warehouse operator Lineage Inc. said on a Wednesday quarterly call that its customers remain growth-oriented but acknowledged that food inventories have stabilized at lower levels.

Total throughput at its facilities hasn’t changed all that much since the pandemic, but customers are holding less inventory than they did prior to COVID. Food producers ramped production in 2022 in efforts to rebuild stock levels, but they overshot the mark and were left holding more...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lineages-earnings-grow-through-post-pandemic-major-inventory-rebalancing

Running on Ice: Last-mile ice cream solutions and Dolly Parton in the freezer

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Solving last-mile issues in the cold chain is a constant challenge for consumer packaged goods companies. CPG giant Unilever recently shared how it uses AI to enhance last-mile logistics.

Currently, Unilever uses AI to analyze weather data to more accurately forecast and limit waste, and it’s working on implementing AI solutions throughout the entire supply chain, fully integrating technology and visibility from suppliers to consumers.

In a Supply...

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