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Running on Ice: Port advancement comes to cold chain 

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Magellan Circle Italy, a European consultancy in transportation, mobility, logistics, environment and circular economy, has announced an alliance with EETRA, a company that specializes in sustainability management and environmental, social and governance strategies. The alliance aims to enhance ports- and logistics-focused innovation and sustainability.

The EETRA CEO, Carlo Rossini, said in an American Journal of Transportation article: “The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-port-advancement-comes-to-cold-chain

Running on Ice: Cold chain gets royal treatment

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Big happenings in McDonough, Georgia as NewCold opens another new warehouse. This time the grand opening featured special guests. Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands inaugurated the new warehouse as a part of their working visit to the U.S. NewCold is a Dutch-based company and is quickly expanding to additional locations in the U.S. 

The new warehouse is one of the most advanced in the world, featuring proprietary cutting-edge...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-cold-chain-gets-royal-treatment

Running on Ice: Perishable direct-to-consumer fulfillment gets a leg up

In a surprise to everyone, the deadline for using RunningOnIceFSC24 to get a discount on The Future of Supply Chain event got extended. We have one more week! It’s truly a May miracle. The event in Atlanta will be the hottest ticket of the summer. You will not want to miss the keynotes, the entertainment, the LinkedIn connections. Don’t have FOMO when everyone is posting about the event. Be there or be square.

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Perishable direct-to-consumer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-perishable-direct-to-consumer-fulfillment-gets-a-leg-up

Running on Ice: Kansas City thrust into the spotlight again

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Around this time last year, Canadian Pacific Kansas City announced a new service, the Midwest Mexico Express. The service was developed as a solution for moving freight to and from Mexico to the middle of the U.S. The transit time via rail is a day faster than the nearest competitor. Given the amount of nearshoring and development happening in Mexico, the new line could not have come at a better time.

Fast forward to this year, and Americold has brok...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-kansas-city-thrust-into-the-spotlight-again

Running on Ice: Pyramids and the pharmaceutical supply chain

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One of the many developments to come from the LogiPharma 2024 event was the announcement of Tower Cold Chain’s KTEvolution 12, a small-parcel solution for pharmaceutical products. The winning thing here is that the phase-change materials (PCM) or dry ice is in a new pyramid-shaped configuration that guarantees improved internal temperature consistency even when the container is placed on its side – a game changer for anything moving through the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-pyramids-and-the-pharmaceutical-supply-chain

Running on Ice: Why is food waste rampant in supply chains?

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The market for food is one of the U.S.’s largest industries, with revenue amounting to over $1 trillion. But errors in the supply chain create an alarming amount of food waste. According to ReFed, “last year, 88.7 million tons of food went unsold or uneaten in the United States – roughly 38% of the country’s total food supply. The vast majority of this – nearly 78 million tons of food – became food waste, meaning it failed to make it back into the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-why-is-food-waste-rampant-in-supply-chains

Running on Ice: New cold storage and fruit as a package

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Richmond, Virginia, is about to be the home of the newest FreezPak Logistics cold storage warehouse. FreezPak is building a 245,000-square-foot cold storage facility for a casual $77.5 million. The goal for the new facility is to help support the Port of Virginia. 

Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in a news release, “All of FreezPak’s products will go through The Port of Virginia, a logistical advantage that will increase efficiency and increase its direct access to markets....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-new-cold-storage-and-fruit-as-a-package

Running on Ice: A partnership for the ages

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Bananas for all is something that Chiquita takes very seriously. Its ongoing partnership with Daikin Reefer has been holding strong since 2018. That’s nearly six years of collaboration to give bananas to the world, more specifically North America. Chiquita uses Daikin’s ZeSTIA reefer units, which Chiquita says are unmatched for reliability and performance. As a bonus, the units help reduce carbon dioxide emissions while preserving the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-a-partnership-for-the-ages

Running on Ice: Barbie comes to the freezer aisle

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A key part of the Research Triangle, Raleigh, North Carolina, has become home to the next great partnership in health care. Q-linea, a company that develops instruments and systems for in vitro diagnosis of infectious diseases, has partnered with Uniphar Logistics, a crucial move in Sweden-based Q-linea’s commercial launch in the U.S.

According to a news release, “ASTar, Q-linea’s groundbreaking automated instrument, is revolutionizing healthcare by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-barbie-comes-to-the-freezer-aisle

Running on Ice: Oakland has more than one set of A’s

Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! We know each other by now. What better way to celebrate the past year of bringing you cold chain news than to bring you a COOL discount on Future of Supply Chain tickets. June 4-5 in Atlanta, come hang out with the coolest community in freight. If you use RunningOnIceFSC24 at checkout, you can get a cool discount. 

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Just about every port in the U.S. can handle refrigerated cargo to some extent....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-oakland-has-more-than-one-set-of-as

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