Todo descongelado (Foto: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) En una expansión hacia el oeste, FreezPak Logistics se está instalando en su primera instalación en la costa oeste: una nueva instalación de almacenamiento en frío en el área de Los Ángeles, que tiene 150,000 pies cuadrados de posiciones de paletas...
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Running on Ice: FreezPak warms to Western expansion
In a westward expansion, FreezPak Logistics is taking up residence in its first West Coast facility: a new cold storage facility in the Los Angeles area, that is 150,000 square feet of both freezer and refrigerated pallet positions. This location will also offer overseas container plugs, United States Department of Agriculture/Food Safety and Inspection Service/Food and Drug Administration inspections, cross-docking, port drayage,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-freezpak-warms-to-western-expansion
Running on Ice: Cold chain gets a new option for IoT devices
Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become wildly popular in the cold chain. They can give shippers, carriers and honestly everyone else much-needed insight into what happens during a shipment. What happens on the road? Is the reefer running continuously? Were there any disturbances on the road that could have damaged the product?
SmartSense by Digi has announced its new product, SmartSense Voyage, which provides real-time visibility, control and tracking of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-cold-chain-gets-a-new-option-for-iot-devices
Running on Ice: Carrier wants reefer containers out of ports ASAP
In October 2024, U.S. East and Gulf Coast port workers went on strike. The strike ended after three days with both parties agreeing to go back to the negotiation table and extending the master agreement till Jan 15. Well, that agreement still has not been reached, and at the end of 2024 talks got rocky over the issue of automation. The International Longshoremen’s Association wants nothing to do with additional automation, and the United States...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-carrier-wants-reefer-containers-out-of-ports-asap
Running on Ice: The one with all the trees
Tis the season for celebrations and stress on the supply chain. While every industry has its own peak season, it is without a doubt that time of year for Christmas trees. The logistics behind getting thousands of live Christmas trees into consumers’ homes before they start to turn brown is impressive.
The stats behind the trees:
- Every year, nearly 25 million-30 million trees are sold across the United States and placed in homes.
- There are 15,000...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-the-one-with-all-the-trees
Running on Ice: Getting into the AIM Act
It’s the end of the year, which means it’s that much closer to the Jan. 1 implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act. Aim authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency “To address HFCs [hydrofluorocarbons] by: phasing down their production and consumption, maximizing reclamation and minimizing releases from equipment, and facilitating the transition to next-generation technologies through sector-based restrictions on HFCs.”
This...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-getting-into-the-aim-act
Running on Ice: The Thanksgiving edition
Thanksgiving is Thursday and we have a special Monday holiday themed edition of Running on Ice. Because such a large number of Americans will consume a bird this week, it will take precision to feed a nation that is essentially all eating the same meal at one time.
Butterball is the undisputed champion of Thanksgiving, thanks to its frozen-to-oven turkey breast, full-sized birds and even a Turkey Talk hotline that helps callers through cooking...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-the-thanksgiving-edition
Running on Ice: Lineage grows and Thanksgiving food gets weird
Another month, another expansion for Lineage. Following the largest IPO of the year, the cold chain giant celebrated the opening of its fully automated cold storage warehouse in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania. The new warehouse joins the 80-plus facilities in the network of automated warehouses.
The new facility is 386,000 square feet and includes about 85,000 pallet positions. It’s ideal for temperature-controlled food products. Lineage isn’t...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-lineage-grows-and-thanksgiving-food-gets-weird
Running on Ice: Organ transportation goes subzero
Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight!
You know what’s cool? This year’s Future of Freight Festival. It takes place Nov. 19-21 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. What makes it so cool is the beautiful fall foliage, the industry leader talks and the fun. Sure, all conferences say they’re the fun ones, but this one actually is. Not to mention, the Chattanooga Aquarium is quite chilly for the penguins. This year, subscribers to Running on Ice get a promo code exclusive to us! You can...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-organ-transportation-goes-subzero
Running on Ice: Big things coming in smaller pharma packages
Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight!
You know what’s cool? This year’s Future of Freight Festival. It takes place Nov. 19-21 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. What makes it so cool is the beautiful fall foliage, the industry leader talks and the fun. Sure, all conferences say they’re the fun ones, but this one actually is. Not to mention, the Chattanooga Aquarium is quite chilly for the penguins. This year, subscribers to Running on Ice get a promo code exclusive to us! You can...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-big-things-coming-in-smaller-pharma-packages