WWEX Group, con sede en Dallas, está adquiriendo Jear Logistics, un 3PL centrado en la carga refrigerada, según una fuente anónima. Según el consejo proporcionado a las ondas de carga de alguien familiarizado con las discusiones, los empleados de Jear fueron informados sobre la adquisición el 14 de...
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Dallas-based WWEX Group is acquiring JEAR Logistics, a 3PL focused on refrigerated freight, according to an anonymous source.
According to the tip provided to FreightWaves by someone familiar with the discussions, employees at JEAR were informed about the acquisition on Feb. 14.
JEAR Logistics was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. The firm provides over-the-road truckload and less-than-truckload hauling services. JEAR has offices in Tampa, Florida, and...
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Paxafe CEO and co-founder Ilya Preston said AI technology and accurate data can improve the global cold chain dramatically, helping reduce food waste and emissions.
“If you optimize the cold chain, you’re going to see a reduction in product loss. You’re going to see reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,” Preston said during the keynote discussion Wednesday at FreightWaves’ Net Zero Carbon Summit. “You need to understand the nuances and get really into the weeds on the data, on the loss rate,...
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China International Marine Containers Group Ltd., the largest manufacturer of steel containers used for ocean shipping, has abandoned its intended acquisition of shipping giant Maersk’s refrigerated container manufacturing business after objections from U.S. competition authorities, the Department of Justice said Thursday.
A.P. Moller-Maersk agreed in September 2021 to sell Maersk Container Industry A/S and its Qingdao, China, factory to CIMC for $987 million. The divestment is part of Maersk’s...
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Stephen P. Hrobuchak, Sr. and his son, Stephen P. Hrobuchak, Jr., founded Transcontinental Refrigerated Lines, or TRL, in the northeastern Pennsylvania town of Pittston in 1975. They started the company with just two trucks. The company grew rapidly, however. According to statements by the Hrobuchaks at the time, they achieved fast growth by placing strong emphasis on equipment and on service.
Continued growth during the 1980s and 1990s
By 1987, the company had been so successful that it had...
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Nathan Hancock, chief executive officer at industry association Citrus Australia, explains how COVID-19 has affected the citrus-growing and exporting industry in Australia.
COVID-19 has proved disruptive to the Australian citrus industry this year but strong domestic and international demand for our world class fruit has provided a silver lining.
Seasonal workers
COVID-19 made an immediate impact, when Prime Minister Scott Morrison...
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Buoyant reefer trades could provide an opening for niche players to challenge the major container lines.
Refrigerated markets have proved more resilient to the pandemic and economic downturn than other cargo types, according to Greg Tuthill, senior VP of SeaCube Containers.
“Population growth and urbanisation continues to demand more food from different regions,” he told the Cool Logistics Global conference last week.
Annual growth in reefer container shipping could reach 4-6% through to …
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It will take more than 8,000 Boeing 747 all-cargo jets to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine to 8 billion people worldwide. If more than one dose is required, the required airlift will be much greater, the International Air Transport Association says.
Airline industry officials are warning that an air cargo system suffering from severe capacity shortages and not equipped to move massive quantities of temperature-sensitive cargo will be stretched to its limits without sustained collaboration between...
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