Running on Ice: Frosting the nation with warehouses

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A new cold storage facility in Cleveland has brought immediate relief to cold shippers in the form of Cleveland Cold Storage. The facility has 150,000 square feet of storage that goes to minus 10...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-frosting-the-nation-with-warehouses

Running on Ice: Indiana is the coolest place to be

Your latest info on all things cold chain

Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary O’Connell. Thanks for having me!

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Lebanon, Indiana, is about to become the coolest place to be. Netherlands-based NewCold has opened one of the largest cold storage facilities in the world for a casual $300...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-indiana-is-the-coolest-place-to-be

Running on Ice: Warehousing moves are the future

Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary O’Connell. Thanks for having me!

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Lineage Logistics is making a play for e-commerce. Through the acquisition of eight cold storage facilities of Burris Logistics, Lineage has increased its cold chain e-commerce presence, as Burris is a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-warehousing-moves-are-the-future

Running on Ice: Warehouses grow on the East Coast

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The Midwest remains one of the best places to put large warehouses. Land is pretty readily available and the cost is significantly lower than on the coasts. As a result, the places that are experiencing...

Shipwell: Reducing food waste one on-time shipment at a time

Shipwell technology can help reduce food waste in supply chains.

In the U.S., 30%-40% of food produced is wasted, according to the EPA. Food waste can occur on farms, in the supply chain, at stores and in homes.

How much of that spoilage occurs in supply chains? A lot — about one-third, according to Shipwell. The carbon footprint of food waste in the U.S. is larger than that of the airline industry, Jason Traff, co-founder and president at Shipwell, told FreightWaves.

Unreliable predictions of demand, shipment delays, volatility in trucking markets, too much...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipwell-reducing-food-waste-one-on-time-shipment-at-a-time