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Procurant, Uber Freight partner to transform fresh produce shipping

- General News
The partnership between Procurant and Uber Freight enables any produce supplier with a Procurant account to view a competitive transportation rate and secure shipment of a specific load while responding to an active purchase order.

Thermo King moves forward with electric reefer trailers after Walmart, Loblaws trials

- General News
During more than 2,500 hours of operation, the battery-powered refrigerated trailer unit delivered excellent performance, ensuring high quality climate control to keep food and other goods fresh.

Investment allows Boa Logistics and Flow Cold Storage to expand

- General News
Cambridge Capital, a leading investment firm focused on the supply chain sector, today announced a majority investment in Boa Logistics and Flow Cold Storage which are innovative, high-growth, third-party logistics companies specializing in refrigerated less-than-truckload ("LTL") freight consolidation, led by industry veterans.

Mission Produce, NatureSweet enter 3PL partnership

- General News
Mission Produce, Inc., a world leader in sourcing, producing and distributing fresh Hass avocados with additional offerings in mangos, and NatureSweet Tomatoes, the producer of North America’s best-selling snacking tomatoes, Cherubs, has announced a long-term third-party logistics partnership leveraging Mission’s state-of-the-art forward distribution center in Laredo, Texas.

Chilean ag leaders address logistics crisis

- General News
The main players in the export and import sectors are working in a coordinated manner to urgently identify effective solutions to the logistic issues that have driven up food prices worldwide and severely impacted Chile and its global trade partners.

Walmart to purchase 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles to be used for last mile deliveries

- General News
While the LDV is expected to begin hitting the road in 2023, the companies plan to kick-off advanced deliveries to refine and finalize vehicle configuration in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex in the coming weeks.

Lineage Logistics acquisition expands direct-to-consumer fulfillment

- General News
Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced that it is expanding its Direct-to-Consumer (“D2C”) Fulfillment solution to create a market leader in e-commerce for perishable customers.

Senators urge help for congested farm shipments

- Analysis
West Coast port delays have drawn the attention of California’s two U.S. senators, Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla.

Fresh Del Monte expands access to its ocean logistics business

- General News
Network Shipping (NWS), Fresh Del Monte’s ocean logistics arm, continues to drive growth for Fresh Del Monte’s third-party services by further enhancing its platform through a rebrand that optimizes cargo space on Fresh Del Monte’s 13 owned vessels – offering tailored shipping solutions to a broader audience amid continuous supply chain pressures.

Lineage Logistics acquires Canadian supply chain firm

- General News
Lineage Logistics, LLC, one of the world’s leading and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REITs and logistics solutions providers, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VersaCold Logistics Services, a leading cold chain solution provider in Canada, from TorQuest Partners and its co-investment partners, The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario and OPTrust.