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Container volumes at PhilaPort’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminals are up 5%, maintaining an eight-month surge as imports of fresh produce remain strong.

RLS Logistics, Mt. Laurel, N.J., has added Gress Refrigerated Services & Logistics, Scranton, Pa., to its network of Partnering Regional Operators and member of the RLS network of cold chain solutions providers.

West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., hired Ruben Barahona in a new position of director of logistics.

Ryan Carter, executive vice president and co-founder of Scotlynn USA Division Inc. has been chosen as the Small Business Administration’s Florida Small Business Person of the Year.

Spot refrigerated truckload rates hit an all-time high in September, according to Portland, Ore.-based DAT Freight & Analytics.

DeltaTrak Inc. is promoting a data logger designed for ocean containers at the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit.

The Allen Lund Co. has hired Jeremy Smith as manager of its ALC Detroit office.

Refrigerated trucks will help distribute millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in the months ahead, but the operation isn’t expected to disrupt the produce supply chain.

Truck shortages for produce loads were noted Dec. 9 in multiple regions but rates declined from the previous week, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.