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The New Zealand kiwifruit industry will be boosted by three specialized reefer vessels following significant investment by operator Fresh Carriers.

The Packer and Cal/Amp are presenting a web seminar on transportation technology.

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.

Carrier Transicold controlled-atmosphere system for refrigerated containers, EverFresh, now has a carbon dioxide injection option to better preserve low-respiring perishables such as produce.

The subject line of the e-mail certainly grabs your attention.

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

The Port of Hueneme, in California’s Ventura County, is known as the Banana Port of the West Coast, but a new service is certain to increase blueberries at the port.

RLS Logistics, Newfield, N.J., has opened a freight brokerage office in Nashville.

Don’t miss this must-see webinar where produce industry leaders from CalAmp, the Port of Los Angeles and UNFI Produce discuss and answer questions about creating strategies for a smooth transportation chain.