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Expansion across the Delaware River into New Jersey is one way that Toughkenamon, Pa.-based Manfredi Cold Storage is looking to accommodate future growth in imported fresh produce.

The Port of Wilmington, Del., is under new management and the new operator is bringing key improvements to the important landing spot for U.S. fruit imports.

Beating the pandemic odds, Toughkenamon, Pa.-based Manfredi Cold Storage & Distribution is in expansion mode, says President Frank Manfredi.

These news items were gathered from media releases and booth information at Fruit Logistica, which took place April 5-7 in Berlin, Germany.

Total Quality Logistics and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital are joining together for the second year to sponsor a holiday greeting card campaign for sick kids at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

North American online freight marketplace DAT Solutions entered an agreement to acquire Freight Market Intelligence Consortium (FMIC) from Chainalytics Inc.

The effect of the pandemic on imported supplies of fruits and vegetables in 2020 has been mixed, with vegetables showing stronger growth than fruit.

Rail options have improved for produce shippers, but the reach of trains remains limited, according to logistics experts.

Technology providers are aiming to solve some of the trucking industry’s thorniest issues, but there is still work to do.

I was talking with a Wisconsin potato shipper the other day and he mentioned that he (and others, of course) can’t wait for the day of self-driving, autonomous trucks.