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Ocean transportation costs are going up, and that will translate to slightly higher delivered costs for Latin American produce hitting U.S. shores.

Josh Bergling has been promoted to vice president of technology at Choptank Transport, Preston, Md.

A lawsuit by multiple U.S. and foreign growers charges C.H. Robinson/Robinson Fresh with “illegal and deceptive” business practices.

The final compliance deadline for mandated electronic logging devices in U.S. trucks will arrive Dec. 17.

Coyote Logistics, Chicago, has expanded the CoyoteGO digital freight platform, adding on-demand features to better connect shippers and carriers for end-to-end solutions.

Heavy produce shipments combined with unloading delays at retail distribution centers were factors in higher truck rates in mid-March.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited March 30 with Ken Lund, vice president of operations for the Allen Lund Company, La Canada Flintridge, Calif.

SFL Cos., Rochester, Mich., has been named a 2020 Rock Star of the Supply Chain by Food Logistics.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas and its members are welcoming the start of work on the Mariposa Road project, the main road bringing fresh Mexican produce into Nogales, Ariz.

Fleet Advantage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., through its Kids Around the Corner foundation, has donated $10,000 to the First Responders Children’s Foundation, to help during the COVID-19 crisis.