Services provide a crucial gateway for temperature-sensitive imports.
June 19, 2025
This is Lineage’s first customs bonded facility in the state of Washington and one of the first refrigerated storage facilities with customs bonded space in the Seattle market.
Protein producer and red meat exporter to the United States for 40 years, New Zealand’s Silver Fern Farms, has appointed Dan Boulton as its new chief executive.
Containerized cargo volumes at the Port of Mobile continue to climb in 2021 as shippers seek uncongested gateways servicing key North American markets, according to those at the Port. In August, container volume through the Port increased 34% over August 2020 volume, while year-to-date volume posted 27% over the same period last year. Part of that success is tied to a 37% increase in refrigerated containers due to nearly $74 million in refrigerated facilities investment at the Port to support cold cargo supply chains.
Port of Oakland beef exports—almost exclusively to Asia—increased 25% this year between January and July. Those at the Port called the surge extraordinary in a year when shipping disruptions have hobbled global supply chains. Oakland exported the equivalent of 25,200 20-foot containers of beef through July. The number for the same period last year was 20,100. Oakland estimated the total value of beef exports at $1.5 billion in the first seven months of 2021.