Food waste is so problematic that it initiated a statement from agriculture secretary Tom Vilasick and EPA deputy administrator Stan Meiburg in 2015 to announce the nation’s first-ever national food loss and waste goal, calling for a 50% reduction by 2030 as an initiative for governments, charitable/faith-based organizations and the private sector.
The entire food industry is responsible for being educated and prepared to meet the new requirements, as is the case for food safety and the safe transportation of food.
From energy efficient technologies to automated systems to staying ahead of ever-changing consumer demands, today's design-build firms bring new life to the cold storage construction industry.
The pilot phase conducted six assessments concerning safety culture and provided ongoing work to education, training and research services for short line and regional railroads.
August 29, 2016
The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI), Washington, D.C., completed the pilot phase of its work to assess and address safety culture gaps in the short line and regional rail industry.
The data revealed that much of the increase in refrigerated warehousing space came from new construction in emerging markets.
August 25, 2016
The 2016 Global Cold Storage Capacity Report, produced by the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), Alexandria, Va., showed that cold storage capacity has experienced steady growth since 2014.
Today's real-time monitoring systems and connected platforms offer advances in cellular and satellite connectivity to link warehouses and distribution centers and host cloud-based data to enable anytime availability and analytics.
August 25, 2016
Real-time monitoring solutions and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies can identify more problems in cold chains than incumbent systems, but a strong business case exists only for high-value products and commodities that suffer high loss rates, according to Lux Research, Boston.
The new container cranes are equipped to service wider, post-Panamax vessels to reach across 22 containers.
August 22, 2016
JAXPORT’s ongoing investment in building the port of the future is on display as three state-of-the-art 100-gauge electric container cranes cruised in on the St. Johns River.
The global cold chain market is primarily driven by an increased need to reduce food waste across the globe and the rapid growth of the frozen foods segment.
August 12, 2016
Global demand for the cold chain equipment market was valued at $67 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $ 118 billion in 2020 and grow at a CAGR of 9.8% between 2015 and 2020, according to a report published by Zion Market Research, Sarasota, Fla.