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Is blockchain the future of food safety?

When counting the concerns of the food industry, temperature control throughout the supply chain is just the beginning.
Joe Scioscia
December 17, 2019
Blockchain enables individual units of food to be recorded and identified by a transaction record that cannot be edited by any party. This enables suppliers to keep track of the products being shipped by time and location, moving the shipment process along at a quicker pace without missing information that could lead to contamination.
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Land O’Lakes employs self-driving trucking technology

Spanning 2,800 miles, Plus.ai’s L4 autonomous truck completed the hub-to-hub trip from Tulare, Calif., to Quakertown, Pa., in less than three days.
December 16, 2019
Plus.ai, a Cupertino, Calif.-based provider of self-driving trucking technology, has completed its first coast-to-coast commercial freight run with an autonomous truck on behalf of Land O’Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, Minn.
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Researchers develop TransMap to plan, build, maintain transportation infrastructure

TransMap will leverage big data to provide real-time, interactive maps and other geospatial data to help government agencies and the industry plan, build and maintain transportation infrastructure.
December 13, 2019
Over the next three years, researchers at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., will use a $1.5 million award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, Washington, D.C., to develop TransMap, the Transportation and Maritime Analytics Partnerships Hub.
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Study: Artificial intelligence in supply chain market to reach $21.8B by 2027

The adoption of AI technologies creates new opportunities by leveraging new supply chain possibilities, speeding processes and making organizations more adaptable to changes in the future.
December 12, 2019
The artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 39.4% from 2019 to reach $21.8 billion by 2027, according to a report published by Meticulous Research, UK.
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New Year brings new import/export regulations

Industry experts offer insight into the challenges impacting the import and export of cold food and beverages, discussing everything from tariffs and governmental regulations to price increases and third-party logistics.
Marina Mayer
Marina Mayer
December 12, 2019

Find out what the supply chain and logistics industry can expect with regards to regulations with food, transport, equipment and more come 2020.


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Report shows cold storage gaining favor with investors for traditional warehouses

However, challenges stemming from the specialized nature of the sector will continue to restrain additional growth in transaction volume.
December 11, 2019
Investors increasingly are warming up to the U.S. cold storage warehousing sector, pushing cap rates for class A facilities closer to those of traditional high-quality warehouses, according to a new report from CBRE, Los Angeles.
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Retail imports surged in November ahead of December tariffs

Nonetheless, the trade war is one of the factors impacting forward-looking models.
December 11, 2019
Volume at major container ports bumped up significantly in November, as retailers imported merchandise ahead of new tariffs set to take effect this month, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation, Washington, D.C., and Hackett Associates, Alexandria, Va.
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