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Chiquita Acquires 850 Refrigerated Shipping Containers for Banana and Pineapple Exports

July 6, 2021

Chiquita's Great White Fleet has acquired 850 new Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE refrigerated containers to support banana and pineapple export operations from Central America. The new PrimeLINE units acquired by Great White Fleet will replace older, less efficient units and will be installed on new 40-foot high-cube containers to ship bananas and pineapples from Central America to Europe and North America.

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Port Manatee in Tampa Bay Promotes Three Team Members, Creates Communications Department

October 2, 2020

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Port Manatee in Tampa Bay, Florida, has promoted three members of its professional team, and created a new communications and public relations department.

Fresh Del Monte Adds Six New Refrigerated Container Vessels to its Fleet for Importing and Exporting Produce

July 29, 2020

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Fresh Del Monte Produce has added six new energy-efficient reefer container vessels to its fleet. The addition of the new vessels named – Del Monte Gold, Del Monte Rose, Del Monte Harvester, Del Monte Spirit, Del Monte Valiant andDel Monte Pride – marks a new chapter in environmental sustainability for the company.

Test verifies cleanliness of corrugated shipping containers

No organisms were detected on 40 of the 48 tested containers.

August 29, 2019

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An independent study conducted by the Fibre Box Association (FBA), Itasca, Ill., and its member companies confirmed that corrugated containers used to transport fresh produce are safe and clean.

Apex Cos. opens quick ship warehouse

The new Emporia location allows Apex to reach customers in the Mid-Atlantic region faster.

March 29, 2019

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Apex Cos., Rockville, Md., opened its new quick ship warehouse in Emporia, Va.

Pelican BioThermal opens service centers in Basel, Berlin

The Basel and Berlin hubs will enable global Pelican BioThermal clients to receive and return the reusable Credo line of temperature-controlled packaging.

October 10, 2018

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Pelican BioThermal, Plymouth, Minn., opened new service centers in Basel, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany, growth of its Crēdo reusable shippers.

Del Monte Fresh Produce to build 6 new energy efficient container vessels to service ocean transportation lanes

Each vessel will have a capacity of 634, 40-foot-high cube container capacity.

September 27, 2018

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Del Monte Fresh Produce, Coral Gables, Fla., announced plans to build six container ships to service its ocean transportation lanes between Central/South American and U.S. ports.

Infinity Transportation Logistics adds refrigerated intermodal containers to fleet

This next-generation equipment will have more space will be able to haul up to 44,000 pounds.

August 27, 2018

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Infinity Transportation Logistics, LLC (ITL), Atlanta, announced plans to add new next-generation domestic refrigerated intermodal containers to its fleet beginning this fall to create new capacity and density in various lanes to/from Washington State and Oregon.

Container transport survey: Customers more dissatisfied with service quality of ocean carriers

All the service features received a poor or medium level of satisfaction score from customers.

July 16, 2018

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The service provided by container shipping lines has deteriorated since 2016, and is now seen by importers, exporters and freight forwarders as more problematic, according to the second annual shipper satisfaction survey released by Drewry, UK, and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC), Belgium.

Chiquita stays fresh with energy-efficient reefer containers

Transporting bananas over long distances used to be a challenge.

April 5, 2018

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A new batch of 2500 Star Cool Integrated containers from Maersk Container Industry (MCI), Denmark, will be deployed in Chiquita Brands International’s shipping services.

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Chiquita Acquires 850 Refrigerated Shipping Containers for Banana and Pineapple Exports

Port Manatee in Tampa Bay Promotes Three Team Members, Creates Communications Department

Fresh Del Monte Adds Six New Refrigerated Container Vessels to its Fleet for Importing and Exporting Produce

Test verifies cleanliness of corrugated shipping containers

Apex Cos. opens quick ship warehouse

Pelican BioThermal opens service centers in Basel, Berlin

Del Monte Fresh Produce to build 6 new energy efficient container vessels to service ocean transportation lanes

Infinity Transportation Logistics adds refrigerated intermodal containers to fleet

Container transport survey: Customers more dissatisfied with service quality of ocean carriers

Chiquita stays fresh with energy-efficient reefer containers

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