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Dairy Container Costs "Going Crazy"
The skyrocketing cost of shipping containers is hitting the margins of Victorian pulse, grain, dairy and meat processors and exporters
Crisis Looming In Trucking And Shipping; Here Is What’s At Stake for Horticulture
Spear called on the Senate panel to advance a bipartisan surface transportation infrastructure bill this year, focused on roads and bridges, that’s responsibly funded with a modernized user-fee system
NASA's Challenge To Grow Food In Space Can Win You Up To $500,000
There are thousands of bizarre challenges doing the rounds on the internet. These unique challenges soon go viral on the internet, with countless participants hopping on board. A number of these challenges also involve some form of food. If you're a food innovator who's looking for the next interesting challenge to take up, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) may have something for you. The NASA, in collaboration with Canada's CSA (Central Space Agency), has launched a 'Deep Space Food Challenge'. The one-of-a-kind competition seeks to find food production technologies which are sustainable in long duration missions to outer space.
Nature Fresh Farms Advances In Sustainable Transportation Through The SmartWay Program
Nature Fresh Farms pledges to reduce freight transportation-related emissions by becoming a member of SmartWay
SINGAPORE: Port CEO Wants To Stop Food Rotting On Ships
The food industry accounts for almost a quarter of global carbon emissions. Yet 30% of production is wasted because it doesn’t arrive in an edible form — caused by “logistical failures” that can be addressed using information technology, said Tan Chong Meng, the chief executive officer of PSA International Group in Singapore
VIDEO: Wallenius Marine Develops World's Largest Wind-Powered Vessel To Slash Shipping Emissions
Developed in collaboration with Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology and naval research institute SSPA, the Oceanbird project hopes to mitigate the environmental impact of maritime freight transport, which accounts for all but 10 percent of trade in the whole world
Global Food Exports Are Paralyzed by Problems at Ports
The port backups that have paralyzed food shipments around the world for weeks aren’t getting much better. In fact, in some places, they’re getting worse
We Mapped How Food Gets From Farms To Your Home
Our map is a comprehensive snapshot of all food flows between counties in the U.S. – grains, fruits and vegetables, animal feed, and processed food items
Amazon Plans To Have 100,000 Electric Delivery Vans On The Road By 2030
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has revealed that his company has placed an order for 100,000 electric delivery vans from Michigan-based electric vehicle company Rivian
U.S. Truck Driver Shortage Is On Course To Double In A Decade
The driver deficit swelled by more than 10,000 to 60,800 in 2018 from a year earlier, according to a study by the American Trucking Associations
This Futuristic Vehicle Could Solve Logistic Problems of Amazon, Walmart And Target
A new car, called Lotte, has been presented. It is a robotic courier. It autonomously transports packages to homes and businesses and uses a robotic arm to place the packages in a pickup locker.
Amid Trucking Shortage, Walmart Doubles Spending On Drivers
With shipping costs rising and freight volumes outpacing the supply of available trucks, food distributors are scrambling to find a solution to slow the financial burden on their overall earnings.