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How Many Warehouses Does the US Have? Nobody Knows

Logistics Viewpoints

The Department of Commerce lists warehousing companies, but of course, most warehouses are not owned by third party logistics or public warehousing companies. The DOE’s other categories include nonrefrigerated warehouses, distribution centers, and refrigerated warehouses. Why not the Department of Commerce?

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Refrigeration Manufacturer Prepares Operators for Diesel Price-hike

Logistics Business Magazine

Hultsteins, the British and Swedish hydraulic refrigeration and electric hybrid systems manufacturer is advising temperature-controlled operators to seize the initiative and fit an Engine Drive PTO (power take off) to all new trucks and tractors specified for refrigerated transport. per litre in April 2022.

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Embracing the Chill: How the Consumer Shift from Fresh to Frozen Effects Cold Chain Transportation

Blue Grace Logistics

This, of course, leads to the expansion of cold storage facilities at various points in the supply chain as well, which includes warehouses, distribution centers, and retail outlets. The increased reliance on refrigerated transportation and storage has prompted a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability.

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Diesel Van Turns Electric at Press of Button

Logistics Business Magazine

refrigeration units, bespoke fitouts, minibuses etc), to retain those vehicles for longer while still transitioning to an electric future. While sustainability is, of course, a key driver, the end-to-end sustainability (whole lifecycle) of the vehicle also needs to be taken into account,” Boyner continues. “It

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Why the U.S. is a Global Leader in Grapes

MTS Logistics

It is thanks to reefer containers and international shipping of course. but also many other parts of the world, all moved in refrigerated containers known as Reefer Containers. Our grape season doesn’t cover the months from mid-December to mid-May, yet we never face empty grape aisles in the grocery store. How can that be?

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Cold Robots for Cold Chain Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

This has become critically important given how issues such as Brexit, the pandemic, war in Ukraine and the weather have each highlighted the role chilled and frozen warehousing has in creating resilience in our food supply chains; not forgetting of course how Covid revealed the centrality of low temperature storage in medicine and pharmacology.

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Cold Storage Warehouses: The Ultimate Guide

Conger

This includes spending on refrigerated products like food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Of course, the more of these items that are sold, the greater the need for cold storage. If you think of a cold storage warehouse cooling system as a mechanical human body, the coolant (also called a “refrigerant”) is like the blood.