China and Russia go bananas to spur 2025 global recovery
The global banana trade got back on track in 2025 through increased demand from two interesting sources - Russia and China.
Out of the box with SeaCube: CEO says cold chain resilient and still growing
SeaCube Container Leasing says in 2025 the company was the world’s largest investor in refrigerated equipment.
Demand for DTC perishable delivery continues to explode
Direct-to-Consumer logistics is exploding, especially for temperature-controlled-freight.
Burning up the cold chain: Q&A with NewCold
NewCold’s Jonas Swarttouw, Managing Director Europe, outlines the cold chain company’s growth and strategy in a Q&A with the AJOT
Cold chain builders stress the importance of innovation
At the 45th Annual Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA) Conference & Expo the message was loud and clear — innovation needs to keep on coming.
Inland “dry” ports are essential pieces to the global logistics puzzle
The rise of inland ports was initially associated with the effort to relieve port congestion. But now inland ports, often built around rail and road hubs, are an integrated and essential part of the supply chain.
LNG continues to provide opportunities for project cargo
Construction of LNG projects is continuing unabated but there are worries the boom will plateau by the end of the decade.
St. Louis continues to play logistics chess
Greater St. Louis is playing logistics chess, not checkers like many others.
Cold storage construction slowing down
Speculative cold storage construction slowing. Eventual building rebound could take some time.
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