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Produce industry headlines: May 1, 2026

Links today include analysis of Amazon's growing grocery business, a retail roundup, photo reports from CPMA and IFPA Retail, and...

3 hours ago 2 minute read

PhilaPort sets record container volume in 2025

PhilaPort capped off a milestone year in 2025, posting record container throughput and outperforming national and regional trade trends.

4 months ago 2 minute read

Dole to sell Ecuador port

Dole plc announces the sale of its port and port operations in Guayaquil, Ecuador to Terminal Investment Limited Holding S.A.

5 months ago 1 minute read

PhilaPort acquires 152 acres to expand operations

PhilaPort announces that it has acquired the Mustin Yard Property from Norfolk Southern Corporation, adjacent to its SouthPort Marine Terminal

7 months ago 4 minute read

New phytosanitary facility in Miami will be USA’s largest

Reveam and the Mandich Group have teamed up to build the nation's largest phytosanitary and cold chain processing facility in...

9 months ago 5 minute read

Tentative agreement reached to avoid Eastern port strike

January 8, 2025 NORTH BERGEN/LYNDHURST, NJ (January 8, 2025) – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance...

1 year ago 1 minute read

Two ports awarded grants from EPA Clean Ports Program

PhilaPort awarded $79.7 Million from EPA Clean Ports Program (Philadelphia, PA – October 29, 2024)?The Port of Philadelphia is proud...

2 years ago 10 minute read

Port strike comes to tentative end

The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance confirmed late October 3 that they reached a tentative agreement...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Biden Administration urges port negotiations to continue

A Statement from President Joe Biden on the Negotiations Between USMX and the International Longshoremen’s Association released October 01, 2024:...

2 years ago 2 minute read

FMI: Port strike, hurricane jeopardizes food supply chains

Oct 1, 2024 Arlington, VA – Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association BB #:162464 President and CEO Leslie G....

2 years ago 2 minute read

USDA addresses East Coast and Gulf Coast port strikes

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the following statement in response to labor...

2 years ago 1 minute read

IFPA updates members on potential port strike

The International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports, are currently stalled in contract negotiations. If a...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Newly-certified cold treatment facility to boost fresh produce imports through North Carolina Ports

Wilmington, N.C. – Lewis Nursery and Farms and its subsidiary American Blueberries, LLC have officially opened a USDA APHIS certified...

2 years ago 6 minute read

West Coast port strike averted

The single most important event affecting the produce industry at the moment is no doubt the proposed settlement of the...

3 years ago 2 minute read

SeaPort Manatee economic impact surges 30% in two years

PALMETTO, Florida – SeaPort Manatee’s annual economic impact has surged to more than $5.1 billion, up 30 percent from just...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Port of Long Beach has record activity in July

August 9, 2022 — The Port of Long Beach had its busiest July on record despite a cooldown in consumer...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Oakland: The bizarro port

I’m left a bit dazed by all the news about port closures, delays, and disruptions over the past couple of...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Port of Oakland reopens

The Port of Oakland reopened for business as usual on Monday, July 25. Independent truckers have ended a week-long protest...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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