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South America in April , carriers aren ’ t prioritizing repositioning of reefers they need for South American exports ,” he said . “ With ships pretty full out of Asia , carriers are not waiting around to load empty reefers back to Asia .”

Mauricio Fisch , director of forwarder Ocean Express , part of the HTFN Global Logistics Network , said the situation on the Asia – Brazil trade lane is “ very critical ,” with severe congestion at ports in southern Brazil .

Fisch pointed out that only one berth has been operating at Navegantes since January while project work continues at adjacent facilities that would enable the port to handle bigger vessels . That has led to a shift of volumes to Itapoá , which together with Paranaguá are now operating

at almost full capacity , he said .

“ Waiting times have lengthened recently , which has affected vessel schedules , leading carriers to cancel calls ,” Fisch told the Journal of Commerce .

The delays have led CMA CGM to introduce a $ 150 per container port congestion

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Glenn said Candor Food Chain is also a solution to dependence on so-called tritemp trucks , trailers that have different temperature zones for frozen , refrigerated and non-refrigerated products . Because each shipment — whether a box or pallet — is independently climate-controlled , the products can move via a normal dry van . It also is designed to aid shippers that rely on LTL refrigerated services , as those might only be available once or twice per week .

The Cool Chain insulation product allows for a temperature range of 10 to 70 degrees and keeps products at a constant temperature for four days with small boxes and nine days with pallets . The Candor service includes live temperature readings and GPS location tracking , the company said .

Although Candor serves both shippers and third-party logistics providers with its expedited services , Candor Food Chain will initially be offered only to shippers . Launch locations are Dallas ; Chicago ; Orlando , Fla .; Charlotte , NC ; Los Angeles ; and Seattle , although Glenn said Candor is willing to do “ pop-up ” locations “ if there ’ s a customer where it makes sense for both of us .”

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