Proposed regulations mandated by the Sanitary Food Transportation Act and the Food Safety Modernization Act hold powerful implications for the future of the cold chain industry. The business environment is shifting, and the proposed rule is just one piece of this changing landscape, as the industry experiences an overall increase in regulations, customer-required audits and augmented public pressure from food recalls.

In future conflicts, America's merchant fleet could find itself outnumbered and outmaneuvered on the high seas, say the authors of a new paper on U.S. maritime security.

Amber Road, a provider of global trade management (GTM) software, has achieved ISO 9001:2008 recertification for its proprietary process for collecting, translating, interpreting and updating country-specific trade regulations.

Inspection Data Systems (IDS) has launched a series of enhanced reporting tools for its mobile inspection and cloud-based applications for truck fleets.