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Renewable diesel on the rise
On this segment of Drilling Deep, FreightWaves’ John Kingston is joined by Matt Leuck, Technical Manager of Renewable Road Transportation at Neste. Leuck puts his engine, fuel and equipment expertise to use to support…
An Instant Hack for a Perfect Banana Brownie Cookie Recipe
Dina Ávila/Eater For fudgy cookies with a crackly shell, look no further than banana pudding mix Brownies fall into my personal database of “perfect foods.” It doesn’t matter if they’re frosting-topped and cosmic-sprinkled,…
Daily Infographic: Mystery surrounds $15M valuables theft at Toronto airport
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Maersk: Downturn on predicted course, liners acting ‘rationally’
Pain during shipping downturns is often self-inflected by the industry itself. A scramble for market share spurs a rate spiral; too many ship orders compound the losses. Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc maintained on Thursday’s…
Future of fast-growing broiler production challenged in High Court
Farmers Weekly The future of modern, fast-growing broiler chickens for meat consumption is being called into question in the High Court in London, as judges consider a claim that their production breaks animal welfare…
There’s No Such Thing as Being “Over the Tapas”
A chicken and ham croqueta from La Flauta Rambla in Barcelona Megha McSwain/Eater In Barcelona, a slew of small dishes bring big flavors This post originally appeared in the April 29, 2023, edition of Eater Travel, a…
Flexport acquires Shopify’s fulfillment business
Digital-oriented freight forwarder Flexport has agreed to acquire the logistics arm of publicly traded Shopify Inc. and Deliverr, the tech-enabled shipping services provider Shopify bought last year for $2.1 billion, moving…
EU approves Dutch plan to forcibly close farms
Farmers Weekly The European Union has approved controversial plans for the Dutch government to forcibly buy out livestock farms as part of plans to cut nitrogen emissions. Two schemes with a total budget of €1.47bn (£1.29bn)…
Clarity for farm saved seed declarations
Farmers Weekly The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has published payment rates for farm saved seed and the latest list of eligible varieties, including advice on blends and what farmers should do in the event of a…
Norfolk estate assesses risks in move to no-insecticides
Farmers Weekly An estate near the north Norfolk coast is farming with no insecticides across two-thirds of its land, and is hoping for flexibility to qualify for payments under new environmental support policies. Holkham…
