Monthly Archives - October 2014

Is your product sensitive to temperature?

Fall can be a great time of year with changing colors and mild temperatures. Many people love the fall because one is unlikely to see the high temperatures of August or the frigid temperatures of December.  However in reality, the fall season can be unpredictable with large swings in temperature...

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Can disease be propagated by shipping cargo?

The Ebola epidemic in Africa, with 2 cases now reported in the US has brought a lot of attention on disease transmission. There have been several virus outbreaks in foreign countries that have posed threats to the US.  The SARS breakout in 2002 and the China Avian Influenza (H7N9) Virus...

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Corrosion issues continue to make headlines

A few more corrosion issues that made the news this month:GM Announces Recall of More than Half a Million More Vehicles, Halts Some Deliveries Concrete Credence: More Bay Bridge Woes May Validate Concerns of Span’s #1 Critic Improving safety on North America’s “122-inch pipelineGM Recalls The first article is about yet another...

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Domestic shipping costs rising in 2015

It looks like the trucking industry will continue to make headlines in 2015.  In 2014 the major headlines involved trucker safety and trucking accidents with the Morgan Freeman injury topping the list.   There was also a little bit of press on how the weather affected trucking with polar vortex doing...

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Recycled shipping containers for new dwelling construction

Reusable containers that are ultimately recyclable is the ideal situation for green packaging.   Packnet has a number of reusable packaging products that are strong, waterproof, stackable, collapsible and ultimately recyclable when reaching its end of life.Reusable packaging concepts assume that returning the package is feasible.   Shipping containers are very durable...

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