b'38American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comrequiring - or even just operatingthe global cold chain, from pro-out of habit - at a frozen tempducers, to shippers, to ports, to thatiswellbelow-18Candstorage, to road freight, to retail-so moving to -18C will have aers, Pollard said.similar benefit in reduced emis- The (research) shows that sions as moving to a temp thatthereisasubstantialprizeto maycauseregulatoryconcernsbe won if we can work towards in some jurisdictions.this change Industry is under more pressure than ever before K nOWledges hAring to decarbonize, especially as we Pollard said there has beenmovetowardsnet-zero2050, aflurryofknowledgeshar- she said. This is a rare exam-ing across every vertical on notple of an initiative that should onlyregardingtemperaturesetboth save costs and reduce emis-pointsbutcreativelyreducingsions with no new technology or emissions.She said she expectsinvestment required.other retailers to follow UK gro-cerychainMorrisonswhich in Augustimplementedapilot(OPENcontineued from program shifting to -15C in 10page 6)Karis Cold Storage Martin County FL stores.Morrisonsdeclinedtoeffective operation, the port aims comment on the program. to transform the shipping routes (PLUScontinued fromand change within countries onbetter and what we find is thatWevereachedthepointbetweenChancayandShang-page 34) key trading routes to drive effi- inmanycasesthegainscouldwheremembersarespreadinghaiintoapathforthemutual now,identifyingwhatmarketsciencyandinnovateinrobustbe achieved by moving from saythewordtotheirsuppliersorprosperityanddevelopmentof might be more open to testing inandtransparenttemperature-22C up to -18C which wouldcustomers, because they see theChina and Latin America.this space and then which bodiesmanagement, Brennan said.havesimilarrelativeimpactspositive impact that the initiativeAccordingtothecom-from a local/global point of viewWhat we are learning fromwith far fewer regulatory uncer- could have for the environment,panies,ChancayPortProject need to be engaged with. the collaboration is that there istainties, he said. We are learn- and for companies own net zeroPhase I is expected to generate Pollard said science showsso much to gain in resource effi- ing that there are lots of pointsgoals. Whats particularly satis- over 8,000 direct jobs. An inau-theincreasehasnoimpactonciency from simply understand- in the chain where the logisticsfyingisseeingtherepresenta- guration ceremony was held in food safety.ing end to end product journeyscompanyorthecustomeristion we now have right acrossPeru on November 14th.The research so far shows that microorganisms are inacti-vate below -12C, so we know that -15C still builds in a safety margin, she said.Theres also aninterestingtestconsumers candoforthemselvesdoes their freezer at home allow them to set it to -15C (or 5F) or does it have to be colder?s uPPOrt FOr-15cThereisnolackofsup-port for the effort. Membership includesDPWorld,J.B.Hunt, A.P.MollerMaersk,Global ColdChainAlliance,Kuehne + Nagel International, Lineage, MSC,Emirates,andSeaCube among others. Worldwidecommunica-tions firm Edelman helped kick off The Move to -15C a year ago at the 28th session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai. COP29isscheduledformid-November2024in Azerbaijan andthestakesarestillhigh. There is no letup in the push to net zero by 2050 and cold chain companiesarecompelledto find solutions. ShaneBrennan,Senior Vice President Global Commu-nications,GlobalColdChain Alliance,saidTheMoveto -15C is pivoting from the intro-ductory phase into acceptance, approval,andimplementation. He said one big ancillary ben-efit of the conversation is dis-coveringaddedefficiencyand disciplinewithinthetempera-ture-controlled logistics arena. Shane Brennan, Senior VP Global Comm., Global Cold Chain AllianceIntheendamoveto -15C would only truly happen on a global scale once Codex is amended.Thatdoesnotmean that there isnt lots of progress'