July 27, 2006 In This Issue · Assembly of Committees—July 29-August 1 Register Online Now · IRTA Board Elects New Directors, Officers · Industry News Intermodal Solutions—The New Wave One Hundred Million USD Allocated to Oregon Infrastructure Rail Rates on the Decline Company to Publish Series on Perishables Transport California Ports Question Capacity Ports of Olympia and Tacoma Form Partnership UAE Airline Adds to Freighter Network · Government Affairs APHIS, CBP Now Enforcing Wood Packaging Regulation · Q&A Subscribe The monthly Cool Moves can be sent to any employee or customer of a member company. Contact Brian Kennell to add to or delete from the mailing list. Learn More Online www.IRTA.org IRTA Report Archives Membership Benefits Contact Us IRTA Headquarters 1500 King Street, Suite 201 Alexandria, VA 22314 USA 703 373 4300 703 373 4301 fax email@irta.org	Assembly of Committees—July 29-August 1 It’s still not too late to register for the IARW-WFLO-IRTA-IACSC Assembly of Committees. There are absolutely no registration fees for this event! See last month’s Cool Moves for an outline of Transportation Committee topics. Register Online Now Register online for the 2006 Assembly of Committees.  To reserve a room, please contact Megan Kalaski.
	IRTA Board Elects New Directors, Officers The following individuals have been elected to represent their companies as Directors on the IRTA Board: · Kenny D’Silva, New York, NY · Bob Gaffney, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Port Newark, NJ · Brenda Goble, ICS Logistics, Jacksonville, FL · Andy Janson, Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, MI · Chris Kozak, Willis Shaw Express, Elm Springs, AR · M. K. Wong, OOCL, San Ramon, CA · Paul Zottoli, MSC, New York, NY In addition to the new directors that will be joining, the current Board has also elected the following officers: · Barbara Pratt, Chairman, Maersk Sealand, Madison, NJ · John LaRue, Vice Chairman, Port of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX · Stephen Galati, Secretary/Treasurer, Mattioni, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA For a list of the complete Board of Directors, click here.
	Industry News Keep us posted on your company’s news! Send releases to Lorien Onderdonk at IRTA Headquarters. Intermodal Solutions—The New Wave Supply chain management, with all its complexities and permutations, has become a modal puzzle. How can shippers best move product—often within tight time parameters—from disparate offshore manufacturing locations through numerous distribution points to stateside customers? Which transport mode or modes is most efficient and cost effective? See full story from Inbound Logistics. One Hundred Million USD Allocated to Oregon Infrastructure On Wednesday, the Oregon Transportation Commission approved $100 million for various projects across the state. The two largest grants, worth $7.5 million each, go to Redmond's airport terminal and to the Port of Portland, reported Oregon Public Broadcasting. See full story. Rail Rates on the Decline In a newly issued report, the Government Accounting Office confirmed that rail shipping rates have not increased over the past 20 years, and have actually declined across the board. See full story from the AAR. Company to Publish Series on Perishables Transport Kamble Co Transportation Services Inc has unveiled part one of its new nine-part mentoring article series, Transporting Fresh Produce, a national best-practices awareness campaign that began July 7, 2006. The article, Loading Temperatures/Transit Temperature, was recently introduced as the first article of the series. Eight more articles will be published, one at the beginning of each month for the next eight months. All articles will be available for view and/or download online at www.kambleco.com. California Ports Question Capacity Despite smooth sailing in the U.S. now, firms brace for a logjam as trade pushes capacity. See full story from Los Angeles Times. Ports of Olympia and Tacoma Form Partnership The Port of Olympia and Port of Tacoma Commissions have voted to adopt an Interlocal Agreement to form a strategic partnership to improve regional rail system capacity, establish a centre for warehousing and distribution and create a major South Puget Sound employment centre. See full story from eyefortransport.com. UAE Airline Adds to Freighter Network Etihad Crystal Cargo, the cargo division of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will shortly add the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to its freighter network. See full story from AME Info.
	Government Affairs APHIS, CBP Now Enforcing Wood Packaging Regulation The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin enforcing the third and final phase of the wood packaging material (WPM) regulation on July 5. All WPM, such as pallets, crates, boxes and pieces of wood used to support or brace cargo, must meet import requirements and be free of timber pests before entering or transiting through the United States. See full release.
	Q&A IRTA is happy to answer your inquiries. To pose one of your own, contact IRTA Headquarters at 703 373 4300, or submit your request via e-mail. Q: We have transported buttermilk in cartons in a truck with the temperature set at 34°F (1.1°C). We do not know its temperature upon loading, but after 24 hours upon its arrival at its destination, the temperature of the buttermilk was 46°F (7.8°C). What are the storage and transportation requirements for buttermilk? A: Buttermilk storage requirements are similar to whole milk. For milk, it is recommended that it should arrive for storage at 40°F (4.4°C) or less and be stored and transported from 33 to 40°F (0.56 to 4.4°C). The legal temperature limit for milk is 45°F (7.2°C). In making buttermilk, one percent of a lactic acid culture is added to skim milk and incubated until a correct lactic acid production is achieved (4.5pH). Then it is cooled to 40°F (4.4°C) to stop the acid production. From the safety standpoint, the buttermilk would be safe. However, if the temperature remained too high for too long, acid production would have continued and the buttermilk could have become very tart.

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