Jacksonville supply chain experts look at challenges of transporting Covid-19 vaccine

The port of Jacksonville is second to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale in the state for the shipment of refrigerated cargo, with goods that need to be kept cold going from the Sunshine State to Japan, Latin America and elsewhere. That means Florida's transportation providers will have a role to play as the Covid-19 vaccines closest to approval — both of which need to be kept extremely cold — begin to make their way to the market. “Florida is going to be the one to give the vaccine to the…