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Gary G Burrows

Americold Officially Opens Georgia Warehouse

Americold officially opened its most recent facility addition in East Point, GA. The 260,000 sq ft temperature-controlled site, purchased in July 2016, reflects the expansion of Americold’s partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market as Sprouts increases its healthy grocery footprint to more than 250 stores in 15 states in 2017. “The opening of our East Point site allows us to support Sprouts and other food retailers that are rapidly expanding throughout the Southeast. ... [+]

CHAMP’s Weight & Balance takes off with US cargo carrier Kalitta Air

CHAMP Cargosystems has successfully completed US-based cargo carrier Kalitta Air’s implementation of its Weight & Balance application used to manage its load planning more effectively. With its fleet of sixteen Boeing 747 freighters, Kalitta Air is one of the leading cargo carriers in the US. Kalitta Air has a ... [+]

GEODIS receives TAPA certification for its Rotterdam warehousing facility

GEODIS has been awarded TAPA C certification for its warehouse in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Handing out the certificate, the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) confirmed the robust security standards of this GEODIS facility. The TAPA FSR C certificate is provided to facilities that match best international security requirements for theft- ... [+]

Response Packaging expanding in Greenville, Co, SC

Response Packaging, a premier returnable packaging manufacturer, is expanding its existing facility in Greenville County. The expansion is projected to bring $5 million of new capital investment and lead to the creation of 100 jobs. With facilities in both the United States and Mexico, Response Packaging serves some of the ... [+]

Retail Supply Chain Conference 2017

From February 12-15, 2017, CMA CGM Group will be part of this conference and tradeshow, focused on retailers and sales industry in the United States, through several topics: transport, distribution, sourcing and international logistic supply chain. [+]

GPA breaks ground on Appalachian Regional Port

In its effort to stay ahead of demand and accommodate future needs, the GPA broke ground last month on its new inland terminal in Northwest Georgia - the Appalachian Regional Port. We estimate the CSX rail route will reduce Atlanta truck traffic by 50,000 moves annually, and expand GPA's target ... [+]

Lear Corp expanding in SC

Lear Corporation, a leading global supplier of automotive seating, is expanding its existing operations in Spartanburg County, SC, to accommodate its continued growth. The company will be adding equipment and upgrading existing infrastructure, bringing more than $7.7 million in new capital investment. With 240 locations in 36 countries around ... [+]

Port Everglades Receives Approval for a New Logistics Center

Broward County's Port Everglades will move forward with a public-private partnership with the Port Everglades International Logistics Center, LLC (PE-ILC) for the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of a new logistics center at the Port, after receiving approval from the Broward County Commission on January 24th. International Warehouse Services, Inc. ... [+]

Six and Counting

For the sixth consecutive year, the public marine terminals at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore received a top rating of ‘excellent’ on a security assessment from the U.S. Coast Guard for 2016. The Coast Guard conducts annual and thorough examinations of the port’s six public marine terminals: ... [+]

Bigger ships destined for Savannah

In the container sector, there’s a realignment going on in this industry as carriers merge to form massive alliances. With the advent of this unprecedented development also comes the arrival of bigger ships. Consequently, 13,000- to 14,000-TEU ships will be headed to the East Coast sometime in 2017. As the ... [+]

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