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SEKO Logistics Completes “Hat Trick”

SEKO Logistics has completed a ‘hat-trick’ of top 10 rankings in Inbound Logistics’ highly-respected Top 100 3PL Provider list, which evaluated the supply chain capabilities of nearly 300 companies and involved thousands of customers ultimately voting to choose the top 10. SEKO has risen to its highest-ever position of sixth in the newly-released 2016 listing, which provides the buyers of logistics solutions with a qualitative assessment of service providers best equipped ... [+]

Wen-Parker India Awarded NVOCC License

Wen-Parker India (WPL) has been awarded an NVOCC license in Chennai after a detailed assessment and study by Indian Customs.   The NVOCC license will allow WPL to expand their portfolio of services for Inbound and Outbound cargo in Chennai. “Wen-Parker’s strategically located CFS will help facilitate ... [+]

Virginia Governor Leads Trade Mission to Colombia

Colombian Ambassador to the United States Juan Carlos Pinzón welcomed Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and a delegation of senior state government officials and business leaders to Colombia for a three-day trade and marketing mission. The visit advances Colombia’s ongoing efforts to further strengthen economic relations ... [+]

SEKO Logistics invests in Hong Kong

SEKO Logistics has added 100,000 square feet of warehousing and fulfilment capacity in Hong Kong as it continues to build an ‘ecommerce gateway’ for retail and high-tech customers targeting China’s online consumer market, which is forecast to see spending exceed US$1 trillion in 2017. SEKO’s latest ... [+]

Chapman Freeborn, Volga-Dnepr deliver logistics support for historic Solar Impulse trip

Solar Impulse 2’s historic mission to become the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe and to showcase that clean technologies can achieve the impossible was successfully achieved with the logistics support of Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr Airlines. The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) project chose Chapman ... [+]

APL Logistics Expands Oman Presence To Spearhead Middle-East Regional Logistics Hub Development

APL Logistics Ltd. announced on August 15 the setup of APL Logistics Oman, a new joint venture company with Arab Global Logistics LLC in Oman. APL Logistics Oman will spearhead efforts to develop Oman as a regional logistics hub to serve local and international customers ... [+]

AACargo Transports Athletic Gear and Broadcast Equipment to Rio

American Airlines Cargo has safely delivered over 65 tons of high-tech broadcast equipment and athletic gear to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Broadcasting equipment was shipped out of Japan and London to Rio for high-resolution filming at the sporting festival. One of the largest shipments of ... [+]

DB Schenker – outstanding logistics for Rio

By the time athletes started competing for medals at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the logistics experts at DB Schenker will have completed the bulk of their work. Schenker Deutschland AG is once more the official co-partner of the German ... [+]

Amazon bringing new fulfillment center to Jacksonville

Online retail giant Amazon is the latest household name to bring distribution operations to Northeast Florida. The company is establishing an 800,000 square-foot fulfillment center in North Jacksonville. “Becoming a member of the Jacksonville community is very exciting for us as we grow our presence in Florida. We’re proud ... [+]

Havertys expands regional distribution center

Port partner Havertys Furniture recently opened a newly expanded 300 thousand sq. ft. distribution center in Lakeland, Fla. More products will be shipped through JAXPORT to serve Havertys’ 25 stores in the growing Florida market. The company says it is able to reduce incoming freight costs, particularly ... [+]

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