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Mallory Alexander International Logistics Expands Asia Footprint

Mallory Alexander International Logistics has been granted a Class A forwarder's license by the government of China for operations centered in Shanghai. This license also facilitates the expansion of Mallory Alexander in Asia, now known as Mallory Alexander (Asia-Pacific) Limited. This license permits Mallory Alexander to expand its service offerings to both Chinese and global customers. It also allows the company to directly provide Asia Pacific logistics services including: preparing ocean ... [+]

Centiro Appoints Frank Bakker to Drive Global Expansion

Centiro, an innovator in cloud-based transportation and delivery management solutions, has appointed Frank Bakker as Senior Vice President of Global Sales. Frank will be responsible for growing Centiro’s sales operation, through helping retailers, logistics providers and manufacturers connect their supply chain and distribution networks in ... [+]

UCW Logistics Opens New Office in Winston-Salem

Greenville, SC-headquartered UCW Logistics is expanding its operations with a new office in Winston-Salem, NC. Six new team members are being added. The new team brings a wealth of logistics knowledge and capabilities which will help the company as it continues to build service offerings ... [+]

Saltrock Partners with Seko for ‘Bricks to Clicks’

British lifestyle brand Saltrock is using SEKO Logistics’ fulfilment and freight forwarding solutions to help spearhead its retail expansion through both its traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ stores and with global customers buying its products online. Founded in Cornwall by two brothers printing t-shirts to fund their ... [+]

Fednav’s Next Gen Vessels Arrives Antwerp

Fednav (Belgium) N.V. welcomed its next-generation vessel, the Federal Bering, at the Port of Antwerp on Nov. 17. A reception was held on board to celebrate its maiden voyage to the largest Belgian port. Best known in Antwerp for its FALLine liner service from ... [+]

Multi-million Dollar Helicopters Move Across JAXPORT’s Heavy Lift Dock

Highly trained master riggers moved three multi-million dollar helicopters and 10 ambulances through JAXPORT’s heavy lift and project cargo berth at Blount Island Marine Terminal, one of the nation’s highest weight-bearing capacity docks. Workers employed by stevedoring company Portus used specialty lift and lashing gear to ... [+]

Tesla Opens Factory in Holland for Pan European Delivery

Tesla opened a new factory in the Netherlands in September to supply European customers with its Model S luxury sport sedans. The factory, located in Tilburg, streamlines the production process for European deliveries of Model S cars. The Tilburg factory builds Model S with parts expertly ... [+]

McKesson to Open DC in Hamptonburgh, NY

Healthcare services and information technology company McKesson Corp. plans to open a new distribution center in Hamptonburgh, NY in Summer 2017. The 340,000-sq.-ft. facility will add to the company’s existing network capacity and help to service parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania. ... [+]

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Launches Cloud-Based RFID Yard Management System

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution has launched PINC Solutions' cloud-based advanced yard management system to help manage imports and exports for its food and beverage customers, U.S. Customs & Border Protection Centralized Examination Station (CES) and container freight station (CFS) services. Through this system, each ... [+]

North Carolina Port Potential

Adam Wasserman Managing Partner at Global Logistics Development Partners LLC (GLDPartners) recently commented that the potential of the North Carolina State Ports Authority has been debated and well-overhyped in the past, but comments: “The reality is that over the next few decades, the NC transport ... [+]

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