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Americold Purchases Tradewater Facility in Atlanta, GA

Temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company Americold announced on January 11th that it has finalized the purchase of the Tradewater facility in Atlanta, GA. Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed. The facility was constructed in 2005 as a build-to-suit site for an international food producer. Americold assumed the lease in 2006 and has operated it as a public refrigerated warehouse facility since. The addition of the Tradewater site increases Americold’s owned ... [+]

Cloud Logistics Sees Banner Year with 10X Growth

Cloud Logistics, an innovator in SaaS logistics and provider of next-generation transportation management systems (TMS), finished a record setting 2015, marked by a ten-fold increase of network traffic and numerous industry awards. “2015 was an incredibly rewarding year for Cloud Logistics.” said Mark Nix, Chief Executive ... [+]

CEVA Logistics Creates Ground Transportation Line headed by Jérôme Lorrain

CEVA Logistics has announced the creation of a fourth new business line: ground transportation.  The ground division will run alongside the company’s existing air, ocean and contract logistics businesses and be headed up by Jérôme Lorrain as its Chief Operating Officer. Lorrain will relocate from Dubai, ... [+]

CSX Proposes Johnston County, NC Intermodal Terminal

CSX recently announced plans to develop a major freight rail infrastructure project in Johnston County, NC, that will spur economic development in the region and help position eastern North Carolina as a major transportation logistics hub. The proposed intermodal rail terminal, the Carolina Connector, or ... [+]

Complementary Acquisition Expands WFS in US Cargo Handling Market

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is in agreement to acquire Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS). Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. CAS, headquartered in New York, is one of the leading cargo handlers in the United States, ... [+]

Unishippers Global Logistics Enjoys Record-Breaking 2015

In 2015, the third party logistics (3PL) sector continued to gain momentum as more small- to medium- sized businesses sought shipping partners to help them gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC indicates this trend by capping off another year of ... [+]

Hansa Heavy Lift Navigates Western Boundary of Northern Sea Route

Hansa Heavy Lift recently completed two successful voyages along the western boundary of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to deliver a heat exchanger weighing 365 metric tons from Fairless Hills, USA and power generation equipment from Italy to Sabetta, Russia. These were the tenth and eleventh ... [+]

Corcentric Makes Food Logistics 100+ List

Corcentric™, a provider of cloud-based financial process automation solutions, today announced it has made the Food Logistics FL100+ list for the fourth time. “Developments in the software and technology sector are generating new opportunities for growers, food manufacturers, grocery retailers and the many logistics providers that ... [+]

Community College Receives JPMorgan Chase Foundation Grant for Logistics

A $45,000 grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation will allow Grand Rapids Community College to develop a certification program logistics as well as industrial sewing. Bill Pink, vice president and dean of GRCC's School of Workforce Development, said both programs are the result of requests from ... [+]

Hong Kong Expects 2% export volume growth in 2016

Weak global economic growth will likely put pressure on the value of Hong Kong exports next year, according a study by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). While the city’s export volume will increase by 2% in 2016, HKTDC Research expects slow growth and ... [+]

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