Logistics

BDP International announces Wheeldon as Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer

AJOT | October 14, 2021 | Logistics

BDP International (BDP), a leading privately-held global logistics and transportation solutions company, has announced Neil Wheeldon as the company’s newly created role of Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer.

Prices paid to US producers post smallest advance this year

Bloomberg | October 14, 2021 | Logistics

C.H. Robinson announces Carrier of the Year Award winners with celebration and donation in their honor

AJOT | October 12, 2021 | Logistics

Global logistics company, C.H. Robinson, today, revealed the names of 17 carriers honored with the 2021 C.H. Robinson Carrier of the Year Award.

CEVA Logistics first to receive new IATA CEIV Lithium Battery certification after pilot, development program

AJOT | October 12, 2021 | Logistics

GEODIS collaborates with Bastian Solutions on new fulfillment site to deliver highest AutoStore throughput globally

AJOT | October 08, 2021 | Logistics

Global leading transport and logistics provider GEODIS today announced a partnership with Bastian Solutions to implement an AutoStore system into a new fulfillment site for a leading clothing retailer. The $48 million material handling equipment deal will deliver the highest throughput documented of an AutoStore system globally to support the retailer’s omnichannel capabilities, including e-Commerce and its more than 1,000 stores across the United States.

Sherlock joins AGX Freight as COO/EVP

AJOT | October 08, 2021 | Logistics

Warehouse automation market to expand to over $69bn by 2025

AJOT | October 07, 2021 | Logistics

• Warehouse automation market valued at $29.6bn in 2020 • The market will return to normal by 2022, then to face a period of high growth • Grocery and general merchandise to drive growth throughout the forecast period

Via Varejo selects Manhattan Active® Warehouse Management to streamline its vast supply chain

AJOT | October 07, 2021 | Logistics

Rhenus Logistics Americas appoints Ryser as CEO for USA

AJOT | October 07, 2021 | Logistics

APL Logistics announces Smith as CCO

AJOT | October 07, 2021 | Logistics

Hong Kong’s Honour Lane Shipping mulls $500 million sale

Bloomberg | October 07, 2021 | Logistics

Honour Lane Shipping Ltd., a Hong Kong-based freight forwarder, is weighing a sale of the business that could fetch about $500 million, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Book industry thrown Into chaos over supply-chain delays

Bloomberg | October 07, 2021 | Logistics

Starting in late August, three container ships left China carrying 65,000 copies of a monograph celebrating the career of filmmaker Spike Lee. They were headed for a congested port near Los Angeles, where dozens of vessels wait offshore for a chance to unload cargo.

Averitt continues focus on distribution and fulfillment with expansion in Amarillo, TX

AJOT | October 06, 2021 | Logistics

The facility will be used to provide shippers access to inventory and freight staging space to help streamline delivery and distribution throughout the Texas Panhandle.

Hines to redevelop 60-acre logistics park in Central Denver

AJOT | October 06, 2021 | Logistics

ZIM establishes Ship4wd, a new digital freight forwarding company

AJOT | October 06, 2021 | Logistics

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. announced today the creation of a new subsidiary, Ship4wd, a digital freight forwarding platform offering an online, simple and reliable self-service end to end shipping solution. Ship4wd will launch on October 18 2021.