by Paul Scott Abbott Aug 11, 2015
Shapiro firm celebrating 100 years as Baltimore customs broker leader
When an ambitious 20-year-old Baltimorean named Sam Shapiro earned his customs broker’s license and opened the door of his own one-room office in 1915, he likely couldn’t have imagined that the family business he founded would now be celebrating a century of industry leadership.
Sappi’s Swingler keeps it clean in transport of ‘dissolving pulp’
As John Swingler oversees the forest products supply chain, he may not be looking at breakbulk moves of logs and lumber as much as he is focused on containerized shipping and “super-clean” transport of a tree-based commodity used to make clothing.
Beaver Street Fisheries Inc.‘s Savitz savvily directs seafood supply chain
For nearly a third of a century, Paige Savitz has been hooked on importing seafood for Beaver Street Fisheries Inc. in her hometown of Jacksonville, Fla.
New Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractor is everything-but-sexy ‘hammer in toolbox’
The Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractor may not be sexy, but the latest generation truck from the folks who invented yard hostlers back in 1958 is everything a trailer-spotting driver could desire.
Technology drives speed, efficiencies as warehousing association turns 125
While the basic function of the warehousing industry has remained constant for more than a century, technology is facilitating speed and efficiencies that could not possibly have been imagined when the predecessor entity to the International Warehouse Logistics Association was founded in 1891.
Industry demands spur investments in projects around central Gulf region
Port authorities and private industry alike are shelling out big bucks on projects that should help keep business on the upswing at ports throughout the central Gulf region.
Florida Gulf Coast ports look to gain from abundant, diverse opportunities
Ports along the Florida Gulf Coast are aiming to further capitalize upon their propitious positioning close to the expanding Panama Canal, industry-rich Mexico and a Cuba that is opening to U.S. tourism and trade, as well as proximity to offshore energy activity and the Sunshine State’s own growing population base.
‘Car guy’ Goodwin drives logistics for Volkswagen Group of America
Whether in his garage restoring a 1961 Ford Galaxie convertible or on the job as senior manager of transportation for Volkswagen Group of America Inc., self-described “car guy at heart” Scott Goodwin applies decades of automotive industry experience to ensuring quality delivery.
Energy industries among major forces powering ports along Texas Gulf Coast
True to Texas tradition, with a boost from Eagle Ford shale play activity, energy industries are a key factor propelling growth at ports of the Lone Star State.
IANA task force to address improving truck turn times
Through a newly formed task force, the Intermodal Association of North America is looking to help move trucks more swiftly in and out of port and intermodal terminals.
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