Logistics

Covering Logistics, Forwarders, Warehousing, NVOCC, Transportation Intermediaries

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution names Larry Faschan Jr. Vice President of Human Resources

AJOT Newsroom | December 14, 2021 | Logistics | People | Appointments

Ocado wins ruling in patent fight over robot warehouses

Bloomberg | December 14, 2021 | Logistics

UPS same-day unit roadie says delivery volume doubled last month

Bloomberg | December 13, 2021 | Logistics | Integrators

Roadie, the same-day delivery startup that United Parcel Service Inc. acquired in October, said its package volume more than doubled in November from a year earlier as shoppers heeded the call to make holiday purchases early.

ProCourier acquires downtown courier service Hartford Courier

ProCourier, Inc. | December 13, 2021 | Logistics

Ryder to acquire e-commerce and omnichannel fulfillment provider Whiplash

AJOT Newsroom | December 13, 2021 | Logistics

Leschaco Owner Jörg Conrad calls his children on board

AJOT Newsroom | December 13, 2021 | Logistics | People | Appointments

The Bremen-based family-owned company is settling its succession in the middle of a growth phase: the turnover of the group of companies with more than 2,300 employees worldwide is expected to exceed the mark of 900 million euros in 2021, after 600 million euros in 2020.

Young Forwarder Network comes of age

AJOT Newsroom | December 13, 2021 | Logistics

CMA CGM aquires Ingram Micro’s commerce & lifecycle services business

AJOT Newsroom | December 13, 2021 | Logistics

CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and Ingram Micro have signed a Share and Asset Purchase Agreement for the CMA CGM Group to acquire most of Ingram Micro’s Commerce & Lifecycle Services activities (CLS), including Shipwire and the company’s technology forward logistics businesses in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

Logistics startup Nuvocargo raises $20.5M led by Tiger Global, launches its first financial product for carriers

AJOT Newsroom | December 13, 2021 | Logistics

First-mover mid-bay, multi-tenant project completes in metro Phoenix Loop 303 Corridor

JLL | December 11, 2021 | Logistics

The first mid-bay, multi-tenant industrial development to rise within Phoenix’s Loop 303 Corridor has been completed and delivered to market. The project, Kentwood 303, can accommodate substantial occupant demand from mid-sized tenants wanting to locate close to the e-commerce, cold storage, healthcare and manufacturing giants moving en masse to the West Valley’s booming Loop 303 industrial submarket.