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A.P. Moller – Maersk to acquire Pilot Freight Services

A.P. Moller – Maersk announced in February its intention to acquire Glen Mills, PA-based Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a first, middle and last mile as well as border crossing solutions provider that specializes in the big and bulky freight segment in North America for B2C and B2B distribution models. The Wall Street Journal revealed that the cost of the acquisition is $1.68 billion.With acquisition will make it possible for Maersk ... [+]

C.H. Robinson, Waymo Via enter strategic partnership

Global logistics company C.H. Robinson and Waymo Via, the trucking and local delivery unit of autonomous driving technology company Waymo, have formed a long-term strategic partnership to mutually explore the practical application of autonomous driving technology in logistics and supply chains. The partnership combines the ... [+]

GrowGeneration selects Manhattan Active®

Manhattan Associates Inc. recently announced GrowGeneration, the nation’s largest chain of hydroponic and organic garden centers, has selected Manhattan Active® Point of Sale to support its future growth and deliver a customer-centric shopping experience.GrowGeneration owns and operates retail hydroponic and organic gardening stores across the ... [+]

NFI taps WeatherOptics

NFI, a leading third-party logistics provider, announced a new partnership with WeatherOptics, a leading weather intelligence platform, to provide improved visibility to customers ahead of disruptive weather events.WeatherOptics boils weather impact down to a simple risk score or delay time that allows businesses to easily ... [+]

Odyssey Logistics Expands with New Brooklyn, Ohio Facility

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. announced that Odyssey Specialized Logistics LLC has opened a new metal logistics facility in Brooklyn, Ohio dedicated to roll and hold warehousing and area transportation. The Brooklyn location joins roll and hold facilities in California, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas ... [+]

AAFA Welcomes Passage of America Competes Act

The American Apparel & Footwear Association welcomed the passage of the America COMPETES Act on February 4, emphasizing the positive impact it will have on protecting consumers from dangerous counterfeits, addressing the worsening shipping crisis, and providing critical tariff savings at a time of rising ... [+]

POLB Creating Nation’s Largest Electric Truck Charging Network

The Port of Long Beach has issued an information request to assist in creating one of the largest U.S. networks of publicly accessible electric-charging stations for the heavy duty, class 8 drayage trucks that serve the port complex.Transitioning the drayage truck fleet serving the San ... [+]

Alabama Port Authority to build an ICTF at Montgomery, AL

The Alabama Port Authority board of directors have approved a $2.042 million purchase of 272 acres in Montgomery, Ala., to construct an inland container intermodal transfer (ICTF) facility. The project will extend intermodal rail service from the Port Authority’s container intermodal terminal at the Port ... [+]

AAL Completes US Petroleum Refinery Project

Project heavy lift specialist AAL Shipping (AAL) has delivered 456-metric-tonne industrial tower components to the US West Coast. The cargo was loaded in South Korea onboard the 31,000-deadweight heavy lift AAL Pusan and transported across the Pacific to the Port of Everett in Washington on ... [+]

Canaveral Port Partners with Volusia County

The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) and Volusia County's Division of Economic Development have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that establishes a working relationship promoting each other's geographical and business advantages. The agreement aims to attract more global business by bringing more Florida-bound cargo to ... [+]

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