Logistics Technology News

C.H. Robinson Europe is expanding into Turkey to respond to growing demand for logistics services in the region.

E-commerce is remaking supply chains and the structure of the retail industry, driven by online retailers such as ThinkGeek, whose warehouse outside Columbus, Ohio, is managed by Exel.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has named Christopher J. Connor as its new president and CEO, effective June 21.

Neovia Logistics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the contract logistics division of MIQ Holdings.

Spectrum Logistics and its parent company TOTE Logistics have hired Gregory Tuthill as vice president of the Spectrum team.

FedEx Trade Networks has opened a new distribution facility in Romulus, Mich.

Yusen Logistics is adding a weekly service from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, to Los Angeles to its LCL network.

FedEx Ground Shipping Service will move its Jacksonville, Fla., distribution hub to a new facility it is planning to build at the Cecil Commerce Center, Jacksonville Business Journal reports.

Dachser Transport of America has announced that its “rapid growth” in the U.S. international transport market has driven its 2012 revenue up by 17.5 percent to more than $127 million.

Bolloré’s winning proposal to build a second container terminal at the Port of Abidjan violates Ivory Coast’s competition law, according to Jean-Louis Billon, the country’s minister of commerce, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.

DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHL Thermonet, a new air freight product tailored to the life sciences and health care sector.

Amber Road has opened an office in Munich to serve as headquarters for its Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Kerry Logistics has opened three new logistics centers in Chongqing, Wuxi and Xiamen, China, to continue its expansion in the nation.

D.J. Powers Co., a Savannah, Ga.-based logistics provider, has merged with Maritime International, a local logistics firm also based in Savannah.

Novo Express International has merged a significant portion of its operations with Dependable Global Express and Dependable AirCargo Express.

Ask a 3PL and a technology provider to define what a supply chain control tower is and you’ll likely get two different answers. But while the definition may vary, there’s no doubt that the concept is attracting growing interest from 3PLs and technology providers alike amid increasing signs that a stronger economic recovery is approaching.

Allcargo Logistics, an Indian logistics subsidiary of The Avvashya Group, has appointed Ajit Jangle as its group chief operating officer.

Suddath Global Logistics, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based warehousing and logistics management company, has acquired PenserSC, a third-party logistics provider.

If shippers want to blunt rising transportation costs, and carriers want more sustainable profits, they need to learn to connect not just the dots but also the bytes.

Yourway Transport will expand its biopharmaceutical services in Lehigh Valley, Pa., according to Pennsylvania’s Gov. Tom Corbett.

Cryoport reported a net loss of $6.4 million in fiscal year 2013, ending March 31, 2013, improving from a net loss of $7.8 million in fiscal year 2012, ending March 31, 2012.

Transnet and the NEPAD Business Foundation have launched the Africa Infrastructure Desk in Johannesburg to develop infrastructure for intra-Africa trade.

CUSTOMS Info Global Data Mining has promoted Matt Gersper to chairman of the board.

Purolator International has introduced PuroPost for business-to-consumer shipments between the U.S. and Canada.

CaroTrans, a non-vessel operating common carrier, has partnered with Multifreight Consolidator System, an NVOCC in the Philippines market, to offer less-than-containerload and full containerload import and export cargo services...

Dunavant Trans Gulf has hired Bethany Coots as director of marketing and business development.

Tompkins International has promoted Denny McKnight, former executive vice president of supply chain consulting services, as its president.

The European Commission has approved a proposed joint venture between OJSC Unimilk Company of Russia, part of Danone Group, and NDL International, part of Norbert Dentressangle Group, both of France.

Coregistics, a packaging supply chain services company, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Cano Packaging...

Allcargo Logistics, India’s leading international freight forwarder and port-based logistics provider, said its consolidated net profit in fiscal year 2012-13 was Rs. 169.7 crore (approximately $30 million), slipping 40 percent from $50.3 million in the previous fiscal year.

ART Logistics has launched a multimodal freight service connecting Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand with Central Asia.

CUSTOMS Info Global Data Mining has promoted Jennifer Harris to chief operating officer, following the merger and reorganization of CUSTOMS Info and Global Data Mining.

Unisource Corporate, a holding enterprise that acquires third-party logistics service providers and logistics technology providers, has appointed Jordan Serlin as its new chairman and CEO.

CEVA Logistics has launched two services in its U.S.-Mexico portfolio, including Mexico Direct, a customs clearance solution for Mexican importers, and a new intermodal service.

Norbert Dentressangle has acquired Fiege’s logistics operations in Italy, Spain and Portugal to strengthen its position in Southern Europe, in line with its development strategy.

Nippon Express Co., Japan’s largest international freight forwarder, signed an agreement to acquire Panasonic Logistics Co., the wholly owned logistics arm of electronics giant Panasonic Corp.

DHL Supply Chain has plans to invest €140 million (about US$180 million) in its business in Southeast Asia by 2015.

Transplace, a third-party logistics provider with strong roots in U.S. trucking and cross-border transportation, has been acquired by Greenbriar Equity Group, a New York-based investment firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

UPS has appointed George Willis as the new managing director for UPS U.K., Ireland and the Nordics.