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ATC Logistics & Electronics Sponsors Reverse Logistics and Test & Repair Seminar in Dallas, New York and San Jose
Breakfast symposiums provide insight to increase profitability and improve operations - July 10, 2009 - ATC Logistics & Electronics
Choice Logistics Strengthens Team with Joe Keenan as New Director of APAC
Company continues international growth with personnel and resources - July 10, 2009 - Choice Logistics
Stratix Partners with Vangard Voice to Speed Enterprise Mobile Applications
New Mobile Voice Platform Helps Businesses Cut Mobile Transaction Times in Half, Reduce Errors and Cut Operational Costs - July 02, 2009 - Stratix Corporation
Famous Pacific Shipping Invites AGM Sponsors
Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast-expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services provider, is inviting container shipping lines to sponsor its Annual General Meeting and conference which will be held later this year in Macau from October 25-29th. - July 01, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Construction Starts on U-Freight’s Iconic Logistics Facility at Shanghai Pudong
Ground breaking has taken place on a RMB200 million/USD29.26 million strategic warehousing and office complex at Shanghai Pudong International airport for the UFL Group (www.ufreight.com) - the international freight service and logistics company. Completion of the building work is expected within 15 months. - June 28, 2009 - UFreight
Stratix Ranked 5th Among Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Top 25 Women-Owned Firms
Stratix Corporation has been recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, ranking 5th this year in the Top 25 Women-Owned Firms list. - June 25, 2009 - Stratix Corporation
Store Opening Solutions Supports the PETCO Foundation
Store Opening Solutions sponsors The PETCO Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Gala. - June 21, 2009 - Store Opening Solutions LLC
Davies Turner Breaks Own Records in Supplying Tehran Book Fair
Freight forwarder, Davies Turner has smashed its own transport records and moved more than 300 tonnes of books and other literature to Iran for this year’s Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). - June 10, 2009 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
3PL Nexus Distribution Expands to 1 Million Square Feet in Chicago
Third party logistics provider Nexus distribution expands to 1 million square feet in Bedford Park, IL, adding a third warehouse to its Midwest region facilities. The new distribution center has direct access to the adjacent CSX intermodal yard and gives Nexus exclusive access to a private roadway that can be used to transport heavy containers. - June 08, 2009 - Nexus Distribution
ScottTech's PickPro WCS Live at the Dayton VA Medical Center
ScottTech Integrated Solutions has successfully upgraded Dayton VAMC’s SPD (Supply, Processing, and Distribution) warehouse control system. The upgrade performed included installing the latest version PickPro WCS™ software (v8.1). - June 05, 2009 - ScottTech Integrated Solutions
Store Opening Solutions Goes the Extra Mile
Bill Rudolph, Vice President for Store Opening Solutions recently completed the 113th Annual Boston Marathon. - May 29, 2009 - Store Opening Solutions LLC
Nexus Distribution Qualifies as a SmartWaySM Transport Partner
Logistics provider Nexus Distribution meets U.S. EPA Certified SmartWaySM specifications for its commitment to the environmental performance of its private fleet, freight forwarding and warehouse operations. - May 12, 2009 - Nexus Distribution
GRSI FastTrak® OMS Cartonization System ‘Fits’ the Need
Glen Road Systems, Inc. (GRSI) has announced the addition of a cartonization system to its FastTrak order management system (OMS). The cartonization system uses software to automatically choose the right packaging solution based on orders’ dimensions, weight, and other client-defined criteria. This is first a class of packaging “Decision Automation” designed to make packaging faster and more consistent. - April 29, 2009 - Glen Road Systems, Inc.
U-Freight Expanding in China
The U-Freight Group (UFL) - www.ufreight.com - is continuing to increase its presence in China through a range of strategic office openings and relocations that is working to consolidate its involvement in one of the world’s busiest and most important freight markets. - April 29, 2009 - UFreight
Davies Turner Air Cargo Hosts EU/China Customs Fact-Finding Delegation
A high-level delegation of representatives from a joint EU/China Customs project studying the implementation and delivery of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status accreditation has visited the London Heathrow HQ of Davies Turner Air Cargo (DTAC). - April 10, 2009 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
U-Ocean Adds Oceanfreight Consols ... Plans to Build on Success of Services Launced in 2008
Less than a year after U-Ocean, the oceanfreight arm of global freight forwarder the U-Freight Group (ufl) - www.ufreight.com - launched scheduled oceanfreight export consolidation services from New York, Chicago and Los Angeles to Hong Kong, the global operator is undertaking a major expansion of the services that will boost its coverage of key markets throughout South East Asia. - April 10, 2009 - UFreight
Famous Pacific Shipping in Expansion Mode
Despite the tightening global freight market, the Asia-based NVOCC and freight services supplier, Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS), is following a programme of network expansion in established and emerging freight markets. - April 10, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Access America Transport Promotes New Vice President
Access America Transport, a leading third party logistics company has promoted Chad Eichelberger to Vice President. Prior to the promotion, Chad was the Director of Business Development. Chad started his career at Access America as a logistics coordinator and was quickly promoted to the flatbed... - April 02, 2009 - Access America Transport
ScottTech Releases v8.1 of Its PickPro Warehouse Control Software Suite
Now available: Version 8.1 of PickPro WCS™ (warehouse control system), powered by Celution™ Software. - March 21, 2009 - ScottTech Integrated Solutions
Stratix Gains National Recognition
Stratix Named to Nation’s Business List for 2009. - March 13, 2009 - Stratix Corporation
GeoMetrix USA Formed to Serve US Market Needs for High Value, Advanced Rail Logistics and Shipment Management Applications
GeoMetrix USA Established to Manage US Sales and Marketing to Rail Shippers. The Company Will Manage Growth of Cutting Edge Rail Shipment, Equipment and Yard Management Applications. - February 28, 2009 - Geometrix USA
Made4net and Westwind Technologies Announce Warehouse Management System Software Partnership
Leading supply chain execution solutions provider, Made4net, has announced today its partnership with Westwind Technologies, a corporate supply chain consultancy in South Carolina. - February 24, 2009 - Made4net
Store Opening Solutions Announces Strategic Deployment of Key Project Managers
Consistent with its ongoing strategy to provide cost-effective, quality services to the customer, company realigns and consolidates key project managers to form 10 operating regions. - February 21, 2009 - Store Opening Solutions LLC
Supply Chain Execution Solutions Provider Made4net and Logesys Announce Partnership
Made4net and Logesys have signed a partnership agreement appointing Logesys as an authorized Made4net SCExpert™ reseller in India. Logesys is an experienced IT solutions provider, specializing in freight forwarding and logistics solutions. - February 20, 2009 - Made4net
DHS Wins Lekkerland Tender for Made4net’s Warehouse Management System and TopSystem’s Pick-by-Voice Technology
DHS, the Czech IT software and mobile computer systems solutions integrator, announced today that Lekkerland Czech Republic has selected DHS‘ product offerings after stringent tender criteria to meet the warehouse management system and pick-by-voice technology needs of their two distribution warehouses in the Czech Republic. - February 13, 2009 - Made4net
3PL Crossroads Distribution Chooses Made4net’s Warehouse Management System WarehouseExpert
One of the largest third party logistics companies in South Africa, Crossroads Distribution, has recently decided to incorporate Made4net’s complete warehouse management system (WMS) for 3PL companies, WarehouseExpert and BillingExpert, into its Alberton warehouse operations. - February 12, 2009 - Made4net
Navigators Set Sail for U-Freight
U-Freight Ltd (UFL), the Hong Kong-headquartered international freight service and logistics group, has created a new management team to devise and implement strategic initiatives to help move the worldwide group forwards. - February 04, 2009 - UFreight
Wausau Paper Selects Nexus Distribution for Midwest Hub, Creating Jobs in Illinois
Logistics Provider Nexus Distribution selected to open Midwest U.S. Distribution Center for Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP). Further enhancing service to customers of its Printing & Writing segment, Wausau Paper selected Nexus Distribution’s facility in Bedford Park, IL as the location for its... - January 22, 2009 - Nexus Distribution
Automotive Leader Selects Made4net’s Warehouse Management System to Replace Old WMS
Colmobil, a leading distributor of cars and commercial vehicles in Israel, has chosen to implement Made4net’s warehouse management system WarehouseExpert, to manage the end to end spare parts flow in Colmobil’s innovative Distribution Center (DC). - January 09, 2009 - Made4net
Famous Pacific Shipping Builds Stronger Presence in Australia
Famous Pacific Shipping continues to build its presence in the important Australian market through a range of strategic investments and planning decisions that will see the global freight forwarding group ratchet up the pressure on the competition. - January 07, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Made4net to Showcase WarehouseExpert Warehouse Management System at ProMat in Chicago
Made4net is pleased to announce the showcasing of WarehouseExpert warehouse management system solution as part of the SCExpert Suite of supply chain execution solutions at ProMat 2009 in booth 4552. - December 15, 2008 - Made4net
Famous Pacific Shipping Names Blue Calm Marine Services as New Iranian General Agent
Forwarding network, the Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Group, has appointed Blue Calm Marine Services as its general agent in Iran. - December 11, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Record Breaking AGM for Famous Pacific Shipping
Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast-expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services provider, broke all records at its recent Annual General Meeting and Conference in Madrid. - November 21, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Hola to Madrid as Famous Pacific Shipping Comes to Town
Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast-expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services provider, is holding its Annual General Meeting and Conference in Europe for the first time in Madrid, Spain between 26th and 29th October 2008. - October 22, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Mt Højgaard Names Famous Pacific Shipping as Local Logistics Partner for Sri Lankan Port Project
Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka (Pvt) Ltd has been named as the preferred local freight partner by the Danish contractor MT Højgaard to handle the majority of the logistics services required during the construction of the Oluvil Port Project in Sri Lanka. - October 15, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Transite Hires Les Hamashima as Chief Marketing Officer
Company drives to be industry leader in the supply chain transportation and shipping logistics market. With the price of gas increasing at almost 40% from a year ago, the cost of shipping and freight has grown to become most companies’ third-largest expense item. - September 25, 2008 - Transite Technology
Life Begins at 40 Says U-Freight as It Prepares for Its Annual Conference
U-Freight - (www.ufreight.com) - the Hong Kong headquartered international freight service and logistics group, will be celebrating another successful year of growth at its annual conference in Hong Kong between September 19th and 20th 2008. - September 17, 2008 - UFreight
Famous Pacific Shipping Becomes a Member of Major Household Removals and Personal Effects Association
Less than year after it was established, PT. FPS Movers, an affiliate of the Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Group (www.fps-group.net) has been accepted as a member of the Household Goods Forwarders Association of America, Inc (HHGFAA). - September 10, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Davies Turner Air Cargo Maintains Status as Leading UK Independent
In the latest IATA/CASS league table for 2007, Davies Turner Air Cargo has maintained its position as the UK’s highest placed privately owned independent freight forwarder. - August 28, 2008 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
TraceGains Shows Lot Traceability Yields Profitability
Two, peer-reviewed, university studies have shown that patented traceability technology from TraceGains enhances supply chain visibility and boosts customer profits by 3% to 5% of revenue with a return on investment greater than 300%. These results were found in a wide range of industry segments... - August 11, 2008 - TraceGains Inc.
RACO Partners with Z-Space
Two Companies Work Together to Provide Customized Data Collection Services to the Business Community - August 09, 2008 - RACO Industries
Famous Pacific Shipping Expands in Zhongshan
Fast-growing Asia Pacific-based NVOCC and freight services provider, Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) has established a new office in Zhongshan, a leading industrial city which hosts some of the world’s largest shoe factories. - July 30, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Davies Turner Helps Tehran Book Fair Come of Age
Every year for the last 21 years that the Tehran International Book Fair has been held, Davies Turner has handled the delivery of books and publications to the event on behalf of many British and international publishing companies. - July 30, 2008 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Unilever Service Award for Famous Pacific Shipping
In the Philippines, Unilever has presented Famous Pacific Forwarding Phils with a Service Vendor Award in recognition of the excellent standards of transport and logistics services that have been provided over the last decade. - July 23, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Wausau Paper Selects Nexus for Eastern U.S. Distribution
Nexus successfully opened a new East Coast Distribution Center for Wausau Paper (NYSE: WPP) to provide service enhancements for customers of Wausau’s Printing & Writing division. Nexus' Allentown, PA facility now houses the entire portfolio of Wausau Paper stock brands and grades, providing the latest distribution technology, the ability to utilize intermodal rail, and Nexus’ specialized paper industry logistics services including Overnight and Same Day delivery. - July 09, 2008 - Nexus Distribution
Davies Turner Uses Blue Sky Thinking on Green Initiatives in New Bristol Development
Davies Turner’s determination that its operations are environmentally responsible is clearly demonstrated at the freight forwarder’s recently completed multi-million pound regional distribution centre at Avonmouth, Bristol. - June 11, 2008 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Davies Turner is All Ship-Shape at Bristol - New Regional Distribution Centre Now Open for Business
Independent freight forwarder Davies Turner has completed the construction of a multi-million pound expansion to its freight and logistics hub at Avonmouth, Bristol enabling it to offer complete supply chain solutions from the site. The total area of the company’s warehousing at Avonmouth... - May 21, 2008 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Davies Turner Ireland Strengthens Senior Management
The Davies Turner Group has strengthened the senior management of its subsidiary in Ireland with the appointment of Ciaran Delmar and John Culligan as Joint Managing Directors of Davies Turner Ireland Ltd. Both have joined from senior roles with Expeditors Ireland. - May 08, 2008 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Made4net to Participate in WERC’s Industry Resources Event (WIRE) 2008
Made4net, leading supply chain execution and warehouse management software provider for mid-markets, has announced its plans to exhibit in the Warehousing Education and Resources Council’s annual WIRE tradeshow event on Sunday, May 4th and Monday, May 5th at Hyatt Regency Chicago. - April 24, 2008 - Made4net
GRSI FastTrak® P.I. Software Takes on Packaging Integration in Full Stride
One of the most frequently asked questions by companies purchasing new or used warehouse equipment is, “Will the equipment function correctly with my warehouse system?” GRSI removes this uncertainty with comprehensive warehouse systems integration and substantial work experience. From order picking to shipping sortation, all packaging and material handling equipment and processes are streamlined and controlled by GRSI’s FastTrak® P.I., packaging integration, software suite. - April 03, 2008 - Glen Road Systems, Inc.