NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
MANA Nutrition broke ground on a new 320,000-square-foot warehouse in Pooler, Georgia, four miles from the Port of Savannah. The facility, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2025, will enable the company to double its current production while adding new storage capacity.
Milestone
• Team Worldwide is celebrating its 45-year anniversary as a global full-scale logistics provider of innovative solutions and personalized shipping experiences across multiple industries.
UP THE CHAIN
← Michele Grubbs, vice president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), was elected to the board of directors of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute, a not-for-profit organization that supports and promotes the business of international trade and the intermodal transportation community. She has been with PMSA since 2004, overseeing its Long Beach, California office.
Green Seeds
↑ As part of its sustainability and climate protection strategy, logistics service provider Dachser is cooperating with Renault Trucks on the gradual decarbonization of road freight transportation. Dachser is expanding its fleet by 15 Renault Trucks all-electric vehicles, which complete local and long-distance transport tours at seven Dachser locations in Germany every weekday.
SEALED DEALS
↑ Walgreens Boots Alliance Global Sourcing has selected TradeBeyond’s multi-enterprise platform to optimize and standardize operations across its retail brands and to leverage more innovative and agile sourcing practices.
← Snack food manufacturer and distributor Snak-King partnered with Redwood Logistics to mitigate supply chain disruption. The 3PL introduced a comprehensive suite of services that enables Snak-King to streamline logistics operations, secure more favorable carrier rates, and significantly reduce risk exposure.
• Blain’s Farm & Fleet partnered with Roadie, a UPS company and crowdsourced delivery platform, to offer same-day delivery for its products. Blain’s shoppers who place orders by 2 p.m. can now choose same-day delivery to their doorstep for more than 60,000 products, including select oversized items, qualifying for this service.
← Outdoor retailer Orvis expanded its relationship with FourKites and now uses FourKites’ Order Insights to improve on-time delivery, inventory management, and customer satisfaction.
• Apollo Tires (US) Inc. has implemented Corcentric’s Managed Accounts Receivable services to help focus on strategic initiatives that will contribute to business growth in the United States.
↑ Harry Rosen, Canada’s premier luxury menswear retailer, renewed its agreement with Rhenus Logistics Warehousing Solutions. Under the renewed contract, Rhenus provides comprehensive warehousing and distribution solutions to support Harry Rosen’s extensive network of retail stores across Canada.
RECOGNITION
↑ Landstar System presented its BCO Lifetime Achievement Award to Duane Vorst, a Landstar Three Million Mile Safe Driver and Roadstar recipient. To date, Vorst has driven more than 3.23 million miles while leased on with a Landstar company without a preventable accident. He also has earned two Landstar Star of Quality awards, and a National Safety Council Driver Honor.
• Schneider National was selected as the PepsiCo Asset Sustainability Carrier of the Year for the third consecutive year. Schneider works closely with PepsiCo to help achieve significant milestones in sustainable transportation.
• Anacostia Rail Holdings’ Pacific Harbor Line was recognized for safety and industry leadership with the Presidents Award for safety in 2023 from the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association.
↑ For the sixth straight year, The Disability Equality Index named CSX Corp. one of America’s best places to work by earning a top score of 100. The Index measures key performance indicators across culture and leadership, enterprise-wide access, employment practices, community engagement, and supplier diversity.
• Target Corporation honored Capital Logistics with the Best Overall Provider for First Mile Food & Beverage award, for the second time. The award recognizes exceptional performance in managing thousands of shipments for Target over the past year.
↑ Ivca Kaiserova, senior manager EMEA security and loss prevention at Amazon, is the 2024 winner of the Young Supply Chain Resilience Professional of the Year Award, co-sponsored by the Europe, Middle East & Africa region of the Transported Asset Protection Association and TT Club.
M&A
↑ As a part of its strategic plan to continue building an established and strong presence in Saudi Arabia, CEVA Logistics signed a joint venture agreement with Almajdouie Logistics, a leading logistics provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The signed agreement is pending approval by the necessary regulatory authorities.
• Accenture will acquire Camelot Management Consultants, an international SAP-focused management and technology consulting firm from Germany, with specific strengths in supply chain, data and analytics.
• Aptean acquired Principal Logistics Technologies, a provider of purpose-built warehouse management and supply chain optimization software solutions. With the acquisition, Aptean adds new capabilities to its warehouse management and supply chain management offerings for wholesalers, importers, manufacturers, retailers, and 3PLs.
• Advantive acquired Pepperi, an omnichannel B2B sales platform for wholesalers and distributors.
In Memoriam
← Dr. Spyros M Polemis, the former chairman of INTERCARGO, passed away in July 2024. An influential representative of the global shipping community in Athens, London, and New York, Polemis was instrumental in consolidating INTERCARGO’s presence in the shipping industry during the 1980s and 1990s.