The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based logistics solutions provider opened a 300,000-square-foot distribution center in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Toll Global Forwarding opens two branches in Germany
The international freight forwarding and supply chain management solutions provider opened a freight forwarding branch in Munich, which became fully operational today, and will open a branch in Nuremberg, which will become operational Oct. 30.
Executive Moves: Suddath Cos. and Mersey Maritime
The Suddath Cos.’s CFO retires, while Mersey Maritime names new CEO.
Widdows: Carriers have ‘mindset problem’ about collaborating beyond port-to-port
The former NOL chief told the TPM Asia conference he expects transpacific rates to continue to drop in 2016. and carriers need to cooperate on landside operations to overcome structural challenges and low rates in the industry.
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Urban Outfitters Adds More Restaurants
Urban Outfitters is poised to ask more customers: would you like fries with that? (Or more likely, would you like kale with that?) In efforts to lure the millennial consumer, the retailer is adding more restaurants as it turns locations into “lifestyle experience stores.” It’s not surprising. Milennials love to eat out and “experience retail” […]
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Met Announces Technology/Fashion Theme for 2016’s Costume Exhibit
Fashion and art continue to merge at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, where the annual spring exhibit (coupled with the corresponding themed Met Gala) turns into THE New York event of the season. Next year’s exhibition–titled manus x machina: fashion in an age of technology—will be on view from May 5 through August 14, 2016 (kicked off […]
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First half box volumes slip at Port of Philadelphia
The Port of Philadelphia saw container traffic dip 2 percent to 214,267 TEUs during the first six months of 2015 despite container loads increasing 4 percent on a tonnage basis, according to the most recent data from the regional port authority.
Ingram Micro to acquire e-commerce fulfillment business for $175m
The acquisition of Docdata’s order fulfillment, returns logistics and online payment services will complement Ingram Micro’s existing business.
FTA: Shippers should prepare for new container weight regulations
Containers without a verified weight will not be loaded onto container vessels from July 1, 2016, according to the U.K. Freight Transport Association.