Tag: logistics
Walmart to purchase 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles to be used for last mile deliveries
- General News
While the LDV is expected to begin hitting the road in 2023, the companies plan to kick-off advanced deliveries to refine and finalize vehicle configuration in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex in the coming weeks.
Lineage Logistics acquisition expands direct-to-consumer fulfillment
- General News
Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced that it is expanding its Direct-to-Consumer (“D2C”) Fulfillment solution to create a market leader in e-commerce for perishable customers.
Senators urge help for congested farm shipments
- Analysis
West Coast port delays have drawn the attention of California’s two U.S. senators, Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla.
Fresh Del Monte expands access to its ocean logistics business
- General News
Network Shipping (NWS), Fresh Del Monte’s ocean logistics arm, continues to drive growth for Fresh Del Monte’s third-party services by further enhancing its platform through a rebrand that optimizes cargo space on Fresh Del Monte’s 13 owned vessels – offering tailored shipping solutions to a broader audience amid continuous supply chain pressures.
Lineage Logistics acquires Canadian supply chain firm
- General News
Lineage Logistics, LLC, one of the world’s leading and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REITs and logistics solutions providers, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VersaCold Logistics Services, a leading cold chain solution provider in Canada, from TorQuest Partners and its co-investment partners, The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario and OPTrust.
Frutura acquires Texas logistics firm
- General News
Frutura has further strengthened its U.S. presence and holdings with the strategic acquisition of Agri-Cooling & Logistics (Agri-Cooling), a McAllen, TX-based operation.
XPO Logistics to split into two publicly traded companies
- General News
XPO Logistics, Inc. today announced that its board of directors, after a thorough examination of strategic alternatives, has approved a plan that the board believes is the optimal path to unlock value for XPO stakeholders.
Huron Capital’s Direct Connect Logistix acquires Performance Logistics
- General News
Leading lower-middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital Partners announced today that its third-party transportation and logistics services platform, Direct Connect Logistix, has acquired Performance Logistics, LLC.
C.H. Robinson enters autonomous driving tech partnership
- General News
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.
Five trends driving logistics in 2022
- General News
Will speed trump price in 2022? What about the middle mile in the logistics journey?