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the newly constructed, 370,000-square-foot building is equipped with 58 dock doors and provides full-service warehousing, including pick and pack services, short- and long- term storage, and multiple temperature-controlled areas for food logistics and life sciences commodities.
called DeliverDirect in collaboration with
SmartKargo . DeliverDirect is a door-to-door delivery service for the U.S. market, offering ecommerce retailers a customizable, direct-to-consumer shipping solution that provides alert management, tracking and reporting, and access to Delta’s domestic network.
>TRANSPORTATION
> Maersk A/S , an entity under A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk), and Hapag-Lloyd signed an agreement for a long-term operational collaboration called Gemini Cooperation, which will start in February 2025, to provide shippers with ocean network reliability and accelerate decarbonization initiatives. The new cooperation includes a fleet pool of around 290 vessels with a combined capacity of 3.4 million TEUs; Maersk will deploy 60% and Hapag-Lloyd 40%.
Southeastern Freight Lines opened an expanded service center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new facility consists of 230 dock doors and houses its pickup and delivery operation as well as its breakbulk operation on an interim basis while Southeastern works to redevelop its second facility in Charlotte. > CJ Logistics America is opening a cold storage warehouse in Gainesville, Georgia, later this year, located adjacent to the future Northeast Georgia Inland Port, providing a direct link to the
China Cargo Airlines launched three Boeing 777 freighter flights a week to Miami from Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The airlines awarded Worldwide Flight Services a three- year contract to handle its cargo, including ecommerce traffic, perishables, seafood, and general cargo. > Ocean Network Express
connectivity covering major Canada and U.S. inland IPI destinations, including East and Central Canada, U.S. Midwest, and Ohio Valley. > Roadrunner expanded its less-than-truckload services, launching offerings to Canada and Portland as well as adding 135 lanes to its network. Roadrunner’s new lanes include: Dallas and Houston, Texas, to Denver; Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, to Denver; the Northeastern United States to and from Nashville, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Cincinnati; cities in Florida to Nashville and Memphis; and service to Alaska and Hawaii.
SCANDOLA sails on CMA CGM’s West Africa Express service connecting West Africa (Tema, Lekki, Abidjan, and Pointe-Noire) directly to China, Southeast Asia, and India. > ZIM introduced ZIM Pacific Northwest Xpress (ZPX), an independent service that connects Asia, Canada, and the United States via Vancouver Gateway. ZPX commenced operations on January 21 from Cai Mep, Vietnam, with the following rotation: Yantian, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai, Vancouver (Deltaport), Pusan, and back to Cai Mep. Service features include rail
(ONE) is set to launch a container ship service between Savannah,
Georgia, and West India in May 2024. The new offering gives the Georgia Ports Authority 10 services via the Suez Canal, with nine calling on the Indian subcontinent. ONE’s new West India North America service offers a weekly route linking Hazira, Nhava Sheva, and Mundra to Savannah. > CMA CGM ’s first liquefied natural gas-powered container ship now serves West African ports. The 15,000-TEU CMA CGM
Port of Savannah. The 270,000-square-foot
building, developed by RL Cold , offers a blast freezing system that brings products to desired temperatures in 24 hours or less. > AIT Worldwide Logistics opened a LEED-certified warehouse in Palatine, Illinois, near Chicago. Designed to handle a variety of shipping needs,
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