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RP Development Corp., together with Strategic Real Estate Partners, broke ground
Cassandra Green was appointed chief supply chain of cer for The Campbell’s Company. She will lead
Campbell’s end-to-end supply chain–including customer logistics and planning, procurement, operational excellence, manufacturing, and supply chain category leadership–and assume responsibility for food safety and quality. John Lauer , executive vice president and chief commercial of cer of Matson, will retire in July 2026. Chris Scott, senior vice president, transpaci c service and corporate pricing, will be promoted to succeed Lauer.
on Phase I of Camp Lake Commerce Center, a new industrial development in Minneola, Florida. Planned as a three-phase industrial park totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet across 163 acres, the total project will oer capacity for 193 trailer spaces, with buildings designed to accommodate 32-foot clear heights and modern logistics operations.
The J.M. Smucker Co. promoted Rob Ferguson , currently senior vice president and general manager of coffee and procurement, to the newly created role of chief product supply of cer and executive vice president of coffee, pet, and away from home. He will oversee company operations, distribution, supply chain, and procurement, among other functions.
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Honolulu Freight Service opened a new statewide headquarters. The 92,400-square-foot
Soeren Hagen assumes the role of chief operating of cer at 4 ow. He most recently served as managing director for China, where he oversaw 4 ow’s successful expansion in the region. In his new role, he will be responsible for 4 ow’s global consulting business.
building and 3 acres of industrial property in the heart of Honolulu allows HFS to streamline and upgrade operations, and expand services in air and ocean inter-island transportation, cold chain, door- to-door trucking, and short-term storage capacity.
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ORO Labs, a procurement orchestration platform for global enterprises, raised $100 million in Series C funding to accelerate agentic orchestration as the backbone of modern enterprise procurement. The round was led by Brighton Park Capital and Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from earlier investors. An aliate of Sun European Partners completed an investment in B&H Worldwide Ltd., which provides comprehensive logistics solutions for the management of aviation and aerospace components.
The CMA CGM
Group and SIPG Energy completed the bunkering of 3,643
tons of biomethanol—a low-carbon fuel derived from renewable or waste-based biomass—for the CMA CGM OSMIUM at Yangshan Port. This sustainable fuel oers environmental benefits for the dual-fuel containership by providing lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reductions of more than 65% compared with conventional marine fuels.
12 Inbound Logistics • April 2026
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