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The Supply Chain in Brief
> GOOD WORKS
> RECOGNITION
• Crowley expanded its support for Wreaths Across America in 2025, providing ocean transportation, trucking, and warehousing to deliver wreaths for veterans’ gravesites in cemeteries in St. Thomas and St. Croix of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Averitt was named a 2025 Top Company for Women to Work in Transportation and recognized as part of the program’s Elite 30 by Redefining the Road , the ocial magazine of the Women In Trucking
• Bettaway Supply Chain Services is entering its fourth year participating in a unique partnership with local Pennington non-pro t We Make-Autism at Work that is demonstrating a new standard for workforce inclusion, creating jobs and sustainable careers for adults on the autism spectrum.
Association. This distinction highlights companies that demonstrate a strong commitment to employing and supporting women in transportation.
• Lars Jensen, a maritime analyst and CEO of Vespucci Maritime, has been named the 2026 Person of the Year by the New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association. The award celebrates individuals who have
> UP THE CHAIN
GEODIS appointed Guillaume Bournisien as managing director of freight forwarding in the United States, expanding his current responsibilities as managing director of freight forwarding in Canada to the broader North American region.
made substantial contributions to the global logistics, maritime, and transportation sectors.
• Hy-Tek Intralogistics was certified by Great Place to Work for the second year in a row. The recognition is based entirely on what employees say about their experience working at Hy-Tek and places the company among the top quartile of U.S. workplaces for employee satisfaction. • Compass Logistics & Marine received the 2024– 2025 Best Partner Award from the Global Anity Alliance, powered by WCAworld.
Duane George joins Advantive as chief executive of cer, bringing more than two decades of experience in manufacturing and enterprise software.
> INVESTMENTS
DHL Group will invest approximately EUR 1 billion across all its business units
in India by 2030. The investment reflects DHL’s confidence in India’s dynamic market and aligns with its Strategy 2030 to accelerate sustainable growth. Uber Freight entered an expanded commercial partnership with Better Trucks, a last-mile delivery platform that orchestrates deliveries for retail and ecommerce brands. Uber Freight customers may now extend delivery from their store or fulfillment locations directly to consumers’ doorsteps with enhanced e ciency, real-time visibility, and reliability.
12 Inbound Logistics • December 2025
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