INBRIEF
> The 320-foot-tall Liebherr LMH 600 is the second mobile harbor crane to be deployed at Florida’s Port Canaveral and is part of a new mobile harbor crane product line recently launched by Liebherr Group . Port Canaveral signed an agreement with Liebherr to acquire the second mobile harbor crane from the company to support its growing cargo operations. The port’s first mobile harbor crane was entered into service in early 2019.
>SERVICES
Maersk inaugurated a new Chicago Air Freight Gateway near O’Hare Airport to add more supply chain integration opportunities for shippers. Also serving Maersk’s air cargo hub in Rockford International Airport, the new facility is a Bonded Container Freight Station with U.S. Customs and operates as a U.S. Transportation Security Administration Certified Cargo Screening Facility to ensure timely, secure handling of air freight.
online sales processes, international shipping
Ontario, lets shippers deliver to customers same-day, with orders scheduled through an online dashboard every morning before 11:00 am and delivered to residential addresses between 4 and 10 pm. > Lineage Logistics launched Lineage Fresh to provide storage options for importers, grocers, and producers of fresh fruit and produce. Leveraging its cold storage technology and logistics network, it offers capabilities such as re-pack and bagging services, reconditioning, restacking, multi-temperature zones for produce, cold treatment, fumigation, container drayage, and the integration of customs bonded facilities. > U.S. e-commerce businesses can now more easily expand their global reach with the new partnership between e-commerce platform BigCommerce and DHL , which provides streamlined
freeze room where products like poultry can be frozen to 0 degrees F within 36 hours. > Expedite All now offers a nationwide reefer van network to give shippers on-demand access to refrigerated small vehicles. Through an online platform, the new transportation network lets shippers find and book refrigerated sprinter vans, box trucks, and straight trucks in the United States. > ContainerPort Group, a multimodal transportation provider, started a Dedicated division to provide high-volume, high-touch, white-glove freight services. Dedicated services are designed to provide shippers with high- efficiency, premium support to ensure the consistent dock-to-doorstep delivery of goods. > FlashBox, a technology- based, same-day delivery company, launched in Vancouver. The company, which started in Toronto,
expertise, and discounted rates. U.S. merchants will also have access to DHL’s On Demand Delivery tool, which provides proactive notifications and flexible delivery options worldwide. > RLS Logistics opened a cold storage facility in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The temperature-controlled facility features a mobile racking system that allows it to hold 40-45% more pallet positions than the standard double-deep racking. The facility uses a refrigeration system that consumes less electricity than traditional ammonia-based systems.
FlexCold opened a Jacksonville, Florida, cold storage facility, which spans more than 150,000 square feet and offers 25,000 pallet positions. Located three miles from the Jacksonville Port, the facility is divided into four areas: two convertible rooms that can be used for refrigerated or frozen products; a freezer room where temperatures
>TRANSPORTATION
> China-based Nippon Express Logistics now offers a cross-border transport service connecting Zhuhai and Hong Kong by truck via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macau Bridge (HZMB). Cargo from South China and
are maintained below 0 degrees F; and a blast
60 Inbound Logistics • December 2022
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