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• Arvato has taken over logistics and
fulfillment for Tonies , the manufacturer and supplier of the Toniebox and accompanying figurines. The logistics campus in Guetersloh (Germany) and the East Midlands Gateway (UK) will act as central distribution centers.
• Premier Trailer Leasing launched a new human trafficking awareness campaign that addresses the signs of human trafficking and how to report it. • Carolina Handling is celebrating its 58th anniversary in 2024 with a yearlong campaign entitled “Handling Hunger Together” to assist neighboring hunger-relief organizations. The company is giving away 58 motorized pallet jacks to hunger-relief organizations throughout its five-state territory.
• Supply chain resilience company Craft.co signed a $28-million, five-year agreement with the Secretary of the Air Force to bolster due diligence efforts across the Department of Defense . The DoD and 23 other federal agencies use the Craft platform to conduct due diligence and foreign influence checks on companies that aim to do business with the federal government. • WSI was selected as the operator of Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Zacha Transload Terminal in Dallas. With 50 acres of outdoor storage, the terminal features capacity for transloading and storing materials such as steel, lumber, plastics, aggregates, food, and other agricultural products. • Ruan entered a new partnership with the Idaho State Liquor Division for dedicated contract transportation for liquor products distribution. • To support its growth within mass retailers such as Costco, Target, TJMaxx, and Walmart, E&C’s Snacks forged a strategic partnership with ODW Logistics . In addition to being an E&C’s Snacks transportation partner, ODW now manages the brand’s inventory out of its Romeoville, Illinois warehouse.
>M&A
n Descartes Systems Group acquired Aerospace Software Developments , a provider of customs and regulatory compliance solutions. n Cin7 acquired Inventoro , a provider of AI-driven sales forecasting and replenishment optimization solutions.
12 Inbound Logistics • June 2024
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