INBRIEF
DHL Global Forwarding’s expertise in meeting quality standards and regulatory requirements for safe and compliant air handling of high-value, time-sensitive, and temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products. > Candor Expedite launched a cold chain division, Candor Food Chain, which combines the company’s national shipping services with a new technology—a reusable cold packaging solution that allows pallet and box- sized frozen and refrigerated shipments to go by regular transport and stay frozen or refrigerated for up to 9 days. > CN opened a new transload logistics facility in Flat Rock, Michigan. Spanning 20,000 square feet, the Flat Rock facility is designed for inbound train operations. The facility’s first customer is Target Steel, which will transport steel coils via rail.
The new Kodiak Max industrial sign and label print system from DuraLabel uses thermal transfer technology to provide durability, vibrant colors, and sharp, 300 DPI text, graphics, barcodes, and QR codes.
> COSCO SHIPPING opened a self-operated fulfillment warehouse in the Greater Los Angeles area. Tailored for cross-border ecommerce customers, the new facility is one hour from the Port of Los Angeles and Los Angeles International Airport. The warehouse can achieve unloading and shelving within 48 hours, with 95% of goods dispatched within the first 24 hours and 98% within 48 hours.
>SERVICES
> The Georgia Ports Authority and Wallenius Wilhelmsen signed a 20-year terminal agreement consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the Port of Brunswick. The provider’s long-term commitment in Brunswick— which is expanding its roll-on/roll-off cargo handling capabilities to become a top U.S. auto port—is expected to strengthen its position as a preferred supply chain partner to North American automotive, equipment, and breakbulk customers. DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Group’s air and ocean freight specialist, has been re-certified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
> Lufthansa Cargo added Monterrey, Mexico, to its freighter flight schedule, connecting Europe to Monterrey and offering further destinations with belly connections to North America. The new route goes from Frankfurt to Mexico City, then to Monterrey International Airport, and back to Frankfurt, and is expected to serve automotive suppliers, electronics providers, and customers transporting medical products. > CMA CGM Group is deploying seven additional vessels with a capacity of 7,000 TEUs from June 30 to early September 2024, with bi-weekly departures from China to alternating
destinations in Northern Europe (Le Havre, Antwerp) and the Mediterranean (Fos- sur-Mer, Malta). The French Peak Service is a seasonal offering designed to meet increased maritime transport demand between Asia, Northern Europe, and the Mediterranean. > Samskip now offers a shortsea container service connecting Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Launched from Rotterdam, the weekly Spain-Tilbury-Rotterdam shortsea option offers the sustainability advantages of intermodal transport to customers throughout Spain, supported by local customer service.
>TRANSPORTATION
DACHSER’s air and sea freight division is expanding its services, adding new fixed LCL connections between the port of Rotterdam and various ports in Asia including Shanghai and Nhava Sheva. For these new LCL import and export connections, DACHSER uses its own consolidated containers.
The IATA CEIV Pharma certification recognizes
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