Inbound Logistics | May 2024

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international clients, the 126,000-square-foot facility allows easy access to Cork Airport and Ringaskiddy Port. > Dayton Freight Lines moved its Cleveland service center to a new building located between the I-80 Ohio Turnpike and Route 20 in North Ridgeville. The 123,939-square-foot facility has 118 doors and is double the size of the previous service center. > WSI is now the operator of Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Zacha Transload Terminal in Dallas, Texas. The terminal provides capacity for transloading and storing materials such as steel, lumber, plastics, aggregates, food, and other agricultural products, complementing WSI’s network of rail-served warehouses.

> Challenge Group launched an airfreight route between Mumbai and Liège, Belgium, operating twice weekly. A converted B767 freighter services the route and o„ers a payload of 52 tons. > OOCL introduced service upgrades in its Asia – East Coast South America network to optimize routes and increase capacity. Its Transpacific Latin Atlantic (TLA) service now provides a direct connection between Asia and Brazil/River Plate, o„ering a transit time of 26 days from China to Brazil. TLA service vessels were also upsized to 14,000 TEU nominal capacity.

> The Simove modular system from Siemens is designed for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The Simove platform includes modular software components and libraries for guidance control, navigation, and general automation. Using standardized automation and drive components, the modular system lets companies design AGV and AMR applications to meet operational requirements.

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 Americold executives, along with state and local leaders, gathered at the company’s Russellville, Arkansas, location to celebrate its expansion. Americold constructed a 131,000-square-foot cold storage and distribution facility, adding 42,000 pallet positions and 13 million cubic feet. > 3PL Crane Worldwide Logistics opened a warehouse in Cork, Ireland. Serving as a distribution hub for domestic and

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