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the cross-dock will be used for the short-term storage of fast-moving consumer goods while the cold store will be used for the transhipment of agri-food products, including frozen meat, fish, vegetables, and fresh fruit. > SEKO Logistics’ new e-commerce business unit expands its international cross-border shipping, global fulfillment, heavyweight last mile, and returns and recommerce solutions. SEKO Ecommerce supports brands selling through multiple channels and marketplaces, including Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Tmall, and Walmart. It leverages SEKO’s integrations with e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Magento, Commerce Cloud, and Demandware.
> Gebrüder Weiss opened a 65,900-square-foot warehouse in Conyers, Georgia. The new facility provides businesses with storage, pick and pack, retailer compliance capabilities, e-commerce solutions, and value-added services such as kitting.
> Marine Repair Services-Container Maintenance Corporation (MRS-CMC) introduced a loaded container storage solution at 18 depot locations throughout the Southeast, Mid-South, and Gulf regions to provide shippers additional space to store loaded containers. MRS- CMC depots in Charleston, South Carolina; Greer, South Carolina; Houston, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; and Savannah, Georgia, feature new load lift equipment. Two additional Savannah locations will open in the first half of 2022.
> Companies will have rail-served distribution
warehouse space in Q4 2022 with a new 393,680-square- foot warehouse located in Bloomingdale, Georgia, just off Exit 148 on Interstate 16. Capital Development Partners broke ground on the River Road Logistics Center, which will offer dual rail connection to the Genessee and Wyoming rail service and provides access to the Port of Savannah. > Maersk and the Port of Rotterdam Authority reached an agreement for the logistics provider
warehouses and distribution centers, manufacturing and assembly work cells, different types of loading docks, and big-box retail and home improvement centers. > Brother Mobile Solutions introduced two models to its line of RuggedJet mobile label and receipt printers. The new RJ-3200 models— the 3-inch RJ-3230BL and RJ-3250WBL thermal printers—feature a microprocessor that
per hour, the BG Pouch System buffers, sorts, and sequences single items to limit manual item touches and automate returns and order handling processes. > PowerStak stackers from Presto ECOA meet a range of load transporting and stacking requirements. PowerStak units are equipped with powered drive, allowing operators to move palletized loads over long distances in
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to construct a cross- dock and cold storage
> BEUMER Group’s new pouch system is designed to streamline reverse logistics operations. With a capacity of more than 10,000 items
complex, scheduled to be completed in 2023. Located at Prinses Amaliahaven in the Rotterdam port area,
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