Inbound Logistics | July 2023

[ IN FOCUS ] INBRIEF

New Services and Solutions

>PRODUCTS

 The new Combi-CB70E from forklift manufacturer Combilift is an electric counterbalance truck with multidirectional ability, allowing it to handle long and bulky loads in confined spaces. With a 15,500- pound lift capacity, the Combi-CB70E has large elastic tires and a compact wheelbase.

> MSC now calls at Port Everglades, instead of Miami, on its Santana service, which connects Southeast Asia to the United States. The service now includes the following on its rotation: Haiphong, Shanghai, Ningbo, Busan, Rodman, Caucedo, Port Everglades, Charleston, Baltimore, New York, Boston, and Singapore.

> ORBCOMM’s new RT 8000

> Latin America Cargo City finalized the construction of a new pharmaceutical warehouse in Uruguay. The new building is integrated with the existing infrastructure and will store vaccines and other biological products and drugs that will be shipped to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, and Colombia. > Saddle Creek Logistics Services is opening additional multi-client distribution centers in Walton, Kentucky; Joliet, Illinois; Myerstown, Pennsylvania; and North Las Vegas, Nevada—adding more than 1.8 million square feet of space.

equipment available for shipment in one week or less. The Swift Lift 1 program includes lift table models that have capacities from 1,100 to 6,000 pounds and platforms up to 48 by 96 inches.

Carolina. The first shipment of CCM new build container chassis arrived in Savannah in May 2023. Chassis will continue to be delivered over the next six months via various locations. > Cleveland Cold Storage is set to open its 156,000-square-foot cold storage facility later this summer, o‘ering a range of frozen storage and distribution options for local, regional, and national shippers. The Cleveland, Ohio, facility features 122,000 square feet of -10°F freezer space, a 20,000-square-foot 34°F cold dock, and 10,000 square feet of dry storage for multi-customer use.

monitoring solution lets

cold chain operators in the food distribution, retail logistics, and pharmaceutical industries track and monitor their temperature-controlled cargo. The unit is designed to reduce the frequency of field replacement and helps companies ensure products meet regulatory compliance and maintain integrity. > Southworth Products now o‘ers a lift table stocking program, with its most popular hydraulic lift table models and other vertical lifting and positioning

>SERVICES

> Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) is set to launch SACP (South Atlantic Chassis Pool) 3.0 in October 2023. The new chassis pool provisioning program consists of 50,000 modernized chassis to service 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North and South

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