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n Total Distribution purchased the assets of Presidential Express Trucking and Presidential Express Warehousing & Distribution , based in Bayonne, New Jersey. n To enhance its in-house customs brokerage services, Worldwide Logistics Group (WWL), a global integrated logistics services provider, acquired P. W. Bellingall, a customs brokerage house based in San Francisco. n STG Logistics expanded its port- to-door supply chain solutions through the acquisition of Best Dedicated Solutions, an over-the- road transportation provider. The acquisition adds expedited, dry van, temperature control, and flatbed solutions to STG’s existing intermodal, drayage, and facility- based containerized logistics services.
Liz Door is Ford’s new chief supply chain of cer. She previously led Whirlpool’s global strategic sourcing.
Dave Bozeman was appointed CEO and a Board of Directors member at C.H. Robinson . He brings 30+ years of supply chain experience.
n Hellmann Worldwide Logistics acquired PKZ Group, its long- standing air and sea freight partner in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, establishing its own Slovakian national company. n Advantive, a software provider for specialty manufacturing and distribution businesses, made two recent acquisitions: VeraCore, an SaaS order and warehouse management software provider for fulfillment companies and 3PLs and ParityFactory, a food and beverage manufacturing software company rooted in food safety. n Aptean, a global provider of enterprise software solutions, acquired TOTALogistix, a provider of cloud-based transportation management systems to manufacturers, retailers, and distributors in North America. n Flowspace, a fulfillment software platform, acquired RetailOps, a software company that enables omnichannel brands to optimize supply chain operations.
Renault Group named Denis Le Vot as chief supply chain of cer. Le Vot, who has been CEO of the group’s Dacia brand since 2021, will retain both positions.
Banyan Technology appointed Rick Chappel as its new COO, responsible for leading the company’s client operations and product management.
n GEODIS acquired Southern Companies, a U.S. drayage provider
that handles all phases of the import and export process.
n RIST Transport purchased AMA Transportation Company, based in Billerica, Massachusetts. The acquisition expands direct over- the-road service routes throughout New England and improves customer service solutions and technological advancements for both companies.
Marine terminal operator and stevedore Ports America named
Matthew Hoag as its new executive vice president and chief operating of cer. In addition to this role, Hoag will also have direct responsibility over Paci c and Gulf operations. He has served in various senior leadership roles internationally, most recently leading global operations and engineering at DP World.
24 Inbound Logistics • July 2023
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