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prnewswire | May 22, 2023

Electrolux Group, a global leader in home appliances, has announced a new partnership with Freightos the leading global freight booking platform, to improve its freight booking process across its forwarders and carriers. The partnership follows a successful proof of concept addressing efficiencies in cost estimation, booking, and end to end tracking and air freight visibility. In a volatile international shipping ecosystem, pricing transparency, rapid capacity procurement an...

Transportation

EPES TRANSPORT SYSTEM | December 24, 2021

Truck drivers for EPES Transport System in Chester, Va., have voted to join Teamsters Local 322 in Richmond. The 60 drivers work for the regional trucking company hauling everything from tobacco products to cat litter and paper products. The workers put together a letter to submit to management detailing their concerns about the poor working conditions. When the letter fell on deaf ears, we began to work with them, We're happy to welcome these hardworking drivers...

Supply Chain Dive | March 02, 2020

Increased IMO 2020-compliant fuel costs, overcapacity exacerbated by the novel coronavirus and ongoing trade challenges could drive up costs for ocean shippers in 2020, according to AlixPartners' 2020 Global Container Shipping Report. Shippers should be aware that carriers' ability to survive current market conditions will depend on whether they can successfully pass on price increases, the report found. The uncertain market conditions grant shippers leverage to push for improved price t...

Logistics

Lineage Logistics | June 14, 2021

Lineage Logistics, LLC, one of the world's leading and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions providers, announced today that it has agreed to acquire Kloosterboer Group, a leading independent integrated platform in Europe for temperature-controlled storage, logistics, and value-added services. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and the completion of the employee consultation procedure. Kloosterboer has eleven facilities in the N...