RORO USA

6 River Systems | September 16, 2020

A spike in e-commerce volumes driven by coronavirus travel restrictions may slow down after a safe vaccine is eventually found, but its impact on fulfillment automation processes is here to stay, according to a top executive at Shopify, an e-commerce platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). As the pandemic prevented consumers from congregating in brick and mortar stores, so many of them turned to e-commerce shopping that the online retail sector experienced five years’ worth ...

Software and Technology, Supply Chain

RS Group plc | September 13, 2022

RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, announced the uniting of its global maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supply chain solutions business into a single brand, RS Integrated Supply. Previously trading as two separate brands - IESA and Synovos - the transition to RS Integrated Supply marks the first step in the Group's transition to consolidate its operating brands under one strong, unified RS identity, deliverin...

Freight

Alpine Air Express, Inc | April 18, 2022

Alpine Air Express, Inc. ("Alpine" or "the Company"), a prominent regional air freight carrier in North America that provides key air infrastructure to a variety of integrated logistics operations, has announced the acquisition of Suburban Air Freight Inc. ("Suburban"). The transaction's terms were not disclosed. Alpine has made two strategic acquisitions since joining AE Industrial Partners, LP ("AEI"), a private equity group focused on...

Transportation

businesswire | August 03, 2023

Luminus Management LLC today announced that effective June 21, 2023, it has closed its acquisition of Jaguar Transportation Inc. (“JTI”), the Holding Company of Servicios de Transportacion Jaguar SA de CV (“STJ”) and its affiliates (collectively, “Jaguar”) in an all-cash stock purchase transaction. The transaction was completed in partnership with Lilium Group LLC (“Lilium”), a private equity firm focused on transportation and indu...