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Maersk Acquires E-Commerce Logistics Companies in U.S. and Europe

Supply Chain Brain

Moller – Maersk has announced the acquisition of Visible Supply Chain Management, a business-to-consumer (B2C) logistics company focused on B2C parcel delivery and B2C fulfillment services in the U.S., and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Top 12 New Logistics Startup Companies Making Noise

ShipBob

As a business owner, there are seemingly endless options for companies to utilize. A logistics start up is a newly-founded company (or startup) that handles logistics processes. Established logistics companies vs shiny startups. In order to navigate the space, using a logistics company is a best practice. Testimonials.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Johnson is on a quest to “remake the retail world” as he takes his new company public. The company in question is Enjoy, and it runs mobile retail stores for its partners. Mr. Johnson sees the company as a combination of white-glove delivery service and an army of door-to-door salespeople. Lead times for chips have surged.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

The joint press release points out the technology’s ability to build palletized loads of department-sorted inventory and its strategic role in supporting Walmart’s goal of modernizing its vast supply chain network and allowing the company to transform its regional distribution centers to provide faster responsiveness to store orders.

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Middle-Market Manufacturers Think Big This Year

QAD

According to a recent IndustryWeek article, middle-market manufacturing companies face many of the same issues their larger peers do, such as growing inflation, supply chain issues, talent attraction and retention, high asset replacement costs, and difficulty hiring and retaining top talent. In the U.S.,

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

In an interview with American Shipper, Patrik Berglund, CEO of Xeneta, a company that tracks both long- and short-term ocean shipping rates, said that “we’re going into a tender season that doesn’t look like anything else historically.” Sustainability continues to be top of mind for companies. By 2030, the Coca-Cola Co.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 25 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, a legal team advising Slync has indicated that the company lacks sufficient liquidity to fund any advancement. After the firing of the company’s former CEO , John Urban, who had previously founded Cloud based B2B supply chain platform provider GT Nexus , was tapped as CEO and Board chair.