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alliances
American Baler has added Recycling Equipment Inc.
(REI) to its dealer group. Based in the Charlotte,
N.C., area, REI will represent the company in Eastern
Tennessee, Western North Carolina, and South
Carolina. … To help ensure compliance with the EU’s
new Union Customs Code legislation that went into
effect this year, Bring Cargo UK Ltd., a transport
and logistics service supplier, has chosen Descartes
Systems Group’s cloud-based e-Customs solution. In
other Descartes news, the company has announced
its acquisition of pixi Software GmbH, a Germany-based provider of technology solutions for e-commerce order fulfillment and warehouse management.
… I.D. Systems Inc. has received $440,000 in new
orders from a global auto manufacturer. The company
will install its PowerFleet Vehicle Management System
on newly purchased industrial trucks in three manufacturing facilities in Europe. … Kewill has teamed
up with Inttra, the world’s ocean shipping electronic
marketplace, to deliver the first freight forwarding
software capable of helping shippers and forwarders
comply with the International Maritime Organization’s
new Safety of Life at Sea container weight verification
requirement. … A manufacturer of “smart packaging”
for healthcare and food products has elected to utilize
Egemin’s E’gv Compact Counterbalance Fork vehicles and E’wms for finished-goods material handling.
… Fragilistics, a mirror delivery service provider in the U.K.,
has adopted Paragon Software
Systems Inc.’s routing and scheduling software. … Thoma Bravo
LLC, a private equity investment
firm, and Elemica have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Elemica. … 3Gtms Inc.
and ADSI have announced a technology and mutual
referral partnership that includes embedding ADSI’s
parcel rating, labeling, and execution solutions into
the 3Gtms offering, allowing customers to better use
parcel with LTL, TL, and other modes. … Danieli & C.
Officine Meccaniche SpA, parent company of Danieli
Group, has selected Amber Road’s Restricted Party
Screening solution to support Danieli’s enterprisewide
global trade compliance initiative. … Online retailer
Surfdome.com has renewed its contract with XPO
Logistics for the management of its U.K.-based e-ful-fillment operation. … To maintain and enhance the
efficiency of its gift fulfillment operation, card and gift
seller SendOutCards has signed a two-year extension
of its deal with Snapfulfil.
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