Florida’s Jaxport has begun construction on a new
automobile processing terminal, the first phase of a mul-
tiyear project that will increase the port’s vehicle-han-
dling capacity by 25 percent. … Mitsubishi Caterpillar
Forklift America Inc., the provider of Jungheinrich lift
trucks and narrow-aisle products in the U.S., Canada,
and Mexico, and Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corp. cel-
ebrated the grand opening of a new joint venture,
Industrial Components of Texas LLC (ICOTEX). Located in
Conroe, Texas, ICOTEX produces industrial components.
… Logistics Plus Inc., a provider of transportation, logis-
tics, and supply chain solutions, has acquired complete
ownership of Lynx Fulfillment LLC. As part of the agree-
ment, Lynx Fulfillment will be rebranded as Logistics
Plus Fulfillment Solutions (LP Fulfillment). … Covenant
Transport Services is the newly announced public face
of a collection of existing national carriers and logistics
providers, including Covenant Transport and Covenant
Transport Solutions, both of Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Southern Refrigerated Transport (SRT) of Texarkana,
Ark.; and Star Transportation of Nashville, Tenn. …
Lift truck manufacturer Crown Equipment Corp. has
expanded its presence in Asia with the opening of a
new company-owned branch location in South Korea.
The branch opening represents the third major expan-
sion for Crown in the last 12 months, following recently
completed facilities in Malaysia, Thailand, and Shanghai.
… Freight broker Arrive Logistics and third-party service
providers PLS Logistics Services and Choptank Transport
have joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA).
BiTA is a standards and advocacy organization designed
to educate, advocate, and establish standards for block-
chain applications in the trucking industry. … Global
pooling solutions company Brambles has published its
2017 Sustainability Review with updates on CHEP and
IFCO’s sustainability program and its progress toward
its 2020 sustainability goals. The review is available
at www.brambles.com/sustainability-review. … Unex
Manufacturing Inc. exhibited its advanced order picking
and lineside storage solutions at The Assembly Show
this past October. … Load-matching platform Truckstop.
com and freight transportation consultancy FTR have
announced the release of what they say is the industry’s
first lane-specific rate forecasting tool.
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