DC Velocity - February 2017

The Port of Houston Authority is now marketed commercially as Port Houston, with the adoption of a new brand and logo designed to help the port continue to broaden its business base. … The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) have announced that all coated and uncoated wood pallets manufactured with NWPCA’s Pallet Design System (PDS) are now recognized by USDA’s BioPreferred Program. Wood pallet manufacturers that use PDS may now affix a “USDA Certified Biobased Product” label to their PDS-made pallets showing they are 100 percent biobased products. … IronPlanet, an online marketplace for used heavy equipment, conducted a record-breaking number of annual inspections in 2016, with over 100,000 pieces of equipment evaluated and certified by its professional inspectors. … Dachser USA has received its ISO 9001:2015 certification from Dekra Certification Inc. … The International Warehouse Logistics Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with the

National Association of Chemical Distributors pledging
to work toward three main goals: to increase cooperation
on issues impacting the supply chain, to increase mutual
awareness of membership issues, and to examine ways
to expand the services offered by each organization.
… Jaxport has announced
that Jacksonville, Fla.-
based and family-owned
Ja-Ru, a supplier of
impulse toys worldwide,
is now importing all of its
products destined for U.S. markets through the port’s
facilities. … Crown Equipment Corp. is celebrating 30
years of manufacturing lift trucks for European and
global markets in Roding, Germany. … With the recent
purchase of its 15,000th intermodal container chassis,
transportation and logistics services provider Schneider
says it has reached a milestone in its conversion to a
company-owned and -managed chassis fleet. … The
Raymond Corp. has donated two hand pallet trucks
to the Greene Central School District middle and high
schools, located in Greene, N.Y. … Chicago tech startup
project44 has moved into a new office space in down-
town Chicago.
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JAXPORT/JA-RU

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