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Here’s our monthly roundup of some of the charitable works
and donations by companies in the material handling and
logistics space.
; Jacksonville, Fla.-based liner
shipping and logistics firm Crowley
Maritime Corp. has awarded scholarships to four seniors studying at the
University of Washington’s Michael
G. Foster School of Business. Each
$2,500 scholarship was awarded
based on financial need, community
involvement, and leadership skills.
Crowley has provided more than $3 million in scholarship
funds to more than 1,000 students since 1984.
; Memphis, Tenn.-based logistics giant FedEx Corp. will
invest $200 million in more than 200 communities by 2020
under a new global giving platform branded FedEx Cares. Fifty
million dollars of that total will go to Delivering for Good, the
program’s disaster recovery arm. The company will also fund
initiatives that focus on sustainable transportation; employment pathways for underserved populations; road safety and
pedestrian protection; and global entrepreneurship for women,
minorities, and young investors.
; Cincinnati-based 3PL
Total Quality Logistics
(TQL) has donated $5,000 to
the Cincinnati chapter of the
American Heart Association
and expects to raise even
more funds for heart health
through employee participation in regional running/
walking events. Last year,
179 company employees
raised about $8,000 in donations through these races.
; Chicago-based 3PL Redwood Logistics will support the
homeless population around Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood by partnering with Redwood client Walgreens to collect
and donate kits containing personal care items to the nonprofit Lincoln Park Community Shelter. Under the program,
Redwood matches its employees’ donations for the cause, and
Walgreens helps stock the kits with items like toothbrushes,
toothpaste, razors, and deodorant.
; Lakewood, N.J.-based order picking solutions firm Unex
Manufacturing Inc. donated conveyor systems to Operation
Christmas Child to help speed the delivery of shoeboxes filled
with toys and supplies to underprivileged children. The gift
allowed the nonprofit group to replace its heavy steel conveyors with four aluminum conveyors and eight tripod stands for
faster truck loading.
Logistics gives back
April is shaping up to be a busy month
for logistics and supply chain educational events. On April 12, the Coalition of
New England Companies for Trade
(CONECT) kicks off its Northeast
Trade & Transportation Conference
in Newport, R.I. Speakers will include
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman
Mario Cordero, FDA Director of Import
Operations Domenic Veneziano, CONECT
Washington Counsel Peter Friedmann,
U.S. Customs policymakers, and executives
from shippers, carriers, freight forwarders,
and port authorities. The keynote address
will be delivered by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil
Kerlikowske.
Among the hot topics on the agenda:
ACE compliance, port productivity and
automation issues, pros and cons of ocean
carrier alliances, SOLAS container-weight
regulations, the chassis management crisis,
and free trade agreements, to name just a
few. On April 13, CONECT will celebrate
its 25th anniversary at its annual gala dinner at Newport’s spectacular Rosecliff mansion. For conference details and to register,
go to www.conect.org.
Later that month, transportation professionals will gather in Orlando, Fla., for
the 2016 NASSTRAC Shippers Conference
& Transportation Expo. Sponsored by the
National Shippers Strategic Transportation
Council, the conference, which takes place
April 24 through 27, includes a slate of
events designed to explore the impact of
technology on the fast-evolving transportation industry.
The keynote presentation will be delivered jointly by Jack Holmes, president of
UPS Freight, and Clarence Gooden, president of CSX Railroad, who will discuss the
topic “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along
… A Trucker and a Railroad Man Speak.”
Later that day, some of the industry’s high-est-profile leaders will sit down for a CEO
panel featuring Brad Jacobs, CEO of XPO
Logistics; Derek Leathers, CEO of Werner
Enterprises; Mike Ducker, president of
FedEx Freight; and UPS’s Holmes. To register, visit www.nasstrac.org.
Mark your calendars!
