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Ocean box re-use program
launched in Mexico with CMA
CGM, Hapag-Lloyd
Container line giants CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have
begun using a technology platform that will allow empty
import boxes to be re-used and delivered directly to an
export customer for subsequent loading, according to the
company providing the service.
Under the service, being provided by Belgian firm Avantida,
a unit of container management firm Inttra, an empty container that one of the liners’ partners typically would return
to the port of entry or
an assigned depot would
instead—with the liners’ consent—be brought
directly to an exporter for
re-use and reloading. The
service would eliminate
waiting times for boxes at
terminals and depots, and
reduce the mileage that would be required to return the
boxes to a depot and then reposition them for delivery to an
exporter, Avantida said.
The service has been launched in Mexico, its first North
American location. Plans call for it to be expanded to the
U.S. within the next six months, provided that Avantida can
line up a partnership with a container shipping firm, Luc De
Clerck, Avantida’s CEO, said in an e-mail. The platform is
available in 12 countries, including Germany, France, and
Poland.
ODW Logistics has opened a 200,000-square-foot
high-tech logistics center near Columbus, Ohio, to handle e-commerce fulfillment. … Wen-Parker Logistics
(WPL), a global freight forwarder and supply chain
solutions provider, has also opened a new warehouse
in Columbus. The newly opened facility includes more
than 44,000 square feet of warehouse space, 24-hour
video surveillance, nine dock doors, and an overhead
ramp. … Third-party logistics service provider Weber
Logistics has opened three California distribution centers to support client growth: a 301,000-square-foot
warehouse in Eastvale, a 42,000-square-foot distribution center in Long Beach, and a 126,000-square-foot
facility in Union City.
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