GSC acquires MacMillan-Piper
GSC announced Monday it was expanding its service capabilities with the acquisition of 54-year-old transloading company, MacMillan-Piper. The acquisition of the Pacific Northwest transloader compa...
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Crown Holdings expands certifications into Asia Pacific region
Crown Holdings announced Wednesday it was expanding Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certifications into the Asia Pacific region, as part of its commitment to responsible supply chains. The c...
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Report: Trucks moved 11.46 billion tons of freight in 2022
In 2022, Trucks moved 11.46 billion tons of freight generating $940.8 billion, according to American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) American Trucking Trends 2023. This year’s report includes an o...
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New Corning products reduce waste, carbon emissions in pharmaceutical supply chain
New products from Corning International will reduce waste and carbon emissions in the pharmaceutical supply chain, the company said last week. On July 13, the company launched Corning Viridian Via...
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Norfolk Southern shares sustainability progress in latest ESG report
Norfolk Southern Corporation announced last week that it was committed to helping the community of East Palestine as part of its annual ESG report. The report, “Forging a Better Tomorrow,” high...
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Packaging manufacturing facility opens in Southern Kentucky
Fort Worth, Texas-based Conner Industries, Inc., announced it has opened a new manufacturing facility in Southern Kentucky. The plant, in Guthrie, Kentucky, further enlarges Conner’s integrated ...
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Kraft Heinz to invest in automated CPG distribution center
Kraft Heinz announced Thursday it would invest more than $400 million into one of the largest automated CPG distribution centers in the country. Planned for DeKalb, Ill., the 775,000-square-foot n...
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A. Duie Pyle announces expansion to serve Northeast supply chain
Northeast transportation provider A. Duie Pyle announced it will open a new warehouse and distribution center to bring more services to the region’s supply chain. Based in Allentown, Penn., the ...
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Airgas addresses argon supply chain issues
As a response to recent argon gas supply chain issues, Pennsylvania-based Airgas said it will add argon storage nodes to its industrial, medical and specialty gas network. The company, a division ...
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Logistics company to improve home furnishing company’s delivery times
Nexterus, a Pennsylvania-based supply chain management and third-party logistics services provider, has agreed to help INTERIORS HOME improve efficiencies and grow profits in its home furnishings shop...
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West Fraser enters into long-term fiber supply agreement with sale of Hinton Pulp
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd announced Monday it would sell its unbleached softwood kraft pulp mill in Alberta, Canada to global sustainable packaging and paper company Mondi Group plc. The sale of ...
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California invests more than $1.5B in sustainable, resilient supply chain
California recently awarded more than $1.5 billion in grants to fund projects that build a more efficient, sustainable and resilient supply chain. A total of $1.2 billion was awarded to 15 projects...
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Fr8App integration with Trucker Tools increases logistics efficiency, Freight Technologies says
Freight Technologies announced Thursday it had completed the integration of its Fr8App with Trucker Tools. The integration of the two technologies is expected to increase the offers on loads by as...
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Tetra Pak solution boosts efficiency in food production
Tetra Pak announced Monday it was expanding its effort to boost food and beverage production efficiency. An estimated 14 percent of the world’s food is lost annually, the company said, at an est...
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U.S. Senate bill to solve freight problems applauded by American Chemistry Council
A bill introduced by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) that would address unreliable service and the high costs of rail shipping earned the support of the American Chemistry...
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Futmura, Tamperguard develop tamper-evident tape
Futamura, a manufacturer of sustainable cellulose films, and Tamperguard, a tamper-evident solutions company, recently collaborated to develop tamper-evident tape. The tape uses Futamura's renewabl...
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Bobst North America to open Competence Center in Atlanta
Bobst North America recently announced it will open a brand new Competence Center in Atlanta. The center will feature the company’s latest flexible packaging and label printing technology. It wil...
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Manufacturing organizations launch Supply Chain Center in Illinois
The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) announced Wednesday the launch of a supply chain center they hope will revolutionize the state...
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ATRI: Research finds spikes for equipment, wages and total trucking costs
According to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the cost of trucking is on the rise. ATRI’s 2023 update to its “An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Tr...
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Dow to partner with P&G China on air capsule e-commerce packaging
Materials science company Dow announced Monday it is collaborating with Procter & Gamble China on a recyclable air capsule for e-commerce packaging. The air capsule would deliver effective and eff...
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