Ryan Markiewicz, Moustafa Elhadary, Megan Stetz, and Kayla Frost were featured in a recent airing of Business Spotlight on WPSE AM 1450/FM 107.1 Radio. Business Spotlight is a 30-minute program airing Fridays at noon. Each segment focuses on a business or organization that is making an impact across the region.

Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus, presented our very own Kelly Dempsey with an LP Hero Award yesterday. Kelly – an international manager for imports – selflessly donated one of her kidneys to her father in order to save his life. Kelly is a true hero and inspiration to all of us!

In February 2019, Patric Drewes and Sandra Dinklage visited a new client to introduce the new Logistics Plus Project GmbH team. Not long after, Logistics Plus was awarded two projects from this client, both of which were bale finishing systems weighing about 200 freight tons each. From morning to night, the LP Project Cargo team successfully handled and delivered both projects.

Logistics Plus is proud to announce that we now have five employees on-site at the Waldrich plant in Coburg, Germany. Waldrich Coburg GmbH is an industrial manufacturing company that makes precision machine tools, some of which weigh more than 250 tons!

The 2020 24th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, which was recently released at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Edge Conference in Anaheim, Calif. by Infosys Consulting, Penn State University, and Penske Logistics. Read about some of the key trends here.

A small group of Logistics Plus employees recently attended the Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) 114th Annual Event at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, PA. Logistics Plus was once again a proud sponsor for this years event. As a long-time member of the MBA, Logistics Plus also manages the MBA Logistics Program on behalf of MBA members.

Julie Shafer, an Erie, PA-based business development manager for Logistics Plus, recently attended the First Annual Women in Logistics Leadership (WiLL) Conference sponsored by the University of Houston and hosted by Fluor Corporation at their corporate office in Sugarland, TX.

When working with a reliable global logistics partner, port-to-port international shipping – transporting cargo from one sea port to another – should be made easy for shippers. Behind the scenes, an ocean freight forwarder such as Logistics Plus will navigate through different sailing options, complex regulations, customs documentation, and more.

On September 25th, CMA CGM, one of the largest container shipping companies in the world, launched the CMA CGM Jacques Saade. This ship is the worlds largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered container ship in the history of maritime transport. Logistics Plus is proud to have contributed and played a very small part in this great step forward to make eco-friendly shipping a reality.

In early September, President Trump announced that he was delaying plans to impose an additional 5 percent duty on more than $250 billion worth of Chinese goods. The section 301 China tariffs is now scheduled to increase from 25% to 30% on October 15th. The increase in tariffs is for lists 1-3 only.

Bon voyage! Pieter Jan De Smedt, a very close friend of Frederik Geirnaert (global project manager for the Logistics Plus Project Cargo Division) is embarking on a one (1) year sailing adventure around the world in a Catana 401 named Vite & Rêves. The crew, a family of five, departed Lavrion, Greece late September with the intentions of ending their journey in Darwin, Australia next July.

Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus (and his companion, Hallie) have embarked on a cruise around the continent of South America. They started off in San Juan, Puerto Rico where they boarded the Viking Sun. You can follow Jim and Hallie on their journey on Jim’s BerlinsWall.com blog.