Gov. Brian Kemp is requesting help from Georgia companies to produce or provide medical equipment and supplies to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the state. The governor Tuesday in partnership with the Georgia Department of […]
Category: Logistics
Posted inGlobal Georgia, Logistics, Trade
Georgia Ports’ Strategy to Stay Open Amid Covid-19: ‘Isolate and Operate’
The Georgia Ports Authority remains up and running, this week announcing 17 perfect growth in container traffic for February even as it braces for a potentially dramatic decline in March […]
Posted inBusiness, Logistics
UPS Appoints New China President
United Parcel Service Inc. has appointed a 26-year veteran of the company to lead China operations that include 6,000 employees and major air hubs in Shenzhen and Shanghai. Michelle Ho […]
Posted inLaw, Logistics
Adams and Reese Names New Partner in Global Trade, Logistics Practice
Brian F. Hansen has joined the Atlanta law office of Adams and Reese LLP as a partner in its global trade, transportation and logistics practice. Mr. Hansen has deep experience […]
Posted inLogistics, Manufacturing
Germany’s Variotech to Set Up North American Headquarters in Atlanta
Germany-based Variotech, which helps manufacturers improve their packaging logistics, is setting up a North American headquarters in Atlanta to focus on the automotive and electronics sectors. The company plans to hire 20 […]
Posted inBusiness, Logistics, Technology
Atlanta Delivers for Norwegian Logistics Software Firm
For Consignor, the market research came second. Executives from the Norway-based logistics and delivery software firm were at a bar in Shenzhen, China, when they asked some American logistics professionals where […]
Posted inLogistics, Technology
German-owned Logistics Software and Robotics Firm to Put Global Base in Midtown
A German-owned supply-chain software and material-handling company will set up its global headquarters in Atlanta, city and state officials announced Wednesday. Dematic, which employs 7,000 people in 27 countries and […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Logistics, Manufacturing, Trade
Gwinnett’s ‘Movers and Makers’ Once Again Show County’s Global Reach
Two of Partnership Gwinnett’s three manufacturing award winners and at least one company honored for supply chain excellence at the March 29 Movers and Makers awards have strong international connections. […]
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JETRO’s Chairman and CEO Cites North Korea Threat and Encourages Southeast’s Leaders to Defend TPP
Hiroyuki Ishige was polite, but he didn’t mince words. The chairman and CEO of the Japan External Trade Organization, which promotes mutual trade between Japan and the rest of the […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Logistics
German Firm Expands With New Buford Warehouse
Germany-based GEBHARDT Logistics Solutions Inc. is moving into a new 30,000-square-foot warehouse in Gwinnett County as it continues its expansion in the U.S. Based in the German city of Cham […]