3PL

In this guide, we’ll share some of the challenges 3PLs experience and how an On Demand Packaging® solution can help.

2022 was a "very good growth year" for third-party logistics (3PL) companies, Armstrong & Associates study concludes.

There was a 36% annual decline in 1 million square-foot-plus leasing activity, which drove an 18% decrease in total industrial space leased, in the first half of the year, at 373 million square-feet. And CBRE said that the number of 1 million square-feet deals dropped from 36, in the first half of 2022, to 23, for the same period in 2023, amid economic uncertainty and waning occupier urgency to hold additional inventory.

Maximize Your 3PL Performance with the 2023 Peak Season Playbook - Prepare for Success Now with Tips, Checklists, and Strategies to Help Your Business Flourish During the Holidays.

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Chicago-based 4PL and logistics platform services provider Redwood Logistics said this week it has acquired Dubuque, IA-based Rockfarm Supply Chain Solutions and Global Distribution and Logistics, a tech-enabled transportation logistics company, focusing on flexible, customer-driven service. A purchase price was not disclosed, but Redwood officials said that with Rockfarm in the fold that Redwood now represents a combined $5.5 billion in total platform freight under management between its 3PL and 4PL services.

3PLs continue to evolve with the times.

With a focus on predictability and efficiency, Erez Agmoni, Maersk’s head of global innovation, is adding new technologies to Maersk’s toolbox.

Logistics Management Group News Editor spoke with Frank Hurst, Executive Vice President, LTL, for Chicago-based third-party logistics and technology-enabled transportation services provider Echo Global Logistics, at this week’s SMC3 Connections conference in Orlando. Hurst addressed various supply chain and logistics trends and themes over the course of their conversation.

The new edition of the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index, which was recently released by Tampa, Fla.-based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics, pointed to variation across some key metrics, including revenue, inventory levels, and order levels, with a forward-looking slant.

From shuttles to cube-based AS/RS systems to mobile robots, we are successfully designing, implementing and operating goods-to-person automation that improves picking speed, productivity, and accuracy.

The search for a new CEO for Minneapolis, Minn.-based global logistics services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson has come to an end, with the company announcing today it tabbed David Bozeman to take the position, effective June 26. Bozeman will also serve as a member of the company’s Board of Directors.

Company officials said that this new office will support customers throughout the greater Phoenix area, as well as southern Arizona. And they added the office will, at first, be the location for the company’s local sales, business development and administrative staff, with a focus on providing logistics services for current and also emerging industrial and manufacturing businesses and also their suppliers in Arizona’s Silicon Desert region.

Lakeland, Fla.-based 3PL Saddle Creek Logistics Services said this week it is taking steps to expand existing warehouse and fulfillment operations in four key United States-based markets. Company officials said that the objective of this initiative is to support the needs of both new and prospective customers.

The company said that it is adding staff associates and opening up new locations in Chicago, Illinois and Edison, New Jersey.