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By DC Velocity StaffApr 28, 2008
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A new software company dedicated to logistics technology has been launched. Interactive Capacity Gateway, based in Detroit, implements and hosts Web-based software systems for the transportation industry. ... Peninsular Warehouse Co., a third-party logistics company in the Southeast, has changed its name to PenserSC. ... Old Dominion Freight Line has relocated and expanded its service center in Portland, Ore. ... Agility, TNT, and UPS, three leading logistics and transportation companies, are working with the World Economic Forum and the United Nations to provide logistics services to humanitarian agencies responding to large-scale natural disasters. ... Transplace, a third-party logistics service company, has launched a new subsidiary in Mexico called Transplace Mexico. …Horizon Lines has joined the EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership, and ProLogis has become a partner in the EPA's Energy Star program. …Brambles, the parent company of pallet management company CHEP, has acquired LeanLogistics, a company that provides technology- based transport and supply chain solutions. LeanLogistics will now operate as a division of CHEP. ... Vocollect's new VoiceLink 3.0 WCS (warehouse control system) has achieved certified integration status from SAP.

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