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ground breakers: who's building a new DC?

  • ProLogis has pre-leased 186,000 square feet of a new 437,000-squarefoot building in Tianjin, China, to Jinji Total Logistics, a third-party logistics service provider that serves Samsung in Asia. The facility, which is scheduled for completion early next year, will be used to distribute Samsung products within China. Samsung has a manufacturing facility just over a mile from the building.
  • WOW Logistics has built a new 126,000-square-foot distribution center in Chippewa Falls, Wis. The new facility, which will serve WOW's client Premium Waters, is located across the street from two other WOW DCs. The three buildings combined provide WOW with nearly a million square feet of distribution space in Chippewa Falls.
  • AMB Property Corp. has completed the first building in its AMB Morgan Business Park near the Port of Savannah, Ga. The new 347,000- square-foot facility is also the first spec building in the southeastern United States that meets the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Standard for environmentally responsible design.
  • Freight forwarder Target Logistic Services has opened a facility near the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah. The new building will allow Target to offer its full range of domestic and international supply chain services to customers moving freight through Salt Lake City. The terminal is equipped to handle high-tech components, aerospace equipment, automotive parts, and retail products.

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CMA CGM offers awards for top startups

CMA CGM offers awards for top startups

Some of the the most promising startup firms in maritime transport, logistics, and media will soon be named in an international competition launched today by maritime freight carrier CMA CGM.

Entrepreneurs worldwide in those three sectors have until October 15 to apply via CMA CGM’s ZEBOX website. Winners will receive funding, media exposure through CMA Media, tailored support, and collaboration opportunities with the CMA CGM Group on strategic projects.

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Air cargo carriers enjoy 24% rise in average spot rates

The global air cargo market’s hot summer of double-digit demand growth continued in August with average spot rates showing their largest year-on-year jump with a 24% increase, according to the latest weekly analysis by Xeneta.

Xeneta cited two reasons to explain the increase. First, Global average air cargo spot rates reached $2.68 per kg in August due to continuing supply and demand imbalance. That came as August's global cargo supply grew at its slowest ratio in 2024 to-date at 2% year-on-year, while global cargo demand continued its double-digit growth, rising +11%.

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Congressional gridlock and election outcomes complicate search for labor

Worker shortages remain a persistent challenge for U.S. employers, even as labor force participation for prime-age workers continues to increase, according to an industry report from labor law firm Littler Mendelson P.C.

The report cites data showing that there are approximately 1.7 million workers missing from the post-pandemic workforce and that 38% of small firms are unable to fill open positions. At the same time, the “skills gap” in the workforce is accelerating as automation and AI create significant shifts in how work is performed.

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Toyota picks vendor to control smokestack emissions from its ro-ro ships

Stax Engineering, the venture-backed startup that provides smokestack emissions reduction services for maritime ships, will service all vessels from Toyota Motor North America Inc. visiting the Toyota Berth at the Port of Long Beach, according to a new five-year deal announced today.

Beginning in 2025 to coincide with new California Air Resources Board (CARB) standards, STAX will become the first and only emissions control provider to service roll-on/roll-off (ro-ros) vessels in the state of California, the company said.

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ATA survey: Truckload drivers earn median salary of $76,420

Truckload drivers in the U.S. earned a median annual amount of $76,420 in 2023, posting an increase of 10% over the last survey, done two years ago, according to an industry survey from the fleet owners’ trade group American Trucking Associations (ATA).

That result showed that driver wages across the industry continue to increase post-pandemic, despite a challenging freight market for motor carriers. The data comes from ATA’s “Driver Compensation Study,” which asked 120 fleets, more than 150,000 employee drivers, and 14,000 independent contractors about their wage and benefit information.

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