Pieterjan (PJ) De Smedt, a close friend of Global Project Manager Frederik Geirnaert, decided to buy a sailing boat to take his family of 5 on a trip from Greece to Australia. After hearing about this journey, Logistics Plus offered to equip the ship with one of our own tracking devices to showcase our tracking and visibility capabilities.
Month 1 Update:
The first month of this journey saw them travel in the same way as the ancient Greek heroes. They passed the place where Homer lived and then crossed over the Adriatic Sea to the sole of the boot that is Sicily, Italy.
While it’s not written in the same dactylic hexameter as the Iliad or the Odyssey (poems written by Homer), PJ keeps a captains blog on his website. The blog is an interesting read about the adventures and travels which feature stories of headwinds, windfalls, storms, and close encounters. Photos from the first month of their journey can be seen below.
In case you missed it, 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.
In this segment, the group discussed their roles for the company, the Logistics Plus internship program, company culture, what it’s like to work for a global company, and more. You can listen to a replay of the interview on the Logistics Plus YouTube Channel below.
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 Logistics Plus Project Cargo team successfully handled and delivered both projects. The two projects and some of the challenges our team faced are highlighted below:
GP-ARC7 Bale Press to Monroeville, AL:
A fixed delivery date of August 1, 2019
The bale press and several containers from Europe were in Shipper Owned Containers (SOC) and Carrier Owned Containers (COC)
Major SOC’s and COC’s were loaded at the factory in Foshan, China
The cases were not ready in time, creating a shorter time frame to reach the fixed delivery date
Limited space on the vessels sailing from China to the U.S.
GP-Foley to Perry, FL:
Delivery between July 29th and August 16th, 2019
The bale press delivered to Antwerp where it was to be loaded onto the vessel
The vessel carrier cancelled the sailing to Jacksonville, causing Logistics Plus to find a different solution (we did!)
The cargo was shipped in COC including out of gauge (OOG)
Consignee was unable to do a live offload and the containers had to stay on site on a chassis
Teamwork On Full Display
Both projects were coordinated by Sandra Dinklage and the Logistics Plus Project GmbH team in Bremen, Germany. The Bremen team was responsible for the coordination of all parts and the bale presses from Europe. Once coordinated, the Logistics Plus Shanghai team arranged the pre-carriage and ocean freight from the factory in China. The loading’s were arranged on weekends with full staff support. Lastly, the Logistics Plus U.S. Project Cargo team was responsible for coordinating with the clients broker, along with handling all of the drayage, trans-loading, and final deliveries of each container to site.
For more information about our Project Cargo services and solutions, contact us today.
Logistics Plus Named a Best Medium-Sized Workplace
by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE
Logistics Plus ranked #54 among the top 100 on the annual list presented by Fortune Media.
ERIE, PA (October 17, 2019) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce that it has been honored by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture, and FORTUNE as a 2019 Best Medium Workplace for companies with 100 to 999 employees.
To determine the 2019 Best Small and Medium Workplaces lists, Great Place to Work® analyzed anonymous survey feedback representing more than 189,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. Employees responded to more than 60 survey questions anonymously rating their employers. Logistics Plus took the number 54 spot on the top 100 list for medium-sized workplaces.
“We are honored to be recognized as a best medium-sized workplace,” said Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus. “We’re grown a lot, and we’ve hired a lot of new people the past couple years. I am so proud of how our employees have embraced our fun, yet challenging, work culture as shown by the Great Place to Work survey results. Our folks work hard, work late when needed, they’re learning new things, and taking on new responsibilities. I’ve been more than pleased with the workforce we’ve attracted here in Erie, Pennsylvania and at our other offices around the world.”
About the Best Small Workplaces and Best Medium Workplaces lists Great Place to Work based its ranking on a data-driven methodology applied to anonymous Trust Index™ survey responses representing more than 189,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. To learn more about Great Place to Work Certification and recognition on Best Workplaces lists published with FORTUNE, visit Greatplacetowork.com.
About Great Place to Work Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. They help organizations quantify their culture and produce better business results by creating a high-trust work experience for all employees. They recognize Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies and the Best Workplaces ™ in the US. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
About Logistics Plus Inc. Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence technology, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. The company was founded over 23 years ago in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur, Jim Berlin. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly-regarded fast-growing and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a strong passion for excellence, its 500+ employees put the “plus” in logistics by doing the big things properly, and the countless little things, that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices located in Erie, PA; Little Rock, AR; Los Angeles, CA; Riverside, CA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Visalia, CA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Lexington, NC; Buffalo, NY; New York, NY; Olean, NY; Akron, OH; Cleveland, OH; Charleston, SC; Nashville, TN; Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Winchester, VA; Madison, WI; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; and United Kingdom; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
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 new LP Coburg team is looking forward to assisting Waldrich Coburg with all of their logistics needs, as well as expanding the global Logistics Plus network. Pictures of the LP Coburg team, Waldrich plant, and machinery can be seen below or on the Logistics Plus Flickr page.
For any requests involving the Coburg team, please email waldrich.coburg@logisticsplus.com. We thank you for all current business and all future opportunities; and we look forward to assisting you.
Pieterjan (PJ) De Smedt, a close friend of Global Project Manager Frederik Geirnaert, decided to buy a sailing boat to take his family of 5 on a trip from Greece to Australia. After hearing about this journey, Logistics Plus offered to equip the ship with one of our own tracking devices to showcase our tracking and visibility capabilities.
In February 2019, 
Logistics Plus is proud to announce that we now have five employees on-site at the Waldrich plant in Coburg, Germany. 
