by Ryan Markiewicz | May 13, 2024 | News
Logistics Plus employees Christian Marz (Chicago) and Aaron Bisbee (Erie, Global HQ) attended this year’s Automate Conference at the McCormick Exhibition Center in Chicago from May 7th to 9th. With over 800 exhibitors at the Chicago conference, Christian and Aaron connected with leading automation and artificial intelligence (AI) companies worldwide.
Christian commented on the conference, “Logistics Plus utilizes automation capabilities throughout our operations. It was a pleasure to connect with industry-leading companies and showcase Logistics Plus’ world-class capabilities for the robotics and artificial intelligence industries.”
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by Ryan Markiewicz | May 8, 2024 | News
Logistics Plus successfully transported four autonomous shuttles from Orlando, Florida, to Honolulu, Hawaii. For this project, Logistics Plus was responsible for the inland transportation of the shipment at the origin and destination. Our team transported the shuttles from Orlando to San Diego port and then from Honolulu seaport to Honolulu airport.
The shuttles measured 187.2″ L x 82.68″ W x 103.94″ H and weighed 7,606 lbs. each. Two conestoga step-decks were used for the inland trucking, as two shuttles were on each vehicle. The autonomous shuttles were picked up on February 16th and were delivered on March 4th.
Upon delivery of the shuttles, the client sent the below testimonial to our team:
“I just wanted to reach out to say thank you to the Logistics Plus team for everything. You made what was a stressful and new process for us seem easy! I appreciate you answering all my questions and for your support in helping us get over the hurdles. You have been a pleasure to work with, and I’ll be in touch when we are ready to ship these back to the mainland. Thanks again, and Mahalo!” -Project Administrator
by Ryan Markiewicz | May 8, 2024 | Testimonials
“I just wanted to reach out to say thank you to the Logistics Plus team for everything. You made what was a stressful and new process for us seem easy! I appreciate you answering all my questions and for your support in helping us get over the hurdles. You have been a pleasure to work with, and I’ll be in touch when we are ready to ship these back to the mainland. Thanks again, and Mahalo!”
-Project Administrator
by Ryan Markiewicz | May 2, 2024 | News
Logistics Plus attended the UA-NL Economic Recovery Promotion Business Forum as part of the Rebirth of the Ukraine Trade Mission. The forum was held on April 26th and 27th at the World Horti Center in Naaldwijk, Netherlands. Focusing on the agriculture and horticulture sectors, the event’s purpose was to discuss ways of economic recovery with invited representatives of local authorities and businesses of Ukraine and key representatives of government and businesses in the Netherlands.
As a global company with world-class professionals and operations in the Netherlands and Ukraine, Logistics Plus is uniquely positioned to support increased commercial engagement between the two countries. Together, we can create a truly interconnected network that positively impacts Ukraine’s rebirth.
Logistics Plus Vice President, Chemicals Division Dennis Melgert attended the session, presenting the capabilities of Logistics Plus and discussing its rebuilding efforts in Ukraine. Dennis said, “The UA-NL Economic Recovery Forum was a major success. It was great connecting with so many amazing people and businesses with a common goal—rebuilding Ukraine.” A few key takeaways from the event are listed below, along with photographs.
- Understanding the barriers and opportunities for private sector involvement
- Exploring the concept of self-sustainable communities through local park projects
- Discovering how agricultural innovations can be leveraged to achieve sustainable food production
- Exploring financial support options for impactful investments
by Ryan Markiewicz | Apr 29, 2024 | Testimonials
“Thank you for all of the follow-ups. The shipment arrived yesterday well palletized and wrapped – very nicely protected! We have had issues in the past with this type of product arriving damaged because it wasn’t wrapped properly. We’d like to thank you and want to continue shipping this same way as it worked out well and made it easy for us.”
-Logistics Manager
