The west coast of Florida is bracing for Hurricane Ian to hit as early as Wednesday, September 28.Widespread power outages are expected from Fort Myers to Tampa Bay with tropical force winds reaching 100-plus miles from the center. Storm surges are estimated to reach 10 feet of ocean water and 10 inches of rain across the Tampa Bay area.
You can view all of the latest details regarding Hurricane Ian on the National Hurricane Center Website: https://www.noaa.gov/ian
**Please note that the updates below are from 9/28/22 at 7 am EST. The status of each port/airport may continue to fluctuate.**
Florida Port Operations
All ports currently have adequate fuel supplies and are staging appropriate measures to be well-positioned after the storm to quickly reinstate operations and keep fuel supplies moving.
Ports currently closed include Port Tampa Bay, Port of St. Petersburg Seaport Manatee, Port of Fort Pierce, Port of Palm Beach,Port Canaveral,and Port of Key West.
Ports currently open with restrictions include the Port of Ft. Pierce and Port of Palm Beach.
Ports currently open while preparing for storm impacts include Port Everglades, Port Miami, Port Fernandina, JAXPORT, Port Canaveral, Port of Pensacola (with restrictions), Port Panama City, and Port St. Joe.
Florida Airport Operations
The current status of airports is listed below. While some facilities have scheduled closures, individual airlines may decide to cease flights earlier than that.
Tampa International Airport will suspend operations at 5 pm Tues Sept 27
St.Pete/Clearwater International Airport will close at 2 pm Tues Sept 27
Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport- Airport will close at 8 pm local Tuesday, Sept. 27 through 8 pm Thursday, Sept. 29
Tallahassee International Airport- Currently open and continuing storm preparations
Pensacola International Airport- Currently open and continuing storm preparations
Punta Gorda Airport- Currently open and continuing storm preparations
Orlando International Airport- Closing Wednesday, September 28 at 10:30 am
Orlando Sanford International Airport- Passenger terminal closing at 5 pm. Airport facility closes at 11 PM. Flights on Wednesday and Thursday are cancelled
As a reminder, you can visit the Logistics Plus Weather Maps page to view all potentially impactful weather conditions worldwide.
Logistics Plus (LP) was named an Airfreight Solution of the Year finalist for the 2022 Heavy Lift Awards. The winners of each category were announced at the annual show on September 22, 2022, at the Grand Elyseé in Hamburg, Germany. As a finalist, Logistics Plus was represented at the awards show by Basar Kandil (General Manager, LP Turkey) and Heiko Mueller (General Manager, LP Germany).
Unfortunately, Logistics Plus was not selected as the overall winner. However, the company remains proud to have been chosen as one of five finalists for the award. Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) receives hundreds of submissions yearly. This is the third time Logistics Plus has been selected as a finalist in four years. Congratulations to Fracht Group, the final 2022 Airfreight Solution of the Year winner.
Photos of the venue and event can be seen below. Logistics Plus looks forward to participating again next year!
A recent Logistics Plus Ukraine announcement was featured in a BizBytes video hosted by Business Rockstars. The video discussed the company’s purchase of Concord-Trans, a Ukrainian-based freight forwarding and logistics company. With this acquisition, Logistics Plus gained two new offices, one in Kyiv and one in Odesa. The purchase also included nearly a dozen in-country logistics professionals specializing in road, sea, and air freight transportation, customs clearance capabilities, and project cargo management.
You can watch the full video announcement on YouTube below:
About Business Rockstars
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Logistics Plus China is excited to announce the opening of a new office in Tianjin! As an extension of our office in Shanghai, the Logistics Plus (LP) Tianjin branch will be yet another valuable addition to the growing Logistics Plus global network. Although LP Tianjin can assist with virtually any logistics or supply chain need, the office will specialize in the following:
Exports (especially for steel products)
Customs clearance
Bulk goods transportation
Heavy lift cargo
Multimodal logistics (sea and land)
Exhibition logistics
Pre-carriage and on-carriage shipping
Tianjin city is a municipality and the largest coastal metropolis in northern China. The city is located on the shore of the Bohai Sea, a major seaport and gateway to Beijing. The Tianjin airport is in the process of constructing the largest airfreight base (International Logistics Zone) in northern China, and the Tianjin port has the only Free Trade Zone in northern China.
Frank Liu (General Manager) Email: Frank.Liu@logisticsplus.com
Phone: +86.22.59385337
Mobile: +86.13920056588
Logistics Plus Tianjin, China 361 Huanghe Road, 9F, 9001 Office
Hongpan Building, Tianjin, China 300110
For any requests involving Tianjin, please email frank.liu@logisticsplus.com or china@logisticsplus.com. We thank you for all current business and future opportunities, and we look forward to assisting you.
Logistics Plus continues its string of regular appearances in Heavy Lift and Project Forwarding International magazine with editorial and advertising content in the new, September-October 2022 issue. Logistics Plus Brazil is mentioned on page 19 for joining the Project Cargo Network (PCN), and Logistics Plus is again mentioned on page 86 for being a finalist for the Heavy Lift Awards (airfreight category). Additionally, the new Logistics Plus project cargo advertisement shown below appears on page 37.
Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) is a division of DVV Media International Limited. It is firmly established as the leading media presence for professionals involved in the logistics of over-dimensional and heavy cargoes. Written by an international team of award-winning journalists, HLPFI delivers essential information about the movement of such cargoes across the whole range of transport modes. In addition to news, each magazine issue contains interviews with prominent industry figures and topical features presented in an easy-to-read editorial format. Visit them online at www.heavyliftpfi.com.
Logistics Plus Opens New Office in Honolulu, Hawaii
LP Hawaii to provide logistics solutions bridge between Southeast Asia and the Pacific U.S.
ERIE, PA (August 2, 2022) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Troy Pagaduan will manage the “LP Hawaii” office, specializing in the movement of project cargo, international freight, warehousing, FF&E, and other supply chain-related projects.
“I have been in the transportation industry for the past 20 years, starting from the ground up, driving trucks, learning about sales, transportation, projects, and more,” said Troy. “I am proud to be part of such a fabulous organization. In the Hawaiian language, ‘Ohana’ means family and taking care of each other, and the people at Logistics Plus share that same trait.”
LP Hawaii represents the 16th state in the United States with a Logistics Plus office or warehouse. Earlier this year, Logistics Plus announced the expansion of new offices in Japan, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The company now has over 1,000 employees working in 33 countries worldwide.
“Troy and LP Hawaii will make a great addition to the Logistics Plus network,” said Yuriy Ostapyak, COO of Logistics Plus. “Honolulu serves as a regional hub for movement of goods between the U.S. mainland to Australia and the Pacific. We have known Troy a long time, and his office will play a critical link by supporting our supply chain solutions in the Pacific region.”
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus, Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Jim Berlin founded the company nearly 26 years ago in Erie, PA. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With its trademark Passion For Excellence™, Logistics Plus employees put the ‘plus’ in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Aurora, CO; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Colton, CA; Dallas, TX; Dayton, NJ; Des Moines, IA; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Meadville, PA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Norfolk, VA; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; Phoenix, AZ; San Francisco, CA; Tulsa, OK; Vancouver, WA; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; and Vietnam; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
Logistics Plus (LP) was named an 
Frank Liu (General Manager)
ERIE, PA (August 2, 2022) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office located in Honolulu, Hawaii. 
Logistics Plus, Inc. is 