Logistics Plus and its founder and CEO, Jim Berlin, were featured in the February 21, 2024 issue of Erie Times-News newspaper. Logistics Plus COO Yuriy Ostapyak was also quoted in the article. A reprint is included below, along with a link to the online version.
Does your U.S. business import goods that will ultimately be exported to customers outside the United States? If yes, your business might be using a class 6 warehouse, also known as a “manufacturing warehouse” or “bonded manufacturing warehouse.” A class 6 manufacturing warehouse is a special type of bonded facility authorized by customs authorities that allows for the in-bond manufacturing or processing of goods using imported materials or materials subject to internal revenue taxes. These manufactured goods can then be exported or, in some cases, sold domestically under specific regulations.
The import/export benefits of using a class 6 manufacturing warehouse include:
It’s important to note that:
Overall, class 6 warehouses can offer significant benefits to importers and exporters seeking to optimize their supply chains, reduce costs, and access new markets. They also work well in tandem with class 3 warehouses.
Logistics Plus currently has a class 3 bonded warehouse in Strongsville, OH (Cleveland), with additional class 3 manufacturing warehouses available soon in Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Memphis, TN; and Phoenix, AZ. Logistics Plus can help import goods and store them at one of our class 3 bonded warehouses until they are ready to go to your class 6 warehouse for final manufacturing and export. If you currently don’t have a class 6 warehouse, Logistics Plus can help find or staff one for you.
Check out this U.S. CBP online guide to the various classes of bonded warehouses.
Contact Us to learn more about Logistics Plus warehouse solutions.
The Logistics Plus Egypt team completed a fascinating project, handling the shipment of exquisite replicas of Egyptian pharaoh statues and a decorative sarcophagus. Demonstrating a blend of reverence for historical art and logistic mastery, the task involved the creation of custom-made crates designed to protect these artifacts.
Crafted to echo the grandeur of Egypt’s rich past, each replica required individualized packaging solutions. Our specialists developed bespoke crating, considering every contour and feature, ensuring these replicas were transported with the honor befitting royalty. With the dignified stance of the pharaohs and the sarcophagus, the statues were secured within robust enclosures, ready for their journey.
The project presented a unique opportunity to exhibit Logistics Plus Egypt’s commitment to delivering specialized shipping solutions. From the careful packing within our facilities to overseeing the loading process, meticulous attention to detail was paramount. Our global network was instrumental in maneuvering these replicas, ensuring they reached their destination in perfect condition.
To learn more about Logistics Plus Egypt, please visit eg.logisticsplus.com.
Gretchen Blough, customs brokerage manager, and Scott Motter, manager of safety, compliance, and warehousing, were both featured on the weekly Business Spotlight program from WPSE Money Radio. Business Spotlight is a 30-minute program airing Fridays and Saturdays at noon. Each segment focuses on a business or organization that is making an impact across the region.
In this special segment, Gretchen and Scott discuss the company’s new Customs bonded warehouse in Strongsville, OH, future bonded warehouses, and other customs and warehousing topics.
You can listen to a replay of the interview on the Logistics Plus Podcasts page or by clicking below to listen on LP Radio on Spotify.
In anonymous surveys, employees continue to rate Logistics Plus as a great workplace.
ERIE, PA (February 6, 2024) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a global leader in transportation, logistics, and unique supply chain solutions, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the seventh year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what the company’s current 450+ USA-based employees say about their experience working at Logistics Plus. 94% of employees say Logistics Plus is a great place to work. That is 37 percentage points higher than the average U.S. company.
Additional facts from this year’s survey results:
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention, and increased innovation.
“Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Logistics Plus stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”
“This is very cool and very humbling,” said Jim Berlin, Founder and CEO of Logistics Plus. ” We really are a special company that does things differently. Of all the awards we receive, my favorite is the great place to work. It’s tough to keep everybody happy at any company. But I think we’ve successfully created a place where people can have a lot of freedom, make mistakes, learn from them, rise up, and grow with a cool, global company.”
According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits, and have a fair chance at promotion.
About Logistics Plus, Inc.
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Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP) is a 21st-century logistics company and a leading worldwide provider of transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, technology, and supply chain solutions. LP works in the background to help businesses manage their supply chains in an ever-changing world. Founded in 1996, today LP has annual global sales of over $500M with more than 1,000 employees located in 50+ countries worldwide. LP is recognized as one of the fastest-growing privately-owned logistics companies, a top 3PL provider, a top 100 logistics company, a top freight brokerage and warehousing provider, and a great place to work. With a Passion For Excellence™, its employees put the PLUS in LOGISTICS by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
One of 1,000 truckloads of pipe for Naftogaz delivered in a global operation carried out by Pennsylvania-based Logistics Plus and Vorex USA. (Company photo)
In a recent interview with Ukraine Rebuild Newswire, a news site founded by respected foreign correspondent Adam Brown, Logistics Plus COO Yuriy Ostapyak shares details of a complicated, sometimes dangerous mission to deliver four shiploads of pipe from Asia to Ukraine.
The joint operation between Logis-ukraines-port-of-chornotics Plus and Vorex, LLC, an American oil and gas equipment supplier that won the contract to supply the pipe to Ukrainian state gas producer Naftogaz, entailed $100 million worth of gas pipes, delivering $100 million worth of gas pipes, weighing over 22-thousand tons, to hundreds of sites in Ukraine in a complex effort that involved filling and then offloading four break bulk ships onto 1,000 trucks to avoid anti-ship mines and missile attacks. The entire project took 14 months to order, fabricate, and prepare, then eight months to deliver.
“It’s hard to think of a more complex operation from all my years in the business,” said Fedor Zakusilo, the Ukrainian-American founder and president of Vorex USA, who started out in the oilfield supply business in 2000. “At times, the staff was pushing it dangerously hard, and we had to rein them in – people were actually unloading pipe while a factory just across the road was exploding from a Russian attack. The dedication to getting the job done was off the charts.”
“Everyone was quite on edge throughout this operation,” said Chief Operating Officer Yuiry Ostapyak, a Ukrainian-American who, at 39 years of age, has worked for 20 years for the Erie, Pennsylvania-based Logistics Plus. “This was definitely one of the biggest logistics challenges we have seen – it’s one that a lot of companies would have shied away from.”
“I think the future in logistics will go to the companies that learn to find a way to say ‘yes’ quicker, even as circumstances get more and more difficult,” Ostapyak said. “When the war broke out, many Western companies were running away. We were running toward Ukraine, to help. That attitude will become increasingly essential in the future.”
You can read the entire story online at https://www.ukrainerebuildnews.com/urn-behind-the-scenes-logistics-plus-describes-the-delivery-of-100-million-worth-of-gas-pipe-from-china-to-war-time-ukraine/.
About Ukraine Rebuild Newswire
Ukraine Rebuild Newswire is the brainchild of Adam Brown, a foreign correspondent with 35 years of experience in Latin America, West Africa, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia for The Associated Press and Bloomberg News. His work has appeared on the front page of virtually every major newspaper in the world and he has appeared on CNN, BBC, ABC, CBS and elsewhere from Afghanistan, Kosovo and many other wounded places.
About Vorex USA
Wherever there’s oil and gas, Vorex USA has the equipment and expertise you need to extract and transport it. They distribute products for more than 40 North American and European manufacturers in more than 15 countries around the world. Its goal is to provide the expertise to help you meet any technical challenge. Their products meet the industry’s highest standards and they deliver them on schedule, at the lowest cost to you. Learn more at usavorex.com.
About Logistics Plus, Inc.
Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP) is a 21st-century logistics company and a leading worldwide provider of transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, technology, and supply chain solutions. LP works in the background to help businesses manage their supply chains in an ever-changing world. Founded in 1996, today LP has annual global sales of over $500M with more than 1,000 employees located in 50+ countries worldwide. LP is recognized as one of the fastest-growing privately-owned logistics companies, a top 3PL provider, a top 100 logistics company, a top freight brokerage and warehousing provider, and a great place to work. With a Passion For Excellence™, its employees put the PLUS in LOGISTICS by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.