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Courtesy of Arizona State University’s A cross-sectoral panel of experts from the Thunderbird School of Global
Thunderbird School of Global Management Management at Arizona State University met virtually on Aug. 27 to discuss
how a period of geopolitical shake-ups have affected China’s position in global
What’s your view on the role of ascendancy of business, politics and foreign policy. In the excerpt that follows, Sanjeev Khagram,
China for a globalization 4.0, particularly given Thurderbird’s dean and director general, asks the questions in italics.
what’s happened with their ambitions with the
Belt and Road initiative (BRI)?
allies and markets. And they’re doing it ensuring its leadership in the world?
Doug Guthrie aggressively, and companies like Huawei, Anne-Marie Slaughter
Professor of Global Leadership Tencent, Alibaba, all of those companies Distinguished Professor of Practice
Director of China Initiatives that you would think of as being part of Well, a lot because … things are not all
I’ve been in my career one of the biggest the fourth industrial revolution, 5G, Alipay, rosy for China. But the United States has to
advocates of what China’s economic reforms games–like all of these things are very, want to be a global leader. And that is not
were doing in the ‘90s and 2000s. But things very closely tied to what China’s plans what the current administration wants in
have, of course, gotten more tense. And we are in terms of building up the world the sense of reaching out to other countries,
need to really think carefully about that. … and what in China they call south-south building alliances, building relationships. If
I like to refer to the BRI as China’s Marshall relations. So today, China is really seeing it BRI is China’s Marshall Plan, the United States
Plan. So, this goes back to a playbook that not as much of a leader of the developed is rejecting the whole idea of a Marshall Plan.
the United States developed in post-World world, but as a leader of the global south. The United States is America first, which often
War II era, like: How do you actually build And so, I just think it’s a really interesting means America alone, and it definitely means
business in order to build connections and moment because you see this really bare knuckles, zero-sum politics with other
break down borders? … A lot of people aggressive movement on AI and high tech great powers. What we should be doing is
who observed BRI think it’s just, you know, and everything that’s going on, but you also marshaling–no pun intended–but marshaling
China aggressively kind of building in see the dividing of the world into and that
the resources and the allies of not only other
places like Southeast Asia and Africa. But concerns me a little bit.
countries around the world, but of our own
what China is actually doing is building What can the United States do in in terms of corporations which are not married to the
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Africa is [breaking] the isolationist trend with the
African Continental Free Trade area ... This is an
incredible speed of negotiation, of collaboration, and it is
the largest free trade area since the creation of the World
Trade Organization—so the largest new free trade area.
state in the same way, of our civic groups, Of course, we also have some challenges Asia we have, for example, South Korea is
of our universities, of all the wealth of open related to quality, related to the ability to absolutely in a moment of growth when it
society to focus on global problems. really partner locally among others, but comes to technology and startups.
definitely many Africans consider China as … Right now, there is the huge problem
How is Africa dealing with this new reality of a strong partner. of talent that we have in the U.S. Some
China and the United States in this world of
of it is amplified by the fact that getting
the fourth industrial revolution? What’s happening that’s driving this move
into the country right now is very difficult.
Landry Signe forward in terms of free trade in Africa?
Even if you have the proper visas, a lot of
Professor Landry Signe: Africa is [breaking]
international talent is no longer able to
When a question is asked to an the isolationist trend with the African
come to work [in] the U.S., even with the
African—which continent do you believe Continental Free Trade Area signed in 2018,
right paperwork. So, they’re starting their
has the right development model?—we ratified by a sufficient number of countries
hubs in their home countries, or home
first have the United States, and then we in 2019, and will be launched in 2021. …
towns. … Now, people realize you don’t
have China. … So, despite the fact that This is an incredible speed of negotiation,
have to be in Silicon Valley to work and
the United States is losing ground, the of collaboration, and it is the largest free
create great technology. So, there’s a shift
United States remains an important and trade area since the creation of the world
in thinking that you could be working out
key player. Now turning to the question trade organization—so the largest new free
of Africa or Southeast Asia and still create
related to the improvement in Africa and trade area.
really great, quality work. The second
the relation between Africa and the rest
What’s happening in terms of thing that’s happening is the transfer of
of the world, competition between China,
entrepreneurship and innovation in the world know-how. Traditionally when you had
the United States, European countries:
today, particularly with respect to the United offices that were satellites, they’re doing
First, we have the combined consumer and
States and China? maybe low-tech work, quality control
business spending in Africa by 2030 will
and assurance, customer service. Now it’s
be about $6.7 trillion [U.S.]. You can clearly Rebeca Hwang
Professor of Practice development work at the very senior level.
see that Africa was initially perceived as a
Silicon Valley has been the Mecca for And those people are hiring locals and
hopeless continent, but it’s now considered
many years. All roads go to Rome and all those locals are learning that trade. And
as the rising one with many of the biggest
roads in entrepreneurship go to Silicon they are starting their own companies,
opportunities and offering also one of
the highest returns on investment. Many Valley, and the reason is that we still which now means that there will be a
of the world’s fastest growing economies have a very important presence when it lot more deal flow coming out of places
are located in Africa. … Chinese export comes to who are the agents, who are the outside of the U.S., and especially in Asia,
to Africa went from almost nothing three gatekeepers for providing the capital for where places like China already have
decades ago to over $10 billion. China is many of the startups. … But I have to say had their very strong share of talent and
heavily present on the continent, one. It’s that in the last half a decade, there has unicorns in the past. So, you know, if I had
the first partner of most African countries. been an increasing level of exodus of the to predict the future, I think the future is
… I was engaging with a few African most talented people out of Silicon Valley. going to look a lot more global when it
presidents, and many of them say, as long First LA, Colorado, Texas, Austin, but then comes to entrepreneurship.
as they’re providing resources, it is fine increasingly so outside of the U.S., going Find the complete conversation at
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scheduled for Nov. 10-12 in
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Marine Cargo Transportation in the Cargo Carriers Association scheduled for Nov. 8-10, 2022,
Age of COVID-19: Part 2 Conference, which had already also in Miami. However, the
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presents the second of two virtual has been set for April 20-22, for an Annual General Meeting
discussions and Q&As, each with 2021. (raccaonline.org) some time in 2020 as well as
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he Washington, D.C.-based Department of Commerce. vegetables who are experiencing very
Corn Refiners Association “We appreciate the consideration difficult times. This … announcement
(CRA) supports a plan of the Office of the U.S. Trade by U.S. government agencies outlining
recently unveiled by federal Representative, Department of rigorous trade compliance and trade
agencies to address the threat posed by Commerce, and U.S. Department of enhancing activities are in the best
increased foreign imports to American Agriculture trade leaders in considering interest of all of American agriculture and
producers of seasonal and perishable testimony of all witnesses at the recent American consumers.”
fruits and vegetables. seasonal produce hearings,” says
Hearings in August that included CRA President and CEO John Bode.
testimony from more than 60 witnesses “They are to be commended for their FARM AID:
led to the drafting of a report by the commitment to investigate the trade The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Department of
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NFI ACQUIRES CAI LOGISTICS GLOBAL TRADERS ON THE MOVE Business Development manager; Jody
Camden, New Jersey-based NFI, a Fullen Dock & Warehouse, a full-service Coffman, Business Development manager
leading supply chain solutions provider, Mississippi River terminal, warehousing, covering the Dallas/Fort Worth region; John
recently completed the acquisition of CAI trucking, aggregates supply and logistics Reyes, Business Development manager
Logistics, the non-asset logistics division of company, appointed Greg Hutchison covering the Midland/Odessa region; and
CAI International, Inc. president of the company. In this role, Jantz Theriot, Business Development
By acquiring CAI Logistics, which he will be responsible for leading all manager covering New Orleans and the
generates more than $100 million in commercial activities and the operations of Gulf Coast region. … WAGO promoted
annual revenue, NFI expands its suite the Memphis, Tennessee-based company. … Clayton Windsor to product manager-DIN
of supply chain services, specifically ArcBest, a leader in supply chain logistics, rail mount terminal blocks. He has held the
enhancing its brokerage, intermodal and recently announced organizational changes position of product specialist for Marking
global freight forwarding capabilities across to strategically align certain functions of and Tools at Germantown, Wisconsin-
North America. the Fort Smith, Arkansas-based company’s based WAGO for the past two and a half
“With CAI Logistics’ service offerings, suite of integrated solutions. Earlier this years. … Washington, D.C.-based law
NFI will be able to amplify the scalability year, Dennis Anderson was promoted to firm McDermott Will & Emery builds on
of its non-asset logistics platform,” chief customer officer and is now overseeing its international trade footprint with the
explains NFI CEO Sid Brown. “As we all customer-facing functions including addition of: Joanne Osendarp and Eric
have showcased with our long history of sales, marketing, customer service as well Parnes as partners; Dean Pinkert, former
acquisitions, our ability to combine strong as strategy. Danny Loe, chief yield officer, commissioner of the U.S. International
will assume the position of president, Trade Commission, as senior counsel; Tim
operations is unmatched, resulting in a
Asset-Light Logistics while retaining his Hruby, Lynn Kamarck and Alan Kashdan
more robust customer experience and
yield strategy leadership role. One reason as counsel; and associate Conor Gilligan.
integrated solutions that are seamless for
Anderson and Loe may have decided to stay … Charles Taylor, the Wilton, Connecticut-
shippers and their end consumers.”
with ArcBest: It has been recognized as based provider of services and technology
one of America’s Best-In-State Employers solutions to the global insurance market,
for 2020 by Forbes and Statista Inc. … expanded its Marine Technical Services
OmniTRAX, one of the fastest growing
team with the addition of four senior
railroads in North America and an affiliate
marine surveyors: John Poulson, Sean
of Denver, Colorado-based The Broe Group,
Murphy, Glenn Walker and Peter Poulson.
appointed Mike Brothers chairman of its
TT CLUB UNVEILS NEW LOGO newly established Audit Committee as
Also, Lillian Aquilia is now operations
Leading freight transport and logistics manager. They will serve at Charles Taylor
part of the company’s strategic growth
insurer TT Club is reflecting the evolving locations in New York, Boston, Savannah
plan. Previously the responsibility of the
digital landscape in its new logo and and San Francisco. … At press time,
entire board, the Audit Committee is now
revamped website. Increased accessibility The International Air Cargo Association
comprised of OmniTRAX board members,
to data, information and streamlined (TIACA) was considering candidates for its
Broe family members and management
processes are the key aims of the London- new director general role. Essentially the
representatives. …Citi Treasury and Trade
based insurance specialist’s investments in CEO, the director general will report to the
Solutions has appointed Kanika Thakur as
digitization. Asia Pacific Head of Trade. Based in Hong TIACA Board and be in charge of: planning
As part of its 50th anniversary Kong, Thakur succeeds Vishal Kapoor, and executing new strategy; delivering
celebrations in 2019, TT began who was named head of Treasury and projects and programs; and financial and
investigating what the next 25 years in Trade Solutions for Citi Hong Kong earlier operational management of the head office
the international logistics industry would this year. … GoExpedi, an e-commerce, in Miami. Céline Hourcade is currently
bring. What it found was profound changes supply chain and analytics company for serving as the TIACA’s transition director.
in the use of digital services. industrial and energy maintenance, repair … Tactical Edge, a leading logistics and
“In responding to these findings our and operations concerns, has named supply-chain IT solutions company out of
investment is taking increasing advantage prominent energy executive Noel Connolly San Diego, California, is now sponsoring
of digital opportunities to enhance the senior vice president of Digital Strategy. rising LPGA pro golfer Emma Talley. …
customer facing elements of our business, Houston, Texas-based GoExpedi has The National Marine Representatives
namely underwriting, claims fulfilment boosted its sales team with the additions Association awarded its 2020 NMRA
and loss prevention,” says TT CEO Charles of: Elizabeth Stephens as director of Maritime Trades Scholarship of $3,000 to
Fenton. “Our new logo reflects TT’s focus Business Development covering the Matthew Reynolds of Brohman, Michigan.
on the digital sphere, by adapting the logo Houston region; Dan Farrell, director of Established in 2008, the scholarship
to work seamlessly in the on and offline Business Development covering Mobile, awards students of excellence who are
world.” Alabama; Sammy Steinmark, senior pursuing a marine industry career.
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e’ve been saying it for years: The world pandemic. Logistics customers are demanding more from
is becoming an increasingly global their 3PLs. In a world of Amazon Prime, they want their
place. We can get nearly anything shipments to arrive faster, and for less money. They want
on Earth in less than a few days, but to manage their inventory with the touch of a button,
someone has to get it to us. That’s right from their smart device. They want personalized
where third-party logistics comes into play. service that is tailored to their individual business
This year has thus far been a year unlike any other, needs, and to feel like even though they are one of many
thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. With supply shortages customers, they are important, no matter how big or
and more people shopping from home out of safety small their account is.
concerns, we’ve relied heavily upon third-party logistics The 3PLs on the following pages embody all of the
(3PLs) to bring us much needed supplies. In fact, in an characteristics mentioned above. From the smallest family
economy where many businesses are struggling to survive, owned establishment to the largest global providers, these
many 3PLs are holding their own due to the coronavirus. 50 companies work tirelessly to ensure the best customer
But it’s not enough to just be a 3PL—even during a experience possible, from start to finish.

harmoniously as a single shipping resource. Offering suite of logistics management products that can
customized freight solutions to their customers, be customized to meet their customers’ individual
The largest, privately held customs broker in North DGX can handle every step of your 3PL journey in needs.
America, A.N. Deringer was founded in 1919 by one convenient package. They use state-of-the-art
Alfred Neel Deringer. For more than 100 years, the
St. Albans, Vermont-based company has offered
software to present customers with comprehensive
reporting and real time shipment tracking.

services ranging from customs brokerage to A full-service 3PL, Preston, Maryland-based
warehousing, distribution and customs compliance Choptank Transport, Inc. serves North American
consulting. A.N. Deringer ranks fifth overall for the and many other locations around the world. Their
quantity of entries field, and has won the “Best Places
cutting-edge transportation management system
to Work in Vermont” designation from 2017-2019. Founded in 2006, Flat World Global Solutions and award-winning training program ensure their
offers customizable, contract-free solutions to clients clients receive the highest level of customer service.
of all sizes. Their customer service and cutting-edge Choptank Transportation also prides itself on
keeping current with freight laws, so that they can
technology keeps Flat World Global Solutions lean,
The group-member owned 3PL has more than 40 advise customers about the transportation of their
allowing them to grow quickly and maintain a high
years of combined experience in the industry. With cargo in record time.
client retention rate—even without contracts. Flat
over 120,000 carriers under contract, Transamerica World Global Solutions earned the distinction of
Express can offer customizable solutions to
everyone from small businesses to larger, Fortune
Vendor of the Year from a top-10 client, and they
have won a St. Louis Post Dispatch “Top Places to
500 companies. The rapidly growing concern was Work” designation in both 2018 and 2019. Seattle, Washington-based Holman Logistics
ranked highest in Inc.’s 500 “Nation’s Fastest Growing offers food-grade warehousing, paper product
Companies” list in 2019 and 2020. manufacturing logistics support and more. They

work with such clients as Hills Pet Nutrition and
With facilities nationwide, Houston, Texas-based Kimberly Clark, offering tailored solutions to clients
of all sizes. Holman Logistics is the recipient of the
McLane Global has been offering food grade
Founded in 1989 by Jim Williams, Sunset logistics and transportation for more than 120 years. 2018 Operational Excellence Award from General
Transportation’s flexible business model serves Today, McLane Global provides full 3PL services from Electric, and Kimberly Clark’s 2014 Service Excellence
mid-market businesses with a variety of logistics manufacturing through last-mile delivery. McLane Award.
solutions. The company recently celebrated Global does not believe in a one size fits all approach,
its 30th year by instating a new, cross-border
Mexico/U.S. solutions program and upgrading to
and each customer receives services tailored to their
individual needs.
a new 45,000-square-foot headquarters. Sunset
Transportation was ranked No. 8 on Inbound Logistics’
Top 10 3PL Providers list in 2019, their second time Founded in 2005, Nolan Transportation Group
serves more than 7,000 North American customers,
making the top ten. Focusing on the life-science pharmaceuticals and with over 30,000 independent transportation
retail and consumer goods sectors, MD Logistics companies comprising their network. The company
offers highly specialized service to customers under treats all of its clients as partners and works with
these umbrellas. Founded in 1996 by Dave Kiebach them to achieve their goals. Their recent success
Founded as Ohio Distribution Warehouse Corp. in and Mark Sell, MD Logistics works with the customer stories include assisting Crate & Barrel with their
1971 by Bob Ness and John Berend, the company to customize services to their unique needs. MD domestic over-the-road supply chain, a project
started out serving only the Ohio area. ODW Logistics offers Foreign Trade Zone services within which earned them accolades from the retailer’s
Logistics has since expanded beyond the Buckeye a cGMP temperature-controlled environment, as director of Global Transportation. Says Brad Voelpel
State and across the nation, offering supply chain well as dedicated or shared call center services and of hiring Nolan Transportation Group: “I can stand
solutions for hundreds of companies of all sizes. inventory tracking services that are cutting edge. here today saying it has been one of the best moves
we have made within our domestic network. The
NTG team’s entire focus is on customer service,
providing visibility on every single move while
FW Logistics began in 1949 as a food grade storage The largest, woman-owned logistics company in the ensuring we remain competitive in the marketplace.”
facility. Today, the 3PL offers a full range of logistics U.S., Kenco Logistics was founded in 1950. Today, it
services, including warehousing, trucking, logistics is a fully integrated 3PL provider, with more than 200
and fulfillment. Specializing in everything from dry clients, 90 distribution facilities and 30 million square
storage to hazmat storage, the company boasts feet of space. Kenco Logistics prides itself on customer Founded in 1954, Romark Logistics serves many
7 million square feet of warehousing strategically service, which despite its size remains as personalized pharmaceutical, retail, food and beverage customers
located throughout the United States. as a small operation. Kenco Logistics is the winner of a across the globe. Providing a full range of B2B and
General Mills Supplier Diversity Award, as well as a Top B2C options, Romark Logistics works with their
Woman Owned Transportation Company Award by
Women in Trucking.
customers to provide customized 3PL solutions at a
competitive cost. Their tagline “Personalized Service
R2 Logistics prides itself on offering real-time visibility … Always” is a guiding force behind the company’s
and a full suite of logistics solutions. The company has
no automated phones, and customers are easily put
operations, inspiring them to strive harder to ensure
in contact with account executives and support staff. customer satisfaction in everything they do.
R2 Logistics uses cutting-edge logistics technology Founded in 1987, FLS Transportation has
to streamline processes and has a strong network grown from just a few employees to the largest

of preferred partners to help ensure customers are freight brokerage firm in Canada. The company Frisco, Texas-based Transplace is the largest
getting the services they need, when they need them. differentiates itself from the competition by offering managed transportation services provider in North
3x support. This ensures customers have one point America. Transplace prides itself at being at the

of contract and three support teams backing forefront of TMS technology, utilizing their own
them. They also boast a .001 percent claims rate, proprietary cloud-based TMS system as well as AI
a testament to their rigorous employee training and machine learning and predictive analytics to
DGX consists of five integrated divisions which work program. FLS Transportation Service offers a full increase efficiency and ensure customer satisfaction.

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MAKING IT HAPPEN
Third party logistics companies make today's lightning-fast commerce
possible.
They work with their clients, not just at start up but and express, road transport and contract logistics
throughout the entire relationship to constantly and transportation management. With operations
improve and streamline processes, saving the One of the five largest truckload carriers in the U.S., in 67 countries and a worldwide network that
customer valuable time and money. Werner Enterprises was founded in 1961 as a spans 120 countries, GEODIS boasts over 41,000
single truck operation. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, employees around the world.
Werner has offices in Canada, Mexico, and China.
The company provides services such as dedicated,
intermodal, cross border, global services and
A WBENC Certified Woman-Owned Business, ALOM
has been providing third-party logistics for 23 customs solutions. The company has won numerous Home to the largest flatbed network in North
awards, including the 2020 Alliance Award from America, PLS Logistics Services offers a full suite
years. Heavily focused on customer service, ALOM
SMC³ and Logistics Management, Food Logistics Top of transportation solutions for their clientele. Each
provides each client a dedicated account manager
Green Provider Award and Logistics Management’s client receives a dedicated account executive as their
who oversees all aspects of their accounts, including
2020 Quest for Quality Award. point of contact, and the company provides 24/7
inventory, BOM and logistics. ALOM has 19 locations
support, transparent tracking options and custom
around the world and is the winner of the 2020
MultiChannel Merchant Top 3PL Award as well as the TMS reporting. With both outsourced and managed
transportation services, PLS Logistics Services allows
2019 SDCE Supply Chain Green Award. A WBENC Certified Women’s Business Enterprise clients the flexibility they need to run their supply
and Woman Owned Small Business, this family run chain properly.
company provides services such as intermodal,
LTL, full truckload and other specialty services. They
pride themselves on highly personalized customer
Founded in 1961 by Jacob Tucker, the company service, providing each client a dedicated account
believes what sets it apart is their people. With many representative and a web-based transportation
Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics Inc. treats its
clients having been with Tucker for one or two management system that delivers customized
customers as partners, offering customized solutions
generations, it’s safe to say customers agree. The reporting. A 20-year industry veteran, Knichel
to suit the individual needs of each business. The
Logistics CEO Kristy Knichel is the Intermodal
company adheres to strict operational and safety U.S. arm of Kempten, Germany-based Dachser can
Logistics Conference chairperson and is seated
compliance standards, customizing their services connect with more than 400 locations in nearly 40
on the Board of Directors of the Transportation
to the unique needs of each customer. They also countries, making them a dominant presence in many
Intermediaries Association, the premier organization
offer 100 percent visibility at all times, allowing of the major markets across the globe. The company’s
for 3PL professionals in North America and abroad.
modifications to their TMS that addresses those own Dachser IT program provides industry-leading,
needs. Up next, Tucker Company Worldwide plans in-house solutions for clients of all sizes.
to debut a new, self-service customer portal to
further enhance the customer experience, and the The global supply chain operator operates five lines

company regularly reviews client accounts upon of businesses around the world, including freight Americold prides itself on being the only 3PL to offer
request to ensure satisfaction. forwarding, supply chain optimization, distribution automated picking in cold storage with multiple
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tenants. Their use of robots provides on-time, in- Delivery, a service that uses biofuel to reduce company serves 119,000 customers and 78,000
full accuracy 99.5 percent of the time, allowing for carbon emissions. contract carriers around the world. C.H. Robinson has
minimal contact and a pick cycle time of under two its own innovation department, C.H. Robinson Labs,
hours. Americold has their own proprietary inventory where the company is constantly developing and
management system, i-3PL Supply Chain Control, testing customer solutions to streamline processes
which allows customers to manage their inventory that put the customer first.
from any smart device, from anywhere.

With more than 13,000 employees, ArcBest offers
One of the oldest and largest family owned 3PLs services ranging from LTL via ABF Freight, ground
in North America, NFI Industries offers a flat expedite through Panther Premium Logistics,
organizational structure that allows the company household moving via U-Pack, and vehicle repair
to work quickly and nimbly. Clients are assigned under FleetNet America. The company’s main focus
dedicated account management teams that provide is always the customer, ranging from the smallest
personalized service and continuously look for ways operations to the largest and most complicated
to improve supply-chain efficiency, including the supply chains. ArcBest was recently named the No. 2
use of robotics and automation in their warehouses. employer in Arkansas by Forbes and Statista Inc.
A company that cares about sustainability, NFI
=operates electric trucks and was one of the first

providers to use Class 8 battery-electric Freightliner
eCascadias. And NFI uses Kalmar Ottawa Electric T2E
Terminal Tractors in its California distribution centers. St. Louis, Missouri-based Global Gateway Logistics
recently made headlines for delivering more than 2
Serving North America, UTXL aims to be the “safest, million pieces of PPE to their community with the help
most reliable and cost effective” 3PL provider. The of global partners to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Founded in 1970, Pilot Freight Services credits its company offers a full suite of services and has been a Global Gateway Logistics offers services ranging
50-year history with always putting the customer federally licensed broker for more than two decades. from international air freight, international ocean,
first. One of the International Air Transport They have provided services for everyone from the rail transport, ground transport, analysis consulting,
Association’s “Top 25 Air Forwarders in the World,” smallest of businesses to Fortune 500 companies. hospitality logistics and customs consulting.
Pilot’s domestic and international operations With a focus on “Safety, Service, Systems and
frequently work hand-in-hand to achieve customer
solutions. The company is the recipient of numerous
Savings,” UTXL offers customers unparalleled service.
awards, including Logistics Management’s Quest for
Quality and Top 50 U.S. & Global 3PL designations.
Founded in 1923, CT Logistics (The Commercial Traffic
Company) has grown from being a freight bill auditing
A 3PL supplier to government and Tier 1 prime company to one of the largest third-party providers
customers, Phoenix Logistics has locations to serve of freight related services in the world. The company
both U.S. coasts in Arizona and Florida. Phoenix now offers clients personalized logistics services such
Founded in 1904 as Dampskibsselskabet
Logistics offers customers real-time, cloud-based as freight audit and freight payment services. With their
Svendborg (The Steamship Company Svendborg),
tracking for supply-chain management. They work own proprietary freight rating and pricing software,
today the Danish company Maersk has a
tirelessly to overcome challenges and bring their CT Logistics provides a wide array of services to both
dedicated team of 80,000 employees and
customers vital delivery infrastructure such as IT, shippers and receivers of freight, and the company
operates in 130 countries around the globe,
transportation, energy and medical. audits millions of freight bills for their clients each
including its U.S. headquarters in New Jersey. The
year. Despite many clients averaging at least $500,000
integrated transport and logistics company also
has a standalone energy division. Maersk offers

freight spend each year, CT Logistics works with
companies of all sizes and locations.
businesses of all sizes customizable solutions, with One of the world’s largest 3PLs, C.H. Robinson
services available on all major trade lanes, including has $20 billion in freight under management and Their suite of programs include AuditPay® (Pre and Post
air, land, rail and sea. Maersk recently added Eco processes 18 million shipments each year. The Audit), TranSaver®, FreitRater®, CTLion® and many

more fully customizable offerings to keep their clients providing the services that its customers need at a forwarder with terminals on all four of the major
logistics needs fulfilled. Most recently, due to the fair price. They offer LTL, FTL, expedited, intermodal Hawaiian Islands. Serving both individuals and
COVID-19 pandemic, CT Logistics has even begun to and international freight services with the goal of business clientele, Approved Freight Forwarders
use AI to completely digitize all documents, and has long-term growth. has one of the lowest damage claims rates in the
improved many of their software applications so that industry, thanks to the personalized attention they
clients can do more digitally than ever before. pay to each shipment.
WSI Logistics was founded in 1966 in Combined
Locks, Wisconsin, with just 30,000 square feet

PITT OHIO, which prides itself on having one of the of warehouse space. Today, the company has One of the fastest growing companies in the logistics
best safety ratings in the logistics industry, is the grown to become one of the largest privately industry, supply chain management company
recipient of numerous safety awards, including the held logistics companies in America, with a Magnate Worldwide comprises wholly-owned
American Trucking Association’s President Trophy. network that includes American Warehouse LLC, subsidiaries that work tirelessly to offer premier
The family-owned company's services include small Warehouse Specialists LLC, Material Logistics logistics services, including global freight forwarding
package, truckload and LTL, which is the company’s & Services LLC (MLS), Fulfillment Specialists of and expedited domestic transportation. With a high
legacy service. PITT OHIO works with customers to America, Inc. (FSA), LLC & WSI Freight Solutions focus on customer service, Magnate Worldwide
create custom solutions to their logistics challenges, and 360data. WSI Logistics offers fulfillment, offers specialized services, specializing in time-
providing quality service every step of the way. transportation, import/export, warehousing and sensitive, high-value shipments.
distribution, contract services and 3PL.

Founded in 1999, CaseStack offers collaborative
North Carolina-based Kanban Logistics offers
supply chain management services for CPG’s One of the fastest growing privately owned inbound logistics services for manufacturers,
retailer logistics programs and cloud-based supply logistics companies in the world, Logistics Plus ecommerce and finished goods distribution. Kanban
management products. CaseStack’s platform works has annual global sales of over $300 million, with is certified to the ISO 9001:2015 quality standard by
to combine LTL deliveries to reduce shipping costs 450 employees spanning 28 countries across the MCNA as well as the MCNA certificate of registration
and improve delivery performance, while their globe. Logistics Plus offers services ranging from for AS9100D, the Federal Aviation Administration’s
cloud-based program allows CPG companies to LTL, freight forwarding, truckload, warehousing and aerospace industry standard. Kanban also holds a
manage their accounts, improve forecasting and fulfillment, global trade compliance, project cargo, superior rating by AIB International and is compliant
sourcing, and much more. import/export and customs brokerage. Despite their with C-TPAT, an added security program. They are
rapid growth, Logistics Plus is small enough to meet also a general purpose FTZ, enabling them to defer
customers’ unique logistics needs but big enough to duties until products are shipped within the U.S.
solve the most complex of logistics challenges.
Founded in 1932 by John Ruan, what started as a

gravel hauling company in Des Moines, Iowa, now
boasts more than 300 operations nationwide, with
Pioneers in the cold chain logistics space, Burris
6,000 team members and 10,000 trailers. Ruan Logistics began as a father-and-son tomato delivery
was the first transportation company in the U.S. to Mallory Alexander International Logistics is a operation in 1925 and has since grown to more
develop a safety program, and it is their commitment full-service logistics provider offering customers over than 2,000 employees. Burris Logistics puts a heavy
to safety, performance, customer satisfaction, people, 94 years of experience in the logistics industry. The focus on teamwork, with their ONEBURRIS initiative,
improvement and teamwork that drives the company company knows that it plays a vital role in the supply which operates under the motto “team before self.”
to this day. chain of their customers, and it strives to ensure This guiding principle empowers the Burris Logistics
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BRINGING THE HEAT
Hatch Valley, which includes Las Cruces and
the tiny town of Hatch, New Mexico, is considered
“the Napa Valley of chile,”according to the Hatch
Chile Factory owner.
NICHE SPECIALTIES HELP THESE

20 COMMUNITIES PACK A PUNCH
SHUTTERSTOCK
BY ANTHONY PIGNATARO
N
iche cities are playing a communities around the U.S. and county and surrounding area, according
key role in our nation’s outlined what it is that makes them to the Matagorda County Economic
economic development, special. Development Corporation. While drought
according to the McKinsey in recent years has taken a toll on the
Global Institute’s July farms, rice farmers have lately been
2019 report “The Future of Work in
MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
Rice diversifying with new enterprises and
America.” Some of the cities, which the For the past 120 years, rice has been even niche marketing. Even with recent
report’s authors call “small powerhouses,” a staple crop for Matagorda County, losses, the Texas Farm Bureau says
are currently enjoying the fastest which is located in the coastal prairie Matagorda and nearby Colorado and
economic growth rates in the nation. region of Texas. So much so that the crop Wharton counties account for 60 percent
Inspired by this, we found 20 niche brings in $135 million every year to the of the rice grown in the state.

dubbed it “Air Capital City” way back in
TULARE, CALIFORNIA ELKO, NEVADA 1929. Today, more than half of the world’s
Soil Gold
Considered one of the most productive Nearly 80 percent of all the gold mined light civilian airplanes come from plants
agricultural areas in the world, Tulare in the U.S. comes from mines in and around in Wichita—Bombardier Learjet, Cessna,
County sits atop old Tulare Lake, which Elko, which is located in northeastern Hawker Beechcraft and so forth. The list of
accounts for the incredibly fertile soil. Nevada. The more than a dozen mines aircraft types includes trainers, biplanes,
Farmers and agro-scientists have raved there produced about 5.6 million troy racing planes, crop dusters, seaplanes,
over the land for easily the last century. ounces of gold in 2018, all worth about personal aircraft and business jets. Plants
“The soil is known to contain in exact $7 billion. Though gold production has in Wichita also supply huge quantities of
proportions the elements needed for the historically followed a pretty harsh boom parts for other aircraft manufacturers.
growth of citrus trees,” states the 1910 and bust cycle, the geologist John Muntean
Report of the California State Agricultural told Elko Daily Free Press in July 2018 that HATCH, NEW MEXICO
Society. Today, the county grows a variety of the area has been experiencing a gold rush Chile peppers
citrus, stone fruits, nuts, berries and silage “for close to 50 years.” Hatch is a tiny town (pop. 1,680) with a
crops. Farm employment accounts for a huge reputation. Chile peppers are a huge
quarter of all jobs in Tulare County, which crop in New Mexico, and much of them are
has 45 crops worth more than $1 million BROWNFIELD, TEXAS grown here. Hatch chiles are world famous,
Grapes
in farm gate gross value, according to the known for their earthy taste and slow-
Located in West Texas, Brownfield and
Tulare County Farm Bureau. burning heat. When roasted, they’re almost
surrounding Terry County have very dry
buttery. Some say the soil in the Hatch
air, which while great for grape production,
Valley provides the key to the peppers,
CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA was for a long time hindered by the local
while others point to the area’s 4,000-foot
Mushrooms government’s prohibition-dry politics. But
An astonishing half of all mushrooms altitude (the peppers need hot days and cool
that relaxed a few years ago, and now wine
grown in the U.S. comes from Chester nights to grow). “Hatch is considered the
is booming there, thanks to 3,000 acres
County. Though mushrooms can grow Napa Valley of chile,” Chris Franzoy, owner
of grape production. In fact, Brownfield
anywhere (in fact, commercial mushrooms of the Hatch Chile Factory, told The New
grows most of the grapes in the entire state
are typically grown indoors), since the late York Times in December 2019.
of Texas. “I think Texas loves vineyards
1880s, farms started springing up in this because it’s Jesus’ first miracle,” Katy Jane
part of Pennsylvania, according to a 2012 Seaton, co-owner of Farmhouse Vineyards, MORTON, ILLINOIS
NPR report. Today, there are 60 farms Pumpkins
told KCBD in 2018.
there, producing a half-billion pounds of Officials in the village of Morton, located
mushrooms every year. That’s about $400 just outside Peoria, consider their little
million worth of Agaricus (also known PLANT CITY, FLORIDA hamlet the “Pumpkin Capital of the World”
as white button), Portobello, Cremini Strawberries because an astonishing 85 percent of all
(also known as common), Shiitake and Considered the Winter Strawberry canned pumpkin on the planet comes from
Oyster mushrooms every year. Agaricus Capital of the World, Plant City (and the plant there constructed back in 1920.
mushrooms alone have 12.6 million square surrounding Hillsborough County) Nestle USA/Libby’s owns the plant now,
feet of growing space, according to the has about 8,000 acres in production, and it covers 5,000 acres. “There are also
Chester County Agricultural Development according to the Florida Strawberry pumpkin farms surrounding this whole
Council. Growers Association. Given the area’s mild area,” Village President Ronald Rainson
subtropical climate and extremely fertile told a CBS Chicago reporter back in 2014.
soil, this is easy to understand. The fields Morton gets good sunlight, farmers say, and
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS add up to Florida being the nation’s second- the soils are varied, allowing for both early
Screws
highest strawberry producing state, behind and late planting.
Rockford calls itself the “Screw Capital
California. The Florida growing season
of the World,” so you know it’s legit. Around
runs from around Thanksgiving to the end
the 1940s, when the city’s furniture-making
of March, which is when they’re typically
ELKHART, INDIANA
industries began closing, the manufacturing Recreational vehicles
the most affordable at the supermarket.
of fasteners began to take off. By the When you see a big RV rolling down the
1960s, according to the Rockford Economic road, there’s a very good chance it came
Development Council, the city was the fifth- WICHITA, KANSAS from Northern Indiana. That region—
largest fastener manufacturer in the nation. Aircraft and the town of Elkhart, especially—
Though the city today is home to numerous For the last century, manufacturers in manufactures about 80 percent of all RVs
automotive and aircraft manufacturing Wichita have produced more than a quarter found in the world. According to author
plants, it still produces many of the screws, million aircraft—more than any other city Al Hesselbart, who documented Indiana’s
bolts and fasteners we use. on Earth. In fact, Wichita business leaders manufacturing history in his book The

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Dumb Thing Sold… Just Like That, it for between 60 percent and 80 percent of shag.” Built atop a mammoth bedspread
all started in the 1930s when three guys all the horseradish grown in the nation. industry that dated to 1895 in Dalton, the
decided to start making trailers in their According to a 2018 article in St. Louis carpet mills benefitted from close proximity
Northern Indiana backyards. The area Magazine, there are three reasons for this. to dyeing and finishing firms.
made sense, given that it’s located in the First, families that initially began farming
heart of America, making it easy for plants horseradish back in the late 1880s have
to ship their trailers around the county. chosen to stay put. Second, much of the
WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON
Apples
land is potash—extremely fertile soil that Since 1872, people have grown apples
was once covered by the Mississippi River.
SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA in Wenatchee, located in north-central
Kaolinite And third (and most surprising): The Washington. According to the Wenatchee
Somewhere between 50 million and sulfur pollutants released by the old steel Valley Museum and Cultural Center, city
100 million years ago, massive quantities mills in the area proved beneficial to the boosters in the first decade of the 20th
of aluminum silicate began washing horseradish, actually giving the plant its century pointed to the area’s volcanic
down from the Piedmont Hills in Georgia. characteristic heat, which is a product of its soils, sunshine, abundant water, the
Eventually, these particles settled in grating. In fact, the sulfur was so good to absence of high winds and cold nighttime
a prehistoric sea that covered what is the horseradish that farmers today add it temperatures as reasons why apples
now Sandersville, located about halfway to the soil, making up for its loss from the thrived there. And they still do—today,
between Augusta and Macon. Known as closure of the steel mills. there are more than 1,700 fruit growers in
kaolinite, this mineral is a vital ingredient the area surrounding Wenatchee, producing
in more than 100 modern products, DALTON, GEORGIA more than half the fresh apples consumed
including paper, ceramics, cosmetics, Carpet in the country.
paint and even rocket nosecones. Every Dalton makes wall-to-wall carpet.
year, about 2.5 million tons of kaolinite is Since the 1890s, mills there have produced
shipped out of Georgia, much of it from in so much carpet that today it’s said that
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
Caviar
and around Sandersville, where officials say 90 percent of all wall-to-wall carpet in Though caviar has been raised in the
the mining is an $800 million business and the world was made within 65 miles of Sacramento area (specifically, the tiny
the Peach State’s largest volume export. Dalton, which is located in the Blue Ridge
Mountains. In 2015, Atlas Obscura reported
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS that the mills in and around Dalton PASS THE BUTTER & GARLIC
Horseradish produced a whopping 12.2 billion square An astonishing half of all mushrooms grown in the U.S. comes
Three counties in Southern Illinois— feet of carpet every year—“enough to cover from Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Madison, Monroe and St. Clair—account the entirety of Hong Kong in a thick, rich

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nearby town of Elverta) since the 1970s, space, which is roughly the equivalent town of 15,000 people, according to the
it was only recently that the area won of 200 football fields, and it hosts the American Bee Journal. Throughout the
the distinction of producing the best fish massive High Point Market showing off the Peace Garden State, hives produce as much
eggs in the nation. Today, sturgeon are industry’s latest designs every April and as 31 million pounds of honey, often leading
commercially raised in the Sacramento area October. the nation in production. The state’s wide-
(they have long thrived in the Sacramento open prairies and low population make
River), thanks in great part to the poaching, for a perfect habitat for bees, National
over-fishing and pollution that damaged
BEND, OREGON Geographic reported in 2016, though many
Microbreweries
other caviar spots in the United States. According to the Bend Chamber of North Dakota farmers are increasingly
In fact, the Los Angeles Times reported in Commerce, there’s one brewery in Bend converting their land to corn and soybean
2013 that Sacramento sturgeon produce for every 4,500 residents in the state—the growing, diminishing the land available for
70 to 80 percent of all American caviar highest per capita rate in Oregon. There are bee production.
produced every year. breweries (and brew festivals) throughout
Bend, which is located about three hours LEWISVILLE, TEXAS
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA from Portland. Situated by the Deschutes Men’s shirts
Furniture River and the surrounding mountains Thanks to Hong Kong-based The
High Point, located between Greensboro and forests of Ponderosa Pine, Bend’s 20 Apparel Group opening a 250,000-square-
and Winston-Salem in North Carolina, or so breweries are legendary in the craft foot distribution center in Lewisville, one
is the largest producer of furniture in the and microbrew scene. In fact, Deschutes in six men’s shirts in the U.S. came from
nation. The earlier furniture built there Brewery is the eighth largest craft brewery this town, located just north of Dallas.
dates to the late 1700s, and access to in the United States. While the shirts are made in Asia, they’re
nearby forests made it easy for furniture- designed in Lewisville, according to a 2017
makers to thrive. The industry really took JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA Dallas Morning News story. The warehouse
off in the late 1800s, when the Southern Honey itself can hold a quarter million shirts on
Railway came to town, allowing for easy Bees are big business in this tiny North hangers. The center opened in Lewisville
distribution. According to a May 2019 Dakota town, which is located near the to be close to the buying and distribution
story in House Beautiful, the city today middle of the state. Many of the state’s centers of Dillard’s and J.C. Penney, which
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AMERICA’S
EXPANDING
PORTS
By MATT COKER
Whether They Are Big or Not-As Big, These Ports Invest
W
in Improvements to Improve Their Market Share
hat do ports in Maryland, Georgia, Texas, Florida and California
have in common? Commitment to future growth through current
investment.
Operators of the ports that follow are not content with the status
quo. They see opportunities on the horizon and know that to grab
them, they must continually pour in resources (or locate them from private and/or
government partners) to expand port operations.
This is happening at so many ports around the country that listing them all would
run head on into our space constraints. What we decided to do instead was simply
highlight just some of the expanding ports that have got our notice lately. If you feel
your favorite port should have been included, drop us a line so we’ll make extra sure
to check it out the next time around.
JAXPORT
30 SEP/OCT 2020
In February, the federal government
allocated $93 million for the next phase
PORT OF BALTIMORE
of deepening the Jacksonville shipping channel
to 47 feet from its current depth of 40 feet.
ABOVE: A new record was set at 11p.m. on Aug. 18 at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal, where the 5,536th and final
container move over three days was accomplished by longshore workers handling the Maersk Edinburgh. The largest number of moves for a single ship in the
Port’s 314-year history was possible because of a multi-million-dollar public-private expansion project that included deepening the berth to accommodate ships
like the Maersk Edinburgh. LEFT: Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry called it “a significant win” for the Florida city when the federal government allocated $93
million in February for the next phase of deepening the Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT) shipping channel from 40 to 47 feet.
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GREENER PASTURES
Port Manatee’s dockside container yard is being nearly doubled
in size, to 19.3 acres, through an $8.3 million project that
is a cornerstone of the port’s two-year, $38 million capital
enhancement initiative.
Credit: Port Manatee
infrastructure maintenance costs.” an $8.3 million project to nearly double the

PORT OF BALTIMORE size of its dockside container yard with the
A $116.4 million public-private
July 28 approval of a construction contract
partnership (P3) between the Maryland PORT OF SAVANNAH by the Manatee County Port Authority.
Department of Transportation’s Maryland The Port of Savannah handled 4.44 million
Port Administration and Ports America The container yard expansion, targeted
twenty-foot equivalent container units in
Chesapeake is already paying dividends. for June 2021 completion, promises to
Fiscal Year 2020, down less than 1 percent
Among the projects that has been add 9.3 acres to the existing 10-acre paved
compared to the previous year. Despite
completed as part of the 50-year agreement COVID-19 disruptions, total tons crossing facility adjoining Port Manatee’s Berth 12
was the deepening of the Seagirt Marine all Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) docks and 14 docks. “Expansion of the dockside
Terminal, which Ports America Chesapeake reached a record 37.77 million, up 0.6 container yard to encompass 19.3 acres not
operates at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of percent, or 223,000 tons, compared to only will accommodate dynamic demand
Baltimore. FY2019. Container tons grew 2 percent from such longtime users as Port Manatee-
A new record was set at Seagirt Marine (560,440 tons) to reach 33.5 million tons for based World Direct Shipping and Del
Terminal at 11p.m. on Aug. 18, when the the year, another record. Monte Fresh Produce Co. but also will
5,536th and final container move over As you can see, these challenging literally and figuratively pave the way for
three days was accomplished by longshore times were no match for the GPA’s further global commerce opportunities
workers handling the Maersk Edinburgh. The ongoing expansion projects, which include at our flourishing seaport,” says Carlos
largest number of moves for a single ship the harbor deepening and Mason Mega Rail. Buqueras, Port Manatee’s executive director.
in the Port’s 314-year history would not Projects such as these have quickened The expansion project is a cornerstone
have been possible had the berth not been the pace of commercial infrastructure of the two-year, $38 million capital
deepened to 50 feet to accommodate ships investment in Savannah. According to the enhancement initiative under way
like the Maersk Edinburgh. latest report from Colliers International, at Port Manatee, Buqueras adds.
In addition to the deeper berth, the P3 5 million square feet of industrial space “In these challenging times for our
agreement, which was forged in 2009 in are currently under construction in the
the wake of a national recession, includes nation, Port Manatee continues to thrive
Savannah market. In addition, Savannah is
the creation of a second 50-foot berth, the as a vital economic engine for our region
home to a total of 74.4 million square feet
installation of four supersized container and beyond, serving as a preferred
of warehouse and manufacturing space.
cranes and $100 million in improvements gateway for numerous key commodities,”
“What sets Savannah apart from the
for Maryland roads, bridges and tunnels. says Priscilla Whisenant Trace, chairwoman
competition is the sheer capacity of
“This record container activity is a the port’s ever-expanding footprint, on and of the Manatee County Port Authority.
significant milestone for the Port of off the terminal,” says Will McKnight, GPA’s “With the expansion of container yard
Baltimore and a sign that the maritime board chairman. “Not only are we focused capabilities, Port Manatee is opening
shipping industry is coming back and on the future and providing even greater the proverbial door for even greater
fueling Maryland’s economic recovery,” value to our customers, but we have nearly international trade and accompanying well-
says Governor Larry Hogan. “The container unlimited potential and capacity to grow paying jobs.”
growth at the Port of Baltimore shows the our business.”
benefits of public-private partnerships
in delivering infrastructure more quickly PORT EVERGLADES
and stretching state and federal dollars by PORT MANATEE Broward County’s Port Everglades
also relieving the state of the long-term The port in Palmetto, Florida, is advancing announced in May it was advancing $1.6

billion in infrastructure improvements Wiltshire, acting chief executive and port and a major victory for that region of
that are under way and expected to be director. “As a result, Port Everglades Florida, the federal government has now
completed in the next five years. has a history of financial success and fully funded the government’s portion
Included are: a $471 million has budgeted for several sizeable of deepening through JAXPORT’s Blount
berth expansion, the largest infrastructure construction projects that are moving Island Marine Terminal.
project in the Florida port’s history; the forward at a rapid pace with little Upon completion of the deepening
addition of three Super Post-Panamax disruption from the virus.” project, the SSA Jacksonville Container
container-handling gantry cranes, valued Terminal at Blount Island will feature a
at $41 million; the deepening the port’s vessel turning basin and have the ability
navigation channels from 42 feet to 48- PORT to simultaneously accommodate two
50 feet and widening narrower sections OF JACKSONVILLE post-Panamax vessels. In November 2019,
of the channel for safe vessel passage; a (JAXPORT) the U.S Department of Transportation
new international logistics center, which In February, the federal government awarded JAXPORT a $20 million grant to
is currently under construction through a allocated $93 million for the next phase enable the facility to accommodate more
public-private partnership; and petroleum of deepening the Jacksonville shipping containers on an expanded footprint.
slip improvements. “This is the first time JAXPORT has
channel to 47 feet from its current depth
“The COVID-19 pandemic is certainly
of 40 feet. A milestone for the project ever received funding in the president’s
impacting this year’s bottom line, but
we are fortunate that Port Everglades’
diversified business sectors of cargo, IN A BLUR
cruise and petroleum can address a dip Crews work the COSCO Rose at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal. The terminal handled 4.44 million twenty-foot
in one business sector and be balanced equivalent container units in fiscal year 2020.
out with stability in other revenue- Credit: Stephen B. Morton/Georgia Ports Authority
generating business sectors," says Glenn

budget, which speaks volumes about the significance of this project
to the Southeast U.S. and the nation,” says JAXPORT CEO Eric Green.
“We are extremely grateful to our federal, state and local partners, as
well as the dedication and leadership of the JAXPORT Board, for their
steadfast support of our growth and the 138,000 jobs Jacksonville’s
seaport generates in Florida.”
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry summed it up by saying, “This is a
significant win for Jacksonville and as I have said before, the continued
support from our state and federal partners demonstrates the
strength of JAXPORT’s future.”
PORT OF HUENEME
In June, when Pacific Coast Business Times named Kristin Decas, Port of
Hueneme CEO & port director, as a Top Woman in Business for the
sixth year in a row, and awarded Jess Herrera, the port’s longest-
serving commissioner from the Oxnard Harbor District, with the 2020
Latino Leadership Award, both honorees separately mentioned the
port’s recent growth as being among their proudest accomplishments.
Herrera, whose 54 years of service at the Port of Hueneme began
when he was hired as a longshoreman there, has played a vital role in
expanding the port’s infrastructure, especially with his shepherding
of a historic joint use agreement partnership with Naval Base Ventura
County that increased port capacity as well as revenue for Hueneme
and the U.S. Navy.
Decas, who became the first woman to lead the Port of New
Bedford in its more than 50-year history before becoming the first
woman to lead the Port of Hueneme in its 83-year history, has seen
the latter facility achieve record-breaking cargo growth of 23 percent,
handling over 1.6 million metric tons of cargo. Hueneme moves $9.5
billion in goods each year and consistently ranks among the top 10
U.S. ports for automobiles and fresh produce. Port operations bring
$1.7 billion in economic activity and create 15,834 trade-related jobs.
“Our port has been able to grow and succeed because of the many
partnerships and support from our community,” Decas said upon
receiving her accolade from the Pacific Coast Business Times. “Together,
we have been able to grow jobs, increase exports from our local
industries by 66 percent and become the Greenest Port in the United
States.”
HARNESS THE GLOBAL POWER PORT OF BROWNSVILLE

OF A GREAT LAKES PORT. With more than $43 billion worth of projects currently in the works,
the Port of Brownsville is transforming the Rio Grande Valley by
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“The data clearly show that the Port of Brownsville is a remarkable
resource with a reach extending far beyond the Rio Grande Valley,”
says economist John Martin, PhD, who authored the report. “With
more than 51,000 jobs related to the port’s operations and more
than $3 billion in total economic impact across the state, the port is a
significant driver of opportunities today and in the future.”
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S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T
Mississippi’s Warehousing & Distribution Industry Delivers Results
M
ississippi is rapidly square-foot facility in Olive Branch’s connection with the new facility.
becoming well known to Legacy Park, the fulfillment center’s Healthcare company Medline
companies with shipping associates ship large items, including Industries, Inc., announced in August 2019
needs as an ideal location sports equipment, patio furniture, bicycles the company was locating distribution
to set up operations, as and more. operations in Southaven, a $46 million
evidenced by the state’s burgeoning
While Amazon’s multiple Mississippi corporate investment that is bringing
warehousing and distribution industry.
locations have put the state on other 450 jobs to North Mississippi. According
Located in one of the fastest-growing industry leaders’ radars, a number of other to the company, the Southaven location
regions of the U.S. and within a day’s well-known companies also have recently provides ideal attributes that will enable
drive of many of the nation’s top business opened distribution facilities in the state. Medline to accommodate its growth,
centers, Mississippi boasts a well- including convenient access to the
integrated transportation system that In June 2020, Associated Wholesale
Southeastern U.S. market, a talented
allows companies quick, convenient Grocers announced plans to expand
local workforce and a good quality of
access to both domestic and international in North Mississippi by constructing life. Medline is the largest privately held
consumers. The state’s divided four-lane a 918,000-square-foot automated manufacturer and distributor of medical
highways, six interstates, 14 federal distribution facility in Hernando – a supplies and products, providing more
highways, access to 25,000 miles of rail, $300 million corporate investment that than 350,000 products to hospitals,
numerous airports, three navigable is creating approximately 80 jobs. AWG extended-care facilities, surgery centers,
waterways and 15 ports – two of which is the nation’s largest cooperative food home care dealers and agencies and
are deepwater ports on the Gulf of Mexico wholesaler to independently owned physician offices.
– allow companies to excel in distributing supermarkets, serving more than 1,100
member companies and more than 3,000 These companies join the ranks of
goods to both domestic and international
locations throughout 28 states. Toshiba America Business Solutions,
consumers. Milwaukee Tool, Post, Hearthside Food
Amazon is one of many industry leaders In 2019, leading auto parts retailer Solutions/Kellogg’s and so many more that
taking advantage of a Mississippi location O’Reilly Auto Parts announced the have located state-of-the-art distribution
– several Mississippi locations, in fact. In location of a distribution hub in Horn operations in Mississippi. In addition to
2018, Amazon announced the location Lake, a project that created 380 jobs in the its extraordinary transportation network,
of its first fulfillment center in the state DeSoto County community. The company ideal location in the U.S., being located
in Marshall County in North Mississippi, retrofitted a 580,000-square-foot facility, within a day of 100 million consumers and
a strategic move in the company’s located in the DeSoto 55 Logistics Center, pipeline of skilled workers, Mississippi has
ongoing efforts to grow its distribution to house its distribution operations. a multitude of other attributes that enable
network. Amazon chose to locate in a Also in 2019, Corelle Brands celebrated distribution companies to achieve long-
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s challenges continue to evolve, so does via technology solutions proved effective in restarting
technology and its problem-solving global supply chain operations. Beyond solutions, it is
capabilities. From communications to equally important to understand where technology can be
reducing inefficiencies, technology’s role improved and where it causes added disruption rather than
in the global supply chain ultimately resolving it.
determines how well a variety of players can “Technology is currently creating transparency, overall
respond and recover from disruptions. As reduction of human error, and better data analytics–so
we saw throughout the first part of 2020, the better planning,” explains Guido Gries, managing director
COVID-19 pandemic presented a new set of of Dachser’s Air and Sea Logistics Americas business
disruptions and challenges impacting global unit. “Is it seamless? No, it is not. And there’s a lot of
markets at an unprecedented pace. More disruption because there is no global standard which
than ever before, the flexibility and scalability allows to feed seamless technology that can provide online

tracking connecting all partners on a global Previously, we could ship air freight from limitations there as well.”
transport chain, throughout terminals, every little airport to others throughout It is important to note the plausibility
ports, container and air transport the world. But now, because they reduced of attaining a seamless flow of integratable
transports, once they distribute transport or their passenger flight schedule drastically, data and operations. Many speculate
supply chain on a global scale.” which means no passenger flights, there is whether it is realistic considering the
Gries continues, “Today there is a lot no belly capacity for freight. This is a huge variables weighing down technology
of disruption in a variety of forms. There reduction of point-to-point capacity in the advancements. If one industry is behind,
is still a lot of manpower needed to work market. This means that players need to
how will this impact integration? Without
through processes and manage open have a solid foundation in their continent
each part of the supply chain on board to
interfaces. Blockchain could eventually while figuring out how they are going to
advance and integrate, it might be a while
be a technology that creates a standard, distribute or bring the cargo to the airport.”
before industries are able to utilize a fully
reducing manual work in the future. It is Beyond technology creating or
tested at the moment by various players in solving challenges in the supply chain, it integrated system for a variety of outdated
the market, but this will not be easy to be undoubtedly lacks support in domestic and complex challenges.
the future marketplace, as all transactions and international supply chains in some “For heavily industrialized trade links,
are taken in a closed system which does not capacity. There will always be room for yes, this is attainable. But if you go further,
allow changes. Especially in the maritime improvement, but the key to successful the underdeveloped countries–such as
industry, however, it’s very traditional improvements is understanding where ones that can barely handle a cell phone
document exchange, contract of carriage, improvements are needed. This requires signal–it is not as easy. This concept of a
proof of entitlement date back more than a holistic evaluation of where technology global integration with tracking and the
400 years and certain procedures have has failed or failed to create a solution. technology with a switch is a little bit of a
evolved but not changed.” Many times, data is at the center of needed funny idea when looked at that way. It is
With slower-adapting industries and improvements. Outdated processes and a a nice idea but would take maybe another
unpredictable factors present in the global general lack of electronic communications 10-15 years until these countries are there
trade, technology’s limitations on what are still creating bottlenecks within the to address the infrastructure needed to
can and cannot be solved are more easily supply chain to this very day.
support this type of technology. Unless you
recognized. There are, in fact, several “Technology solutions need to have open
have your port providers who are investing
challenges presented by choosing to utilize interfaces to translate different formats
heavily in these areas and providing the
technology within the supply chain. These into readable data,” Gries says. “There
infrastructure needed, it will be some time.”
challenges can range from operations and are simply too many offerings available
integration to regulation and customer that do not integrate or line up with the Guido Gries is Managing Director, Air &
expectations and formalities. other offerings coming from customers Sea Logistics Americas at Dachser. He was
“There are so many formats and or partners. There is no standardization born in Germany in 1965 and completed a
different requests from customers on what whatsoever while all this data must be degree in International
you have to supply in terms of data with supplied. That is an issue. We have bits and Freight Forwarding and
little to no standard on how to achieve it,” pieces, which is manageable, but then the Logistics. He has held
Gries notes. “Today, we have bits and pieces are glitches in the middle because of the several managerial and
all over the place and that causes a lot of lack of standards. executive positions with
disruption in the process.” “When you have a container arriving in global logistics companies
So, how are global traders navigating a port, it’s a black box, so you don’t know and led the commercial activities for one
this lack of standard amid current where the container is. You do not know if it of the top three global freight forwarders.
disruptions? For some, reinventing is standing there for three days, four days, After more than 30 years of logistics
prediction analytics is the first of many five days, six days. This is usually relied on and management experience in Asia,
steps in evaluating disruption solutions. For via an arrival notice, which is coming by
Europe and the Americas, Gries brought
others, it is understanding how evergreen email or by mail as seen 50 years ago. In
a solid international perspective of the
disruption at its core is. Disruption–as some cases, there is no EDI tracker which
transportation industry to Dachser. As the
we saw with the current pandemic–takes is telling you how your container arrived
Managing Director, Air & Sea Logistics
form in a variety of challenges. The key and where it is positioned and when it is
here is utilizing what is already on-hand going to be moved. The process is not like Americas, Gries oversees the business
while developing an adaptation to the that of Amazon. When you have a container development for the whole Americas
unimaginable. traveling for 36 days on a vessel, there are region. As part of the company’s global
“One of the main challenges is that little things you can do and track in terms 2020 Growth Strategy, he is tasked with
there are so many different changes. What of what is happening to the container such ensuring Dachser’s representation in the
was possible before has been completely as heat, opening, etc., but it’s still limited. most important economic centers and air/
disrupted. For example, with air freight. There are GPS tools available, but there are seaports of the western hemisphere.
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your culture, products and people, it organization—Are they willing to your specific operations so they can be
is unlikely they will be able to provide visit your facilities, meet your team, confident that your business is a good
strategic insights that will strengthen and observe your business in motion? fit for their capabilities. The proposals
your supply-chain operations. Partner- Do they want to be hands-on; does it that result from this level of engagement
minded providers are going to be seem as if they will care about their will incorporate all the components
transparent and open to collaboration relationship with you from the start? necessary to fulfill your needs and
to handle challenges as they occur. Do they talk about your business as reduce the risk of failure.
You should expect such a partner though they are part of it? This approach also demonstrates a
to have created an environment that • Innovation—Look for a logistics commitment to transparency that will
welcomes and nurtures its team, partner who has taken some make your ongoing business relationship
leading to strong client retention rates. risks and implemented advanced much stronger.
5.
Invest time in understanding this with technology within their own
your prospects. facilities. Even if that technology Are you going to be
2.
is not applicable to your needs, fair? Look inward to
Is the logistics partner it demonstrates that they have evaluate if your company
focused both on your implementation experience, that will be a good and fair business partner.
current needs and what they can determine ROI, and—above If not, it’s difficult to expect the same of
you’ll be needing in the future? all—that they can take your business a logistics partner.
A long-term partner must have to the next level. Technology has You will, of course, view price as an
the ability to scale with your growth, become a key differentiator as it important factor. When you do side-by-
and to develop innovative solutions has become more difficult to attract side proposal comparisons, however, step
that will support the changes labor, and as speed-to-market has back and consider what each provider’s
your customers require. Base your become a fundamental necessity. prices says about them. Is it “too good
evaluation on how likely a logistics • Fulfillment capability—To meet as to be true?” Or, is one provider’s price so
provider would be relevant to your many of your needs as possible, any different from the others that it raises
company in three to five years. You candidate logistics provider should questions? If so, it might be worth giving
don’t want to get one year down the have a strong retail fulfillment qualified candidates an opportunity to
road and find you’ve outgrown them. and compliance record and offer explain their price. Their response can
Engage them to determine if they DTC fulfillment through various demonstrate a unique and valuable
look at the bigger picture, wanting to channels. Whether you are currently strategic outlook and equip you to make
know what to expect down the road. offering ecommerce or traditional a better decision. It might also prompt
Take a good look at their network (size, retail channels now, it’s likely that you to ask others to fill in gaps in their
locations, capabilities) to know if they your customers will demand both in evaluations.
can handle the type of growth you the future, so look for providers who Your time spent at this stage is
envision. can handle both. This will eliminate worthwhile. This decision will have
3.
the potential need for two separate long-lasting consequences and, if made
What is their value? providers, each handling one of these correctly, sets up your business for long-
Cost is important, but so is two channels. We have seen instances term success.
6.
value. There are a number where that structure results in
of ways to determine a potential stranded inventory at one site, while Is the provider’s recent
partner’s value: stock-outs are occurring at another history of onboarding
• Industry experience, and site. new clients successful?
4.
experience within your fulfilment Early go-live success is key to keeping
requirements—Ask for case studies Do they ask the right your business fluid, even during the
or relevant examples of who a questions? Look for the transition to a new provider. Your
provider has managed with needs partner who is genuinely customers should either not recognize
similar to your own. interested in asking about you, your that a change has occurred or, even
• Growth rate during the past team, and your business. It might seem better, comment favorably on improved
five years—This can tell you if the intrusive, but you will benefit most supply-chain results.
organization has ambition, and if it from a logistics partner who wants to Don’t be surprised if your new
has successfully managed through know as much about you as you want partner aggressively drives the
growth challenges. to know about them. This will enable implementation timeline and even
• Level of interest in your them to understand all the details about makes some reasonable push-back
EXPANDING SUCCESS
Gebrüder Weiss obviously has the right answers for clients as the Austrian
transport and logistics company recently added 5,000 square meters of handling
space to its Home Delivery facility in Maria Lanzendorf, Vienna.
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on issues that risk the success of your effective process. services, your chances for success
go-live period. If they have a developed If you devote the effort and take the in this dynamic time will be greatly
plan with clear details which outlines time to engage prospective logistics improved.
integration testing and validation, the partners in a transparent, thorough Casey Casey Nofziger is the director of
likelihood of a successful implementation and strategic proposal process, you will Business Development at ODW Logistics,
and go-live are much greater. find the effort to be worthwhile. That’s a Columbus, Ohio-based
Ask to see their implementation plan even more important today, when so 3PL and warehousing
and any documents they will provide much uncertainty creates additional services company with
prior to client onboarding. Knowing this pressure to satisfy your customers’ facilities in that state
in advance will help you plan and reserve rapidly changing needs. With a strong as well as California,
the resources you’ll need to support an and flexible provider of logistics Illinois and Missouri.

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has hired 175,000 new employees and long-term effects of COVID-19 may
beefed up its distribution network boost industrial demand as retailers
hortly before the COVID-19
across the country, according to the work to ensure they have adequate
pandemic forced the nation
Houston Business Journal. In April inventory levels to meet consumer
into a series of lockdowns,
2020,The Dallas Morning News demand. … In addition, COVID-19 and
warehouses large and small
reported that the distribution sector its associated quarantines are creating
were sprouting all over
was seeing record business because of new online consumers, which will
the U.S. Once the pandemic hit, and
the pandemic. further increase e-commerce’s share of
lockdowns forced much of the nation
“We have already seen that total retail sales.”
to remain at home, e-commerce spiked warehouse operations are proving to While new and larger warehouses
like never before, and that’s been be more essential than ever,” Michael are going up all over the U.S., here are
driving up the demand for even more Caffey, president of the analyst firm 20 communities where demand seems
distribution facilities. CBRE’s South-Central Division and especially high.

”Increasing demand for goods bought online,
especially food, will fuel the need for distribution facilities at a
pace much higher than in the current cycle.”
see why. The retail giant Amazon already for warehouses from 200,000- to 1 million
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS operates a 1-million-square foot fulfillment square feet, according to Virginia Business.
The market for warehouses and
center there, another 855,000-square-foot
distribution in Chicago has been massive
for years—fed by e-commerce and cold-
center, a few smaller facilities, and in June MIDDLESEX COUNTY,
storage, according to a 2019 post on the
committed to building another fulfillment NEW JERSEY
center that will encompass nearly a million While the entire state of New Jersey
Chicago real estate news website The Real
square feet. In 2017, the Houston Chronicle has experienced considerable warehouse
Deal. Even legalized recreational marijuana
reported that there was more than 6 development (its location between
is expected to help fuel warehouse
million square feet in the city dedicated Boston, New York, Philadelphia and
expansion. And it was recently ranked
to warehousing and distribution—a 60 Washington, D.C., makes it an ideal
very high in a 2018 CBRE analysis of future
percent increase over the previous two distribution hub), Middlesex County
warehouse development. “In the smaller years. is a powerhouse on its own. In fact, in
cities you see more fluctuations, but 2017 WHYY reported that the area—
Chicago is one of the largest markets in the DETROIT, MICHIGAN which is just off the Jersey Turnpike—is
country and is just really sustainable,” CBRE Even in the midst of a pandemic, “internationally known as a prime location
Senior Vice President Whit Heitman told the people need to eat, which is why Lineage for warehouses.” In 2019 alone, Wayfair
Chicago Business Journal at the time. Logistics’ cold storage warehouse in executed a 950,000-square-foot lease
Novi, just outside Detroit, announced there, while Crate & Barrel opted for an
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA that it was hiring 2,000 workers in March, 870,000-square-foot operation, according
The growth of e-commerce has as practically everyone else went into to an October 2019 post on ReBusiness
been driving warehouse construction in lockdown. According to a March 16 post on Online. In early 2020, MyCentralJersey
California’s Inland Empire for at least the Crain’s Detroit Business news site, the labor reported that the Rockefeller Group
past five years, and there’s no end in sight, increase is due to Lineage’s retail customers proposed redeveloping an old Union
according to a January 2020 article in seeing a “20 percent to 50 percent increase” Carbide factory in the county into a
the Riverside Press Enterprise. In fact, the in sales as restaurants closed and grocery 420,000-square-foot warehouse.
region accounted for 21 of the largest lease stores hurried to pick up the massive
deals in the nation in 2019—17.5 million new demand. Growth in warehouse and ATLANTA, GEORGIA
square feet of warehouses and distribution distribution in Detroit has been steadily Considering that Hartsfield-Jackson
centers. Of particular note was that a full rising for the past five years, with Amazon Atlanta International Airport is the busiest
million of that square footage belonged opening a massive new fulfillment center in airport in the world, and the city has been
to Nordstrom’s new Riverside warehouse. nearby Romulus in 2018. a logistical hub since before the Civil
The reasons for the high demand include War, it’s no wonder that Atlanta holds so
proximity to the ports of Los Angeles and RICHMOND, VIRGINIA many warehouses. In fact, the city caters
Long Beach and a huge workforce that In 2018, the firm CBRE declared to a variety of business, education and
includes 141,000 logistics-related workers that Richmond’s industrial warehouse government distribution networks and
in the adjoining counties of Riverside and market was in the midst of a “golden facilities, according to the Atlanta Chamber
San Bernardino. age,” according to an article that year in of Commerce. And many of the facilities
Virginia Business. Proximity to the Port of already built and under construction in
HOUSTON, TEXAS Richmond, a large population and rise of Atlanta are both large and high-tech—
A steadily increasing population has led the e-commerce sector have led to growth able to accommodate both large fleets
the Greater Houston Partnership to call that really began back in 2012, when of vehicles as well as robots and drones.
that city and its surrounding metropolitan Amazon opened a large distribution facility In just one quarter of 2018, more than 16
area a “global logistics and distribution in the city. Since then, the size of the new million square feet of warehouse space was
hub,” according to a June 2020 Houston warehouses began increasing along with under construction, according to an Atlanta
Business Journal story, and it’s easy to their quantity—these days, the demand is Business Chronicle story that year.
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expanding their need for warehouse space.”
The market for warehouses and distribution
in Chicago has been massive for years.
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815,000-square-foot warehouse that will be story. And the growth is continuing:
DALLAS/ part of the new—and sprawling—Victory Kinsley Properties—which already owns
FORT WORTH, TEXAS Logistics District, according to an April several warehouses in the county—has
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic,
2020 report in The Nevada Appeal. The new plans to build a new 175,000-square-foot
warehouse operations are expanding in
facilities, developers say, will include 40- warehouse along the corridor this year.
North Texas. In mid-April 2020, The Dallas
foot clear heights, which will allow tenants
Morning News reported that nearly 24
million square feet of warehouse space was
to store more palletized products. BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Because the city sits at the juncture
under construction in the Dallas region.
PORTLAND, OREGON of four major interstates and is served
What’s more, the newspaper reported that
While the growth in e-commerce by six rail lines, Birmingham is a natural
warehouse demand there has run in the
has been responsible for massive new distribution point. In October 2019, the
20 million square feet range for the past
warehouses throughout the country, in Birmingham Business Journal reported that
four years. And with e-commerce making
Portland online retail is spurring growth in Amazon was preparing to build a nearly
huge gains during the pandemic, industry small warehouse construction. According 100,000-square-foot warehouse in that city,
analysts are predicting the demand won’t to a March 2019 Oregon Business article, which industry analysts said would help the
lessen anytime soon. “Increasing demand many smaller retailers who sell their e-commerce giant more toward same-day
for goods bought online, especially food, products online are needing warehouse delivery. The Business Journal revealed that
will fuel the need for distribution facilities space to avoid the storage fees companies the warehouse would be up and running
at a pace much higher than in the current such as Amazon charge. In fact, many of by the end of 2020. This facility followed
cycle,” Michael Caffey, president of CBRE’s these smaller retailers are looking to self- an even larger one—an 825,000 square
South-Central division and Latin America, storage facilities for their needs, Oregon footer—that the company built in 2018 in
said in the Morning News article. Business reports. In 2018, the real estate Bessemer, which is just minutes away from
market analysis firm Yardi Matrix reported Birmingham.
COLUMBIA, that Portland had one of the highest rates
SOUTH CAROLINA of self-storage facility development in MIAMI, FLORIDA
The Midlands region of South America. Warehouse demand—fueled largely
Carolina has long been home to giant by e-commerce—has been steadily rising
distribution centers belonging to a range PHOENIX, ARIZONA in South Florida for the past few years.
of companies, including Target, Home Few cities in the U.S. are better This isn’t surprising given the area’s close
Depot and Amazon, the growth of which equipped for warehouses and distribution proximity to Central and South America
is closely linked to the rise of e-commerce. than Phoenix. The biggest reason is and the Caribbean. And development is
In fact, warehouse facilities make up the undoubtedly the geography—Phoenix is continuing into 2020. In fact, more than
largest portion of the Midlands industrial relatively close to a variety of major cities 3 million square feet of spec warehouse
real estate market (more than 44 million throughout the Southwest, connected by space is expected to come online this year,
square feet), according to a July 2019 article a variety of major freeways. The hot and the Miami Herald reported in January. Four
in Columbia Regional Business Report. A dry climate is also a contributing factor. months later, The Real Deal South Florida
late 2019 report from Colliers International According to a 2018 Colliers International Real Estate News reported that leases
found that the region would continue to Industrial Market Report, 7 million of the around Miami Airport were increasing in
grow due to “convenient logistic systems, 7.8 million square feet of new industrial the logistics and transportation sectors—
a vibrant business climate, positive capital space in Phoenix that year was dedicated specifically in the 10,000-square-foot to
investment and low unemployment rates.” to warehousing and distribution. There are 150,000-square-foot range.
currently half a dozen major warehouses
FERNLEY, NEVADA and distribution facilities planned for BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
For the past few years, Fernley has Phoenix and the surrounding area, E-commerce has been expanding
developed itself as Northern Nevada’s according to an October 2019 report by the warehousing and distribution in Baltimore
logistics hub. “It is particularly well-situated AZ Big Media publishing company. for the better part of a decade. In 2014,
for linkages between rail, trucking and Amazon opened a massive 1-million-
warehousing operations,” Robert Hooper, YORK COUNTY, square-foot warehouse at an old General
Northern Nevada Development Authority PENNSYLVANIA Motors plant in the city. A spokesperson for
president and CEO, told KTVN News in June Central Pennsylvania is critical for the online retailing giant told the Baltimore
2018. As Hooper said that, the powersports warehouses and distributors, and York Sun at the time that the company chose
company Polaris was starting construction County is right in the thick of it. There the city because it put them closer to their
on a 475,000-square-foot distribution are dozens of centers located there, customer base. (As the paper reported, the
center in the town of about 21,000 people mostly along the I-83 corridor between closest Amazon warehouse to Baltimore
that’s about a half hour east of Reno. Harrisburg and Baltimore, and they are key was 70 miles away at the time.) Since then,
Since then, even larger facilities have to distribution for many East Coast cities, demand has only gone up; in fact, this
been envisioned for Fernley, including an according to a March 2020 York Dispatch past April, Amazon announced they would

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develop another 1-million-square-foot warehouse space,” News 5 in Cleveland Shirkness, vice president of Distribution for
warehouse in Baltimore. reported in late February. Of course, GE Appliances, said at the time.
Amazon is there, too, and the company
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE announced in early July that it had leased LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Nashville’s strategic location for a 434,000-square-foot warehouse in Louisville Muhammad Ali International
shippers is unparalleled—Music City USA Cleveland to use as a new distribution
Airport, the UPS Worldport hub just
is served by three interstates, a navigable facility, Cleveland.com reported. Around
south of the airport and the city’s general
river and multiple rail lines. Since 2012, 3 the same time, Amazon also announced
centralized location are big reasons why
million square feet of warehouse space plans to start using two other smaller
has gone up in Nashville, according to a warehouses in the Cleveland area. warehouse development has been growing
January 2020 article in The Tennessean. In in Louisville for the past few years. This
late June 2020, Amazon—which is already DENVER, COLORADO has all contributed to a “red hot” industrial
building a massive office complex in Warehouse and distribution have been market there, the Louisville Future email
Nashville—announced that it would also growing in the greater Denver area for newsletter reported in 2018. “The strength
construct a 200,000-square-foot warehouse nearly 20 years, the Denver Post reported of the Louisville industrial market has been
there, too. Like Portland, Oregon, Nashville in February. And while Amazon already going on for several years, as its position
is also seeing tremendous growth in the operates four large centers there, growth is as a central transportation hub, especially
self-storage sector. also coming from FedEx, Walmart, Tempur- including UPS Worldport, and development
Pedic and even industrial hemp, the Post
of large industrial parks have invited large
CLEVELAND, OHIO noted. In early 2019, GE Appliances cited
warehousing facilities—and, especially,
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic Denver’s rapidly rising population growth
e-commerce fulfillment,” Louisville Future
lockdowns, growth in demand generated as reason for it to open a new high-tech
by e-commerce was far outstripping Denver Area Distribution Center, complete stated. That there were 3.5 million square
the supply of warehouses in Cleveland. with RFID-tracking and parking for 100 feet of new industrial market construction
And it’s not just Amazon, either: “A lot trailers. The new facility would allow the in Louisville in just the first six months of
of companies are growing their delivery company “to deliver products in three days 2018 would seem to say “red hot” is an
business, expanding their need for or fewer to 90 percent of U.S. homes,” Mark understatement.
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SHIPPERS ON INTERMODAL: CHANGES NEEDED FOR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
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BY HAYLLE SOK
he intermodal has posed new questions for a variety keep hearing about? The answer to
transportation sector is of sector leaders. For the intermodal this question is not found within one
experiencing an interesting sector, however, a new question
shift as of lately. The is present in the minds of leaders
combination of disruptions from the and players in this arena: What is DON’T BOX ME IN
pandemic while others are caught needed to leverage opportunities for Moving those containers at ports by rail has become a better
option thanks to railroads improving service by maintaining
playing catch up to adequately refill growth post-pandemic and moving
reliable, scheduled, on-time performance.
warehouses and distribution centers forward with the “new normal” we

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single solution or technology offering. Celtic Intermodal, explains exactly have plenty of box, drayage and train
In fact, there is no singular answer how the pandemic has impacted the capacity.”
at all. The perfect mix of artificial sector and how methods are shifting to Utilizing a robust technology
intelligence, increasing capacity and accommodate continued movement. toolbox further supports the industry,
creating more visibility and agility “As COVID-19 continues to impact although some sectors are slower to
within operations will ultimately be the supply chain and logistics across adapt than their partners. The key to
the key to reviving and maintenance. industries, some areas have limited remember here is not how much tech
The COVID-19 pandemic has access to trucks,” explains Punzel. is being used, but what challenges are
challenged all parts of the supply “The truck shortage has increased solved through their implementation
chain, from operations and demand for intermodal transportation. and how they are customizable for
compliance to technology integration, In fact, beginning the third week in specific customer needs.
and although many players have April, we have begun to see surges “AI, machine learning and other
successfully restarted operations, in volume–especially in California, software advancements allow real-
it is important to consider the ways Texas and Mexico. We are seeing time visibility of end-to-end supply
transportation has been forever shortages of box and train capacity chain operations to keep a pulse on
impacted to better prepare for future in some areas, as shippers with the business,” Punzel says. “The
disruptions. But in what ways has the expanding needs are caught up and ultimate goal is to reduce risks,
pandemic impacted the intermodal filling warehouses. At the same time, capture more competitive freight
industry? Doug Punzel, president of many markets in the United States pricing, and identify optimal routes for

the greatest cost savings. The unique relationship Celtic has within the industry. The relationships
“With today’s volatile current events with its Class 1 Railways network developed and utilized by Celtic
that threaten to disrupt the supply offers customers competitive options provides added security for customers
chain on a regular basis, flexibility is in transportation that others cannot. in case of the unpredictable. This is
vital for business success. For many Punzel points out two specific pros especially important in today’s “new
shippers, intermodal transportation to working with Celtic that keep
normal,” where measures in safety
has incredible potential to be a shipments moving and customers
and regulation seem to change without
reliable and affordable component satisfied.
much notice. The supply chain does
of logistics strategy. Technology
innovations are supporting real- not have time to stop and companies
time visibility, mitigating risks, and “We are strategically such as Celtic present solutions for
optimizing transportation costs.” issues before they happen.
located near our
Celtic Intermodal, a Transplace “Customers with over-the-road
company, offers a unique solutions customers and where freight are open to conversion to
portfolio for customers seeking the intermodal only if the schedule is
perfect alternatives, offering flexibility
rail ramps are located,”
predictable,” Punzel explains. “Over
and visibility while keeping an eye on he says. “We can be more the past three years, all railroads
the unexpected. Celtic focuses on what have improved service by maintaining
the customer needs are throughout effective with short-
reliable, scheduled, on-time
the process while identifying areas haul moves within five performance, which is key to growth.”
of improvement both operationally
and financially. The company offers to 800 miles because So, what exactly needs to occur for
customers Strategic Capacity progression and growth within the
we are closer to rail intermodal sector? In simple terms,
Solutions, Door-to-Door Intermodal,
53-foot Containers, 40-foot Containers, ramps. And in case of the perfect mix consisting of the right
Cross-border Intermodal and technology that provides accurate and
International Drayage in addition to
derailment or tunnel timely visibility, advanced predictions
managing more than 20,000 40-foot outage or other type analytics, integrated communications,
container shipments each year. Celtic’s and removing inefficiencies that create
robust network of steamship lines and of outage, we leverage unplanned costs. This perfect mix is
dray provider partners further support our relationships not as hard to attain when customers
consistent capacity to meet the needs are paired with the right partners for
of their global customer network. to remain in close the job. As we learned with Celtic,
“We implement dynamic solutions
to our customers’ transportation needs
communications with strategic locations and competitive
offerings make a significant difference
by providing exceptional customer Class 1 Railways and
services, capacity, reliability and in offering the best options and
expertise,” Punzel says. “With access be more collaborative to supporting the bottom line.
Doug Punzel is the president of
to over 70,000 containers every day support our customers’
and strong relationships with major Celtic International,
rail providers, including Union needs.” to which he brought
Pacific, Norfolk Southern, CSX, more than three decades
BNSF, CN, CP, and KCS/KCSM, our "We conduct network analysis of transportation
dedicated account team focuses on to help customers identify modal experience. He joined
our customers–providing the best conversions and scale up or down Celtic in 2014 and has
combination of rates and routes. with volume. With well-integrated
been instrumental in the company’s
“Our cross-border intermodal intermodal transportation, overall
growth. Throughout his tenure in the
services bypass border-crossing issues shipping costs are greatly reduced.”
industry, he has served in a number
and congestion,” he continues. “We Punzel goes on to explain that
enhance the security of customers’ the simplicity of scheduling is a of roles, including sales, customer
shipments while reducing overall significant factor to promoting growth service, operations and leadership.
transportation spend with our door- for the intermodal sector. It goes Prior to Celtic, he was a leader within
to-door intermodal services across directly back to predictability and the intermodal sales division at
Canada, Mexico and the U.S.” the constant need for progression Schneider National.

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harmaceutical of technological advancements needed partner to orchestrate the entire supply
transportation is no simple for the near future in transporting chain and to provide solutions tailored to
task. Particularly this pharmaceutical goods. suit customer needs.”
year, the pharmaceutical “COVID-19 has changed the way we Fama continues, “Our engineering
supply chain has fundamentally view complex supply solution team has the ability to analyze
experienced a dynamic shift in operations chain ecosystems,” explains Gerry customer needs and guide them in
amid the pandemic. Global players are Fama, vice president, Europe Sales at development projects, from the onset of
challenged with the new protocols in BDP International. “As such, BDP’s the design phase to final implementation.
place demanding more from shippers vision for service in the pharma sector The goal is to generate integrated
while navigating regulations and keeping is increasingly dynamic: In a fast, and solutions that allow customers to have
workers safe. Technology has undoubtedly sometimes unpredictable environment, full product visibility along the entire
played a vital role in overcoming recent the pharmaceutical industry needs 3PL supply chain. Investing in technology
challenges in the sector while supporting and 4PL partners who can manage new is no longer a ‘nice to have,’ but an
a custom approach for customer needs. and anticipate future challenges. For this imperative for those who, like BDP,
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new challenges of the pharmaceutical pharmaceutical supply chain will already require a rethinking of
transport and logistics market.” face new challenges that will have production and logistic processes, as well
Technology in today’s market must go repercussions on all aspects of the as the outsourcing choices.
beyond gathering data and raise the bar distribution chain,” Fama says. “The “Process automation and data
for preparing, transporting, maintaining new rules for the storage and transport management using new software have
and communicating during each step of of medicines, and the advent of proven to be successful strategies for
the process. Not every industry player serialization will condition distribution pharmaceutical logistics management. It
will be up for the challenge, but those choices and logistical outsourcing is essential to evaluate multiple storage
that do step up to the plate will position strategies. The development of new and distribution solutions (automatic
themselves in the market as leaders of commercial strategies focused on the and digital) to operate in the drug
change in an unpredictable environment patient, the digitalization of the channel, distribution chain.”
while setting the standard for the new the adoption of the new rules for the Before changes can be implemented
future in strategizing and regulation. storage and transport of medicines, in transportation technology, Fama
“In the coming years, the together with the advent of ‘serialization,’ emphasizes the importance of analysis and

“Process automation and data management using new
software have proven to be successful strategies for
pharmaceutical logistics management. It is essential to
evaluate multiple storage and distribution solutions
(automatic and digital) to operate in the drug distribution chain.”
cost when selecting logistics partners. The special certifications. Not only do these “There are few sectors that can boast
interesting thing about pharmaceutical certifications support the timely and safe such a vast technological and regulatory
transportation is the cost model originally delivery of pharma products but serve as intervention that has improved
developed by pharmaceutical companies a teaching tool for education on technical and disciplined the most intimately
and how this model was intended. The processes. operational aspects on several occasions,
recent (and potential future changes) “Since 2013, the legislation, especially just to name a few, the constraints
in transportation are not considered in in air transport, has become more on delivery deadlines, minimum
this original model. It is imperative that stringent and the European community availability, exclusive transport
transparency and up-to-date data are has issued new guidelines for best
obligation, in compliance with the rules
communicated when considering ways practices of distributing the drug for
of good distribution, to the most recent
to modify this model to better support human use (GDP),” Fama says. “These
provisions in terms of drug traceability,”
operations. guidelines ensure that all participants
Fama says. “New technologies support
“The budget intended for logistics by involved in the pharmaceutical transport
the reduction and management of
pharmaceutical companies consists of logistics chain are fully compliant.
two main cost items: warehouse (storage The IATA (International Air Transport risks, for complete visibility of the
and preparation of goods) and transport,” Association) has created a special global distribution chain: the timely
Fama explains. “Given the recent certification called CEIV Pharma (Center intervention of the logistics operator
regulatory developments (for example of Excellence for Independent Validators) manages to avoid or sometimes mitigate
in the field of safety and conservation) which applies the principles of the GDP the unexpected costs caused by an
and the introduction of increasingly and transforms them into requirements anachronistic and obsolete management
specialized products, the weight of of excellence for the air transport of of logistics and transport.”
transport has increased in recent years, pharmaceutical shipments. The focus of shipping pharmaceuticals
reaching about 55 percent of the overall “The certification aims to increase should always be to ensure the products
logistics cost. This increase, inserted technical knowledge and increase the are not compromised or delayed in getting
in a cost-saving context led by the quality of pharmaceutical transport in the to the patient. The patient will always be
headquarters of the main pharmaceutical air sector and is based on the training and at the receiving end of the process.
companies, has not changed the average control by validators external to the IATA Gerry Fama is Vice President, Europe
incidence on the logistics costs turnover who have the task of verifying whether Sales for BDP International. He has been in
(remained equal to about 0.5 percent) or the companies work according to the lines the logistics and freight forwarding industry
on the profits (1 percent). GDP guide.”
for more than 30 years and has held various
“Also, for this reason, it is essential Advancing technology applications
managerial roles within some of the largest
to select a logistics partner who can in any industry requires an honest
multinationals in the
assist with a detailed analysis (costs vs. assessment of the attainability of a
international forwarding
benefits) before modifying any existing seamless transition. The current market
sector (Emery, FedEx, UPS
transport and logistics model.” challenges create more barriers for
Where do regulations fit into this technology to become deeply integrated and Panalpina). Since
equation? Technology paired with pharma in all processes. Technology is not the 2011, he has been a member
transportation is helpful but a tedious only answer needed for improving of the American Chamber
process in terms of compliance, depending operations–whether that be transporting of Commerce. Gerry joined BDP in 2014,
on location and partners involved. There pharmaceuticals or other methods developing sales roles in Europe, the Middle
are ways to ensure your company’s of shipping within the supply chain. East, Asia, North and South America. He is
efforts in efficient, compliant transport Costs and risks will always be a factor, currently based in Milan and can be reached
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EDUCATION
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HOME OR AWAY? GLOBAL EVENTS AFFECT CHOICE
OF GETTING TRADE EDUCATION IN U.S. OR ABROAD
T
BY ALICE CALDER their capabilities to deliver courses as more students take advantage of
virtually, but online classes may be less Optional Practical Training, which
he arrival of COVID-19 attractive when part of the allure and allows them to stay under their student
sent students packing prestige of American universities is visa to work for one year.
mid-semester earlier this associated with the campus experience.
year as many universities Prospective foreign students may also EDUCATION AS AN EXPORT FOR
mulled over options for decline to enroll if they cannot network INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
restarting in-person classes this fall. to secure post-degree employment in During the 2017/2018 academic
(At press time, they were continuing to the United States. year, American educational institutions
mull.) Many international students who This is happening against a hosted more than 1 million students.
had returned home for the spring break backdrop of declining new enrollment When foreign students come to the U.S.
were unable to return to the U.S. to in American universities by foreign to study, those institutions are exporting
finish out their studies. students after a decade-long boom.
Travel restrictions and changing New international student enrollment
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
student visa rules will have has decreased year on year since the
The U.S. education system attracts students from virtually every
international applicants questioning 2016/2017 academic year, though
country of the world, with China sending the most students to
whether to pursue studies abroad. the overall number of international America by far and India a not-so-close second.
Universities are working to increase students in the U.S. has increased

their educational services. Perhaps commitments, they may maintain some and New Zealand, pay on average
surprisingly, educational service exports limitations on foreign investment, or set double the tuition fees paid by domestic
ranked fifth among all U.S. services limits on the number of service suppliers, students. In the United States, this is
exports, valued at $45.3 billion in 2018, on the total value of service transactions largely due to the difference between
according to the Bureau of Economic or assets, or other types of limitations in-state and out-of-state tuition at public
Analysis. such as ensuring that quality standards universities, but in other countries,
Services trade can be described as are maintained. international students are charged
supplied in one or more of four ways: the separate–often much higher–tuition rates.
service itself travels over a border but the U.S. IS STILL TOP DESTINATION In addition to padding university
provider and consumer remain in their The Organization for Economic Co- budgets, international students bring
home countries; the consumer travels operation and Development (OECD) additional spending to local shops
across a border to receive a service; the estimates that 8 million students will be and restaurants, and tend to travel in
provider establishes a commercial presence studying abroad by 2025. their host country, helping to support
in another country to provide the service; The U.S. has long held the No. 1 spot jobs in the community and through
and/or, the service provider travels to for students seeking an international tourism. For example, NAFSA found
another country to provide the service. education. According to the Institute of that international students in the top
Educational services–to varying International Education’s 2019 Open two enrolling states, California and
degrees–are being provided today in all Doors Report, the U.S. played host to New York, contributed $6.8 billion and
four of these ways. Of course, the most more than 30,000 students per year $5.3 billion to each state’s economy,
traditional approach is for students to during the 1950s. By the late 1990s, that and supported 74,814 and 59,586 jobs,
enroll and travel to attend classes in number reached 500,000 and reached respectively.
educational institutions abroad for a an all-time high of 1,095,299 students in
semester, a year or for a full degree. To the 2018/2019 academic year, including GRADUATING TO THE NEXT LEVEL?
a lesser extent, professors may travel to undergraduates, graduate-level students, Educational service exports are facing
campuses overseas to teach in residence. and students undertaking a one- or two- some serious headwinds. If schools
As communications technologies year post-graduation experience under want to keep hold of the huge benefits
improve and become more widely their student visa. international students bring, they must
used, virtual education is increasing in The U.S. education system attracts incentivize new student enrollment and
popularity. Think: distance learning, students from virtually every country of ensure safe returns to campus.
corporate training online and expansion the world. China sends the most students One country doing just that is
of educational software and platforms. to America by far. India is a not-so-close Australia, which is trialing a pilot
Lastly, it has become much more popular second. scheme to gradually reintroduce
in recent years for large universities to As a percentage of total students international students, whose presence
open satellite campuses overseas. in higher education, however, the U.S. in the country supports 259,000 jobs.
has relatively fewer international In addition to delivering their
LIMITED TRADE COMMITMENTS students than many other countries, educational services on campus, the
In the WTO General Agreement on at only 5.5 percent. By comparison, global health pandemic is forcing
Trade in Services (GATS), members Australia’s average foreign student body universities to adapt and innovate
have taken commitments to create more is 28.0 percent, Canada’s 21.4 percent, to deliver education online. The
market access, enabling the expansion the U.K.’s 20.9 percent, France’s 12.8 mainstreaming of distance learning
of global educational exports. However, percent, and Russia’s 8.6 percent. may also create opportunities for more
education services still rank among the providers to offer educational services
least committed of all sectors subject to THE FOREIGN STUDENT PREMIUM across international borders. We’re all
GATS coverage (after audio-visual and It pays for universities and learning in this new environment.
energy services). governments to attract international Alice Calder received her MA in
WTO members are not required to students. Aside from the cultural value, Applied Economics at GMU. Originally
make any commitments to liberalize diversity of perspectives and ideas they from the UK, where she received her BA
their markets for educational services bring, international students studying at in Philosophy and Political Economy
and GATS provides exemptions for U.S. colleges and universities contributed from the University of Exeter, living
members to avoid commitments where $41 billion in revenue and supported and working internationally sparked
services are supplied “in the exercise 458,290 jobs during the 2018/19 her interest in trade issues as well
of governmental authority,” or in other academic year, according to NAFSA: as the intersection of economics and
words, providing a public service. Association of International Educators. culture. This article originally appeared
Furthermore, where educational International students in the United on TradeVistas.org. Republished with
services are covered in a country’s States, as well as in Australia, Canada permission.

BANKING
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SHUTTERSTOCK
THE TOP DOGS
THESE ARE THE U.S. BANKS YOU SHOULD BE TRUSTING WITH
TRADE FINANCE & CASH MANAGEMENT
G
BY GT STAFF
Germany, during the BAFT Global reaching ninth place in 2018.
Annual Meeting. “Many of the American banks have
lobal Finance editors, The American winners were: enough trade business in their home
with input from industry New England: Webster Bank market,” explains Eric Li, research
analysts, corporate Mid-Atlantic: M7T Bank director at Coalition. “So it’s no surprise
executives and technology Great Lakes: KeyCorp that when it comes to a global survey,
experts. selected the best Plains: Commerce Bank European banks will thrive.”
trade finance banks in 97 countries and Southeast: SunTrust Bank Global Finance editors say the winners
eight regions. Southwest: Comerica are those banks and providers that best
In addition, Global Finance selected Rocky Mountains: Zions Bancorp serve the specialized needs of corporations
the best banks for trade by U.S. region, Far West: U.S. Bancorp as they engage in cross-border trade.
a list that was based on various service Globally, HSBC took the top spot in The winners are not always the biggest
categories, such as document management Euromoney’s Trade Finance Survey for institutions, but rather the best—those
and export finance. the third year running, with Deutsche with qualities that companies should look
This year’s winners were revealed Bank in second place and UniCredit in for when choosing a provider.
during Global Finance’s 20th annual third. Citi fell out of the top three to take A proprietary algorithm with criteria—
World’s Best Trade Finance Providers fourth position. One of the biggest upsets such as knowledge of local conditions
awards luncheon on Jan. 15 in Frankfurt, was JPMorgan, which fell to 17th after and customer needs, financial strength

and safety, strategic relationships and governance, competitive in corporate treasury management by creating new client values.
pricing, capital investment and innovation in products and International payments, receivables transactions and even
services—weighted for relative importance was employed by corporate cash transfers often trigger a corresponding foreign
Global Finance. exchange trade. Some companies put those trades out to bid—but
many don’t.
A DIFFERENT TAKE Even for trades up to $20 million in size, many companies
FROM GREENWICH ASSOCIATES simply pass the trade on to their cash management providers.
As of press time, the most recent Greenwich Share and For that reason, margins for FX transactions on the back-end of
Quality Leaders in U.S. Large Corporate Banking was released international cash management transactions can be especially
during the fourth quarter of 2019. attractive.
“For a business that is generally considered stable and rather
slow to evolve, large corporate banking is changing fast,” notes U.S. TRADE FINANCE
a statement from Greenwich Associates. “The globalization AMONG LARGE CORPORATES
of U.S. corporate business coupled with a disruptive trade Trade finance is an area of renewed interest by the major
war, the proliferation of digital technology, the rise of fintech
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banks. Citi, Bank of America and J.P. Morgan all vie aggressively
providers, and the strategic retreat of certain global banks are to be the lead trade finance provider among U.S. large corporates,
just some of the variables shaking up the corporate banking with each bank doing business with just under half of the market.
industry and putting more corporate clients and business up Wells Fargo and HSBC round out the top five banks. Bank of
for grabs.” America, Citi, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, and Wells Fargo are all
From April through September 2019, Greenwich Associates recognized for distinctive quality and share the title of Greenwich
conducted interviews at U.S.-based companies with $2 billion Quality Leader.
or more in annual revenue with 422 chief financial officers,
treasurers and assistant treasurers, 441 cash managers and GREENWICH EXCELLENCE AWARDS
other financial professionals in cash management, and 136 The accompanying table presents the complete list of 2019
corporate trade finance professionals. Greenwich Excellence Awards in U.S. Large Corporate Banking
Participants were asked about market trends and their
and Cash Management.
relationships with their banks. Trade finance interview topics
included product demand, quality of coverage and capabilities in
specific product areas.
THE WINNER’S CIRCLE

The 2019 share list is topped by J.P. Morgan, followed by Bank
of America, Wells Fargo, Citi and HSBC—in that order.
The order of the top two changes when it comes to U.S. Large
Corporate Cash Management: Bank of America; J.P. Morgan;
Wells Fargo; Citi; and HSBC.
“Despite the trade war between the United States and
China, the ongoing Brexit saga and other signs suggesting that
globalization might have temporarily peaked, U.S. companies
actually increased their exposure to overseas markets last year—
at least in terms of their banking needs,” according to Greenwich.
“For example, the share of large U.S. companies using at least
one bank for payments/receivables and/or cash management in
Western Europe increased to approximately two-thirds in 2019
from just 58 percent in 2018. The uptick was equally impressive
in Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle
East and Africa.”
BANKS CHARGE
INTO CASH MANAGEMENT
The biggest U.S. banks are placing a new strategic focus on
the cash management business. In part, this new emphasis comes Greenwich consultants John Colon, Don Raftery and Chris
from a desire to capture the cash deposits of large companies, McDonnell specialize in corporate banking, cash management
which provide a much-needed source of balance sheet stability. and trade finance services in North America. Consultant Chris
However, banks are also looking to capitalize on an inefficiency McDonnell also specializes in digital banking.

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Editor’s Note: Travmar, which produces In ranking U.S. convention centers,
most other areas like safety propelled
intelligence for event planners, is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Boise, Travmar noted that many are positioning
Minnesota, but the seeds for the company Idaho; and Tampa, Florida. Pittsburgh’s themselves to be better than ever once
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Paul, Minnesota’s, Madison, Wisconsin’s affordability, accessibility as well as what the
ohn Horchner left Manhattan and Portland, Oregon’s, according to destination has to offer in the way of tourism
and the Hearst Corp. for Travmar, whose top convention cities of 2020 infrastructure were factors in the rankings of
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