Logistics Plus Opens New Offices in Egypt

Logistics Plus Opens New Offices in Egypt

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Logistics Plus Opens New Offices in Egypt
Includes main office in Cairo, branch office in Alexandria, and warehouse in Badr City

LP-Egypt-FlagERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, May 21, 2015 – Logistics Plus Inc., a worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, continues to expand its global presence with the opening of two new offices in Egypt. The offices are located in Cairo, the largest city in Africa, and in Alexandria, a large seaport serving 80% of the country’s imports and exports. The newly formed “Logistics Plus Egypt” operation includes a warehouse in Badr City just outside of Cairo.

Ali Khater will manage logistical operations for Logistics Plus Egypt, and Amr Abd-Elwahab will manage sales.  Additional staff located at the two offices and warehouse will support customers with air, ocean, and ground transportation, warehousing, and customs brokerage services.  The entire Logistics Plus Egypt staff will work closely with Imad Murtada, Logistics Plus manager of business development for the Middle East, who is located at the company’s U.S. global headquarters in Erie, Pennsylvania.

“We’re very excited about our Egypt expansion,” said Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus. “The addition of Asser, Ali, Amr and the rest of the staff there has solidified our commitment to the Middle East and given us more local expertise in yet another important global market.”

Location details for Logistics Plus Egypt can be viewed at www.logisticsplus.com/Egypt

About Logistics Plus (LP)              

Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight transportation, warehousing, global logistics, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Founded in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur Jim Berlin nearly 20 years ago, Logistics Plus has been repeatedly recognized as one of the fastest-growing transportation and logistics companies in the country. With a strong passion for excellence, its 350+ employees put the “Plus” in logistics by doing the big things properly, and the countless little things, that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.

The Logistics Plus® network includes offices located in Erie, PA; Fresno, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Evansville, IN; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, MO; Lexington, NC; Buffalo, NY; Cleveland, OH; Charleston, SC; Greenville, SC; Nashville, TN; Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Laredo, TX; Houston, TX; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Libya; Mexico; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; ; and additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.

Media Contact:
Scott G. Frederick
Vice President, Marketing
Logistics Plus Inc.
(814) 240-6881
scott.frederick@logisticsplus.com

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Logistics Plus Sponsors MBA Annual Event

Logistics Plus Sponsors MBA Annual Event

MBA Annual Event PosterLast night, a small group of Logistics Plus representatives attended the Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) 110th Annual Event at Erie Insurance Arena. Logistics Plus was one of a handful of proud corporate sponsors for this year’s event which featured “A Conversation With T. Boone Pickens” — the legendary oilman and energy activist — moderated by John Hofmeister, founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy and former president of Shell Oil Company. Fred Rizzuto, president of Logistics Plus, was acknowledged on stage for our support of the MBA and its annual event.

Here is a short slideshow with a few highlights from the event (also on the Logistics Plus Flickr page). If you want to see all of the photos from the event, you can view them on the MBA Flickr page.

 

Logistics Plus Ramps Up Heart Walk Support

Logistics Plus Ramps Up Heart Walk Support

AHA Heart Walk LogoToday the Logistics Plus Global HQ employees in Erie, PA officially kicked off its campaign in support of the American Heart Association (AHA) Erie County Heart Walk. Upping the ante on our community service this year, Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus, has volunteered to chair the overall 2015 Erie County Heart Walk fundraising program. The goal is to raise $225,000 within the community before the event takes place 115 days from today. So far, over $37,000 has been raised through local individual and corporate donations.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the No. 1 killer of all Americans. In fact, someone dies from CVD every 39 seconds! Heart disease also kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. And congenital cardiovascular defects are the most common cause of infant death from birth defects. The funds raised for the Heart Walk will support projects like these:

  • Putting up-to-the-minute research into doctors’ hands so they can better prevent and treat heart disease among patients.
  • Groundbreaking pediatric heart and stroke research. About 36,000 babies are born with heart defects each year —research is the key to saving babies’ lives.
  • Getting life-saving information to those who need it most – information that can save a life, like how to eat better, how to recognize the warning signs of heart attack, and how to talk to a doctor about critical health choices.

Why walk? Want to put more pep in your step? Try walking. It helps lower your risk for heart disease and stroke, gives you more energy – and it’s fun! Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for heart disease. Being inactive may contribute to high blood cholesterol, obesity, high blood pressure, and even diabetes. These are all risk factors for heart disease and stroke. So lower your risk – do more walking! You can start walking 10 minutes at a time, working your way up to 30 minutes on five or more days of the week. Research shows that getting at least 150 minutes of moderate physical exercise a week is best (that’s equal to about 1.5-3.0 miles of walking per day).

The 2015 Erie County Heart Walk will take place on Saturday, September 12 at Liberty Park. Please join us in our support of the AHA. You can register to participate in the walk or you can support the Logistics Plus team with a donation.

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Vote For Your Logistics Partner

Vote For Your Logistics Partner

IL-Vote-for-Top-10-3PLsEach year, in its July issue, Inbound Logistics publishes its definitive resource on third-party logistics and the outsourced logistics market. Since Logistics Plus is a comparatively small 3PL, we’ve never been close to making this list (and frankly, we’ve never even tried). However, we have always prided ourselves as “the little engine that could” in terms of our world-class customer service and our global capabilities.

If you have enjoyed working with us, and if you’re so inclined, please vote for Logistics Plus as your top logistics partner and let the world know that there’s a great “mid-size” 3PL out there working hard to help shippers with their transportation and logistics. According to its website, you don’t need to be an Inbound Logistics subscriber to vote. You’ll also be entered into a drawing for one of 10 free 18-carat gold Parker pens.

As always, we thank you for your business, loyalty, and support!

VOTE HERE

PS: As a reminder, we are very appreciative of testimonials since that’s essentially how our business has grown over the past 19 years!

Logistics Plus Opens New Offices in Egypt

Logistics Plus Receives Remote Location Filing (RLF) Status with U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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Logistics Plus Customs Broker Solutions Receives Remote Location Filing (RLF) Status with U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Its licensed customs brokers can now clear shipments at all ports in the United States.

Customs Broker SolutionsERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, May 19, 2015 – Logistics Plus Inc., a worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, announced today that its Customs Broker Solutions division has obtained Remote Location Filing (RLF) status from the U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) agency.

RLF is designed to optimize supply chain performance by allowing customs filings from a centralized location for all ports within the United States.  Logistics Plus Customs Broker Solutions can transmit electronic entry data to all ports within the United States using its new RLF status. Logistics Plus customers nationwide will have immediate delivery of their cargo no matter where they are located. Customers will also benefit from consistent, uniform entry processing, expedited clearance times and overall reduction in costs.

“We made RLF status a priority as a way to expedite customs processing on behalf of our customers,” said Gretchen Blough, licensed customs broker for Logistics Plus Customs Broker Solutions. “We’re extremely happy that CBP approved our RLF status, and we’re excited to be able to add yet another capability that simplifies importing for our customers.”

Please visit www.logisticsplus.com/customsbroker online for more information.

About Logistics Plus (LP)           

Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight transportation, warehousing, global logistics, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Founded in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur Jim Berlin nearly 20 years ago, Logistics Plus has been repeatedly recognized as one of the fastest-growing transportation and logistics companies in the country. With a strong passion for excellence, its 350+ employees put the “Plus” in logistics by doing the big things properly, and the countless little things, that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.

The Logistics Plus® network includes offices located in Erie, PA; Fresno, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Evansville, IN; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, MO; Lexington, NC; Buffalo, NY; Cleveland, OH; Charleston, SC; Greenville, SC; Nashville, TN; Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Laredo, TX; Houston, TX; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Libya; Mexico; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; United Kingdom; and additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.

Media Contact:
Scott G. Frederick
Vice President, Marketing
Logistics Plus Inc.
(814) 240-6881
scott.frederick@logisticsplus.com

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