MIT’s Supply Chain Innovation and Leadership Seminar
Jim Berlin, CEO of Logistics Plus, will speak about “Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Logistics” at the MIT in Boston on April 12, 2012, 11:30 am – 2:00 pm.
1 Million Pounds!
LP Erie has just completed loading of a large break bulk ocean shipment in Port Newark, NJ. Pictured are the largest two units: 305,000# and 142,000#. Also shipped were eight other large pieces, plus three containers. Total weight, a little less than a million pounds!
Matt Bosko was responsible for coordinating everything among the customer, port authority, trucking companies, export packers, steamship captain, stevedores, terminal operators and surveyors. Nice job, Matt!
Next stop: Antwerp, where Ivo and his team will assist during the transloading onto a vessel bound for Kolkata, India. There, LP India will take over and deliver the cargo to the jobsite in Paradip.
Truly a global team effort!
WICU12: Logistics Plus Having Fun While Working Worldwide
“Logistics Plus is a worldwide company specializing in shipping and supply chain management for hundreds of companies around the globe. But it didn’t start that way…”
Logistics Plus was featured in Giving you the Business on WICU12, February 12, 2012.
Logistics Plus China Moves Industrial Press
On behalf of its principal Stute Verkehrs, Logistics Plus China has managed the receipt, storage, and delivery to Changzhou job site of an industrial press, totaling 2600 freight tons, including some units of over 90 metric tons.
Some highlights of the project:
- LP China advised the customer to change the port of discharge to Jiangyin because of unsafe storage conditions in Changzhou port 2. days after the change was made, there was a fire in Changzhou port
- LP China managed to have a customer vessel berth September 27th ahead of 3 other vessels, thus avoiding the increased port charges coming into effect October 1st
- LP China managed to finish customs clearance even before cargo finally discharged, thus avoiding cargo from being stuck during the National Holiday starting October 1st
- Through careful planning, weekly meetings, and daily phone calls, LP China managed to adapt deliveries to the ever-changing needs of the job site without any waiting time or additional cost to the customer
- LP China adhered strictly to job site HSE regulations, which is a rare feat in China
Overcoming Obstacles in Tarragona Spain
“This oversized cargo passed through the port of Tarragona, Spain before it could be delivered to the final site at the Tarragona facility of Dow Chemicals. Not an easy task: we had to pass via University land, had to clear the brush…and, as the main unit was 810 CM and 500 CM height (only 20 T!), we had to lift it three times over small gates and fences in order to deliver to the client.” Well done, Ivo and the team of Logistics Plus.
Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum A Huge Success
Last week, the sold-out Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, concluded with resounding success. More than 2,300 CEOs and other senior executives from America’s best high-growth, market-leading companies participated. This one-of-a-kind program focused on growth strategies and featured more than 140 speakers and 30 highly focused content-rich sessions.
In addition, many of the world’s largest private equity and venture capital firms, as well as leading investment bankers, institutional investors, board members, attorneys, Ernst & Young professionals, and others participated.
It concluded with the naming of the 2011 national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year winners (of which our very own – Jim Berlin – is a member), Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn, as well as winners in 10 national categories.
Congratulations to all of the winners.
Visit the Entrepreneur Of The Year website to read their amazing stories, watch videos of the acceptance speeches, national finalists, and download the magazine.