We are pleased to announce that Per Kjellgren has joined GLDPartners as a Partner – Seaports/Terminals. Per Kjellgren will lead GLDPartners’ Seaports and Terminals Practice. He is a senior Transportation and Infrastructure Executive with over 30 years’ experience in leading and developing companies and organizations within the transportation, leasing and financial services sectors. Prior to joining GLDPartners [...]
From the January edition of Site Selection Magazine, some very interesting results are worth considering. The consultants that advise companies on location strategy consistently focus on taxes and incentives as the top factors for new project evaluation. On the other hand, executives from the companies considering new facility locations rank workforce, taxes and transportation infrastructure [...]
A new entity was announced this week in Anchorage Alaska, the new Alaska Aeronexus Alliance has been created to attract global investment at and around the Ted Stevens International Airport (ANC) in Anchorage. With ANC being the 5th busiest cargo airport in the world and supported by an unusual air cargo transfer flexibility, the thinking is that certain supply [...]
Amazon's entry as a logistics player will change things and the ramifications will be wide.
Though it's now 8 months old, I came across this article by Alan Tovey, Telegraph Industry Editor wrote a very good piece about the development of autonomous vehicle technology and the issues associated with adoption.
See the article that Jim Brogan and I wrote about the keys to leveraging economic development at and around airports.
Infrastructure to service residential developments is important but those people need good jobs and that will start with superior business-enabling infrastructure.
This article highlights air and ocean and the various kinds of mutual supports that can be provided to each other. Carrier collaboration is an interesting phenomenon for investors when thinking about logistics-oriented projects at and around airports and seaports.
We're seeing major 3PL acquisitions and tie-ups practically every few weeks now. The industry is undergoing huge change as companies look to expand footprint, rationalize and make more efficient expanse structures and evolve their service offerings to clients.
In a recent article in the publication SHDLogistics, Peter MacLeod talks about Peel Group's commitment to the so-called "Northern Powerhouse".