Americold Logistics

Deal broadens Americold geography, protein business.

Pilot Freight Services names new chief executive officer and president, while the Port of Tacoma hires new director of engineering, and Americold hires executive vice president and chief commercial officer.

The refrigerated warehouse specialist now has over 165 facilities around the world with more than 145 in the U.S.

The warehousing and food logistics company will add 6.5 million cubic feet of capacity to its Clearfield, Utah facility.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union picks leader for Local 13 in L.A./Long Beach, while the Port of Seattle names COO and Americold appoints senior VP for business development.

Hub Group names VP of corporate development, while Americold promotes COO to CEO.

The refrigerated warehousing and logistics specialist finalized the purchase of the Tradewater facility in Atlanta, Ga., for which it had assumed the lease since 2006.

The temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics services provider for the food industry will partner with Icelandic shipping company Eimskip to construct a new cold storage facility in Portland, Maine.

The Heyburn facility will serve the local dairy and agricultural markets.

   Americold, a provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, has introduced Xpedite, a 24-hour service offering fast delivery of both less-than-truckload and truckload shipments.    Xpedite helps food shippers locate truck capacity for routine and urgent deliveries, the company said.    “There are many expedited service companies in the marketplace. What […]