warehousing

CaseStack, a warehousing and transportation company, announced has expanded its Retailer Consolidation Program to Chicago. The company, a third-party logistics provider (3PL) to more than 1,000 suppliers, began the Retailer Consolidation Program in Dallas in 2003. By partnering with retailers and manufacturers, CaseStack combines multiple less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments headed to the same retailer distribution center onto one truck, helping to reduce cost and increase efficiency for all three parties. The goal of the program is for small and mid-level suppliers to enjoy the less expensive truckload pricing reserved for large suppliers instead of the more costly LTL pricing they are usually afforded.

Schenker Logistics Inc., a provider of logistics services, has signed a five-year contract to operate a third-party warehouse, a transportation management system (TMS) load center and provide lead logistics activities at Spirit AeroSystems' greenfield start up located in Kinston, N.C. Spirit is a supplier of commercial airplane assemblies and components, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components.

Warehouse owners are set to benefit from an ‘emissions toolkit' that will help warehouse operators cut their carbon footprint and save on costs.

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) is working in partnership with the Carbon Trust on the project.

The Carbon Trust is an independent company backed by the Government to help businesses measure, manage and reduce their carbon footprints, and has identified a number of sectors where its support could have the greatest impact. It is estimated the warehousing industry represents approximately three per cent of the UK's CO2 emissions.

Commercial warehousing revenue in the United States will reach $50 billion this year, according to analysis conducted by Armstrong & Associates, a supply chain management market research and consulting firm.

Contract and public warehousing combined are expected to exceed 2008 revenues by 2% after declining in 2009. The contract and public commercial warehousing market now constitutes 45% of the total U.S. market.