Category: Logistics

Event Recap: Export Stories — Optimism in the Face of Uncertainty 

A full room at the Cobb Chamber witnessed a deep dive on how two local businesses are bracing for the impacts of trade uncertainty.

Export Stories 2025: Navigating Trade Turbulence Tuesday, March 11Cobb Chamber of Commerce While some are predicting gloom and doom in the face of tariff tumult, two Cobb companies with significant… Continue reading Event Recap: Export Stories — Optimism in the Face of Uncertainty 

Belgian IoT Firm Deepens U.S. Presence With Atlanta Office

Sensolus moved into a new headquarters in Ghent recently and has had a presence at the Atlanta Tech Village since March as it explores the U.S. market via Atlanta.

A Belgium-based maker of asset tracking technology has put an office in Atlanta as it tries to deepen its penetration into the U.S. market.  The location by Sensolus in the… Continue reading Belgian IoT Firm Deepens U.S. Presence With Atlanta Office

Shipping Giant Hapag-Lloyd’s New Headquarters in Dunwoody to Bring 250 More Jobs

Hapag-Lloyd has been based in Hamburg since its founding 150 years ago.

Hamburg, Germany-based shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd is no stranger to metro Atlanta, with two locations in the city already employing about 500 people.  Judging by an announcement this week, the company’s… Continue reading Shipping Giant Hapag-Lloyd’s New Headquarters in Dunwoody to Bring 250 More Jobs

Cobb Chamber Grows Opportunity Through International Investment and Global Expansion

Cobb Chamber representatives joined Vanderlande Industries executives and Georgia Department of Economic Development officials for the Aug. 12, 2021, announcement of Netherlands-based Vanderlande's expansion in Marietta, Ga.

This article is the first in a series by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and its economic development initiative, SelectCobb, as part of the organization’s sponsorship of Global Atlanta.   The recent announcement of a significant Dutch investment expansion in Cobb County is… Continue reading Cobb Chamber Grows Opportunity Through International Investment and Global Expansion

Italy Spotlight: Car Lift Manufacturer Settles in After Two Years in Atlanta

OMER USA is seeing success in the U.S. after two years operating here. Photo: OMER USA

Editor’s note: The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast, based in Miami, publishes a monthly interview spotlighting members of its newly established Georgia chapter, which seeks to showcase and grow business… Continue reading Italy Spotlight: Car Lift Manufacturer Settles in After Two Years in Atlanta

Kroger and British Partner to Build E-Commerce Center Near Atlanta Airport

Ocado's cube-like robots slide to and fro in a coordinated dance across metal grids set up atop stacks of product-filled bins.

Supermarket giant Kroger is partnering with U.K.-based Ocado Solutions to build a largely automated, digitally enabled warehouse in metro Atlanta to help fill online orders.  The new Customer Fulfillment Center near… Continue reading Kroger and British Partner to Build E-Commerce Center Near Atlanta Airport

Dutch Handling Systems Manufacturer to Create 70 Jobs in Fulton County 

Van Riet helps supply sorting and handling systems for logistics providers and factories.

VanRiet Material Handling Systems, a manufacturing of automated transport and sorting solutions based in Houten, Netherlands, is putting a sales office and its first U.S. assembly operation in metro Atlanta.… Continue reading Dutch Handling Systems Manufacturer to Create 70 Jobs in Fulton County 

Georgia Ports: Panama Canal Expansion, New Alliances Drive Record Container Volume

More than 9,500 TEUs were moved on and off of the OOCL France, one of two 13,000-plus TEU vessels to call the Port of Savannah within 21 days. Photo by the Georgia Ports Authority.

Georgia’s ports had a record month for container traffic, thanks to larger ships through the Panama Canal combined with an array of new services stemming from consolidation in the shipping industry.