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VesselsValue acquires ViaMar

PRESS RELEASE 
For immediate release 14th January 2022.
VesselsValue acquires ViaMar AS, Norwegian shipping advisory firm.
Leading online valuation and data provider, VesselsValue, are pleased to announce their acquisition of Norwegian shipping research and advisory company, ViaMar.
ViaMar, based in …


DB Schenker opens logistics centre in Denmark

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New branch and cross-docking-terminal in Taulov, located centrally in the “Triangle Region” • Central hub for DB Schenker’s European distribution network for access to Scandinavia
Frankfurt/Taulov, January 14, 2022 – With the opening of a new logistics center …


Ti: Biden spends not so much on logistics infrastructure

TRANSPORT INTELLIGENCE‘s Thomas Cullen writes:
The United States Government has embarked on an apparently huge programme of infrastructure investment and logistics infrastructure is high on the list of targets for expenditure. It is now attempting to implement some of the …


Sun Capital Partners acquires Total Transportation Services

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Sun Capital Partners Affiliate Acquires Total Transportation Services, a Leading Provider of Drayage Transportation Services

– Company Poised to Benefit from Continued Boom in e-Commerce, Increasing Focus on Supply Chain Performance
– Sun Capital to Draw on M&A …



PB: SoftBank maps out Latin America

PITCHBOOK writes:
SoftBank’s investments span the globe, but only in Latin America does the investor have region-specific funds, with $8 billion dedicated to backing tech companies in the region.
Like the Vision Funds, SoftBank’s two standalone Latin America Funds have …