[photopress:Old_Dominion_Truck.jpg,full,alignright]First to explain that the splendidly named Old Dominion is a logistics provider in the United States. Now it has gone into partnership with Cargo Services Far East, China’s largest privately owned integrated logistics provider. Together they will provide a new service operating by way of scheduled sailings from all major Chinese ports to all major U.S. ports.
Cargo Services currently operates 28 offices throughout the country with an additional 13 to be opened by the end of the year. Its headquarters are in Hong Kong.
Old Dominion in the United States will be providing integrated service into its system that includes less than truckload, truckload, container drayage and expedited offerings. Customer support will be through the Old Dominion Global Command Center.
Old Dominion’s vice president of Global Operations, Greg Plemmons, said, ‘In many cases customers with international business moving between China and the U.S. will be able to bypass the destination warehouse and expedite sold goods to their customer and to point of sale locations.
‘Our plan is to roll the service out across our network beginning in May of this year, starting with selective markets on the West Coast and working East.’
Source: Logistics Today