World Distribution Services

World Distribution Services officially opens new warehouse in Tacoma

World Distribution Services (WDS), a provider of warehouse logistics solutions, hosted the grand opening of its new around 279,000 m² warehouse and distribution center in Tacoma on 1 February.

Representing WDS’s first United States West Coast facility, the new Tacoma facility is going to further bolster the company’s presence in the Pacific Northwest.

WDS Tacoma with an approximately 11 meters clear height, 46 dock doors, a state-of-the-art warehouse management system (WMS), and ample parking for...

https://container-news.com/world-distribution-services-officially-opens-new-warehouse-in-tacoma/

WDS expands its facility near the port of NY/ NJ

World Distribution Services (WDS) has upgraded its new distribution facility Linden, located in New Jersey, US to provide the necessary additional storage capacity in the New York / New Jersey port community.

This way there will be more racked positions and 18,580 square meters for bulk storage, according to a statement.

The Linden facility began to receive loads shortly after the signing of the contract for the operation of the space, an act that was related to the record demand due to the...

https://container-news.com/wds-expands-its-facility-near-the-port-of-ny-nj/

Intermodal Summit: How supply chain upheaval is impacting warehousing

A video capture of a Dale Young of World Distribution Services discusses warehousing during FreightWaves' Intermodal Summit.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Intermodal Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How warehousing is responding to demand and disruption in the supply chain.

DETAILS: Warehousing providers are contending with unprecedented challenges in the supply chain as shippers deal with demands from consumers amid congestion and disruption of the supply chain. FreightWaves Senior Analyst Andrew Cox talks to Dale Young of World Distribution Services (WDS) about how his company is responding...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/intermodal-summit-how-supply-chain-upheaval-is-impacting-warehousing

Port of Savannah holds strong amid massive market fluctuations

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on nearly every sector of the U.S. economy. The transportation and logistics industry has not been spared from those ill effects, but some segments have proved more resilient than others. 

The Port of Savannah has seen a mere 1% volume drop year-over-year and managed to break a tonnage record during the past fiscal year, according to the Georgia Port Authority (GPA). The busy port did take a volume hit during the height of the pandemic’s disruption...

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