NOL logistics unit acquires Carmichael
APL Logistics, the supply chain management unit of Singapore's NOL, has acquired US Customs brokerage and trade compliance firm Carmichael International Service, Seatrade Asia online reports.
“This acquisition is vitally important to APL Logistics' strategy to strengthen the integration of our international supply chain services,” said Jim McAdam, president of APL Logistics.
Tony Zasimovich, APL Logistics' vice president of International Logistics Services, said: “Today, APL Logistics has the processes and systems in place to help customers comply with US Customs and Border Protection's programs at origins. Add to that Carmichael's customs brokerage and trade consulting capabilities in the US, and we will be well-positioned to coordinate the flow of goods and information from the factory floor at an international origin to the store-door in the US.”
Carmichael offers traditional customs brokerage, trade compliance, consulting, and transportation services. It operates in the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/New Jersey, Chicago, San Francisco/Oakland, Seattle/Tacoma, Miami, Boston, Atlanta, Savannah and Memphis.
