MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 9, 2023) – Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas group (Logisnext), a leading North American provider and manufacturer of material handling and innovative automation and fleet solutions, today announced its sponsorship of the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship. Set to take place Aug. 9 – 13 at the TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, promising an exhilarating showcase of talent, competition and compassion. The tournament will feature the top 70 players on the PGA Tour as they compete in a thrilling battle for the FedExCup.
The FedEx St. Jude Championship will be celebrating the 53rd year of supporting the lifesaving work of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, generating over $65M to advance St. Jude’s mission. As a partner sponsor this year, Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas extends a warm invitation to its valued Dealers and Dealer customers, offering an exclusive opportunity to join this golf experience while supporting the fight to end childhood cancer and other life-threatening illness.
“We are honored to support the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs and be part of this championship event,” said Stu Jacover, General Manager of National Accounts, Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas. “This sponsorship reaffirms our commitment to charitable initiatives and making a positive impact in the communities we serve, while also giving our Dealers and Dealer Customers an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations and foster strong relationships.”
The PGA Tour also provides the opportunity to host and network with B2B customers, all of whom aim to drive positive change in the world and the local communities they serve. As a key player in the material handling industry, Mitsubishi Logisnext of Americas values the opportunity to contribute to such prestigious events that bring communities and businesses together.
To learn more about the event please visit https://www.fedexchampionship.com/.
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About Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc., and its group companies have helped customers Move The World Forward for more than 100 years. A technology-driven manufacturer, Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas offers scalable solutions from material handling to automation and extensive fleet support. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, its complete portfolio of advanced solutions spans across five leading brands – Mitsubishi forklift trucks, Cat® lift trucks, Rocla AGV Solutions, UniCarriers® Forklifts and Jungheinrich® warehouse and automation products. All products are backed by an extensive dealer network offering industry-leading customer service and product support. Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd. For more information, visit www.LogisnextAmericas.com.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 9, 2023) – Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas group (Logisnext), a leading North American provider and manufacturer of material handling and innovative automation and fleet solutions, today announced its sponsorship of the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship. Set to take place Aug. 9 – 13 at the TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, promising an exhilarating showcase of talent, competition and compassion. The tournament will feature the top 70 players on the PGA Tour as they compete in a thrilling battle for the FedExCup.
The FedEx St. Jude Championship will be celebrating the 53rd year of supporting the lifesaving work of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, generating over $65M to advance St. Jude’s mission. As a partner sponsor this year, Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas extends a warm invitation to its valued Dealers and Dealer customers, offering an exclusive opportunity to join this golf experience while supporting the fight to end childhood cancer and other life-threatening illness.
“We are honored to support the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs and be part of this championship event,” said Stu Jacover, General Manager of National Accounts, Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas. “This sponsorship reaffirms our commitment to charitable initiatives and making a positive impact in the communities we serve, while also giving our Dealers and Dealer Customers an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations and foster strong relationships.”
The PGA Tour also provides the opportunity to host and network with B2B customers, all of whom aim to drive positive change in the world and the local communities they serve. As a key player in the material handling industry, Mitsubishi Logisnext of Americas values the opportunity to contribute to such prestigious events that bring communities and businesses together.
To learn more about the event please visit https://www.fedexchampionship.com/.
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About Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc., and its group companies have helped customers Move The World Forward for more than 100 years. A technology-driven manufacturer, Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas offers scalable solutions from material handling to automation and extensive fleet support. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, its complete portfolio of advanced solutions spans across five leading brands – Mitsubishi forklift trucks, Cat® lift trucks, Rocla AGV Solutions, UniCarriers® Forklifts and Jungheinrich® warehouse and automation products. All products are backed by an extensive dealer network offering industry-leading customer service and product support. Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd. For more information, visit www.LogisnextAmericas.com.
The New Hampshire-based cargo terminal orchestration technology vendor Lynxis LLC today said it has acquired Tedivo LLC, a provider of software to visualize and streamline vessel operations at marine terminals.
According to Lynxis, the deal strengthens its digitalization offerings for the global maritime industry, empowering shipping lines and terminal operators to drastically reduce vessel departure delays, mis-stowed containers and unsafe stowage conditions aboard cargo ships.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
More specifically, the move will enable key stakeholders to simplify stowage planning, improve data visualization, and optimize vessel operations to reduce costly delays, Lynxis CEO Larry Cuddy Jr. said in a release.
German third party logistics provider (3PL) Arvato has agreed to acquire ATC Computer Transport & Logistics, an Irish company that provides specialized transport, logistics, and technical services for hyperscale data center operators, high-tech freight forwarders, and original equipment manufacturers, the company said today.
The acquisition aims to unlock new opportunities in the rapidly expanding data center services market by combining the complementary strengths of both companies.
According to Arvato, the merger will create a comprehensive portfolio of solutions for the entire data center lifecycle. ATC Computer Transport & Logistics brings a robust European network covering the major data center hubs, while Arvato expands this through its extensive global footprint.
The new funding brings Amazon's total investment in Anthropic to $8 billion, while maintaining the e-commerce giant’s position as a minority investor, according to Anthropic. The partnership was launched in 2023, when Amazon invested its first $4 billion round in the firm.
Anthropic’s “Claude” family of AI assistant models is available on AWS’s Amazon Bedrock, which is a cloud-based managed service that lets companies build specialized generative AI applications by choosing from an array of foundation models (FMs) developed by AI providers like AI21 Labs, Anthropic, Cohere, Meta, Mistral AI, Stability AI, and Amazon itself.
According to Amazon, tens of thousands of customers, from startups to enterprises and government institutions, are currently running their generative AI workloads using Anthropic’s models in the AWS cloud. Those GenAI tools are powering tasks such as customer service chatbots, coding assistants, translation applications, drug discovery, engineering design, and complex business processes.
"The response from AWS customers who are developing generative AI applications powered by Anthropic in Amazon Bedrock has been remarkable," Matt Garman, AWS CEO, said in a release. "By continuing to deploy Anthropic models in Amazon Bedrock and collaborating with Anthropic on the development of our custom Trainium chips, we’ll keep pushing the boundaries of what customers can achieve with generative AI technologies. We’ve been impressed by Anthropic’s pace of innovation and commitment to responsible development of generative AI, and look forward to deepening our collaboration."
The Dutch ship building company Concordia Damen has worked with four partner firms to build two specialized vessels that will serve the offshore wind industry by transporting large, and ever growing, wind turbine components, the company said today.
The first ship, Rotra Horizon, launched yesterday at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard, and its sister ship, Rotra Futura, is expected to be delivered to client Amasus in 2025. The project involved a five-way collaboration between Concordia Damen and Amasus, deugro Danmark, Siemens Gamesa, and DEKC Maritime.
The design of the 550-foot Rotra Futura and Rotra Horizon builds on the previous vessels Rotra Mare and Rotra Vente, which were also developed by Concordia Damen, and have been operating since 2016. However, the new vessels are equipped for the latest generation of wind turbine components, which are becoming larger and heavier. They can handle that increased load with a Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) design, specialized ramps, and three Liebherr cranes, allowing turbine blades to be stowed in three tiers, providing greater flexibility in loading methods and cargo configurations.
“For the Rotra Futura and Rotra Horizon, we, along with our partners, have focused extensively on energy savings and an environmentally friendly design,” Concordia Damen Managing Director Chris Kornet said in a release. “The aerodynamic and hydro-optimized hull design, combined with a special low-resistance coating, contributes to lower fuel consumption. Furthermore, the vessels are equipped with an advanced Wärtsilä main engine, which consumes 15 percent less fuel and has a smaller CO₂ emission footprint than current standards.”
The Port of Oakland has been awarded $50 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) to modernize wharves and terminal infrastructure at its Outer Harbor facility, the port said today.
Those upgrades would enable the Outer Harbor to accommodate Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs), which are now a regular part of the shipping fleet calling on West Coast ports. Each of these ships has a handling capacity of up to 24,000 TEUs (20-foot containers) but are currently restricted at portions of Oakland’s Outer Harbor by aging wharves which were originally designed for smaller ships.
According to the port, those changes will let it handle newer, larger vessels, which are more efficient, cost effective, and environmentally cleaner to operate than older ships. Specific investments for the project will include: wharf strengthening, structural repairs, replacing container crane rails, adding support piles, strengthening support beams, and replacing electrical bus bar system to accommodate larger ship-to-shore cranes.