Geodis Acquires Drayage Supplier Southern Corporations – Fleet Administration
Geodis acquired Southern Corporations, a drayage supplier that companies ports, together with the Port of Savannah.
Photograph: Geodis/Port of Savannah
Transport and logistics firm Geodis has acquired Southern Corporations, a drayage supplier serving ports within the Southeast. Geodis stated the acquisition enhances its end-to-end provide chain capabilities throughout the U.S.
Southern Corporations is a family-owned enterprise based in Miami in 1965 and reported it has moved greater than 1 million containers. The corporate runs working terminals serving seven key ports: Port of Miami, Port of Everglades, Port of Houston, Port of Jacksonville, Port of Tampa, Port of Savannah, and Port of Charleston. The corporate gives a spread of import and export companies, together with warehousing and trucking.
Geodis is a worldwide transport and logistics firm that delivers shipments by means of its operations in land, air, and sea transport and gives contract logistics.
“The acquisition of Southern Corporations represents an necessary addition to Geodis as we proceed to strengthen and develop our capabilities, our group, and our consumer roster all through the U.S.,” stated Mike Honious, Geodis in Americas president and CEO. “From their individuals and tradition to their experience and capabilities, Southern Corporations is a perfect match for Geodis and aligns completely with our Americas progress technique.”
Jorge Mora, proprietor and CEO of Southern Corporations, stated his 55-year-old firm has a particular emphasis on port operations and has witnessed great natural progress over the lifetime of the enterprise.
“By combining our capabilities with Geodis’ distinctive management, deep bench of specialists, and international footprint, we are able to develop our attain and supply a fair broader vary of companies to our shoppers to assist them navigate right this moment’s advanced provide chain panorama,” stated Mora.
Geodis stated the acquisition enhances its current transportation and warehousing capabilities and can present prospects with an environment friendly and dependable end-to-end logistics resolution.
Greater than 80 staff spanning Southern Corporations’ seven amenities all through the Southeast will formally be a part of Geodis. With its Americas area headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, the corporate at present operates greater than 150 warehouse amenities for its shoppers with over 50 million sq. ft of warehousing area within the U.S. alone. Geodis now has greater than 17,000 staff throughout North America.
