Jim Berlin Provides Year-End Recap on WPSE Business Spotlight

Jim Berlin Provides Year-End Recap on WPSE Business Spotlight

podcastLogistics Plus Founder and CEO Jim Berlin was featured on the weekly Business Spotlight program from WPSE Money Radio. Business Spotlight is a 30-minute program airing Fridays at noon. Each segment focuses on a business or organization that is making an impact across the region.

In this special segment, Jim reflects on 2023, discusses the company’s various relief efforts throughout the year, activities in Ukraine, the company’s growth and new offices, opportunities on the horizon, and what he anticipates in 2024 and beyond.

You can listen to a replay of the interview on the Logistics Plus Podcasts page or by clicking below to listen on LP Radio on Spotify.

Emily Grein & Pasha Nayda Featured on WPSE Business Spotlight

Emily Grein & Pasha Nayda Featured on WPSE Business Spotlight

podcast circleLogistics Plus employees Emily Grein (Director, Airfreight & Ukraine Development and Reconstruction) and Pasha Nayda (Global Supply Chain Analyst) were featured on the weekly Business Spotlight program on WPSE AM 1450/FM 107.1 Radio. Business Spotlight is a 30-minute program airing Fridays and Saturdays at noon. Each segment focuses on a business or organization that is impacting the region.

In this month’s Logistics Plus segment, Emily and Pasha give an update on the company’s Ukraine-related activities. They discussed their roles, how Logistics Plus is supporting Ukraine, the challenges of moving freight in and out of Ukraine, and much more.

You can listen to a replay of the interview on the Logistics Plus Podcasts page or by clicking below to listen on LP Radio on Spotify.

 

Logistics Plus Team Visits O’Hare International Airport

Logistics Plus Team Visits O’Hare International Airport

A small group of Logistics Plus employees recently visited O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to monitor the unloading of aircraft containing freight for one of our customers. The LP Team also received a tour of the facility and the airline’s import/export processes. Andrew Grizzales and Mike Pytlik from the LP Chicago Warehouse and Aaron Bisbee, Brian Matson, and Ryan Crotty from LP Erie were in attendance.

LP Team at ORD

Pictured above, L to R, are Aaron Bisbee, Andrew Grizzales, Mike Pytlik, Brian Matson, and Ryan Crotty.

Yuriy Ostapyak Interviewed on GT Podcast’s Logistically Speaking

Yuriy Ostapyak Interviewed on GT Podcast’s Logistically Speaking

Logistics Plus Chief Operating Officer Yuriy Ostapyak was interviewed for a recent episode of GT Podcast’s Logistically Speaking, a production of Global Trade Magazine. Yuriy discusses how Logistics Plus has grown from a logistics company to a supply chain management company that offers highly specialized solutions for Fortune 50 companies in the realm of IT, IT infrastructure, and business intelligence. You won’t want to miss this one!

Click the image below to play the podcast, or listen to it on your favorite podcast platform.

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Panama Drought Makes Canal Passage Quite the Challenge: Gretchen Blough on Marketplace

Panama Drought Makes Canal Passage Quite the Challenge: Gretchen Blough on Marketplace

Gretchen BloughLogistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Gretchen Blough made another appearance on NPR’s Marketplace to comment on how the severe drought in Panama is causing issues for the global supply chain.

“We’ve seen the trend lately where the cargo ships just keep getting bigger and bigger to carry more containers,” Gretchen told Kai Ryssdal. “Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to the efficiency of getting goods from here to there when you have a situation like the Panama Canal. … So, yeah, quite the challenge.”

Listen to the complete interview online at www.marketplace.org/2023/10/18/customs-broker-says-drought-in-panama-canal-makes-shipping-quite-the-challenge-shipping-industry or by clicking below.

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