Outsourced Logistics

Weber Distribution, a leading third party logistics and supply chain management provider for more than 85 years, announced today that it hired Marc Levin as senior vice president, client solutions, effective immediately.

Levin joins Weber with a strong background in logistics and more than 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Ryder Integrated Logistics, Supply Chain Services as vice president of global business development overseeing retail and consumer packaged goods where he was recognized for selling the largest food and beverage warehouse contract.

As senior vice president, client solutions he is responsible for overseeing Weber’s growing customer base in the areas of retail and import, CPG including food and beverage, chemical and paper.

Prior to Ryder, Levin held the position of director global business development for Menlo Worldwide Logistics, based in San Francisco, for nearly 20 years. During his tenure with Menlo, Levin’s sales territory included the U.S market, which expanded globally into Canada, Mexico, Europe and Australia. At Menlo, he was recognized for selling warehouses for the company in Toronto, Mexico City, Amsterdam and Sydney.

“Marc is known as a visionary leader in the industry and we are excited to have him on our team,” said Bill Butler, Weber’s president & CEO. “He will be bringing a lot of value to our customers with his in-depth expertise in supply chain management, quality, and implementation and his experience in working with C-level executives.”

Levin is Lean Six Sigma Red Belt certified and is a member of CSCMP and WERC. He holds a degree in accounting and finance and has furthered his education in logistics with extension courses at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; FinListics Solutions and has presented at various supply chain-related conferences.

About Weber Distribution

Weber Distribution has evolved into a nationwide provider of logistics solutions. Weber’s expertise includes non-asset freight management, asset-based LTL and TL services, including temperature-controlled, dedicated and shared warehousing, distribution, cross-docking/pool distribution, transloading, network optimization modeling and analysis, retail compliance, order fulfillment, material handling, supply chain management, real estate development, and personnel staffing.

Weber specializes in providing its clients with unique logistics solutions primarily to these vertical markets:

-Import

-Retail

-Food & Beverage

-Consumer Packaged Goods

-Chemical/Specialty Products

-Paper

Weber serves many well-known and respected companies such as Walmart, Target, Safeway, General Mills, Hershey, Nestlé, Applica Consumer Products, California Innovations, Scholastic Books, and PPG Industries. As a result of its on-going innovation, experience and dedication, Weber has been the recipient of numerous industry awards, including:

-100 Great Supply Chain Partners

-Inbound Logistics’ Top 100 3PLs

-Logistics Management’s Top 50 3PLs

-The Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top 100 Privately-Held Companies

-Food Logistics Magazine’s Top 70 3PLs

-Food Logistics Magazine’s FL100 listing of the top technology solution and service providers to the food industry.

Selection by Inbound Logistics based on ability to drive supply chain excellence by synchronizing material flows with production for greater flexibility, ROI and ease of implementation

LONG BEACH, CA – (April 28, 2010) – Apriso®, a leading provider of manufacturing software solutions for sustained manufacturing operational excellence, today announced selection as a Top 100 Logistics IT Provider for 2010 by Inbound Logistics. Delivering much more than a Manufacturing Execution System, Apriso’s FlexNet allows manufacturers to synchronize supply chain and warehouse material flows with production for greater efficiency and improved flexibility to respond faster to changing market conditions.

“Top 100 Logistics IT Providers such as Apriso empower supply chain management and logistics, and continue to offer innovative and practical solutions in the face of economic uncertainty. During 2010, Apriso consistently provided the kinds of technology solutions Inbound Logistics readers need to successfully manage their global enterprises,” stated Felecia Stratton, Editor, Inbound Logistics. “As shippers, carriers, and 3PLs increase their use of logistics IT, Apriso continues to be flexible and responsive, anticipating customers’ evolving needs. Inbound Logistics is proud to honor Apriso for innovative solutions empowering logistics and supply chain excellence.”

“Apriso is pleased to once again be included with this list of distinguished logistics providers. Our selection validates the benefit our customers achieve when synchronizing their supply chain and warehouse operations with manufacturing,” said Jim Henderson, president and CEO of Apriso.

Methodology

Every April, Inbound Logistics editors recognize 100 logistics IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence. Drawn from a pool of more than 300 companies, using questionnaires, personal interviews and other research, Inbound Logistics selects the Top 100 Logistics IT Providers who are leading the way in 2010. Editors seek to match readers’ fast-changing needs to the capabilities of those companies selected. All companies selected reflect leadership by answering Inbound Logistics readers’ needs for simplicity, ROI and efficient implementation.

For a listing of all winners, please go to: http://www.inboundlogistics.com/lit/top100.shtml.

About Inbound Logistics

Inbound Logistics is the pioneering publication of demand-driven logistics practices, also known as supply chain management. IL’s educational mission is to guide businesses to efficiently manage logistics, reduce and speed inventory, and neutralize transportation cost increases by aligning supply to demand and adjusting enterprise functions to support that paradigm shift. More information about demand-driven logistics practices is available at www.inboundlogistics.com.

About Apriso

Apriso Corporation is a software company dedicated to providing competitive advantage for its customers. It does so by enabling organizations to adapt quickly and easily to market changes and unexpected events. Apriso’s FlexNet platform provides visibility, adaptability and real-time control of manufacturing operations across the enterprise and supply chain network. This is accomplished by integrating planning, execution and control, increasing operational efficiency and eliminating errors in the production process. Apriso serves more than 180 customers in 41 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Its customers include General Motors, Lear, Honeywell, L’Oréal, Trixell, Lockheed Martin, Becton Dickinson, Saint-Gobain, Novelis and Essilor. For more information, please go to http://www.apriso.com.

Apriso and FlexNet are registered trademarks of Apriso Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Media Contact:

Gordon Benzie

Apriso Corporation

(562) 951-8054

gordon.benzie@apriso.com

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SKILLMAN, NJ – Netfrate, the top Transatlantic volume logistics provider to Russia, announced today that it has arranged for the trucking, packaging, survey and ocean transport of an MD Explorer® from the Port of Houston to St. Petersburg, Russia with on-carriage to Siberia (Novokuznetsk).

The 32,000-pound helicopter was trucked from MD Helicopters Inc., located in Mesa, Arizona, on a 48-foot stepdeck trailer using Silk Road Transport to the Port of Houston where it was placed into a 456” long x 104” wide x 159” high custom-built crate. The helicopter blades were packaged separately and the shipment was loaded onto a Roll-on/Roll-off vessel which will be arriving in St. Petersburg on April 29th to clear Customs.

“Using St. Petersburg as a transshipment hub versus Vladivostok shaves 1700 km off of the transit, saving a lot of time and avoiding the roads in Siberia which can be of poor quality in some places,” said Pavel Trubetskoy, Netfrate’s CEO. “What’s more, Russian Customs is in the process of requiring cargo arriving in Russia to clear at the first port of entry, which can be a challenge for importers located in remote regions such as Siberia.”

Netfrate also arranged for all risk insurance for this move. The MD Explorer® is ideally suited for rapid role change from an Offshore/Onshore eight-place passenger transport to Emergency Medical Services or Law Enforcement missions. A heavy-duty cargo hook permits 3,000-pound (1360-KG) external load operations.

About Siberia

Siberia is the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving as the massive central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, having served in the same capacity previously for the USSR from its beginning, and the Russian Empire beginning in the 16th century.

It makes up about 77% of Russia’s territory (13.1 million square kilometres), but only 25% of Russia’s population (36 million people). It includes a large part of the Eurasian Steppe and extends eastward from the Ural Mountains to the watershed between Pacific and Arctic drainage basins, and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and the national borders of both Mongolia and China.

About Netfrate LLC:

Netfrate, LLC is a wholly USA owned and privately-held logistics provider with extensive experience in all aspects of freight forwarding, multimodal, sea freight, air freight, project cargo, warehousing/distribution, documentation, and cargo insurance.

Netfrate LLC has the ablility to handle projects on a worldwide basis and specializes in servicing all regions of the CIS and Eastern European Countries.

Netfrate LLC is very active between the United States and Canada with frequent service to North Western Russia, Siberia, the Ukraine and the Southern CIS Republics of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Netfrate moves a wide variety of cargo, including supplies for mining, oil and gas related projects.