For Immediate Release
June 25, 2014
Coastal Logistics Group establishes Dorchester
County operations
Logistics provider
serving international shippers, creating 60 jobs with $1.2 million investment
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Coastal
Logistics Group (CLG), a third-party logistics (3PL) provider and warehouse
operator, has established a new facility in Dorchester County to serve
customers shipping through the Port of Charleston. The $1.2 million investment
has already created 30 new jobs and is expected to create another 30 jobs in
the coming months.
CLG is operating the facility
as part of a strategic alliance the company formalized last year with Kuehne + Nagel Inc., one of the world’s
leading logistics providers. The alliance leverages Kuehne + Nagel’s international
footprint and supply chain management services with CLG’s expertise in
warehousing and distribution.
CLG’s 200,000-square-foot
facility, which is located at 2725 W 5th North Street in Summerville
and began operations this spring, houses value-added services for customers
that ship goods internationally through the South Carolina Ports Authority’s
terminals. CLG provides value-added
export services for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including disassembling,
packing and shipping vehicles in a semi-knocked down (SKD) process. The company
plans to expand into the power generation, construction and aerospace
industries and offer both import and export services.
In addition to the Dorchester
County facility, CLG operates in Norfolk, Memphis and Savannah. Kuehne + Nagel
Inc. is part of the Kuehne + Nagel Group of companies, which has more than
1,000 logistics offices in more than 100 countries, including a branch office
in Charleston located at 670 Marina Drive.
QUOTES
“We are very grateful for the help we have received from the South
Carolina Department of Commerce, Dorchester County, readySC, and the South
Carolina Ports Authority in this exciting expansion of our business in
conjunction with our alliance partners at Kuehne + Nagel. We have
endeavored for years to establish an operation in Charleston to service our
clients and we are glad to be a part of the community.” – Chad Barrow, CEO of Coastal Logistics Group
“We are delighted to be able to expand our operational footprint within
the important Charleston market and service more of our valued customer
warehousing requirements through our Alliance with the Coastal Logistics
Group.” – Juergen Gentzke, regional
vice president of Kuehne +Nagel Inc.
“Coastal Logistics Group is
joining the many companies in South Carolina that do business on a global
scale, thanks to our ports and our infrastructure. We congratulate Coastal
Logistics Group for locating in Dorchester County and creating 60 jobs with
this $1.2 million investment.” – Gov.
Nikki Haley
“Logistics companies are right
at home in South Carolina. CLG’s facility in the Lowcountry will help our
state’s businesses export their products around the world and succeed in a
globally competitive marketplace.” –
Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt
"The SCPA welcomes
Coastal Logistics Group to the Lowcountry. They offer highly specialized
services for shipping international cargo, and their presence will no doubt drive
increases in container volume through our capable Charleston facilities." – Jim Newsome, SC Ports Authority
president and CEO
“We welcome Coastal Logistics
Group to Dorchester County. Their decision to begin operations in our county is
a testament to the Port of Charleston and Dorchester County being the right
place for the logistics sector.” – Bill Hearn, chairman of Dorchester County
Council
FIVE FAST FACTS
- Coastal
Logistics Group (CLG) has established a new facility in Dorchester County to serve customers shipping through the Port of
Charleston. - CLG
operates the facility as part
of a strategic alliance the company formalized last year with Kuehne + Nagel Inc., one of the
world’s leading logistics providers. - CLG’s $1.2M investment has created 30 new jobs and is expected to
create another 30 jobs in the
coming months. - The
facility houses value-added export
services for OEMs, with plans to
expand into the power generation, construction and aerospace industries. - In
addition to the Dorchester County facility, CLG operates in Norfolk,
Memphis and Savannah.
About Coastal Logistics Group
(CLG)
Coastal Logistics Group Inc. (CLG)
is a premier third-party logistics provider (3PL) that uses its lean logistics
expertise, robust technologies and culture of operational excellence to
engineer customized solutions. CLG, headquartered in Savannah, Georgia with
multiple locations throughout the Southeast. CLG offers Logistic and
Industrial Services through logistics
partnerships to its customers and being recognized as the best at what they do
through their vision, innovation, responsiveness, and visibility of
information.
About Kuehne +
Nagel
With approximately 63,000 employees at more than 1000 locations in over 100
countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics
companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight,
contract logistics and overland businesses, with a clear focus on providing
IT-based integrated logistics solutions. Further information can be found at www.kuehne-nagel.com
About S.C. Department of
Commerce
As South Carolina’s leading economic development agency, the Department of
Commerce works to recruit new businesses and help existing businesses grow. Commerce has recruited world-class companies
to South Carolina such as Boeing, Bridgestone, Continental, Monster.com, ZF
Group, BMW and Google Inc. and also supports small and existing business, rural
development initiatives and community development. Commerce partners with the S.C. Technical College System via readySC to support workforce training and
recruiting, and with the S.C. Department of
Employment and Workforce, which provides worker training and employment
opportunities within the state. South Carolina ranked first in the nation for
attracting jobs through foreign investment, according to IBM-Plant Location
International reports in both 2012 and 2013. The state won the Gold Shovel
Award and the Project of Year Award from Area Development magazine in 2012. For
more information, visit www.SCcommerce.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Allison Skipper, APR
Director of Marketing &
Communications
South Carolina Department of
Commerce
(803) 737-1998
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