Aim Caribbean Express Relocates Headquarters, Creates Contract Logistics Company.Business Editors FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2000 Non-vessel-operating common carrier Aim Caribbean Express recently relocated its corporate headquarters from its shipping/receiving terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. to offices at 6261 N.W. 6th Way, Ste. 201; Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In a related move, Aim reorganized re·or·gan·ize v. re·or·gan·ized, re·or·gan·iz·ing, re·or·gan·iz·es v.tr. To organize again or anew. v.intr. To undergo or effect changes in organization. its full-service contract logistics services into a separate corporation, Aim Worldwide Logistics Inc., which will also be headquartered at the new location. "Aim Caribbean Express and Aim Worldwide Logistics will benefit from the synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. of having both operations under the same roof," said Sal Guasto, chief executive officer of both Aim Caribbean Express and Aim Worldwide Logistics. "Aim Caribbean Express handles domestic and international less-than-container-load shipping to the Caribbean. Aim Worldwide Logistics offers complete third-party logistics A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL) is a firm that provides outsourced or "third party" logistics services to companies for part, or sometimes all of their supply chain management function. services for full-load shippers. Having both companies in the same location will allow us to seamlessly integrate our services to our clients." Guasto and 14 headquarters staff members moved their offices from Jacksonville to the new 4,300-square-foot office in Fort Lauderdale. The company is in the process of expanding its support staff. Both Aim companies specialize in warehousing and retail distribution to the Caribbean and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , using San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. as a shipping hub. They also have terminals in Jacksonville, Fla.; Jersey City, N.J.; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. For additional information, call 954/771-4242 or 800/424-6585. |
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