Memphis-based Dunavant Global Logistics Group and Mallory Alexander International Logistics are prime players in the ocean freight business as non-vessel operating common carriers, otherwise known as NVOCCs. And each, according to a consultant who used to work as an executive for one of larger ocean freight lines in the industry, has a strong reputation.

2. Rerouting Regulations - Saturday, January 14, 2017

With every new administration comes some degree of uncertainty when it comes to federal regulations.

But after an especially unpredictable campaign season, all eyes are now on the president-elect to see what he’ll do next. 

3. Logistics Sector Preps for Logging Devices - Friday, December 30, 2016

While Memphis’ distribution and logistics sectors continued to prosper in 2016, legislative changes and proposed improvements to the infrastructure of Lamar Avenue were among the year’s top local headlines for the industry.

4. Last Word: Football Comes Back, Snuff on Front Street and Pot Is Short of Seven - Tuesday, December 6, 2016

I have a question that some of you may not care for? Is football making a comeback in this basketball town for a more prominent place in the conflicted and diverse hothouse that is Memphis culture?

5. Dunavant Expands Into China While Bolstering the Company Stateside - Saturday, December 3, 2016

With a strong presence on the Gulf Coast and in the Southeast, the acquisition of a private customs brokerage company in Mobile, Alabama, made sense for Memphis-based Dunavant Global Logistics Group LLC.

6. Dunavant Enterprises Starts Leasing Group - Saturday, July 23, 2016

Memphis-based Dunavant Enterprises has formed a leasing entity that leases all types of transportation equipment to its logistics customers.

Dunavant Logistics Leasing Group is headquartered in LaPorte, Texas, and is led by Carlos Rodriguez, who comes to the position of director of business development and equipment leasing from being maintenance and repair director of Dunavant Trans Gulf Transportation LLC for six years.

7. Dunavant Enterprises Starts Leasing Group - Thursday, July 21, 2016

Memphis-based Dunavant Enterprises has formed a leasing entity that leases all types of transportation equipment to its logistics customers.

Dunavant Logistics Leasing Group is headquartered in LaPorte, Texas, and is led by Carlos Rodriguez, who comes to the position of director of business development and equipment leasing from being maintenance and repair director of Dunavant Trans Gulf Transportation LLC for six years.

8. Gescheit Joins Dunavant Logistics - Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Rangi Gescheit has joined the Dunavant Logistics Group as logistics services & operations administrator, export. Gescheit, who served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a deputy in criminal special investigation, began his career at Port Elizabeth, N.J. Most recently he was a trade lane manager with DHL Global Forwarding.

9. Scott Sharpe Named CAO Of District Attorney General’s Office - Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Scott Sharpe recently was named chief administrative officer of the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office following the departure of longtime CAO Priscilla Campbell.

10. Dunavant Bulks Up in Memphis, Texas - Friday, July 24, 2015

Richard McDuffie was busy working in his East Memphis office when a company representative delivered the news.

11. Dunavant-Owned Destin Resort On Track to Open Next Summer - Monday, July 6, 2015

Work continues moving forward at a splashy new Destin resort owned by Memphis-based Dunavant Enterprises Inc.

12. Growth Strategy - Thursday, June 12, 2014

Cotton helped make Dunavant Enterprises into a worldwide brand, but the family and company have maintained a long-term association with the logistics industry.

Col. William Pemberton Dunavant first ventured into logistics shortly after the Civil War – decades before Dunavant entered into the cotton trade – when he was involved in building short-line railroads in Mississippi.

13. Lindow Rejoins The Centre Group - Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Tracy Lindow has rejoined The Centre Group human resources firm as a senior consultant following several years in Germany. As a senior consultant, Lindow will help organizations improve their bottom line through human asset development by leveraging compensations strategies, executive search, employee attitude research and leadership skills development.

14. Lake to Put Logistics Savvy to Use for Memphis World Trade Club - Saturday, December 7, 2013

Don Lake, vice president of international operations for Dunavant Logistics Group, will add another accomplishment to an already impressive and diverse logistics resume.

15. Logistics Limelight - Saturday, October 5, 2013

World-renowned as a logistics and distribution hub, Memphis will further raise its profile this month with events that showcase the city’s transportation assets and standing in the global economy.

16. Dunavant Picks Up TCI's Houston, Dallas Operations - Monday, September 30, 2013

Dunavant Transportation Group recently completed the acquisition of the Houston and Dallas operations of Transportation Consultants Inc., a New Orleans-based third-party logistics provider founded in 1983.

17. Intermodal Conference to Tackle Freight Issues - Friday, September 20, 2013

The Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute at the University of Memphis will host its seventh annual Intermodal Freight Conference at the FedEx Institute of Technology on the University of Memphis campus Tuesday, Sept. 24.

18. Christ Community Health Services Names Hollabaugh Development Director - Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Bonnie Hollabaugh has joined nonprofit Christ Community Health Services, the largest primary care provider in Memphis, as director of development. Hollabaugh’s nonprofit development experience includes extensive work with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis, Girls Inc. of Memphis and Hutchison School.

19. Dunavant Grows Logistics, Transportation Divisions - Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Dunavant Enterprises Inc. continues its transformation into a purely third-party logistics and asset-based transportation firm.

20. Former CN Chief Launches Academy - Friday, March 9, 2012

When E. Hunter Harrison speaks to the first class of the new leadership academy Friday, March 9, at the University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute, it will be the first step on a path to a different kind of front office.

21. Security Measures - Friday, February 17, 2012

One of the legacies of the 9/11 terrorist attacks a decade ago was a tightening of security in supply chain and logistics businesses.

That means knowing who is handling the cargo at all times, where it is going, why it is being shipped and who is receiving it. The tightening has evolved in that time to a move toward self-regulation among logistics and supply chain companies with an international reach.

22. World of Opportunities - Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Belgium’s ambassador to the U.S. is in the city Wednesday to begin several days of business conferences that are at the heart of the origins of the Memphis in May International Festival.

The festival was founded in the mid-1970s as a way to promote business ties between the city and the honored countries. Belgium is this year’s honored country.

23. Dunavant Survey Shows Industry Confidence - Friday, February 18, 2011

Logistics customers and the companies that move their goods around the world need to do a better job of talking to each other.

And the more specific they are with each other the more confident they both can be as they seek to back firm judgments about the economy with inventory.

24. Dunavant Acquires Houston-based Intermodal Firm - Thursday, January 6, 2011

Memphis-based Dunavant Enterprises Inc., which recently shifted its focus from cotton to logistics, has acquired Trans Gulf Transportation Inc., a Houston-based transportation company that specializes in intermodal drayage and trucking operations.

25. Dunavant Acquires Houston-Based Intermodal Firm - Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Memphis-based Dunavant Enterprises Inc., which recently shifted its focus from cotton to logistics, has acquired Trans Gulf Transportation Inc., a Houston-based transportation company that specializes in intermodal drayage and trucking operations.

26. High Cotton - Monday, December 13, 2010

Carol Perel points from her office to the other side of the ground-floor lobby at 65 Union Ave.

“That trading floor,” she says, “is the Graceland of cotton.”

27. Dunavant Enterprises Officially Switches Gears - Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Dunavant Enterprises Inc. has formally announced the expansion of its global logistics division as the new main active concentration for the company, which for more than 50 years has been known as one of the world’s largest cotton merchants.