We are pleased to announce that DSC has officially rebranded as CJ Logistics! With this exciting step in our integration journey, we have launched a new website, cjlogisticsamerica.com. Serving customers as one united company and brand reflects our commitment to providing expanded capabilities, creating sustainable customer value, driving continuous improvement and designing a fully integrated customer experience.

Kellogg School of Management announced Wednesday it will expand programming, scholarships and support for women in business with a “transformative gift” from Northwestern alumna Ann Drake. Drake grew her family company Dry Storage Corporation into the leading national enterprise DSC Logistics as its CEO.

South Korea’s major logistics service operator CJ Logistics has developed an artificial intelligence-based tracking system that can accurately track cargo and calculate the estimated time of arrival. The system will allow the logistics service company to seamlessly plan and link delivery schedules in different countries to save time and costs.

As eyes turn toward the imminent start of COVID-19 inoculations, CJ Logistics has emerged as a candidate for vaccine distribution. CJ Logistics had been considered at a disadvantage, as it does not have an ultra-cold-chain storage like Korea SuperFreeze in Pyeongtaek. But recent reports have suggested it may still be in the running, as it has the widest network of distribution centers and vehicles.

CJ Olive Young Corp., Korea’s No. 1 health and beauty drugstore under South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, announced Tuesday it joined Southeast Asia’s leading online shopping platform Shopee. With the opening, about 300 products are offered under CJ Olive Young’s six private brands – WAKEMAKE, colorgram, RoundAround, Botanic Heal boH, Bring Green and Filllimilli.

Ed Bowersox is CEO of CJ Logistics America, a third-party logistics service provider (3PL) and supply chain consultant. In his capacity as CEO, Bowersox leads the company’s strategy and has executive oversight of its development and management.

CJ O Shopping, the home shopping wing of South Korea’s entertainment giant CJ ENM, will strengthen its marketing to attract customers who rely on reviews and product introductions by influencers who use knowledge and popularity through social media to affect the purchase of goods.

CJ Logistics Corp. said Wednesday that it will become South Korea’s first logistics firm to introduce electric delivery vehicles and set up charging stations for them. The company first plans to introduce a total of four electric cargo vehicles, two each in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province and the city of Ulsan, later this year. If driven for 100 kilometers each day, they can save up to 1.7 million won (US$1,500) each year compared to the cost of diesel fuel.

Jennifer Nix, VP, Marketing & Communications, CJ Logistics America, participated in a panel discussion during the 3PL Value Creation North America Summit, October 21-22. Nix joined other logistics company executives on the panel moderated by Karen Erickson, VP, Armstrong & Associates, Inc., to discuss “Key Trends in Food and Beverage Logistics.”

South Korea’s largest internet portal Naver Corp. and logistics and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group have signed a $531 million share-swap deal in a strategic tie-up to create synergy in their entertainment content and logistics businesses. Under the deal signed on Oct. 26, Naver will acquire a 7.85% stake in CJ Logistics Corp, 4.99% of CJ ENM Co. and 6.26% of Studio Dragon Corp., the drama producing arm of CJ Group. In return, CJ will take over 1.24% of Naver worth $531 million.