Horizon Lines Acquires Aero Logistics
Horizon Lines, Inc., has acquired Aero Logistics, a full service, third party logistics provider (3PL) headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Aero Logistics designs and manages custom freight shipping and special handling programs for customers in service-sensitive industries including high-tech, healthcare, energy, mining, retail and apparel. Aero also operates a fleet of GPS-equipped trailers under the direction of their Aero Transportation division.Horizon Lines, Inc. announced last week the formation of Horizon Logistics, established to manage the Company's growing integrated logistics services business. Horizon Lines, LLC will continue to operate the ocean container shipping services between the U.S. and Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia and Puerto Rico.