Gebrüder Weiss, a 500-year-old international transport and logistics company, has acquired Cargo-Link, a family-owned freight forwarding company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The deal is part of Gebrüder Weiss’ plans to grow its presence and LCL services in North America, especially in the fast-growing Salt Lake City market.

Cargo-Link, founded in 1976, specializes in LCL shipping and imports from Asia to mid-west-based customers in the U.S. Gebrüder Weiss will retain Cargo-Link’s management and employees and use its strategic location and expertise to open new LCL routes to Asia and Europe.

Gebrüder Weiss also gains access to a 22,000-square-foot warehouse near the Salt Lake City airport. This is Gebrüder Weiss’ 15th North American location, as the company has already established operations in all major U.S. markets.

“This acquisition significantly upgrades our service potential and broadens customer access, seamlessly blending Cargo-Link’s expertise with the expansive capabilities of Gebrüder Weiss,” says Scott Ogden, CEO of Cargo-Link. “The two companies are a cultural fit as well as a business fit. Cargo-Link is a family-owned, family-focused company with a philanthropic culture, and we sought those same values in a corporate partner.”

“We are thrilled to bring Cargo-Link under the Gebrüder Weiss umbrella,” says Mark McCullough, CEO of Gebrüder Weiss North America. “There are tremendous synergies between the two companies, and we mutually benefit from the agreement. We look forward to partnering with the Cargo-Link leadership team to enhance our customers’ LCL and Intermountain West-based opportunities.”

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