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Dunavant Global Logistics Group

Bill Dunavant
President and CEO

Mission Statement:

Dunavant Global Logistics Group, LLC provides global supply chain expertise and solutions. We add value to our clients' bottom line. Our solutions and our people provide a path to the future. We are an eco�?friendly company driven by customer service, technology, creative insight, knowledge, and experience.

Dunavant: Who We Are

Dunavant Global Logistics Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Dunavant Enterprises, Inc., is a privately owned company that specializes in providing four main service verticals (global, distribution, freight and consulting) for retail, food, automotive, commodities and chemical businesses.

Dunavant's Key Service Offerings

Global

With more than 50 years of expertise utilizing international supply chains, our global team is well qualified to manage our clients' trade finance needs for both open sales and deferred payment letter of credit. As a licensed OTI and NVOCC Trade company, Dunavant handles every aspect of our clients' international needs with up-to-the-minute track and trace capabilities. Our experienced team navigates supply chain needs including overhead reductions, banking and trade finance contract management, ocean freight operations and customs clearance regulations. Dunavant's global services include:

Licensed OTI and NVOCC Trade
Trade Financial Services
Import/Export Ocean Freight–LCL, FCL refrigerated, Project Cargo, Ro/Ro and Breakbulk
Document Packaging Services
Customs Clearance–FDA, USDA, DEA, DOT, FCC and FWS
Air Freight

Distribution

To ensure our clients' needs are handled properly from packaging to delivery, Dunavant's distribution services offer answers for each aspect of delivery from consolidation to disposition of materials, ensuring prompt, efficient results for our clients. Dunavant's distribution services suite includes:

Packing and Consolidation
Reverse Logistics
Port Consolidation/Deconsolidation
Transloading
Pick, Sort and Pack
Regional Delivery Service

Freight

Dunavant is able to respond to seasonal or rapid spikes in demand with timely capacity, including but not limited to large company events like grand openings, promotions and seasonal product distributions. A licensed intermodal company, Dunavant offers a complete freight solution through intermodal, truckload, less-than-truckload and non-truckload services providing shipment optimization, carrier management, customer service, communication, freight audit and payment.

Port Logistics and Drayage Operations–With more than 300 independent owner operators and company drivers, Dunavant provides transloading, dedicated drayage and lightweight chassis to customers with inbound or outbound freight, including heavy containers. Dunavant owns and operates regional and local drayage/trucking operations in the major Gulf and East Coast seaports along with key inland intermodal ports, including the following locations:

Atlanta, Ga.
Houston, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Nashville, Tenn.
Norfolk, Va.
Wilmington, N.C.
Charlotte, N.C.
Savannah, Ga.
Charleston, S.C.
La Porte, Texas

Solutions

Dunavant's business process consulting service leverages its comprehensive knowledge base of various industries and different countries to enhance processes; improve methodologies and tools; identify and prioritize initiatives; achieve operational and financial benchmarks; and deliver value-adding services with real-time accountability. In an effort to avoid "one-size-fits-all" approaches, Dunavant gains an understanding of each customer's business needs, such as their supply chain designs and inventory modeling, before offering a solution.

For more information about Dunavant, email info@dunavant.com or call 800-621-2582.