UbiQD, Inc., a Los Alamos, N.M.-based nanotechnology development company, received a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Washington, D.C.

NewCold, The Netherlands, broke ground on a new automated coldstore, located in Montauban-de-Bretagne, near Rennes.

Transportation Insight, Hickory, N.C., acquired Meridian Logistics LLC, Austin, Texas, dba FreightPros.

Marsh Bellofram Corp., Newell, W.V., sold its King-Gage division to NOSHOK, Inc., a Berea, Ohio-based maker of measurement solutions.

ReposiTrak Inc. moved its data center operations from Salt Lake City, Utah, to a new facility in Las Vegas to enhance security and provide additional capacity for anticipated growth.

DHL Express, Plantation, Fla., and NYU Stern School of Business, New York, released the 2019 update of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI), which highlights key developments in international flows of capital, trade, information and people.

The next-generation supply chain market is scheduled to reach $75 billion by 2030, up from $32 billion in 2019, according to “Next-Gen Supply Chain Market – Global Forecast to 2030,” a study released by LogisticsIQ, Singapore.

To increase transparency, Stora Enso, Sweden, announced plans to establish a forest division, beginning in 2020.

DHL Supply Chain shared the three supply chain trends set to have the greatest impact on operations in North America in the coming year.

Transplace, Dallas, Texas, extended its long-standing strategic partnership with Huhtamaki, Inc., De Soto, Kan., to improve its supply chain visibility and network efficiency.