APL Logistics Buys Customs Brokerage Carmichael

APL Logistics bought customs brokerage and trade compliance firm Carmichael International Service for an undisclosed amount, the companies said Nov. 20. Los Angeles-based Carmichael employs about 200 people in 10 U.S. metropolitan markets. The transaction allows APL Logistics to bring the customs services in-house, the companies said. APL Logistics "has the processes and systems in place to help customers comply with U.S. Customs and Border Protection's programs at origins,” said Tony Zasimovich, APL Logistics’ Vice President of International Logistics Services. “Add to that Carmichael’s Customs brokerage and trade consulting capabilities in the U.S., and we will be well-positioned to coordinate the flow of goods and information from the factory floor at an international origin to the store-door in the U.S.” Carmichael offers traditional customs brokerage, trade compliance, consulting, and transportation services. It operates in the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/New Jersey, Chicago, San Francisco/Oakland, Seattle/Tacoma, Miami, Boston, Atlanta, Savannah and Memphis.