UTi Worldwide Inc (UTIW)

UTi Worldwide Inc. operates as a non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. It operates through two segments, Freight Forwarding, and Contract Logistics and Distribution. The Freight Forwarding segment offers airfreight forwarding, ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and other related services. The Contract Logistics and Distribution segment provides services, such as receiving, deconsolidation and decontainerization, sorting, put away, consolidation, assembly, cargo loading and unloading, assembly of freight and protective packaging, warehousing services, order management, and customized distribution and inventory management services. It also offers outsourced services, including inspection services, quality centers, and manufacturing support services; and inventory management services comprising materials sourcing services pursuant to contractual, formalized repackaging programs, and materials sourcing agreements. In addition, this segment provides a range of distribution services, consultation services, outsourced management services, planning and optimization services, and other supply chain management services. The company offers its services through freight forwarding offices, and contract logistics and distribution centers to pharmaceutical, retail, apparel, chemical, automotive, and high technology electronics industries. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California. UTi Worldwide Inc. operates as a subsidiary of DSV A/S.