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Weekly newsletter with content from the logistics and the shipping industry
Digitalization


UPS Introduces RFID Technology to Transform Logistics Visibility
UPS has announced a major technological advancement with the rollout of radio frequency identification technology across its United States small package network. This initiative significantly enhances shipment visibility and reliability, marking a new phase in the evolution of logistics tracking systems. The RFID sensing technology is now fully integrated across UPS operations, including delivery vehicles, facilities, and more than 5,500 retail locations. Every package moving
Apr 242 min read


Lufthansa Cargo Enhances Digital Booking with Integrated Add-on Services
Lufthansa Cargo has introduced a significant upgrade to its digital booking process by integrating Add-on Services directly into the booking flow. This development allows customers to access additional services more easily and transparently, while creating more flexible and tailored airfreight solutions across the entire transport chain. The new approach builds on Lufthansa Cargo’s modular product portfolio, where customers first select a product and define the required speed
Apr 242 min read


SAP Named a Leader in 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems
SAP has been recognized as a Leader for the 12th consecutive year in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems, reinforcing its position as a key provider of advanced logistics and supply chain solutions. The recognition highlights SAP’s continued focus on helping organizations manage increasingly complex transportation operations in a rapidly evolving global logistics environment. With growing pressure from cost volatility, capacity constraints, s
Apr 132 min read


IATA Launches DG Digital to Fully Digitalize Dangerous Goods Declarations
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has introduced DG Digital, a new solution designed to fully digitalize Dangerous Goods Declarations in the air cargo industry. The tool is integrated into the DG AutoCheck platform and replaces the traditional paper based process with a fully digital workflow, allowing declarations to be created, transmitted and validated electronically from the start. Currently around 95 percent of dangerous goods declarations are still subm
Mar 161 min read


project44 launches AI freight procurement agent to cut freight spend and accelerate sourcing
project44 has introduced the AI Freight Procurement Agent, a new tool designed to automate carrier selection, rate benchmarking, and negotiations across different transport modes. Built for procurement and transportation leaders, the solution reduces manual sourcing work while improving cost control and service performance. The agent is integrated into project44’s Intelligent Transportation Management System, replacing traditional bid cycles and spreadsheet-based negotiations
Mar 22 min read


Qatar Airways Cargo Launches Ramp Digitalisation Programme that will Transform Ground Handling Operations
Qatar Airways Cargo, part of the Qatar Airways Group, is proud to announce the launch of its Ramp Digitalisation Programme, a transformative initiative aimed at creating a seamless, transparent, and paperless ramp environment. This milestone reflects the air cargo carrier’s unwavering commitment to safety, efficiency, digitilisation, innovation, and operational excellence across global ground handling operations. At the heart of this programme is Ramp Offload and Load Superv
Feb 232 min read


FedEx Delivers First-Ever Future of Logistics Intelligence Report
FedEx Corp. recently released its first-ever Future of Logistics Intelligence Report , amid growing supply chain pressures. The findings reveal that while most organizations have achieved end-to-end shipment visibility, far fewer can turn that data into the insights and actions needed to stay competitive in today’s environment. “Many organizations can see what’s happening in their supply chains, but leaders in the space can predict and act fast enough when it matters most,”
Feb 232 min read


G42 and Vietnamese Consortium Commit to Build National AI Infrastructure and Develop Southeast Asia’s Intelligence Capacity
G42, the Abu Dhabi-based technology holding group, and a consortium, comprising the FPT Corporation and the Viet Thai Group, have signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement to develop sovereign AI capabilities and cloud infrastructure across Vietnam. The initiative aims to support Vietnam's ambition to become an AI-native society and a leading AI hub in Southeast Asia, while ensuring national data sovereignty and digital resilience. The agreement, signed in Ho Chi Minh City, fo
Feb 92 min read


Freight Technologies Launches Zayren Pro with Next-Generation AI Agents
Freight Technologies, Inc., a logistics technology company, today announced the strategic launch of Zayren Pro, a premium commercial evolution of its AI-driven predictive pricing and matching platform. The release builds on the successful debut of Zayren in November 2025 and will contribute to the Company’s subscription-based SaaS revenue. Developed by Fr8Tech’s in-house AI Lab, Zayren Pro transitions the Company’s AI strategy from market visibility to actionable procurement
Feb 22 min read


Hamburg consortium launches pioneering research project on the integration of autonomous systems
With the official kick-off of the research project iPORTUS earlier this month, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), together with the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) and Kongsberg Maritime Germany GmbH, marks a significant milestone on the path towards the digitalisation and automation of port operations. The aim of the project is the safe integration of semi-autonomous and remotely monitored, low-emission waterborne vehicles (Autonomous Surface Vessels,
Jan 262 min read


Logistics Reply announces the launch of its warehouse AI Agent Builder, GaliLEA Dynamic Intelligence
Logistics Reply, the Reply group company specialising in innovative solutions for supply chain execution and warehouse management, announced today the release of GaliLEA Dynamic Intelligence, the new AI Agent Builder, part of its agentic AI solution natively embedded within the LEA Reply TM Platform, the microservices-based platform for warehouse and supply chain execution. Designed to support warehouse operations through a flexible and scalable architecture, LEA Reply enabl
Jan 232 min read


Tailwind Shipping Lines uses direct data connection to CargoWise to simplify booking and managing ocean shipments
WiseTech Global and Tailwind Shipping Lines , a subsidiary of Lidl, one of Europe’s largest retailers, announce direct data integration to enable freight forwarders to plan, book, confirm and manage shipments in real-time from within CargoWise , the industry’s leading logistics execution platform. Tailwind Shipping Lines operates three liner services which connect key regions across the world: the Panda Express Service (PAX) between China and the Mediterranean; the Tiger E
Jan 193 min read


ONE and MTI Establish Joint Venture “QUAVEO” in Vietnam Leading the Shipping Industry's DX with AI to Create New Value
Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE) and MTI Ltd. (MTI) established a joint venture, “QUAVEO Company Limited” (QUAVEO), in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in December 2025. The new company aims to promote Digital Transformation (DX) of operations and business models by utilizing AI technology. By combining the strengths of both companies, QUAVEO aims to drive DX in the container shipping industry and create new use cases for AI applications. Background and Purpose of Establishmen
Jan 113 min read


AD Ports Group First Global Trade & Logistics Company to Achieve the Highest Tier IV Standard for Data Centre Accreditation from the Uptime Institute
AD Ports Group, a leading global enabler of integrated trade, industry and logistics solutions, recently announced it is the first global trade and logistics company to achieve Tier IV Certification of Constructed Facility, the highest standard in data centre accreditation, from the Uptime Institute – a New York-based premier certification network for data centre performance. This significant accomplishment highlights the Group's dedication to digital transformation, operatio
Jan 52 min read


Treon Unleashes AI-Powered Predictive Maintenance for Material Handling
Treon, a leading industrial IoT company, announced in December that Treon Flow solution for Material Handling, a cloud-native, AI-first predictive maintenance solution, is now available on Amazon Marketplace. Built to deliver zero downtime operations. Treon Flow helps enterprises detect faults early, reduce maintenance costs, and scale from pilot to thousands of assets, with installation measured in days. Leveraging AI and machine learning, the system analyses vibration and
Dec 29, 20252 min read


Fujitsu develops multi-AI agent collaboration technology to optimize supply chains, launches joint trials
Fujitsu Limited announced few days ago the development of a multi-AI agent collaboration technology that enables secure collaboration and swift response to changing circumstances among AI agents from different companies and vendors within a supply chain. Leveraging this technology, Fujitsu will start field trials in January 2026 to optimize the supply chain of Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in collaboration with the Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo). This innovation
Dec 11, 20252 min read


United Cargo and CargoAi Partner to Expand Digital Connectivity in Airfreight
United Cargo and CargoAi have formed a strategic partnership to expand digital connectivity in the airfreight industry. The integration makes United Cargo’s domestic and international capacity available on CargoAi’s platform, where more than 23,000 freight forwarders can access real-time rates, bookable capacity, and eBooking for General Cargo and Express services. Capacity can be booked through the CargoAi marketplace as well as direct connections with leading Transport Mana
Dec 4, 20252 min read


Optilogic Launches DataStar:Agentic AI Platform forAlways-On Supply Chain Designand Optimization
Optilogic , the leader in AI-first supply chain design and optimization, today announced the launch of DataStar , a cloud-native data transformation platform that radically transforms how supply chain teams work with data. DataStar is the first in a series of breakthrough capabilities as Optilogic’s ambitious vision to transform supply chain decision-making. Supply chain leaders face urgent questions around cost, inventory, tariffs, and network resilience that demand continu
Nov 28, 20252 min read


Trackonomy and Delta Cargo Launch Pulse: A New Era of Air Freight Transparency and Efficiency
Trackonomy, a global leader in Physical AI and smart logistics solutions, today announced its collaboration with Delta Cargo, the air freight division of Delta Air Lines, to power the newly launched Pulse platform, marking a major leap forward in shipment transparency and operational reliability across the aviation industry. Pulse harnesses Trackonomy’s next-generation visibility technology to provide Delta’s clients with real-time location intelligence from airport to airpor
Nov 14, 20252 min read


SemiCab Launches New AI Logistics SaaS Platform to Transform the $450 Billion U.S. Full-Truckload Market
Algorhythm Holdings, Inc., a leading AI technology company, on November 12 announced that SemiCab has launched “Apex”, a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that brings SemiCab’s proven AI-driven collaborative logistics technology to 3PLs and multi-enterprise shippers in the United States. Apex is built upon SemiCab’s flagship freight orchestration engine, which was first deployed with the National Digital Freight Exchange of India, and now being launched in the U.S. ma
Nov 14, 20253 min read
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