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Weekly newsletter with content from the logistics and the shipping industry


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


MSC Highlights Expanded Intermodal Solutions Across Africa to Boost Inland Connectivity for Customers
MSC is spotlighting its expanded intermodal logistics solutions across Africa, showcasing how integrated rail, road and port services are helping customers move goods more reliably and efficiently beyond the coastline and deep into key inland markets.Intermodal logistics play a critical role in reducing transit times, improving supply chain predictability and linking landlocked economies to global trade routes. With rising demand for dependable inland connectivity across the
Jan 262 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


The Government has backed Heathrow’s proposals for a third runway
In January 2026, Heathrow Airport confirmed new investment to advance work on the planning application for its long‑proposed third runway. The approval from the Heathrow Board ensures the project remains on track, with the aim of securing planning permission by 2029. This marks a significant step in delivering the UK’s hub airport expansion, underscoring the urgency of clearing the way for take‑off. The third runway proposal, originally submitted to the Government in July 202
Jan 232 min read


Railport enhances rail transport efficiency in the Port of Antwerp Bruges
In 2026, Railport will continue to strengthen the capacity, reliability, and sustainability of the rail network in and around the port through targeted infrastructure investments, smart digitisation, and renewed collaboration with rail users. Railport’s rail vision, developed in partnership with Infrabel, is moving from planning to action. Key priorities for the coming year include further electrification of the port’s rail network. Following the completion of the Oorderen li
Jan 232 min read


Enabling Europe-North Africa Trade with New Maersk Express Service
Maersk’s new Express service between Italy and Tunisia arrives at an important time for Mediterranean and European supply chains. Central to its value is a best in class transit time of just 2 days and 7 hours, but chiefly it strengthens cross border industrial and automotive production between the two countries. For the automotive sector in particular, this service enhances one of the Mediterranean’s most important component corridors, as Tunisia has become a major centre
Jan 231 min read


Metal Park Launched as World’s First AED 430 Million Pay-As-You-Grow Metals Ecosystem in KEZAD
KEZAD Group today announced the launch of Metal Park, the world’s first pay-as-you-grow metals ecosystem in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of H.E. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Group CEO of AD Ports Group. The 450,000 sqm Metal Park, set up by the company with an investment of AED 430 million, introduces a new industrial operating model designed to transform how downstream metals b
Jan 232 min read


Riyadh Air Launches “Riyadh Cargo” as a Core Pillar of its Commercial Operations, the first step in positioning the city as a strategic global logistics hub
Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier, today announced the launch of its cargo operations under the brand “Riyadh Cargo”, marking the airline’s entry into the global air cargo market and activation of belly-hold cargo operations across its wide-body fleet. Riyadh Cargo’s strategy includes the utilization of capacity on Riyadh Air’s over 120 on-order wide-body aircraft, which we will use to move goods efficiently and reliably, connecting global markets. The launch of
Jan 233 min read
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