Freight rate data provider Xeneta has appointed Bjorn Vang Jensen as executive industry advisor. Jensen brings more than 35 years of experience managing global supply chains across sectors including fast-moving consumer goods, retail, automotive and consumer durables, the company said.
In the advisory role, Jensen will support Xeneta’s efforts to help shippers, carriers and freight forwarders adapt procurement strategies amid persistent market volatility and geopolitical disruption. The company has been promoting ...
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Swiss supply chain software provider Log-hub AG has introduced an AI-driven “Supply Chain Agent” designed to automate complex planning and analytics tasks within its platform, aiming to reduce the manual configuration work that often slows logistics decision-making.
The new capability functions as an agent-based interface layered over Log-hub’s existing applications. Instead ...
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Cybersecurity firm Cydome has introduced a software-based security platform for offshore wind farms that installs remotely on existing satellite communication hardware, eliminating the need for on-site technicians.
The new product, Cydome Embedded for Remote Energy Facilities, runs as a virtual container on VSAT routers and other network edge devices already deployed ...
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A growing patchwork of regional carbon pricing and fuel-intensity regulations is making it harder for global shipping companies to track emissions and plan long-term decarbonization investments, according to maritime engineering firm BAR Technologies.
The company said overlapping frameworks – including the European Union’s Emissions Trading System, FuelEU Maritime requirements and proposed ...
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Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, saw the arrival of the first vessel call at the new Damietta Alliance Container Terminals facility, at the Egyptian port.
The 13,117-TEU Essen Express, operated by Hapag-Lloyd, became the inaugural ship to berth at the Damietta Alliance Container Terminals, or DACT.
The terminal, located at Damietta Port on ...
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DHL Group said it is expanding its dedicated airfreight cold chain network as part of a broader push into life sciences and healthcare logistics.
The company said the expanded network will provide additional controlled air capacity for temperature-sensitive medicines, vaccines and advanced therapies, while reducing reliance on commercial airlines and third-party ...
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U.S. container imports fell in January from a year earlier but remained above historical averages, while East and Gulf coasts ports captured a larger share of inbound volumes, according to the February Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index released by ITS Logistics.
Imports totaled 2.32 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January, down ...
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Dredging is underway at the Port of Brunswick as federal crews work to restore the harbor to its authorized depth, a move officials say will improve vessel efficiency and support continued growth at the nation’s busiest auto port.
The federally funded maintenance project, overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ...
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The Georgia Ports Authority said Feb. 10 that veteran terminal operator Kevin Price will join the agency as president beginning July 1, as part of a planned leadership transition that will eventually place him in the top role.
Price will report to current President and CEO Griff Lynch and is expected ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has agreed to acquire ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for about US$4.2 billion in cash, a merger that would create the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company and could reshape competition and freight pricing across major trade lanes.
Under the deal announced Feb. 16, Hapag-Lloyd will pay US$35 per ZIM share, a ...
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