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DHL Names Schneider to Lead Investor Relations

DHL Group said Robert Schneider will become executive vice president of investor relations April 1, succeeding Martin Ziegenbalg, who plans to retire in May after 25 years with the company. Schneider is currently senior vice president for institutional investors. He joined DHL Group in 2011 and has held his present role since 2015, maintaining the company’s relationships with institutional investors and analysts worldwide. He will report to Chief Financial Officer Melanie Kreis. Ziegenbalg ... [+]

AMS Barging Adds Felicitas to Tanker Fleet

Dutch inland shipping company AMS Barging has added the 9,000-cubic-meter tanker Felicitas to its European fleet. The 135-meter vessel was christened in Rotterdam and has entered service on the spot market following its first commercial voyage. Its addition expands the AMS Barging fleet to 17 vessels. Designed by RensenDriessen Shipbuilding and fitted ... [+]

CH Robinson to Buy RXO; Investors Question Deal

C.H. Robinson plans to migrate RXO’s overlapping truckload and less-than-truckload operations onto its Navisphere platform and apply the productivity model behind its own recent transformation as it seeks US$300 million in annual synergies from its US$5.8 billion acquisition of RXO. The strategy outlined by executives following Monday’s announcement provides a clearer ... [+]

Suez Experiment Approaches Its Litmus Test

The Suez experiment is approaching its litmus test. After more than two years of trial voyages, security assessments and cautious rerouting, container lines are beginning to move entire service strings back through the Red Sea and Suez Canal. The latest shift comes from the Gemini Cooperation, where Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are returning ... [+]

Tight Truck Capacity Causes Intermodal Shift

Tightening U.S. truckload capacity is pushing more freight into intermodal and LTL networks as shippers seek alternatives to rising trucking costs, according to C.H. Robinson’s October market outlook. The logistics provider said route-guide failures remain elevated in truckload, while carriers are becoming increasingly selective about the freight they accept. Carrier feedback ... [+]

AI Drives Global Trade to Defy Tariffs, Conflict

Global trade is proving more resilient to tariffs and geopolitical disruption than expected, with the artificial intelligence investment boom emerging as a major driver of international goods flows. Global goods trade grew faster during the first half of 2026 than in any half-year since 2011, excluding the exceptional rebound following the ... [+]

AI Stokes Cyberattacks, Expands Attack Surface

Booz Allen Hamilton is warning that artificial intelligence is accelerating cyberattacks while allowing intruders to increasingly exploit legitimate identities, software and business processes to avoid detection. Automated tools can generate working exploit code in as little as five minutes, while newly disclosed vulnerabilities can be weaponized within 24 hours, according to ... [+]

BIMCO Adopts Contract Framework for Retrofits

BIMCO has adopted a new contractual framework designed to encourage investment in energy-saving technologies by addressing how shipowners and charterers share the costs and benefits of vessel retrofits. The Energy Saving Device Retrofit Addendum 2026 provides a mechanism for negotiating the allocation of equipment and installation costs, vessel downtime and fuel ... [+]

Galveston Leases 30 Acres for LNG Bunkering

The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees has approved a lease and development agreement with Power LNG LLC for a liquefied natural gas production, storage and marine bunkering facility on Pelican Island, positioning the port to serve growing demand for LNG-powered vessels along the Texas Gulf Coast. The proposed 30-acre facility would ... [+]

GEODIS Expands Europe Electric Truck Fleet

GEODIS has ordered 110 electric heavy-duty trucks as it expands both its battery-electric fleet and charging network in France. The 44-ton trucks, supplied by Renault Trucks and Volvo Trucks and scheduled for delivery by May 2027, will be used for urban deliveries and long-distance transport. The order will increase the electric ... [+]

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