GEODIS has launched a multimodal rail and road transport solution for NAOS Group as part of a broader effort to decarbonize the cosmetics company’s supply chain.
Since January, GEODIS has operated a combined rail-road logistics flow linking northern and southern France. Shipments are collected in Neuville-en-Ferrain and transported by truck to a multimodal platform in Dourges. From there, the goods move by rail to Avignon before final delivery by truck to ...
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DHL Global Forwarding has launched a new three-tier GoGreen Plus portfolio, including what it described as an industry-first base product that delivers a default 10 percent emissions reduction on eligible shipments at a fixed flat rate.
The Bonn-based freight forwarder said the new GoGreen Plus Base option applies a standard 10 ...
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British International Freight Association has launched a new Artificial Intelligence and Technology Working Group in response to growing member interest in the opportunities and risks posed by artificial intelligence.
The trade body said the group will examine AI from a freight forwarder’s perspective, focusing on operational efficiency, compliance impacts and emerging ...
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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 ...
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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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