Logistics
The successful return to Earth of the Artemis II crew in April signalled a shift in North American heavy-lift transport, from a "test-flight" cadence to a high-volume, industrial-scale logistics operation.
However, as NASA announced a massive strategic pivot in its operational aims, the demand for North American breakbulk services is evolving rapidly; transitioning toward annual lunar landings and the construction of the Artemis Base Camp, trading orbital complexity for heavy-surface infrastructure.
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French oil and gas engineering group Technip Energies called on project forwarder deugro recently for a complex U.S. industrial project, involving nearly 50 individual shipments from seven countries.
This vast breakbulk operation featured more than 6,600 cubic meters of critical equipment and required precision and collaboration ...
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AI’s explosive growth has brought a breakneck rush to build new data centers across North America, but the surge in capital spending is colliding with physical limitations, forcing rapid change in the breakbulk sector.
An estimated 17 gigawatts of AI capacity are under construction in the ...
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The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority reported record cargo volumes in 2025, driven by surging exports of crude oil, grain and potash, as Canada’s largest gateway expanded trade ties with Indo-Pacific markets.
The Port of Vancouver handled a record 170.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2025, up ...
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A new report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development warns that regulations, technical standards and other non-tariff measures are becoming a greater obstacle to global trade than tariffs themselves, adding new complexity and costs across international supply chains.
The report, Invisible Barriers: The ...
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The Port of Long Beach and private-sector partners are moving forward with a zero-emissions truck corridor linking the San Pedro Bay port complex with California’s Central Valley, targeting emissions reductions along one of the nation’s busiest inland freight routes.
The memorandum of understanding, signed May 12, ...
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The multipurpose and heavy-lift shipping sector is entering a period of near-term volatility driven by geopolitical disruption and fuel cost escalation, even as longer-term fundamentals remain broadly supportive, according to analysis led by Justin Archard, who oversees the latest Market Sentiment Index (MSI).
The second quarter ...
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The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) said inspections of more than 36,000 vessels in 2025 found generally strong compliance with emergency power requirements, but highlighted persistent technical and procedural weaknesses that could undermine shipboard safety.
The findings stem from a year-long Concentrated Inspection Campaign covering ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new office in Cotonou, expanding its presence in West Africa and strengthening direct customer engagement in the Benin market.
The move reflects the growing importance of Benin as a regional trade hub, with the Port of Cotonou serving as a gateway to ...
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When an Arkansas museum approached GEODIS in late 2025 about transporting pieces of the Berlin Wall to the United States, the assignment quickly evolved into a carefully orchestrated multimodal project involving ocean shipping, rail transportation, trucking and extensive engineering coordination.
Over the following several months, the ...
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