Logistics
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 risks such as cybersecurity, fraud and data governance.
Pawel Jarza, BIFA’s policy, compliance and external affairs director, said members have been ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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U.S. import volumes at major container ports are expected to post their first month-over-month increase in six months in January but remain below year-earlier levels until late spring, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
January volume ...
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President Donald J. Trump on Jan. 28 designated Laura DiBella to serve as chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission.
DiBella was sworn in as a new commissioner about three weeks earlier; she was nominated by Trump Dec. 18 and confirmed by the Senate on Dec. 18 ...
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