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Additive Assurance will showcase its AMiRIS® in‑process quality assurance system at RAPID+TCT in Boston, demonstrating real‑time validation of laser powder‑bed fusion (L‑PBF) builds. The platform generates automatic evidence, enabling quality teams to make release, hold, audit, or investigation decisions without halting production. By embedding reliability into the build process rather than at final inspection, AMiRIS aims to shorten qualification cycles and eliminate costly inspection bottlenecks. The company leverages AI, computer vision, and materials science to deliver scalable, repeatable quality for metal additive manufacturing.
Cincoze Launches DX-1300 High-Performance Compact Industrial Computer: The Essential Edge Computing Core for Space-Constrained Environments
Cincoze unveiled the DX-1300, a compact industrial computer designed for edge AI workloads. It is powered by Intel’s Core Ultra 200S processor, delivering up to 36 TOPS of AI performance—about 3.5 times faster than its predecessor. The chassis measures just 242 × 173 × 75 mm, fitting into...
Swissport Drives Pharma Cold Chain Growth at EuroAirport Basel
Swissport’s cool+connect facility at EuroAirport Basel‑Mulhouse‑Freiburg has processed over 1,000 temperature‑controlled (RKN‑equivalent) containers since its February 2025 launch, with monthly volumes now reaching 200‑250 units. The growth underscores Basel’s emergence as a pivotal European gateway for life‑science air cargo. Integrated digital...
Drivetrain Analyzer Onsite: Siemens Introduces New AI Powered on Premises Analytics for Industrial Drives
Siemens has launched Drivetrain Analyzer Onsite (DTA Onsite), an AI‑powered analytics suite that runs entirely on a plant’s own industrial PC. The first module, DTA Onsite – Monitoring, captures high‑resolution, PTP‑synchronized vibration and analog data to provide continuous condition monitoring of mechanical and electrical...
Supply Chain Planning Investment Is Concentrating Around Fewer, Higher-Impact Capabilities
Supply chain planning investments are concentrating on a narrow set of high-impact capabilities rather than a broad array of tools. Companies are prioritizing real-time demand sensing, multi-echelon inventory optimization, and tighter integration between planning and execution systems. The shift reflects...
SADC REGIONAL PORTS CONFIRM PARTICIPATION IN LANDLINKED ZAMBIA 2026
Land‑linked Zambia 2026 has secured participation from all six key SADC ports—Beira, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Lobito, Nacala and Walvis Bay—signaling a major push toward multimodal connectivity. Zambia’s goal of producing 3 million metric tonnes of copper by 2031 will place...
Ensus to Receive £100mn UK Govt Support
UK ethanol producer Ensus, a CropEnergies subsidiary, will receive roughly £100 million ($133 million) in government support to keep its 315,000‑tonne‑per‑year ethanol plant in Wilton on standby. The funding secures the plant’s ability to capture up to 250,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually, a...
Middle East Crisis Underlining Relevance of Supply Strength of South Africa’s Omnia
Omnia, a Johannesburg‑listed group, is leveraging its extensive ammonia‑based emulsion, explosives and fertilizer capabilities to shield South African mines and farms from the current Middle‑East supply‑chain shock. The company runs 200 dedicated rail tankers and large storage assets, giving it...
Hellmann Targets Automotive with New JV
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and Samvardhana Motherson International have created a joint venture to build a global automotive logistics platform. The new company, headquartered in Dubai, will begin operations in June 2026 and later add sites in Europe, North America, India and the...
2026 Top 100 Logistics & Supply Chain Technology Providers
Inbound Logistics released its 2026 Top 100 Logistics & Supply Chain Technology Providers list, highlighting a mix of legacy ERP firms, AI‑driven startups, and fintech players. Over half of the companies now deliver cloud‑native platforms offering real‑time visibility, predictive analytics, and...
Gaskins: How Data and Data Analytics Improve Asset Utilization and Loaded Miles
Patrick Gaskins explains how real‑time fleet data and predictive analytics are reshaping trucking operations. By giving dispatchers minute‑by‑minute visibility, carriers can match loads to trucks, cut empty miles, and lift loaded‑mile percentages. Integrated network‑wide platforms further align operations, sales, and...
IntraLogisteX 2026: From Automation Hype to Real-World Solutions
IntraLogisteX 2026 highlighted a decisive shift from automation hype toward real‑world, low‑risk solutions that can be integrated into existing warehouses. Around 200 exhibitors and 10,000 visitors underscored the demand for modular software, AI‑driven orchestration, and adaptable robotics rather than wholesale...
Yang Ming Expects Higher Transpacific Annual Contract Rates This Year
Yang Ming expects 2026 transpacific contract rates to rise as soaring bunker fuel prices trigger route‑specific surcharges. Over 60 % of its fleet is scrubber‑fitted, allowing a switch to cheaper high‑sulphur fuel and mitigating cost pressure. The carrier also faces operational disruptions,...
Nova Delivers Antimony Mining Equipment
Nova Minerals Ltd. is moving a massive suite of antimony mining and sorting equipment to its Estelle project via a 100‑mile winter ice road in Southcentral Alaska. Unusually cold temperatures allowed crews to construct five‑foot‑thick ice bridges capable of handling...
Skyways – Head of Flight
Skyways, an Austin‑based autonomous cargo aircraft startup, announced a $37 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to expand its unmanned logistics platform. Backed by investors such as Y Combinator, the company designs, builds, and operates its aircraft for commercial and...
Medway Eyes Further Expansion in France After Receiving Its First Locomotives
Medway, the MSC‑group rail freight arm, received its first four Stadler Euro6000 locomotives in Lyon, marking the start of an eight‑unit acquisition costing €4 million per unit (~$4.4 million). The €41.1 million investment, one‑third of which is funded by EU Recovery and Resilience...
YIQIAO Expands Integrated Hose and Fitting Production
Guangzhou YIQIAO Technology Group announced a major expansion of its integrated “Hose + Fitting” manufacturing model, consolidating high‑pressure hoses and precision fittings under one roof to eradicate the industry’s tolerance‑stacking problem. The move leverages three specialized Guangzhou facilities and introduces...
PrimeFlight to Be Alaska’s Cargo Handling Agent for New US-UK Route
Alaska Airlines will launch a daily nonstop wide‑body service between Seattle and London Heathrow on May 21, 2026, and has appointed PrimeFlight Cargo as its handling agent at LHR. PrimeFlight will also begin cargo handling for Alaska at Sacramento International...
West Coast Port Row over Booking Systems Threatens Supply Chain Efficiency
A dispute is brewing on the U.S. West Coast as Advent eModal, the dominant provider of container appointment software, threatens to block carriers from using third‑party aggregation tools. The West Coast MTO Agreement mandates truckers to book slots, but eModal’s...
German Silence Leaves the Netherlands in the Dark on Railway Planning
Germany’s “Third Track” upgrade, a key link for the Rotterdam‑hinterland rail corridor, will not be completed within the next decade after an 80‑week construction shutdown began in late 2024. The prolonged closure has already forced the Netherlands to cut thousands...
From Transport to Handling: Neura Demonstrates End-to-End Mobile Manipulation for Intralogistics
Neura Mobile Robots showcased an end‑to‑end mobile manipulation system at LogiMAT, pairing its X Move 1200 AGV with the MAiRA M cognitive cobot. The integrated platform not only transports goods but also autonomously grasps, stores, and retrieves items, eliminating manual handovers. This...
Gulf Tensions Force Arabian Drilling to Suspend Ops on some Offshore Rigs
Saudi Arabia’s largest drilling contractor, Arabian Drilling, announced the suspension of several offshore rigs in the Gulf due to heightened regional tensions, while its on‑shore fleet of 39 rigs remains fully operational. The move follows a similar short‑term shutdown by...
Barry Callebaut, Ferrero, Hershey & Tony’s Chocolonely Join Cocoa Coalition
Barry Callebaut, Ferrero, Hershey and Tony’s Chocolonely have joined the UK Cocoa Coalition, a multi‑stakeholder alliance of chocolate makers, NGOs and retailers. The coalition is lobbying for rapid adoption of the UK Forest Risk Commodities Regulation to eradicate deforestation and...
The Iran War Is Hitting Every Node in the LNG Supply Chain
The ongoing war in Iran is disrupting every node of the regional liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain, choking exports from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. With Gulf output curtailed, European and Asian buyers are forced to vie for...
Only 5% of Companies Choose Intermodal in Three Italian Key Regions
An annual Contship‑SRM study of firms in Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia‑Romagna shows intermodal transport remains marginal, with usage below 5% in three of the past four years and a one‑off 20% peak in 2023. Across 2019‑2025 the average share of...
Hitachi Rail to Build a Premium Dining Railcar in Japan
Hitachi Rail will build Seibu Railway’s new premium dining car, the Fine Dining Train “vies,” slated for service in March 2028. The design draws on Hitachi’s Laview express train platform, leveraging large windows, spacious interiors, and advanced control systems. The project...
Airlines and Airports Gain Early Warning of Baggage Disruptions
SITA has introduced Bag Radar, a cloud‑based analytics platform that consolidates baggage data from BIMs, WorldTracer, BRS and DCS to deliver real‑time and predictive insights. By applying historical analysis and AI, the solution flags potential mishandling, missed connections and bottlenecks...
COSCO Resumes Gulf Bookings
China’s state‑backed COSCO Shipping Lines announced it will resume new bookings for standard freight containers from the Far East to the Gulf, covering the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Iraq. The decision reverses a March 4 suspension triggered by...
High-Tech Switches as the Key to Project Success
Europe’s rail networks are facing higher traffic, tighter construction windows, and the need for uninterrupted service. Voestalpine Railway Systems addresses these challenges by fully pre‑assembling and testing turnouts in a factory environment, shifting complex work off the track. The company...
The World Is Watching Shipping — Now What?
The Maritime Attention Index (MAI) shows five spikes in public interest over the past five years, with two occurring in early 2026 due to sanctioned tanker seizures and the Hormuz closure. The index, which aggregates Google searches, Wikipedia views, social...
Silver47 Joins DOW's Critical Minerals Forum
Silver47 Exploration Corp. announced its membership in the Pentagon‑sponsored Critical Minerals Forum, a coalition aimed at securing domestic supply chains for defense‑critical minerals. The forum provides AI‑driven market intelligence and a project‑clearinghouse that links miners with investors and government agencies....
DB Cargo Has Equipped 60 Diesel Locomotives with the LEADER System in Just Four Months
DB Cargo has completed a rapid retrofit of its entire Class 77 diesel fleet, installing the LEADER driver‑assistance system on all 60 locomotives within four months. The digital tool, first proven on electric units since 2016, is designed to cut fuel...
Philippines Takes Delivery of Russian Oil After US Waiver
Petron Corp., the Philippines' largest refiner, received a shipment of roughly 13.5 million barrels of Russian crude after Washington granted a sanctions waiver for oil already loaded on tankers. The waiver, issued to mitigate supply shortages caused by the closure of...
Registration Opens for Splash Singapore
Registration opened for Splash Singapore, the first edition of an Asia‑focused shipowner conference slated for September 24 at Singapore’s Fairmont Hotel. The event, built on eight Maritime CEO Forum editions, promises a slide‑free, sales‑free format featuring senior CEOs from Performance Shipping,...
Mayan Train Advances Freight Ambitions
Mexico’s 1,500‑km Mayan Train, originally built for tourism, is now testing freight operations. Night trials employ three Wabtec‑supplied ES44AC diesel locomotives, each delivering 3.3 MW and equipped with European Train Control System (ETCS). The tests focus on coupling and positioning of...
HHLA: Rail Growth Outpaces the Road in 2025
HHLA reported 2025 results showing a 10.9% rise in intermodal volume to 1,982 TEU, with rail freight expanding 11.2% to 1,719 k TEU and overtaking trucks. Total revenue climbed 12% to €797 million (≈$870 million) and group revenue reached €1.756 billion (≈$1.915 billion). EBIT surged...
Barclays Sees 13–14 Million Bpd Oil Supply Loss From Prolonged Hormuz Disruption
Barclays estimates that a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz would remove 13‑14 million barrels per day from global oil supply, representing roughly 13% of projected 2026 demand. The bank warns that if the disruption extends into late April, Brent...
State Aid for Investment: A Driving Force for Railway Infrastructure
The European Commission has released new guidelines on state aid for railway infrastructure, updating the 2008 framework to include explicit rules for financing new lines, upgrades, and digital traffic‑management projects. The rules differentiate aid for interoperability from rolling‑stock modernization and...
AusPost Increases Fuel Surcharges – but Not for Everyone
"This is a necessary change to help manage cost in a challenging environment,” an AusPost spokesperson said. The post AusPost increases fuel surcharges – but not for everyone appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.
Pandora Selects Hardis WMS to Unify Global Jewelry Supply Chain
Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry retailer, selected Hardis Supply Chain as its global warehouse management system partner to modernize a complex, multi‑region supply chain. The configurable WMS will replace a rigid platform across manufacturing in Thailand, European distribution, and North...
Fuel Shock Pushes Thai Fishery Close to Shutdown
A sharp rise in diesel to about 39 baht ($1.11) per litre—driven by the US‑Israeli war on Iran—has left more than half of Samut Sakhon’s trawlers idle and threatens to shut down Thailand’s multibillion‑dollar fishing sector within days. Thailand exports roughly...
How U.S.A.I.D. Birth Control Meant for Africa Was Ruined
A Trump‑era memo reveals that roughly $9.7 million in contraceptives purchased by USAID for low‑income African nations became stranded in a Belgian warehouse after the agency was dismantled. By September 2025 only $1.6 million remained usable, while $8.1 million spoiled due to lack...
Tanker Carrying Russian Oil Hit By Drone Attack in Black Sea
A Sierra Leone‑flagged Suezmax tanker, the Altura, was struck by drones near the Bosporus, damaging its bridge and engine room but causing no crew injuries. Turkish officials say the attack likely involved an unmanned underwater vehicle, a rare method in...
Saudi Arabia Ramps Yanbu Exports Toward 5 MMbpd as Hormuz Disruption Forces Rerouting
Saudi Arabia is accelerating crude exports from its Yanbu Red Sea terminals, aiming for a 5 MMbpd target as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed by Iran. The East‑West pipeline linking Abqaiq to Yanbu can handle 7 MMbpd, but 2 MMbpd are...
Tetra Pak Rolls Out Single-Serve Wine Cartons in Australia, New Zealand
Tetra Pak has introduced a new single‑serve wine and RTD packaging line in Australia and New Zealand, using its 250 ml Tetra Prisma Aseptic Edge combined with the DreamCap 26 Pro cap. The DreamCap features a screw‑and‑flip tethered design made from renewable plant‑based material,...
How Chef Robots Coordinate to Maximize Throughput
Chef Robotics unveiled robot‑to‑robot (R2R) communication, allowing multiple Chef robots on a shared conveyor to exchange real‑time tray position data via built‑in wireless radios. This coordination lets downstream robots target trays precisely, boosting line speeds to as high as 150...
NSW Targets Fuel Distribution to Support Miners
The New South Wales government announced a coordinated response to diesel distribution gaps that are affecting mining, agriculture and freight. Data from FuelCheck shows 187 stations lack diesel, including 78 in key mining regions, while 32 stations have no fuel...
Prologis CEO Sees Prolonged AI, Data Center Tailwinds
Prologis CEO Dan Letter says AI‑driven data‑center demand will sustain growth, with a 5.7 GW power pipeline—1.8 GW secured and 3.9 GW in advanced stages—under lease discussion for the next three years. The company recorded its second‑largest leasing year in 2025 and expects...
Comau and Reis Robotics Sign a Cooperation Agreement to Pursue Advanced Automation Projects Across Multiple Industries
Italian automation leader Comau and German specialist Reis Robotics have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop advanced automation products for multiple industries. The partnership will initially target shipbuilding, intralogistics, giga‑casting, battery production, heavy industry and critical infrastructure in Germany,...
NORD Delivers Heavy-Duty Industrial Gear Units, Motors, and Controls for Mining Applications
NORD Drivesystems introduced its MAXXDRIVE industrial gear unit series, capable of delivering up to 2,495,900 lb‑in of torque for heavy‑duty mining equipment such as crushers, mills, and conveyors. The units feature a one‑piece UNICASE housing that resists dust, temperature swings, and...
