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Deutsche Post DHL Group, Volvo Trucks order up to 44 electric trucks 

Volvo Trucks and Deutsche Post DHL Group have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the shift to zero exhaust emission vehicles. DHL intends to intensify its transition to heavy electric trucks by deploying a total of 44 new electric Volvo trucks on routes in Europe. The intended order includes 40 electric trucks of the model Volvo FE and Volvo FL, to be used for package deliveries in urban transports. Electric trucks for ... [+]

Lineage Logistics acquires Mandai Link

Lineage Logistics, LLC, the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, announced it has acquired Mandai Link Logistics, marking the company’s market entry into Singapore. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Mandai established Singapore’s first fully automated cold storage ... [+]

Nippon Express launches new Chinese service

Nippon Express (China) Co., Ltd., a Group company of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. launched a new multimodal transport service on April that links China and neighboring ASEAN countries via truck transport that utilizes an international railway connecting China and Laos.The multimodal service transports cargo by ... [+]

Carrier Logistics rolls out yard management system

Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI), veteran providers of freight management software for Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) fleets, announced the CLI Yard Management System, a trailer inventory system designed to improve efficiency in operations for asset-based LTL trucking companies.With the CLI Yard Management System, LTL carriers can manage the ... [+]

Descartes Acquires Foxtrot

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired Foxtrot, a leading provider of machine learning-based mobile route execution solutions. Foxtrot's advanced machine learning algorithms leverage millions of data points collected from vehicles in the field, helping customers ... [+]

Maersk completes acquisition of Pilot Freight Services

A.P. Moller-Maersk has announced the completion of its acquisition of Pilot Freight Services, a leading U.S.-based international and domestic supply chain provider with cross-border solutions into Canada and Mexico. Pilot Freight Services will be rebranded to Pilot – A Maersk Company.Maersk sees the strategic and ... [+]

Nexxiot digitalizes Hapag-Lloyd container fleet

Nexxiot, a global TradeTech pioneer, will become one of the official suppliers to digitalize the Hapag-Lloyd container fleet. Nexxiot will equip a significant share of the 3 million TEU fleet from Hapag-Lloyd with innovative IoT technology and analytics, enabling for the first time the worldwide ... [+]

GXO to sponsor new Vogue Business supply chain newsletter

“We’re excited to partner with Vogue Business on the launch of a newsletter focused on the global supply chain,” said Bill Fraine, Chief Commercial Officer, GXO. “Brands are more focused than ever on the resilience, sustainability and efficiency of their supply chains and finding new ... [+]

K+N’s supports Danish Emergency and Relief logistics team

It’s no secret that Kuehne+Nagel’s Emergency & Relief logistics team in Copenhagen is managing aid logistics efforts for NGOs and humanitarian organizations of all sizes. However, they don’t stand alone in this endeavor. Relying on K+N’s international network is, in fact, one of the reasons ... [+]

Schenker Ventures invests in Warehousing1

DB Schenker announces an investment into Warehousing1, an e-commerce fulfilment platform provider based in Berlin, Germany. The funding is the first venture capital activity of Schenker Ventures, the global logistics service provider’s holistic venturing department. Schenker Ventures joins Warehousing1’s Series A round, alongside top tier ... [+]

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