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IN BRIEF: The Latest Supply Chain, Freight Tech Updates
Yang Ming’s YM Willpower completed its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering in Singapore. Now serving Yang Ming’s Far East – Mediterranean MD2 service, YM Willpower is the first vessel in the company’s 2026 roll-out of newly built 15,500-TEU class container vessels primarily fueled by LNG.
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Global Sourcing in Flux; Rewiring Ecommerce Supply Chains; How Hot is the Cold Chain? and other Logistics News
Logistics and supply chain news and highlights shaping the future of global logistics.
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USPS, DHL eCommerce Expand Long-Term Final-Mile Partnership With $10 Billion Parcel Delivery Agreement
For USPS, the agreement offers stable parcel volume growth as the organization continues trying to offset structural declines in traditional mail. For DHL, the partnership avoids the substantial capital investment required to build a nationwide residential delivery operation from scratch.
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New Robot Sense: Space Perception via sound
Sonair’s ultrasonic technology adds sound-powered 3D spatial awareness to robot perception. Moving beyond the prototype phase, the technology is now in production.
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1 in 6 Women Truckers Experience Harassment. These Truck Stops Are Doing Something About It.
Data shows truck stops are the most common site of harassment against women drivers. WIM and Trucker Path are using technology and $200 million in federal backing to make stopping safer for women on the road.
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IN BRIEF: Rail Growth, AI Automation, and Warehouse Expansion
3PL CEVA Logistics opened a new warehouse in Dubai South Free Zone, an emerging logistics hub in the United Arab Emirates and the wider Gulf Cooperation Council region. Designed for ecommerce customers, the nearly 250,000-square-foot facility, which opened in January 2026, handles more than 30,000 units per day.
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Amazon Just Wholesale’d Its Supply Chain. What Happens Now?
Amazon’s new logistics offering is bigger than the headlines suggest. Here’s a breakdown of what it means for shippers and 3PLs.
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What’s New in Warehouse Automation; Global Logistics Connections Strengthen; Port Container Volumes Rise; and More Logistics & Supply Chain News
Logistics and supply chain news and highlights shaping the future of global logistics.
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Ecommerce Innovations
Warehouse technology continues to evolve across fulfillment, storage, inventory management, and parcel visibility. Here’s a look at new solutions designed to improve operational flexibility.
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Clean Tech Hits Its Stride as Freight Faces a Defining Moment
ACT Expo 2026 signals a shift from experimentation to execution across fleets, fuels, and automation.
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FedEx Freight Outlines AI and Fuel Strategy Ahead of Spin-Off at ACT Expo
Incoming CEO John A. Smith said FedEx Freight’s spin-off strategy will center on practical sustainability, predictive AI, and network optimization, with a focus on technologies that improve operations as the company becomes a standalone carrier.
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Tesla Semi Enters Production as Diesel’s Cost Advantage Collapses
Tesla’s electric Class 8 truck is entering production just as diesel’s cost advantage erodes, forcing fleets to rethink the economics of long-haul freight.
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Driver Shortage—or Market Reset? How Compliance, Demographics, and Capacity Are Reshaping Freight
By Amy Roach | April 24, 2026 The trucking industry’s long-running “driver shortage” debate has taken on new urgency in 2026. But this year, the shortage doesn’t look quite the way it used to. As freight markets begin to tighten after years of excess capacity, a mix of regulatory enforcement, demographic pressure, and shifting labor […]
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Green Seeds: Logistics Companies Logging Real Environmental Progress
From the trans-Pacific corridor to natural gas exhausts, industry players are making measurable environmental progress—on the water, in the air, and on the ground.
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Supply Chain Autonomy Gets in the Zone
From AI-driven advancements in perception to new lanes for self-driving trucks, companies are making moves toward autonomy.
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The Invisible Shortage: How Petrochemical Shortages Could Impact Packaging
A global naphtha shortage is driving up the cost of plastic packaging across supply chains. Shippers face rising costs and new sourcing challenges as disruptions ripple from the Middle East to Asia and the U.S.
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Who’s Making an Impact? Nominations Open for ALAN’s 2026 Humanitarian Logistics Awards
Nominations are now open for ALAN’s 2026 Humanitarian Logistics Awards, recognizing companies and individuals making a difference in disaster relief. Learn who’s eligible, key deadlines, and how to submit a nomination.
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What the USPS Bribery Conviction Can Teach the Logistics Industry About Contract Integrity
A federal fraud conviction related to USPS transportation contracts—issued around the same time the agency struck a new deal with Amazon—offers a timely blueprint for protecting outsourced logistics networks from the inside out.
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
A snapshot of the latest supply chain activity, including logistics partnerships, executive moves, sustainability initiatives, investments, mergers and acquisitions, and industry recognition.
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Rock Salt: Slippery Conditions, Rock-Solid Supply Chain
When snowstorms crystallize the need for salt, here’s how a major port cranks up operations to meet demand, keeping roads and sidewalks seasoned and safe.
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