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Avoiding AI Pitfalls
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Avoiding AI Pitfalls

Deploying artificial intelligence in supply chain management was not expected to be easy. Here are some early traps and how to avoid them.

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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

OOCL celebrated the naming of its third new 16,828-TEU container vessel, OOCL Sunflower, at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. in January 2025. The OOCL Sunflower serves its Trans-Pacific Trade ECX1 service. The port rotation is: Hong Kong – Yantian – Xiamen – Shanghai – New York – Savannah – Charleston – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Hong Kong in a 91-day round trip.

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FOCUS ON: Nearshoring
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FOCUS ON: Nearshoring

Nearshoring: Hype or Happening? While businesses of all types are exploring the idea of reorganizing supply chains so manufacturing and production occurs closer to the United States—with the focus largely on Mexico—it’s still unclear exactly how much traction nearshoring has gained. Some experts say nearshoring is definitely here to stay, while others claim the buzzworthy […]

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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

Savage opened a new Niagara Transload facility at the Thorold Multimodal Hub in Ontario. Located in the Golden Horseshoe, the facility provides connections between rail, maritime, and truck transportation, which can reduce transport costs for the manufacturing, agriculture, and construction industries.

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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

The launch of double-stacked rail operations to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore marked a milestone, enhancing transport cost efficiency and environmental benefits. Part of the Howard Street Tunnel Project, double-stacked operations open new opportunities for intermodal rail service in the Northeast and from the Port of Baltimore to Midwest markets, generating thousands of new jobs and delivering benefits to the region months earlier than expected.

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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

SHOVEL READY: Savage Tooele Railroad began construction on Utah’s first new railroad in decades. The new short-line railroad will serve tenants of the Lakeview Business Park.

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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

SHOVEL READY: The first development at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport’s Global Logistics Park has broken ground. The 4.5 acres of aeronautical property is being leased by F&F LLC for the development of an 80,000-square-foot cargo facility with airside access to handle current and future general air freight needs. The facility will include cargo processing space, associated mezzanine offices, and a minimum of 18 truck docks. The site is expected to be complete in early 2025.

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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

CIRRO E-Commerce launched a hybrid delivery service which blends direct-to-consumer deliveries in densely populated areas with postal deliveries to rural regions, providing faster transit times, reduced shipping costs, nationwide coverage, and tracking from origin to doorstep.

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Pallet, Meet Drone
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Pallet, Meet Drone

The Palletrone (pallet plus drone) provides a hovering platform for cargo. The flying shopping cart delivers some unique features.

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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

In its biggest transaction to date, DSV will acquire Schenker from Deutsche Bahn. The acquisition will strengthen DSV’s global network, expertise and competitiveness.

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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

Lufthansa Cargo welcomed its 18th B777 freighter at Frankfurt Airport in August 2024. The long-haul freighter was transferred directly from the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington, to the cargo airline’s largest hub.

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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

Intralogistics group Mecalux has equipped pet supplies provider Moderna Products’ plant in Belgium with an automated warehouse connected to production.

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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

One Air expanded its fleet with a third Boeing 747-400F entering service at the end of August 2024. The British cargo airline provides regular weekly full charter capacity linking Asia and Europe as well as ad hoc global charter services. It aims to double its freighter fleet by the end of 2025.

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