IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

Aloha Marine Lines, part of the Lynden family of companies, added a new barge to its fleet to serve customers in the Seattle to Hawaii trade lane. Constructed at Gunderson Marine & Iron in Portland, Oregon, the Makani Loa joins the Kamakani and Namakani—all Makani Class barges that serve Aloha Marine Lines’ bi-weekly barge service between Seattle and Hawaii. The Makani Class barges are fitted with high binwalls which help to keep freight secure while minimizing the amount of lashing needed.


Transportation

Challenge Group launched an airfreight route between Mumbai and Liège, Belgium, operating twice weekly. A converted B767 freighter services the route and offers a payload of 52 tons.

OOCL introduced service upgrades in its Asia – East Coast South America network to optimize routes and increase capacity. Its Transpacific Latin Atlantic (TLA) service now provides a direct connection between Asia and Brazil/River Plate, offering a transit time of 26 days from China to Brazil. TLA service vessels were also upsized to 14,000 TEU nominal capacity.


Technology

The Simove modular system from Siemens is designed for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The Simove platform includes modular software components and libraries for guidance control, navigation, and general automation. Using standardized automation and drive components, the modular system lets companies design AGV and AMR applications to meet operational requirements.

Sojo Industries released Sojo Shield, a dock-to-dock software platform that provides reporting on critical tracking events such as shipping, receiving, and transport. The blockchain-based application uses geolocation technology to track products from the warehouse to retailers. Food and beverage brands and retailers get a real-time view of product information, pallet locations, and searchable updates.

Bearing AI launched an AI-powered planning tool for shipping lines. The Deployment Planner suggests deployment adjustments to maximize efficiency, identifies underperforming vessels and schedules, proposes alternatives to maintain emissions compliance, and simulates the impact of different service schedules on fuel consumption and vessel performance.

Descartes MacroPoint™ FraudGuard  helps shippers, freight brokers, and 3PLs identify and prevent fraudulent activities related to carrier information, load tracking, and shipment status. The new capabilities are now included as part of the MacroPoint subscription. FraudGuard can assess and flag potential instances of carrier or driver fraud by evaluating billions of data points on freight location and status for accuracy. It verifies the location of the freight and driver, blocking location tracking points that are determined to be false, and managing the interaction with the customer when fraud is detected.

ArcBest’s newly launched Vaux Smart Autonomy forklifts and reach trucks are now equipped with NVIDIA’s Isaac Perceptor platform for autonomous mobile robots. Utilizing machine vision technology, the Isaac Perceptor modular stack offers 3D-surround perception, enabling robots to better recognize objects and track human motion for safer and more efficient operations.


Products

 The new ZLS-T lift and tilt table from Southworth is a combination lifter and tilter designed for accessing items stored in containers, totes, or gaylords. Its pan-style platform sits essentially flush with the floor when lowered, allowing it to be loaded and unloaded by a hand pallet truck.

• The Taskmaster XL Pallet Shredder from Franklin Miller shreds entire pallets and nails to reduce bulk volume as well as pallet disposal costs. It comes with a stand, hopper, and automatic reversing controls. Options include a separator, infeed conveyor, and auxiliary discharge conveyors to convey the output into a waste container.


Services

Americold executives, along with state and local leaders, gathered at the company’s Russellville, Arkansas, location to celebrate its expansion. Americold constructed a 131,000-square-foot cold storage and distribution facility, adding 42,000 pallet positions and 13 million cubic feet.

3PL Crane Worldwide Logistics opened a warehouse in Cork, Ireland. Serving as a distribution hub for domestic and international clients, the 126,000-square-foot facility allows easy access to Cork Airport and Ringaskiddy Port.

Dayton Freight Lines moved its Cleveland service center to a new building located between the I-80 Ohio Turnpike and Route 20 in North Ridgeville. The 123,939-square-foot facility has 118 doors and is double the size of the previous service center.

WSI is now the operator of Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Zacha Transload Terminal in Dallas, Texas. The terminal provides capacity for transloading and storing materials such as steel, lumber, plastics, aggregates, food, and other agricultural products, complementing WSI’s network of rail-served warehouses.