IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
Sallaum Lines debuted its first LNG dual-fuel newbuilding, the Ocean Breeze, with a ceremony in the port of Antwerp. The Ocean Breeze is the first of six LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) to join the Sallaum Lines fleet by 2027, providing substantial reductions in CO2, NO2, and particulate emissions and boosting the RoRo carrier’s capacity.
Transportation
• GEODIS launched a cross-border service for full truckload and LTL shipments across Southern Africa. The new road transport service connects South Africa to 10 countries in the region.
• Connecting the Louisville, Kentucky, metro area to Western and Southern markets, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern launched a domestic intermodal service, which offers truck-competitive transit times. The joint service originates and terminates in the Louisville market, interchanging between Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific in Kansas City.
• CSX re-opened an expanded Howard Street Tunnel, a $450+-million infrastructure project that modernizes freight rail transportation along the East Coast. With the tunnel project completed, and once additional clearance projects are done in early 2026, a key I-95 corridor bottleneck will be cleared and double-stacked intermodal trains will move through Baltimore.
Services
↑ Georgia Ports started its new fast-track routing process for container vessels entering the Port of Savannah. Its lay berth option enables inbound ships—starting with the CCNI Arauco, a Maersk Gemini Service vessel (pictured)—to temporarily dock at Ocean Terminal, which is nearby to the larger Garden City Terminal and then move quickly into a berth at Garden City Terminal as soon as another ship departs.
• Last-mile logistics services provider GOFO opened its New Jersey Super Hub, its largest logistics facility in the United States. Located in the New York metropolitan area, the New Jersey Super Hub serves as the East Coast counterpart to GOFO’s Los Angeles Super Hub in California. The two facilities form a coast-to-coast delivery backbone, connecting long-haul freight with regional last-mile delivery.
• Dayton Freight Lines expanded further into Pennsylvania with the opening of a new service center in Bedford. Located off I-99 near the PA Turnpike, the service center provides more direct less-than-truckload (LTL) coverage between Pennsylvania and the Midwest.
• Container leasing specialist OVL Container launched the Container Repair Coverage (CRC) scheme for one-way leasing, providing container protection for shippers. For a small, fixed fee per container, CRC provides full repair cost protection, no cap on expenses (whether it is a minor dent or a significant repair), and direct handling by OVL Container depots.
• Offering a new way to move freight from Mexico, C.H. Robinson introduced a freight consolidation service that can save cross-border shippers up to 40% and gives them visibility to their freight up to 48 hours earlier. It combines freight consolidation in Mexico, cross-border transport, customs brokerage, and bonded warehousing with its carrier network and AI-optimized delivery across the United States and Canada.
Products
← Designed for last-mile delivery in urban environments, Scoobic MED is an electric autonomous vehicle with 5G connectivity. Offered by electric mobility company Passion Motorbike Factory-Scoobic and GMV, an autonomous vehicle control tech company, Scoobic MED is available via a pay-per-use model for companies of all sizes.
• Industrial weighing equipment maker Avery Weigh-Tronix introduced the ZM223 Weight Indicator, designed for weight monitoring, data collection, and cloud-based data storage in warehouse applications and food-safe production lines. The weighing solution is housed in a IP69K stainless steel enclosure and has a 1.5-inch color-changing display.
→ ISD – Integrated Systems Design offers the robotic 3D Sorter Mini Putwall System, a sortation solution for warehouse operations. With a throughput of up to 1,500 pieces per hour and 3 to 5 times greater sorting efficiency compared to manual methods, the 3D Sorter Mini utilizes both vertical and horizontal space to minimize footprint while maximizing sortation capabilities.
Technology
• Inspectorio, an AI-powered platform for product quality and traceability, unveiled Paramo, an integrated AI ecosystem. Serving as an AI-native intelligence layer, Paramo is embedded across Inspectorio’s supply chain platform for brands and retailers—supporting quality and risk management, product management, traceability, and lab testing.
• Epicor introduced Epicor Prism Business Communications, an ERP AI agent with outcomes-based pricing. Automating request-for-quote workflows and accelerating supplier communications, the agent can carry on conversations with users and contextually translate email communications to help businesses cut cycle time, reduce manual work, and make rapid purchasing decisions.
• Global logistics platform Trade Tech was named an official service provider for the United Arab Emirates’ Maritime Pre-Load Cargo Information (MPCI) Program, which went into effect in August 2025. The program mandates the electronic submission of containerized cargo information at least 24 hours prior to cargo loading from the port of loading outside the UAE.
• Fluent Cargo launched Ask Fluent, an AI-powered search capability that enables natural language queries against live logistics and transport data. Ask Fluent connects users to real-time shipping schedules, routing intelligence, market index pricing, disruptions, certified emissions, and cargo tracking.
• Prokeep introduced its AI-powered Order Engine, a connected front-of-house system designed to make it easier for distributors to process orders. It adds AI-driven automation and an integrated sales and marketing campaign builder called Growth Hub, so companies can move from order taking to proactive revenue generation.