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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

GREEN SEEDS: MSC and OOCL emerged as the most efficient carriers on the Asia-Northern Europe trade lane in OceanScore’s Scope 3 at Sea report, thanks to their combination of below-average carbon intensity, steadier speed profiles, and consistent vessel utilization.

INVESTMENTS

• Gophr App, an AI-powered logistics platform, was selected to join the Techstars Tulsa Accelerator, a program that provides funding, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors and industry leaders, giving GophrApp the resources to scale its delivery technology nationwide.

• Gallatin AI, a defense technology company serving military logistics through AI, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I contract by the Air Force Materiel Command’s Digital Transformation Office.

• Augment raised $85 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to $110 million in five months. The Series A round was led by Redpoint Ventures, with participation from 8VC, Shopify Ventures, Autotech Ventures, and other leading logistics and AI investors.

UP THE CHAIN

Headshot of Jason Smith, who was appointed the new leader of GlobalRX’s Life Science Logistics business.← Jason Smith was appointed the new leader of GlobalRX’s Life Science Logistics business. Smith joins from Kuehne + Nagel, where he served as vice president of U.S. healthcare contract logistics.

Headshot of Andries Retief, chief development officer, DHL Supply Chain.
→ DHL Supply Chain named Andries Retief chief development officer, responsible for next-generation supply chain solutions.

Headshot of David-Olivier Tarac, executive vice president, GEODIS.
← GEODIS created a new department dedicated to artificial intelligence and appointed David-Olivier Tarac (pictured) as executive vice president, artificial intelligence and Carole Besnard as group chief financial officer.

Headshot of Christine →Barnhart, head of industry engagement and alliances for the U.S. and Canada, Miebach.
→ Christine Barnhart joins Miebach in the newly created role of head of industry engagement and alliances for the U.S. and Canada. Known across the industry as the Supply Chain Whisperer, Barnhart brings 25 years of end-to-end supply chain expertise.

Headshot of Nicole Zukowski, recently promoted to chief supply chain officer for spirits company Bacardi Limited.
← Spirits company Bacardi Limited promoted Nicole Zukowski to chief supply chain officer. Her promotion follows her role as senior vice president of North America Supply Chain. Guillermo Donayre succeeds Zukowski as the new senior vice president of North America Supply Chain.

SEALED DEALS

Image of a Carhartt shirt.→ Workwear brand Carhartt selected RELEX Solutions to centralize inventory and supply planning. With the AI-driven RELEX platform, Carhartt will streamline global production planning, reduce excess inventory, and boost service levels to better meet customer expectations.

• Urban Outfitters appointed Bleckmann as its new third-party logistics partner, supporting warehousing, fulfillment, and return services across Europe.

• Golf Superstore is using Descartes Sellercloud integrated with its Lightspeed point-of-sale system to drive order and inventory management efficiencies by unifying operations across its brick-and-mortar stores and multiple ecommerce channels.

• Activewear retailer Fabletics is rolling out GreyOrange’s gStore retail SaaS application at more than 100 stores across North America to gain pinpoint-accurate intelligence about the location and status of every unit of inventory in its retail locations.

• High-value shipment tracking company Tive partnered with AstraZeneca FluMist at Home to deploy smartphone-scannable temperature trackers in each shipment of medication.

Arvato expanded its ecommerce distribution center in Stryków, Poland, and installed an automated shuttle storage system with a capacity of up to 270,000 cartons to handle H&M’s logistics operations in Central-Eastern Europe.
↑ Arvato expanded its ecommerce distribution center in Stryków, Poland, and installed an automated shuttle storage system with a capacity of up to 270,000 cartons to handle H&M’s logistics operations in Central-Eastern Europe.

RECOGNITION

Four CPC Logistics truck drivers from across the United States were named National Private Truck Council National Driver All-Star.

↑ Four CPC Logistics truck drivers from across the United States were named National Private Truck Council National Driver All-Stars: Greg Basnight, assigned to Walgreens in Browns Summit, North Carolina; William Crawford, assigned to a large CPG company in Alabama; Stuart M. Shuck, assigned to John Deere in Davenport, Iowa; and Rene Umana, assigned to Toyota Quality Parts Express in Torrance, California.

Yang Ming was recognized by The Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards as Best Shipping Line-Intra-Asia.

↑ Yang Ming was recognized by The Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards as Best Shipping Line-Intra-Asia. This is the eighth time that Yang Ming has received this award.

• Averitt received the 2025 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award for Clean Air and Transportation Solutions. The award recognizes companies and organizations that demonstrate exceptional leadership in improving air quality and advancing sustainable transportation practices across Tennessee.

Kaleris received the Strategic Supplier Award from International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI).

↑ Kaleris received the Strategic Supplier Award from International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI). The award recognizes supplier partnerships that deliver operational excellence and innovation across ICTSI’s global network.

Technology company aluco GmbH was awarded the Lufthansa Cargo Innovation Award 2025 for its modular software solution aluco STRIX.

↑ Technology company aluco GmbH was awarded the Lufthansa Cargo Innovation Award 2025 for its modular software solution aluco STRIX, which improves logistics processes through precise freight measurement, automated dispatching, and intelligent data cleansing.

M&A

DHL Supply Chain will acquire SDS Rx.

↑ DHL Supply Chain will acquire SDS Rx, a provider of final-mile delivery and specialized healthcare transportation for long-term care and specialty pharmacies, radiopharmacies, and health system networks.

• Logistics Plus acquired LoadDelivered Logistics, a Chicago-based freight brokerage business. This collaboration will provide customers with holistic transportation management solutions while leveraging back-office synergies across both organizations.

• ADL Final Mile acquired DMC Logistics, a provider of customized and final-mile logistics services across New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and Utah.

MILESTONES

Industrial developer HelloParks will have completed more than 5.38 million square feet of warehouse space in the Budapest metropolitan area by the end of 2025.

↑ Founded to meet the rising demand for modern and green industrial facilities, and celebrating its fifth anniversary, industrial developer HelloParks will have completed more than 5.38 million square feet of warehouse space in the Budapest metropolitan area by the end of 2025.

Combilift achieved the milestone of producing its 100,000th Combilift forklift.

↑ Combilift achieved the milestone of producing its 100,000th Combilift forklift. To celebrate, the company is offering the chance to win the exclusive forklift through a special competition, with all proceeds donated to UNICEF Ireland’s Children’s Emergency Fund.

Amazon Business reached a new milestone, actively serving more than 8 million organizations globally.

↑ Amazon Business reached a new milestone, actively serving more than 8 million organizations globally, excluding emerging markets—from small businesses to the world’s largest companies.