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Chief Editor, Shipping & Ports
Alistair Vance monitors the global maritime industry, focusing on port operations and container shipping trends. He analyzes how changing trade routes impact international commerce.
alistair.vance@thelogisticsnews.orgPrimeS4 has obtained SAP supply chain expert capability certification, and its logistics and supply chain solution implementation capabilities have been officially recognized, which will drive enterprise logistics digitalization and intelligent warehousing upgrades.
IDC announces the winners of the 2025 Asia/Pacific Future Enterprise Awards, covering fields such as finance, energy, and transportation, showcasing the key role of AI and data in improving operational efficiency and sustainability.
Querétaro, Mexico is leveraging artificial intelligence and logistics technology to strengthen its role in the global supply chain, with annual exports exceeding $18 billion. Companies such as MacLean and Zebra have invested successively, highlighting the region's competitiveness under nearshoring.
The global supply chain management market is expected to maintain double-digit growth in the coming years, with cloud deployment and AI analytics becoming the main driving forces, and logistics companies need to accelerate digital upgrades.
The global freight logistics market is projected to reach $11.39 trillion by 2035, with Asia-Pacific accounting for 43% of the share. Growth is driven by e-commerce and infrastructure investment, presenting transformation opportunities for logistics enterprises.
A new study uses an RBF neural network to predict the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index under port congestion, achieving 96% accuracy and revealing freight rate transmission effects between shipping routes.
Global supply chain restructuring is creating new opportunities for the logistics industry, covering ports, freight, warehousing, and trade corridors. This article analyzes its impact on global logistics networks and future trends.
According to market research future reports, the global logistics market is expected to grow to $19.31 trillion by 2035, with a compound annual growth rate of 6%, and digitalization and sustainability are becoming core drivers.
A new study uses RBF neural networks to predict SCFI freight rates under port congestion, achieving a model goodness of fit of 96%, and revealing the transmission effects of freight rates across transpacific routes under extreme congestion, providing a new early warning tool for the shipping industry.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam has issued a five-year plan, proposing that by 2030, 80% of agricultural logistics enterprises will adopt digital technology to reduce logistics costs and enhance export competitiveness.
V2X has reached a strategic cooperation with Amazon to apply Amazon's warehouse automation technology and computer vision AI to warehouses managed by V2X, enhancing logistics efficiency and supply chain resilience for U.S. government customers.
Breakthrough Chief Economist Matt Muenster provides an in-depth analysis of the freight economy: Supply-side tightness pushes up costs, overall demand remains weak except for flatbed trucks, AI data center construction drives some demand, tariffs lead to an early peak season, US-Mexico trade continues to grow, and the outlook for railroad mergers remains to be seen.
UPS invests over $100 million to deploy RFID for automatic package sensing; Qatar helium supply disruption threatens semiconductor manufacturing, but inventory buffers short-term risk; Accenture and SAP pilot humanoid robots for visual inspection in a German warehouse; Uber Freight expects Q2 capacity tightening and provides countermeasures.
As warehouse automation evolves from point solutions to integrated systems, flexible automation, AI, and orchestration platforms are becoming key to improving supply chain efficiency. Industry experts discuss how to achieve more agile and scalable warehouse operations through intelligent system collaboration.
According to the Port Liner Connectivity Index jointly released by UNCTAD and MDS Transmodal, events such as the Red Sea crisis have profoundly changed the global trade landscape, significantly improving the connectivity of hub ports in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
The Strait of Hormuz is gradually reopening, but the recovery of the supply chain faces multiple challenges such as port congestion, equipment repositioning, and rebuilding business confidence.
The 37th Annual State of Logistics Report reveals that global supply chains have entered a new normal of continuous disruption, and companies need to make adaptability a core capability, with AI and automation becoming key levers.
The 2026 Global Logistics Report shows that supply chain volatility has become the norm, and companies need to make adaptability a core competency. Fragmentation of trade policies, regional sourcing, and the actual deployment of AI are reshaping the industry.
A report by the International Chamber of Shipping shows that geopolitical risks have been the biggest operational risk for the shipping industry for four consecutive years, driving the industry to shift towards resilience strategies.
JD.com released its 2025 ESG report, highlighting the application of AI, smart warehousing, and new energy logistics in the supply chain, and analyzing how they improve efficiency and drive green transformation.