GW delivers solar racing logistics 
                     
                    The 'aCentauri Solar Racing Team' of ETH Zurich secured 11th place in the Challenger category at the World Solar Challenge 2025. The students covered the 3,000 km route from Darwin to Adelaide in six days under demanding winter conditions. Logistics partner Gebrüder Weiss... more
 Roses fly faster, prices fall 
                     
                    JD Flowers, the floral arm of JD.com, expanded its direct sourcing of Ecuadorian roses in the run-up to the Qixi festival, also known as ‘Chinese Valentine’s Day’, which this year is taking place today, 29 August. By stationing buyers in Ecuador's key growing regions and... more
 Tackling bottlenecks 
                     
                    Warehouse bottlenecks are becoming a growing challenge for e-commerce businesses facing rising demand and longer peak seasons. Research commissioned by Southgate Global shows that 57% of organisations encounter bottlenecks in warehouse operations. Equipment-related issues that... more
 Grimaldi expanding eco fleet 
                     
                    Grimaldi has taken delivery of the 'Grande Shanghai', the first of ten next-generation pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) commissioned from China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. With a capacity of 9,000 car equivalent units (ceu), the vessel halves fuel consumption... more
 RZD delivers tunnel drilling machine 
                     
                    RZD Logistics has completed the transport of a 160 t tunnel-boring machine destined for the construction of the second Kodar tunnel on the East Siberian Railway. The oversized unit, with a diameter of 4.1 m, was dismantled for transport. RZD Logistics carried out on-site... more
 New Batam–Singapore shuttle 
                     
                    CMA CGM Indonesia has launched the 'Batam Singapore Xpress' (BSX), a new shuttle service connecting Batam (Indonesia) directly with Singapore and providing access to the group’s global network. The service offers two weekly departures, aiming to enable flexible and reliable... more
 Japanese India–Africa car transport pact 
                     
                    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Mol), TradeWaltz and the Suzuki Motor Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding at the Tokyo 'International Conference on African Development', to advance automobile trade between India and Africa. The three firms aim to address challenges in... more
 Itochu Africa logistics deal 
                     
                    DP World has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Japanese Itochu Corporation to expand logistics and supply chain infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. The deal was announced at 'Ticad9' in Yokohama by Beat Simon, DP World’s group COO for logistics, and Itochu... more
 NatRoad seeks Accu reform 
                     
                    The National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) has urged the Australian government to amend the Australian carbon credit unit (Accu) scheme to make it more accessible for small road freight businesses. In a submission to the department of climate change, energy and water,... more
 Air cargo charters help US shippers navigate tariff... 
                     
                    The ongoing US tariff dispute is fuelling volatility for supply chain managers. With deadlines shifting and higher US-China tariffs postponed until November, many firms are turning to air charters to move goods before levies apply. Jack Burt, SVP cargo at Chapman Freeborn... more

