Logistics News

Parcel delivery and logistics giant FedEx Corp. has expanded its pilot project of autonomous trailer loading systems from robotics vendor Dexterity Inc. and will ramp up to production “at a significantly larger operational scale,” the company said Thursday.The decision will scale up FedEx’s use of Dexterity’s Foresight world model and... Read more

When the Trump Administration on Tuesday banned certain imported robots from sale in the U.S., the move was ostensibly intended to boost national security and to encourage domestic robot production, but a new analysis shows the policy could also stop U.S. companies from purchasing the types of mobile robots used... Read more

As a shortage of parking spots for trucks continues to challenge freight carriers, smartphone app provider Trucker Path has provided statistics showing where the problem is the most acute.The data is significant because under safety standards set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), commercial drivers are required to... Read more

Supply chain activity in the U.S. remains below its long-run average as the market searches for a clear direction, according to a report from trailer rental provider Warehouse on Wheels.That conclusion comes from the Fort Mitchell, Kentucky-based firm’s WOW Supply Chain Activity Index, a monthly measure that serves as an... Read more

A developer of autonomous heavy-cargo drones for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said its latest model can now deliver payloads in three ways: precision airdrop from a hover, precision airdrop in forward flight, and ground delivery, each executed without personnel or ground infrastructure at the receiving site.Byron, California-based Elroy... Read more

Container volumes at the Port of Savannah totaled 483,684 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) For June, an increase of nearly 73,300 TEUs or 18% over the same month last year.Counting across the port’s full 2026 fiscal year, which ran from July 1 to June 30, cargo owners shipped 5.67 million TEUs... Read more

Shippers are increasingly paying more to move their products, as shipping costs in the second quarter rose at three times the rate of consumer prices, according to a market report from supply chain software provider Deposco.Those rising costs came even as demand faded from its June peak, collapsing the margin... Read more

The Swedish investment firm EQT Real Estate says it has acquired 11 institutional-quality logistics assets totaling 2.8 million square feet across six high-growth U.S. logistics markets, for a price of $268 million.The 11-asset portfolio is already fully leased and features modern specifications, including an average building age of 2014, 33-foot... Read more

With the industry struggling with economic volatility, a decline in demand for physical goods, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies, warehouse/distribution operations have arrived at an inflection point. According to the Warehousing Education and Research Council’s (WERC) 23rd annual “DC Measures” report, organizations are struggling to balance their... Read more

The private equity firm that acquired Honeywell’s Intelligrated and Transnorm divisions in April has now completed that transaction, and will combine those two businesses with the systems integrator Trew, the company said today.Combing those three units will create an organization that is focused on helping customers design, build and support... Read more

Companies have spent years strengthening their supply chains against disruption, but the Zurich-based insurance firm Swiss Re says many of them have overlooked one of the biggest risks by focusing only on their own operations, instead of partners’ weaknesses too.As climate events, geopolitical tensions and infrastructure disruptions become more frequent,... Read more

The British industrial humanoid robot maker Humanoid has raised $152 million in financing, and will use the money to strengthen its technology leadership and accelerate its commercial deployments and business expansion.The “Series A” financing brings the firm’s total amount raised to date to $270 million. The funding round was led... Read more

E-commerce and logistics giant Amazon is planning to build a massive, 4.2 million-square-foot logistics facility in central Long Island, New York, along Interstate-495, which is known locally as the Long Island Expressway.The $1 billion fulfillment center codenamed “Project Sunrise” would be built on a 140-acre plot in the town of... Read more

Automated material handling solutions provider Dematic opened a warehouse automation showcase at its American headquarters in Grand Rapids, Mich., this month. The nearly 40,000 square-foot Solutions Center is a fully functional fulfillment center that brings together automation, robotics, software, and lifecycle services, such as remote support and modernization upgrades, into... Read more

U.S. consumers are changing their food buying habits due to high grocery prices triggered by rising fuel costs, according to a survey from supply chain software firm Blue Yonder.The results showed that 85% of respondents say they are concerned about the impact of grocery prices due to inflation. Consumers place... Read more