Logistics News

Companies are outsourcing more business to third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and that rising trend drove larger industrial leases in 2025, with 3PLs capturing the largest share of the top 100 leases, according to a report from commercial real estate firm CBRE.3PLs accounted for 44 of the top 100 leases in... Read more

French global logistics provider CMA CGM has taken delivery of its 400th owned vessel, the CMA CGM MONTE CRISTO, marking the first in a series of six methanol-fueled container ships and advancing the company’s decarbonization strategy.With a carrying capacity of 15,000 twenty foot-equivalent units (TEUs), the 366-meter long ship will... Read more

While the total number of supply chain crime incidents remained relatively stable in 2025, estimated losses surged 60% to nearly $725 million as organized criminal groups increasingly focused on high value shipments, according to CargoNet.CargoNet’s annual analysis showed that the average value per theft rose to $273,990, up 36% from... Read more

A growing number of voices from the freight transportation field are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that federal law preempts state-law negligence claims against freight brokers.The issue is the core of a case called Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC. And according to logistics experts, it has significant... Read more

Railroad giant Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) said today it had ordered 30 Tier 4 locomotives from Progress Rail to be built in Indiana in 2026, continuing the renewal of its locomotive fleet as part of an ongoing, multi-year $800 million investment.The order follows a previous order that will see... Read more

Transport and logistics provider DSV has broken ground on its new, $14.5 million Arizona regional headquarters, saying the 950,000-square foot facility will serve as a hub for air, sea, and road transport, as well as contract logistics, including inventory management solutions.According to DSV, the facility's location in Mesa, Arizona, provides... Read more

Workflow platform provider Vector today said it has acquired YardView, a vendor of yard management and dock visibility, saying the move will expand its capabilities across gate, yard, dock, and document workflows for logistics networks.By unifying its digital workflows with YardView's real-time asset tracking, Vector said it will close the... Read more

The Chicago freight broker Echo Global Logistics Inc. has agreed to acquire ITS Logistics, a third-party logistics provider (3PL) based in Reno, Nevada, saying the combined companies will become a transportation and logistics platform with revenue of $5.4 billion.Founded in 1999, ITS Logistics is known for its drop trailer and... Read more

The hype around humanoid robots is outpacing the technology’s readiness for large-scale deployment, according to Gartner research released today.The business and technology insights company said that over the next two years, less than 100 companies will progress humanoid robot proofs of concept beyond experimentation, with fewer than 20 companies going... Read more

Following news that CMA CGM Group would reroute its container ships out of the war-torn Red Sea route and return to a much longer path around the southern tip of Africa, analysts warned that the lingering unpredictability of changing supply chain patterns could echo through global freight markets.“Shippers crave predictability... Read more

The French logistics software provider Hardis Supply Chain today said it is expanding its operations into North America, supporting accelerating U.S. demand for cloud-based and automated logistics solutions.Hardis Supply Chain supports users such as retailers, manufacturers, and third-party logistics (3PL) providers, and calls itself one of Europe’s leading providers of... Read more

Transportation and supply chain solution provider A. Duie Pyle today said it has broken ground on an integrated logistics campus designed to support warehouse operations, less than truckload (LTL) cross-dock services, and transloading moves in the Norfolk region, specifically serving the Port of Virginia.The company purchased the 43-acre site in... Read more

A proposed merger between Class 1 railroads Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern is on pause after federal transportation regulators ruled that the companies’ application was incomplete, and instructed them to decide by February 17 if they plan to refile.The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) said Friday night that “the UP-NS... Read more

FedEx has taken two steps closer to its goal of spinning off its FedEx Freight division, saying when the new company launches on June 1, it will instantly become the country’s largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier.First announced 12 months ago, the plan has met with approval from financial analysts and from... Read more

What keeps most supply chain managers up at night is the fear of making wrong decisions. Decisions would be easy if we knew the outcomes were guaranteed. It’s the unknown that is hard. What if the worst happens?We certainly have had a lot of unknowns during the past year. Between... Read more