Logistics News

Brian Alexander is the senior vice president, commercial at Symbotic, a Massachusetts-based robotics and automation company. He brings more than 20 years of supply chain experience to Symbotic’s team, having previously served as chief operating officer and then chief marketing officer at intermodal marketing company Hub Group. Alexander is also... Read more

Radnor, Pennsylvania-based Aramsco was founded as a regional supplier of industrial safety products in 1966. In the six decades since, the company has grown to become the United States’ largest supplier of equipment and supplies to contractors in the restoration, remediation, cleaning, and environmental cleanup sectors.Today, the company offers a... Read more

Specialty hauler Estes Logistics is reaping the rewards of a 15-year collaboration with logistics technology vendor Descartes Systems Group. Using the tech developer’s cloud-based logistics platform and mobile technology solutions, Estes has grown its dedicated and customized transportation solutions business to more than $500 million in annual revenue from less... Read more

Our nation has been blessed with abundant natural resources. Some are more important than others.Critical minerals are among the most vital. These are essential raw materials needed to make semiconductors, electronics parts, and critical defense systems. Without them a nation stops.As automation and new technologies advance, their criticality to our... Read more

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) today called on Congress to boost infrastructure spending, releasing a report that tallied the economic costs of congestion on manufacturers and set a group of core infrastructure policy pillars.According to the NAM, congestion is levying a heavy toll on U.S. manufacturing productivity. The group’s... Read more

U.S. container import volumes posted a seasonal rebound in January, suggesting a cautious trade environment, as ongoing tariff uncertainty and persistent geopolitical risk continue to complicate planning for importers, according to a report from Descartes Systems Group.In January 2026, U.S. container import volumes were 2,318,722 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up... Read more

Import volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to see a significant year-over-year decline during the first half of 2026 as the impact of tariffs continues, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.Business interests have challenged the... Read more

Inventory monitoring tech firm Gather AI has raised $40 million in backing to expand the market for its platform that uses sensors on flying drones and other material handling equipment (MHE) to continuously produce cycle counts and analyze them with artificial intelligence (AI).The “series B” funding round was led by... Read more

Showing signs of life after a three-year recession, the U.S. truck freight market showed modest improvement in shipment volumes during the fourth quarter of 2025, and tightening capacity drove shipper spending to its highest level since early 2024, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index.By the numbers, national... Read more

Consumers rushed to return goods over the winter peak, according to a Narvar report finding that while overall holiday order volume increased approximately 6% year over year, return volume rose nearly twice as fast—up roughly 11%.This spike in returns outpaced sales growth by a significant margin, signaling a shift toward... Read more

Maritime container carriers are slowly returning to sending their ships through the Red Sea and Suez Canal after avoiding the war-torn waters for nearly three years, as Hapag-Lloyd AG this week announced plans to join Maersk A/S in sailing that route.Ocean container lines have been avoiding that region after geopolitical... Read more

Following the striking of a trade agreement between the U.S. and India this week, East Coast ports could see a significant rise in trade as India is forecasted to pass Japan in 2026 and become the world’s fourth largest economy by gross domestic product (GDP) after the U.S., China, and... Read more

Third-party contract logistics provider (3PL) DHL Supply Chain has signed a deal with real estate development firm RLCold to develop more than five million square feet of temperature-controlled facilities across North America, DHL said Wednesday.Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), DHL Supply Chain said it will combine its operational and... Read more

The Canadian logistics technology platform and shipping solutions vendor ShipTime Canada Inc. today said it has acquired an 80% ownership stake in Warehowz Inc., a North American on demand warehousing and fulfillment marketplace.ShipTime, which is a subsidiary of Paid Inc., said the move would accelerate its expansion while enhancing its... Read more

Invio Automation has acquired Calvary Robotics Inc., saying the deal improves its manufacturing, engineering, and application footprints.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Invio is owned by the private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners.Headquartered in Webster, NY, with additional locations in South Carolina and Malaysia, Calvary provides robotics, advanced automation... Read more