Month: May 2026

Etihad Cargo outlines a strategy built on disciplined growth, smart partnerships and digital control, reports Peter MacLeod. After several years of disruption, the air cargo industry appears to be entering a period of cautious recalibration. Capacity has returned, albeit unevenly, yields have softened on some lanes, and geopolitical uncertainties continue to complicate network planning. Against […]

When a commercial shipping route slows down, stretches transit times, or faces unexpected disruption, attention usually turns to ports, vessels, or freight rates, writes Ashley Rodriguez of Bins4Less. But more often than not, the real inefficiencies exposed by shipping delays begin much earlier — inside warehouses and distribution planning processes. Shipping routes act as stress […]

Under the theme ‘Navigating a shifting world’, BIFA will bring together a line-up of expert speakers at the BIFA National Conference 2026, helping to ensure the trade association’s corporate members are informed, prepared and ready to face the evolving landscape of international logistics. Returning to The Slate at Warwick Conferences on 23–24 September 2026, this […]

A warehouse management love story, by Chris Mackie, Partner at Logistics Reply (pictured, below). Most people can recall a relationship that looked promising at the start but, over time, revealed itself to be a mismatch. It wasn’t necessarily a failure, it simply lasted longer than it should have. Many warehouse operators recognize a similar pattern […]

A global supplier of RFID solutions and data capture has announced the development and launch of ‘Tag Inspector’, the first open application specifically designed for smartphones with integrated RFID readers, targeted at technical validation and R&D. This new tool marks a qualitative leap in the way RFID data is read, managed and interpreted in a […]

DHL Group has announced major steps to strengthen its Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) logistics capabilities with an expanded dedicated Airfreight Cold Chain Network – a move designed to reshape how temperature-sensitive medicines, vaccines, pharmaceutical products and cell & gene therapies move across the world. The global network, another core element of DHL’s €2 billion […]

New Alpega CEO Daniel Cohen has plans that will excite shippers, forwarders and carriers across the transportation space in Europe. He spoke to Paul Hamblin. It is rare indeed to find a CEO willing to talk to an industry journalist while less than one month into a new and demanding role – that Cohen (pictured, […]

German Food retailer Edeka is launching a project to future-proof and sustainably modernize its logistics processes. At the end of December 2025, it signed a contract for the design and implementation of a new, highly automated central distribution centre in Melsungen, Germany. Starting in mid-2029, the facility will supply more than 500 stores with a […]

The road transport markets in Europe and the United States have shown clearly divergent developments since 2024. And while both regions experienced similar capacity movements in 2022, they have taken distinctly different courses in recent years. Christian Dolderer, Lead Research Analyst at Transporeon, a Trimble Company, analyses the market and explains the reasons behind these […]

There is a new term in the AI lexicon. Paul Hamblin asked Manhattan Associates’ Raphaël Hervé to explain Agentic AI and its potential to transform warehouse process execution. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI – the buzz phrases keep coming. “That’s the world of today, concepts are developed so quickly,” smiles Hervé (pictured, below), Senior […]