By Maria Kalamatas – June 21, 2025Location: São Paulo, Brazil A silent boom at the airport gatesAt Guarulhos International Airport, an unusual calm hides a growing shift. In a newly built cold chain terminal, pharmaceutical shipments—vaccines, insulin, lab reagents—are processed under strict temperature controls, ready for export to Europe, North America,...
By Maria Kalamatas – June 21, 2025Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Not a test anymore: automation goes mainstreamAt a logistics site on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, the clatter of forklifts has been replaced by something quieter—robotic carriers, gliding steadily through warehouse lanes, lifting pallets without human assistance....
By Maria Kalamatas – June 21, 2025Location: New Delhi, India A long-term play in a region gaining speedOn Wednesday morning, DP World confirmed a new chapter in its commitment to India. The global logistics leader will invest $1.5 billion over the next five years to expand its inland and coastal infrastructure...
By Maria Kalamatas – June 21, 2025Location: Marseille, France A partnership driven by pragmatismThis morning in Marseille, IKEA and CMA CGM quietly launched a project that could change how we think about sustainability at sea. The Swedish furniture brand and the French shipping group announced a pilot program using 100% biofuel-powered...
By Maria Kalamatas – June 21, 2025Location: Laredo, Texas LAREDO, TX — For decades, freight trucks have inched across the U.S.–Mexico border in Laredo, forming long lines in the Texas heat. Now, that familiar scene may soon disappear. A binational infrastructure project valued at $10 billion, approved this week, will reshape how...
By Maria Kalamatas – June 21, 2025Location: Minneapolis, USA A small detail with big consequencesFor years, logistics teams across North America have wrestled with one mundane but frustrating task: classifying LTL (Less-Than-Truckload) shipments. A simple error in freight class could lead to incorrect pricing, delays, and sometimes disputes that dragged on...
TORONTO | June 17, 2025By Maria KalamatasCategory: Land Transport → Labor & Operations LeadAfter two weeks of tense silence and stalled negotiations, DHL Express Canada has decided to suspend all international import services starting Wednesday, June 19. The company says operations can no longer continue safely or efficiently under current conditions. BodyAt...
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS | June 17, 2025By Maria KalamatasCategory: Aviation → Air Cargo It wasn’t a loud announcement—no massive rollout or record-breaking order. But this morning, at the company’s headquarters in Brazil, Embraer quietly confirmed something that could reshape a vital corner of the global air cargo market. The aircraft manufacturer...
SINGAPORE | June 17, 2025By Maria KalamatasCategory: Cargo → Project Freight At most logistics trade shows, oversized freight is barely more than an afterthought—too bulky, too niche, too complex to display. But at this year’s Transport Logistic Southeast Asia (opening today in Singapore), the story is different. For the first time, the...
ROTTERDAM | June 17, 2025By Maria KalamatasCategory: EchoChain → Sustainability & Circular Logistics Early Monday morning, as container cranes swayed gently above Europe’s largest port, a different kind of logistics movement was quietly taking shape behind the warehouses. The Port of Rotterdam, in partnership with local waste recyclers and a startup coalition...
