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Chief Editor, Shipping & Ports
Alistair Vance monitors the global maritime industry, focusing on port operations and container shipping trends. He analyzes how changing trade routes impact international commerce.
alistair.vance@thelogisticsnews.orgDeep analysis of the application of artificial intelligence prediction technology in global logistics and supply chains, exploring its long-term impact on transportation time, cost control, port operations, and trade corridors.
According to a Market Research Future report, the global air cargo market size is expected to grow from USD 171.4 billion in 2025 to USD 315.9 billion by 2035, at a compound annual growth rate of 6.3%. The Asia-Pacific region accounts for a 43.5% share, with cross-border e-commerce and pharmaceutical cold chain being the main growth engines.
Based on HSD's global logistics updates, analyze the impact of port slowdowns, severe weather, and geopolitical risks on global supply chains, and how logistics teams should respond.
Based on CXTMS's in-depth review of 2026 logistics technology trends, analyze how AI closed-loop execution, warehouse automation, intermodal transportation optimization, and supply chain resilience are transforming global logistics operations.
In-depth analysis of the causes of port congestion, measurement methods, and their impact on global supply chains, providing logistics decision-makers with strategies to address them.
The July 2026 Latin America market update from Maersk shows that with rising volatility in geopolitics, climate, and capacity reliability, supply chain resilience has become the core of regional strategy. The article analyzes risks in global trade corridors, the impact of El Niño, and operational dynamics at major Latin American ports.
PrimeS4 has obtained SAP supply chain expert capability certification, and its logistics and supply chain solution implementation capabilities have been officially recognized, which will drive enterprise logistics digitalization and intelligent warehousing upgrades.
IDC announces the winners of the 2025 Asia/Pacific Future Enterprise Awards, covering fields such as finance, energy, and transportation, showcasing the key role of AI and data in improving operational efficiency and sustainability.
Querétaro, Mexico is leveraging artificial intelligence and logistics technology to strengthen its role in the global supply chain, with annual exports exceeding $18 billion. Companies such as MacLean and Zebra have invested successively, highlighting the region's competitiveness under nearshoring.
The global supply chain management market is expected to maintain double-digit growth in the coming years, with cloud deployment and AI analytics becoming the main driving forces, and logistics companies need to accelerate digital upgrades.
The global freight logistics market is projected to reach $11.39 trillion by 2035, with Asia-Pacific accounting for 43% of the share. Growth is driven by e-commerce and infrastructure investment, presenting transformation opportunities for logistics enterprises.
A new study uses an RBF neural network to predict the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index under port congestion, achieving 96% accuracy and revealing freight rate transmission effects between shipping routes.
Global supply chain restructuring is creating new opportunities for the logistics industry, covering ports, freight, warehousing, and trade corridors. This article analyzes its impact on global logistics networks and future trends.
According to market research future reports, the global logistics market is expected to grow to $19.31 trillion by 2035, with a compound annual growth rate of 6%, and digitalization and sustainability are becoming core drivers.
A new study uses RBF neural networks to predict SCFI freight rates under port congestion, achieving a model goodness of fit of 96%, and revealing the transmission effects of freight rates across transpacific routes under extreme congestion, providing a new early warning tool for the shipping industry.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam has issued a five-year plan, proposing that by 2030, 80% of agricultural logistics enterprises will adopt digital technology to reduce logistics costs and enhance export competitiveness.
V2X has reached a strategic cooperation with Amazon to apply Amazon's warehouse automation technology and computer vision AI to warehouses managed by V2X, enhancing logistics efficiency and supply chain resilience for U.S. government customers.
Breakthrough Chief Economist Matt Muenster provides an in-depth analysis of the freight economy: Supply-side tightness pushes up costs, overall demand remains weak except for flatbed trucks, AI data center construction drives some demand, tariffs lead to an early peak season, US-Mexico trade continues to grow, and the outlook for railroad mergers remains to be seen.
UPS invests over $100 million to deploy RFID for automatic package sensing; Qatar helium supply disruption threatens semiconductor manufacturing, but inventory buffers short-term risk; Accenture and SAP pilot humanoid robots for visual inspection in a German warehouse; Uber Freight expects Q2 capacity tightening and provides countermeasures.
As warehouse automation evolves from point solutions to integrated systems, flexible automation, AI, and orchestration platforms are becoming key to improving supply chain efficiency. Industry experts discuss how to achieve more agile and scalable warehouse operations through intelligent system collaboration.