James Miller

VO Chidambaranar Port announces major Outer Harbour and green-capacity investments

VO Chidambaranar Port will allocate ₹15,000 crore to its Outer Harbour project and an additional ₹1,500 crore for port infrastructure upgrades, green initiatives, and advanced technology deployments to boost cargo handling capacity and position Tamil Nadu as a transshipment hub in southern India.

RailParcel pilot rolls out ROQIT platform in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntur, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru and Chennai

South Central Railway (SCR) has launched the RailParcel pilot using the ROQIT digital framework developed by AION-Tech Solutions, with trial corridors active across Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntur, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru and Chennai.

AISATS multimodal cargo terminal at NIA: timelines, capacity and logistics implications

Domestic cargo operations at the AISATS multimodal terminal in Noida International Airport (NIA) are slated to begin by mid‑April 2026, with international services expected roughly 90 days later; the first phase occupies 87 acres split into a 30‑acre ICT and a 57‑acre IWLZ capable of handling perishables and temperature‑sensitive freight.

Middle East tensions push up shipping costs and squeeze exporters’ margins

Spot freight and crude-linked transport surcharges have climbed since hostilities flared in the Middle East, directly feeding into higher input costs for manufacturers and adding immediate pressure on export logistics chains.

FMCSA recruits drivers to pre-test flexible sleeper and split-duty HOS pilot programs

The FMCSA has initiated a six-week pre-testing phase that will involve 18 commercial drivers to validate two new hours-of-service (HOS) pilot programs aimed at testing flexible sleeper-berth and split-duty options.

Multi‑Agent AI in Logistics: Designing Security into Distributed Systems

When three warehouse management agents reassign 300 pallets across two carriers and a last‑mile courier, a 150–250 ms messaging lag between agents translated to a 4‑hour delay in manifest generation—concrete proof that latency, trust, and data integrity in multi‑agent systems directly affect throughput and service-level agreements.

Logistics Viewpoints Reorganized: Decision Domains, ARC Advisory Group Ties, and What Leaders Should Prioritize

Logistics Viewpoints has restructured its editorial taxonomy into explicit decision domains — Planning, Transportation, Warehousing, Global Trade, AI, Data Architecture, Industrial Platforms, Risk, and Sustainability — shifting from broad commentary to a framework aligned with capital allocation and operational governance.

IFS Completes Acquisition of Softeon, Folding WMS Execution into Industrial AI Enterprise

IFS's acquisition of Softeon immediately positions warehouse execution as an embedded component of an enterprise-level Industrial AI platform, sharpening visibility from strategic planning to on-floor operations and reducing the classic blind spots between ERP and WMS.

Hexagon launches Octave: a consolidated industrial software group for lifecycle and infrastructure intelligence

Hexagon is preparing to spin off a standalone software business under the brand Octave, combining its Asset Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI) division with Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial assets and the Bricsys, ETQ, and Projectmates businesses into a single entity that would operate with roughly 7,200 employees in 45 countries, subject to board, shareholder and regulatory approvals.

Emirates SkyCargo boosts India network with extra freighter rotations to Mumbai and Ahmedabad

Emirates SkyCargo will deploy two additional weekly freighters to India in March 2026 — a direct dedicated rotation to Ahmedabad and a Dubai–Singapore–Mumbai connector — increasing available uplift by roughly 3,000 tonnes per week across the market.

Thomas Wylie named President, Global Strategic Projects at deugro

deugro has placed operational responsibility for complex heavy‑lift and project freight accounts under its Global Strategic Projects leadership, effective February 1, 2026, aiming to tighten planning-to-execution interfaces across multimodal shipment chains and on-site engineering teams.

Awery and Group Concorde partner to centralise GSSA cargo operations on a single ERP platform

Group Concorde will consolidate cargo bookings, revenue accounting and multi‑airline workflows from its network of over 30 offices into Awery’s integrated ERP, aiming to reduce manual touchpoints and shorten turnaround on air cargo handling by measurable percentages.