James Miller

How winter storms, tariff talks and shifting freight rates are reshaping shipping corridors in early February 2026

Winter storms forced temporary closures and slowed vessel transits across the North Atlantic and West Mediterranean, creating multi-day delays and raising congestion risk at several Northern Europe container terminals while US Southeast and southern Midwest road networks continued recovery operations.

How agentic TMS and live planning keep routes stable when tariffs, capacity and weather change

Routes that once ran to a predictable weekly beat are now interrupted mid-cycle by sudden tariff moves, carrier capacity shifts and localized weather or labour events, forcing rapid reallocation of loads and on-the-fly ETA recalculations.

Norfolk Southern’s $7.7B Industrial Pipeline and Site Readiness Gains in 2025

Norfolk Southern reported more than 60 new on-line industrial projects in 2025 representing roughly $7.7 billion in planned investment for rail-served facilities, even as system volumes fell about 4% year-over-year and the carrier advanced a pipeline of over 500 U.S.

Raeon industrialises FloLock™ at a 6,000ft² Warwick facility to accelerate custom battery production

Raeon’s new 6,000ft² production centre in Warwick is set to shorten the prototype-to-production cycle to as little as 12 weeks, directly reducing the need for long international freight lanes and high-value airfreight for prototype components.

How Flexi Narrow Aisle's Articulated Forklift Changed Warehouse Layouts

Articulated forklifts that operate in 1.6 metre aisles can increase racked storage density by around 50% compared with conventional counterbalance or reach trucks that require roughly 3.6 metres between rack faces.

Verdion pushes ahead with €69m Brøndby urban logistics scheme

Verdion has acquired an off-market, value-add site in Brøndby to deliver a speculatively developed urban logistics park worth approximately €69m, part of its second European Logistics Fund and scheduled for completion in mid-2027.

Union Budget 2026–27 pushes long-term logistics capacity: corridors, waterways, and container manufacturing

The 2026–27 Union Budget announced a new Dedicated Freight Corridor linking Dankuni to Surat, a move intended to strengthen east–west cargo flow, ease port evacuation and reduce long-haul road dependence for container and bulk freight.

Menzies Aviation awarded 15-year licence for ground handling at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (KIAB) by BIAL

Menzies Aviation will operate a 15-year licence for full ground handling across Terminals 1 and 2 at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (KIAB) from 1 April 2026, following an award by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL); operations are set to begin after required regulatory approvals.

Arvato strengthens Türkiye hub with a new Type A bonded warehouse in Istanbul-Tuzla

Arvato has commissioned a 5,000m² Type A general bonded warehouse in Istanbul-Tuzla, immediately increasing indoor storage and customs-managed throughput capacity for the region.

A-52 westbound at A Gudiña shut after snow-related truck accident en route to Vigo

At around 09:00 the A-52 at kilometre 125 near A Gudiña was completely closed westbound after a truck ended up crosswise, occupying both lanes toward Vigo.

DHL ramps SAF procurement, electric fleets and carbon-neutral hubs across Asia Pacific

Nearly 20 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) were contracted in 2025 to service DHL Express flights departing Narita, Incheon and Singapore, directly altering fuel sourcing and carbon accounting for key Asia Pacific lanes.

ANA standardises maintenance with AMOS platform to boost efficiency and data-driven MRO

ANA will implement AMOS for more than 250 aircraft and over 5,000 users, with the project kicking off in December 2025 and a targeted go-live in Q1 2028—a timetable that already puts maintenance planners and spares logisticians on alert for system migrations and data cutovers.