James Miller

JMTBA: December 2025 machine tool orders rebound, signaling downstream effects for transport and logistics

Total machine tool orders in December 2025 reached 158.64 billion yen, a 15.8% month-on-month rise from November’s 137.01 billion yen and a 10.9% year-on-year increase from December 2024’s 143.09 billion yen, according to the Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association (JMTBA).

Practical steps to prevent wheel separations on trucks and trailers

Wheel separations on tractor-trailers typically start with visible signs such as oil streaks on inner tire sidewalls or hubs running hotter than normal; a strict routine of retorquing wheels 10–100 miles after any hub service and documenting inspections with photos cuts the majority of risk.

January LMI: Transportation capacity tightens, utilization and prices surge while inventories edge higher

Logistics Managers’ Index recorded transportation capacity at 47.1 in January, signaling a continued contraction in available truckload supply even as the rate of drawdown slowed from December’s steep decline.

Port and border-driven development reshapes Texas logistics landscape

Since late January, land transactions and groundbreakings in Texas have concentrated within port-adjacent corridors, Interstate 35 development zones and border crossings—most notably the Roma–Ciudad Miguel Alemán corridor—signaling a targeted build-out of warehousing, cold storage and distribution capacity tied to cross-border trade and Gulf Coast import flows.

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.