IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
Lufthansa Cargo welcomed its 18th B777 freighter at Frankfurt Airport in August 2024. The long-haul freighter was transferred directly from the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington, to the cargo airline’s largest hub.
Transportation
• ZIM Integrated Shipping Services entered into a new operational cooperation with MSC on the Asia – U.S. East Coast and U.S. Gulf trades. The cooperation scope includes six new services—launching in February 2025—linking Asia to the U.S. East Coast, Mexico, Caribbean ports, and U.S. Gulf ports.
• Southeastern Freight Lines launched a direct service to Las Cruces, New Mexico. The new route is serviced from its El Paso, Texas, service center and provides next-day shipping from Dallas, Fort Worth, Odessa, and San Antonio.
• Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a provider of outsourced aviation logistics, added three Boeing 747-8 freighters to its fleet to meet global demand for airfreight capacity, particularly for cross-border ecommerce shipping.
Technology
↑ HUBTEX now offers a sensor-powered aisle entry assistance system for multidirectional sideloaders to handle goods with precision and avoid collisions in narrow-aisle warehouses. All series of the PHOENIX multidirectional sideloader can be equipped with this new system, which processes data from a 2D lidar sensor and orients the vehicle to the center of the aisle.
• Resilinc enhanced its supplier collaboration platform to improve sub-tier supply chain visibility and accelerate mitigation responses. Key updates include enhanced forecasting, supplier-customer collaboration, and mitigation capabilities. Users can now integrate pre-existing sub-tier sourcing data into the platform.
• John Galt Solutions now offers Atlas Deliver capabilities as a microservice-based application on its Atlas Planning Platform. Atlas Deliver streamlines the processing of orders into shipments while accounting for real-world constraints, including freight rates, container sizes, distribution routes, truck load capacities, and replenishment plan priorities based on factors such as item type, release date, and product category.
• Integrated Systems Design released its warehouse control system (WCS) software for the UltraStore Mid-Load automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) and the entire warehouse. The WCS provides real-time stock levels, allowing management to eliminate stock-outs and schedule replenishment as labor becomes available.
• Banyan Technology, a provider of over-the-road (OTR) freight execution software, partnered with Shiplify, an accessorial identification service, to automatically verify less-than-truckload limited access and accessorial needs while rating shipments. Integrating Banyan’s platform, LIVE Connect, with Shiplify’s accessorial identification capabilities, the collaboration aims to reduce delivery issues and improve billing accuracy.
← X1, a cloud-native integration engine from Rygen Technologies, lets users create and manage integrations faster and more efficiently. The AI-enhanced platform is the company’s latest integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) technology, allowing for supply chain data mapping with diagnostics.
Products
• Returnity’s latest version of its flagship product, The Last Box, a reusable packaging solution, works with various distribution line setups. Returnity reformatted the box to comply with automated labeling requirements. The Last Box features a collapsible nesting design for easy storage and returns.
→ The OPTE4548 series container is a sustainable alternative to paper gaylords for storage and distribution of raw material, assemblies, and finished goods. The reusable collapsible container from ORBIS is the industry’s first 28-position 45-inch x 48-inch container, offering customers up to eight more containers per truckload vs. traditional sleeve-pack containers.
• DT Research now offers the DT312RP rugged tablet, which is designed for harsh environments and provides several data capture options such as front and back cameras, 4G LTE/AWS, GNSS for precise mapping and measurements, and 2D barcode scanner.
← The Clamco 6800CS-HS from PAC Machinery is a high-speed automatic side sealer for shrink wrapping applications. Companies can shrink wrap products up to 16 inches wide and with varying lengths at a rate of up to 120 cycles/minute with this continuous motion all-electric side sealer.
• Maritime cargo equipment specialist Cargo Care Solutions introduced a line of lashing solutions to meet increasing demand in the newbuild and retrofit container market. The new line is compliant with worldwide recognized standards including DNV and LRS. The company also provides product support through the life cycle of a container ship.
↑ Maersk Container Industry (MCI) introduced the Star Cool 1.1 triple refrigerant reefer cooling machine, which incorporates R1234yf, a climate-friendly refrigerant that offers an ultra-low Global Warming Potential (GWP). The unit can enhance energy efficiency, consuming 8% less energy than previous models through advancements in compressor technology and design optimization.
Services
• Realterm completed the final phase of O’Hare International Airport’s Northeast Cargo campus. The completed third and final phase of the cargo campus offers an additional 130,000 square feet and two aircraft parking positions; can accommodate up to 12 jumbo freighters per day; and processes more than 110,000 tons of cargo per year.
• Worldwide Flight Services Holland B.V. (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, is expanding its presence in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), with the proposed acquisition of Menzies World Cargo B.V., Menzies Aviation’s general cargo handling operations at AMS. The acquisition will increase the warehouse capacity and cargo handling capabilities for WFS in one of Europe’s busiest air cargo locations.
• Savage, a provider of supply chain infrastructure and solutions, is developing a new multi-commodity, rail-connected transload terminal to serve the Las Vegas market. The terminal will be located in Jean, Nevada, and served by the Union Pacific Railroad.
• Ecommerce brands can quickly expand into markets around the world with a new partnership between Bleckmann, a provider of end-to-end logistics solutions, and Global Bridge, a cross-border online B2B platform. In addition to end-to-end logistics services, the partnership offers a pay-as-you-sell solution.