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Weekly Newsletter

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Features of the week

US Carbon Disulphide Market Holds Strong as Industrial Demand Supports Growth

Steady demand from key industries and balanced supply conditions continue to strengthen the outlook for the US carbon disulphide market Houston, Texas, 5 August 2026 – The US carbon disulphide market is showing a stable and positive outlook as demand...

USPS unlocks safer local buying with new smart locker service

New Local XChange system helps buyers and sellers complete online marketplace deals without meeting in person Washington, D.C., 23 July 2026 – The United States Postal Service (USPS) has introduced a new service designed to make local online buying and...

CIFA Vista Brings Smarter Fleet Management to Construction Businesses

New cloud-based platform helps construction companies monitor equipment, improve maintenance, and increase efficiency Milan, Italy, 8 July 2026 – Keeping track of construction equipment is becoming more important as projects become larger and more complex. Fleet owners need accurate information...

CMA CGM Moves Closer to Major FedEx Logistics Acquisition

The proposed deal could strengthen global supply chain services and reshape the future of integrated logistics Marseille, France, 1 July 2026 – Global shipping and logistics company CMA CGM is reportedly close to acquiring FedEx Supply Chain, the third-party logistics...

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Don’t Buy the Robot Yet

Why AI-Powered Piece Picking Should Start with Data, Not Demonstrations “The industry has become very good at demonstrating robots. It is still surprisingly bad at deciding whether to buy them.” Every few months another AI-powered robotic picking system makes headlines. The...

Beyond Moving Freight: Why the Best Supply Chains Enable Better Outcomes

Ask someone what shipping services do and you’ll probably hear the same answer: they move products from one place to another. They’re right. But I don’t think that’s the job anymore. Over the last decade, I’ve watched the role of...

Beyond Static Routes: Why Traditional Planning No Longer Matches Real Fleet Operations

I have spent more than two decades working on process improvement in manufacturing and supply chain settings. One pattern that keeps showing up is how often planning systems assume the world will behave the way it did yesterday. In...

Freight Visibility Is No Longer Enough

For the past two decades, the logistics industry has invested heavily in one objective: knowing where freight is. And by most measures, that effort has been successful. Today's supply chains can track shipments across continents, monitor real-time locations, predict arrival times,...