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For decades, freight invoice auditing occupied a quiet corner of the transportation or accounts payable department. The function was straightforward and limited in scope: audit the invoice, see if the charges look correct, and...Read more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: FreightWaves
Forwarders have responded indifferently to European lawmakers blocking ratification of the EU-US trade deal agreed last year, with logistics operators claiming that this latest move is “just one of many” points of uncertainty they find themselves contending with. Chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee Bernd Lange confirmed on the...Read more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: The Loadstar
Chicago-based Echo Global Logistics announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Reno, Nevada-headquartered ITS Logistics, one of North America’s fastest-growing third-party logistics (3PL) providers. The deal, announced Wednesday, will create a combined entity with pro forma 2025 revenue of approximately $5.4 billion, expanding Echo’s scale while integrating...Read more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: FreightWaves
Echo Global Logistics acquires ITS Logistics to create $5.4 billion combined entity FreightWavesRead more
Date: 2026-01-21
Latham & Watkins Advises Starwood Capital on Acquisition of Logistics Real Estate Portfolio From Nuveen and Palmira Latham & Watkins LLPRead more
Date: 2026-01-21
The Fort Worth expansion aims to scale production at a facility that makes Danimals, Activia and YoCrunch.Read more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: Supply Chain Dive
A. Duie Pyle has purchased a 43-acre site at Port 460 Logistics Center in Suffolk, Virginia, where it plans to build a combined less-than-truckload (LTL) cross-dock and warehouse facility near the Port of Virginia — positioning itself closer to container flows and regional distribution lanes, the company said....Read more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: FreightWaves
The bloc voted Wednesday to suspend its efforts to cement terms of the framework pact after Trump threatened to raise tariffs on six member countries.Read more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: Supply Chain Dive
Logistics warehouse operator Prologis signed a record number of new leases in 2025 as more customers go long on real estate following a prolonged downturn and trade war scare. Prologis (NYSE: PLD) reported fourth-quarter consolidated revenue of $2.09 billion on Wednesday, up 8% year over year...Read more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: FreightWaves
Envirotainer has appointed Aymeric Chandavoine as its new CEO, with effect from 1 May. Mr Chandavoine joins the temperature-controlled container specialist from Maersk, where he most recently served as president for Europe. He has also held a number of senior leadership roles in global logistics, including chief operating officer at...Read more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: The Loadstar
The Ocean Alliance members – CMA CGM, Cosco, OOCL, and Evergreen – today published their 2026 east-west network, offering 41 separate strings across the transpacific, Asia-Europe, transatlantic, and Asia-Middle East trades. The so-called Day 10 product will deploy a total of 394 ships – with 130 provided by CMA CGM...Read more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: The Loadstar
MP Sarah Gibson tours Siemens’ Chippenham site Rail Business DailyRead more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: Google tech/innovation news
Pune-Based Unbox Robotics Secures $28 Million to Expand Warehouse Automation Solutions Elets CIORead more
Date: 2026-01-21
Source: Google tech/innovation news
New rules starting this month will add cubic volume measurements to the carriers' assessments for determining certain surcharges.Read more
Date: 2026-01-20
Source: Supply Chain Dive