In August 2026, S.F. Holding’s aggregate revenue from its express logistics business and supply chain and international business was RMB25.489 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.83%.

For the express logistics business, the Company has been driving its “Stimulate Operation Vitality” mechanism since 2025, achieving strong volume growth, which in turn enhanced network capacity and optimised its operational model. To further optimise the business mix, the Company launched the upgraded “Stimulate Operation Vitality” mechanism in the third quarter of 2025, evolving from scale-driven to value-driven growth, and gradually and dynamically optimising its market strategies to ensure high-quality business development.

Benefiting from the effective implementation of the Company’s operational strategies, the Company’s business mix continued to improve, with revenue per parcel in the express logistics business increasing by 7.84% year-on-year, representing a year-on-year rebound for six consecutive months.

Revenue from the supply chain and international business increased by 15.55% year-on-year, with the momentum of the second growth curve continuing to be unleashed. Firmly advancing its “the One in Asia with Global Reach” strategy, the Company leveraged its global network and diversified product portfolio to respond agilely to market dynamics and proactively capture strategic opportunities arising from the overseas development of Chinese enterprises. As a result, the Company recorded robust growth in its overall supply chain and international business.

Hub Group, Inc. has received a Staff Delisting Determination from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market, which notified the Company that it has initiated a process to delist its Class A common stock. The Staff Determination was issued because the Company has not filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended 31 March 2026 and 30 June 2026 (collectively, the “Delinquent Reports”) and therefore is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1).

Receipt of the Staff Determination will not immediately result in the suspension of trading or delisting of the Company’s Class A common stock.

The Company intends to appeal the Staff Determination by timely requesting a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel. The hearing request must be made within seven calendar days from receipt of the determination, or no later than 23 September 2026.

Under Nasdaq’s listing rules, the hearing request will automatically stay the delisting action for 15 calendar days from the date of the hearing request. The Company also intends to request a further stay of the delisting action pending completion of the hearing process. According to the Staff Determination, the Nasdaq Hearings Department typically schedules hearings, to the extent practicable, within 30 to 45 days of a company’s hearing request.

The Company intends to present to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel a compelling plan to regain full compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements. While there can be no assurance, the Company expects its Class A common stock to continue trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market during the hearing process.

DHL Supply Chain has entered into an agreement to acquire Open Market, a logistics and transport operator in Colombia. This strategic acquisition further expands DHL's regional footprint and supports the execution of the Group's Strategy 2030, reinforcing the ambition of growing in life sciences and healthcare logistic sectors by 2030. This transaction marks another milestone in building a stronger, more specialised global network for these rapidly evolving sectors.

By integrating Open Market's network of 21 warehouses with 120,000 m2 of total area, 13 cross-docking platforms, and transportation network supported by an owned fleet of vehicles, DHL Supply Chain is significantly strengthening its operational capabilities in Colombia. And, with the addition of Open Market's team of around 4,100 employees, the Company is now even better positioned to deliver reliable, customer-focused logistics solutions in the Colombian market. The acquisition also strengthens DHL's logistics solutions portfolio by adding capabilities in transportation, packaging, and temperature-controlled operations.

Open Market's experience strongly complements DHL’s existing offering in Latin America. Their unrivalled quality transport network with cross-docks and temperature-controlled warehouses, combined with its experience supporting dynamic sectors such as life sciences and healthcare, consumer, and engineering and manufacturing enhances the quality and reliability of the services DHL provide to customers across Colombia and the wider region.

DHL's commitment to Colombia is demonstrated through continued investments in the country, including this acquisition and the recent expansion of DHL's Constellation Distribution Centre logistics hub in Cota, near Bogotá. The new facility will strengthen DHL's capabilities in managing specialised supply chains.

For Open Market, the decision to sell its operations in Colombia is part of a strategy to focus investment and capabilities in Brazil.

The completion of the acquisition remains subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Hub Group, Inc. announced select preliminary, unaudited financial results for the first and second quarters of 2026 and provided an update on the Company’s previously disclosed accounting review and ongoing restatement process.

Hub Group’s finance and accounting team remains highly focused on completing the restatement process and becoming current with its financial reporting obligations. At the same time, the broader organisation continues to serve its customers, identify growth opportunities, invest in the business and execute against a long-term strategy.

The Company is focused on driving growth, profitability and operating cash flows. Its team is executing a new cost reduction programme with actions designed to improve yield and enhance efficiencies.

The preliminary financial results reflect management’s current estimates based on information available. These results are unaudited and remain subject to the completion of the restatement of the Company’s previously issued financial statements as well as the Company’s financial closing procedures and the preparation and review of its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures for fiscal year 2025 and for the first and second quarters of 2026. Accordingly, the Company’s final results may differ from the preliminary estimates.

Based on preliminary financial results, revenue trends through the first half of 2026 have been near Company expectations, with consolidated operating revenue expected to be in the range of US$1.70 billion to US$1.80 billion. However, operating results during the first half of 2026 were negatively impacted by increased costs in fuel, rail and drayage, which negatively impacted Intermodal and Transportation Solutions (“ITS”) segment results, while excess capacity in Consolidation and Fulfillment negatively impacted Logistics segment results. Additionally, operating results were negatively impacted by incremental costs related to the accounting review and restatement work. The Company is not providing a range of operating income or loss due to ongoing financial closing procedures but does anticipate reporting an operating loss for the first half of 2026 before the impact of one-time charges.

In addition to its previously communicated cost reduction programme, beginning in the second quarter of 2026 the Company initiated a new efficiency programme with incremental initiatives focused on yield management across all services, consolidation of warehousing space, productivity enhancements with drivers and warehouse team members, targeted cost reductions and enhanced order to cash processes.

ITS revenue performance benefited from relatively stable volume trends and tightening market capacity conditions during the first half of 2026 that supported over-the-road conversion opportunities and pricing momentum, while segment operating results for the same period were negatively impacted by higher fuel, rail and drayage costs incurred prior to rate increases implemented beginning in the third quarter of 2026.

Logistics revenue performance benefitted from new business for Final Mile, while Managed Transportation experienced modest revenue declines due to lower customer activity in the first half of 2026. Brokerage revenue and volume declined as the Company focused on improving profitability, and Consolidation and Fulfillment revenue was negatively impacted by select customer attrition compared to the prior year period. The Company expects Logistics segment operating results in the first half of 2026 will be negatively impacted by pressures resulting from excess capacity in Consolidation and Fulfillment.

As of 30 June 2026, Hub Group had cash and cash equivalents of approximately US$132.0 million and restricted cash of approximately US$28.0 million. Debt at 30 June 2026 totalled approximately US$198.0 million, which after giving effect to cash and cash equivalents of approximately US$132.0 million, resulted in net debt of approximately US$66.0 million. Capital expenditures for the six months ended 30 June 2026 are estimated to be approximately US$12.0 million including investments in equipment and technology. In August 2026, the Company borrowed US$75.0 million under its US$450.0 million revolving credit facility.

For full year 2026, the Company estimates consolidated operating revenue of approximately US$3.6 billion to US$3.8 billion and capital expenditures of approximately US$40.0 million to US$50.0 million.

On 11 September 2026, the Company amended its revolving credit agreement. The amendment extends the deadline for delivery to the lenders of the Company’s audited annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 and its unaudited quarterly financial statements for the quarterly periods ended 31 March 2026, 30 June 2026 and 30 September 2026 to 30 November 2026. The amendment also provides that costs and expenses incurred on or prior to 31 December 2026 in connection with the accounting review and restatement process may be added back in the calculation of EBITDA for purposes of the Company’s financial covenants.

Hub Group continues to work diligently to complete the restatement of its previously issued financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2024 and 2023 and the quarterly periods ended 31 March 2025, 30 June 2025 and 30 September 2025, and to file its Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025, which will include results for the year ended 31 December 2025, which have not been previously issued, and restated results for the fiscal years ended 31 December 2024 and 2023, as well as its Forms 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended 31 March 2026 and 30 June 2026.

FM Logistic announced the completion of the acquisition of a majority stake in the German logistics group Schäflein. Signed on 31 August 2026, the transaction has received all required regulatory approvals, notably from the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt), registered on 19 June 2026.

This milestone marks a new phase in the alignment between FM Logistic and Schäflein, two family-owned companies that share the same entrepreneurial culture, long-term vision, and strong commitment to operational excellence. It now paves the way for the concrete implementation of their initial synergies.

With this acquisition, FM Logistic establishes a presence in Germany, Europe’s leading logistics market, alongside a family-owned player recognised for its expertise in industrial logistics and transport. Schäflein operates a network of over 35 sites across Germany, Austria, and Poland.

The closing of the transaction allows both groups to immediately begin deploying their joint capabilities around three priorities:

> Develop an integrated offering in Germany, combining FM Logistic's expertise with Schäflein's industrial roots and operational network;
> Strengthen European transport corridors, by gradually integrating FM Logistic's international volumes into Schäflein's groupage network;
> Deploy Schäflein's technological solutions group-wide, particularly the automation technologies developed by LOCIT and the SprintBOX circular container system.

This combination will also enrich the solutions offered to industrial clients in markets where FM Logistic is already established, while supporting the expansion of Schäflein's network to new German logistics hubs (Ruhr, Leipzig).

The deal aims to offer customers tangible commercial and technical benefits. Concretely, this means exporting Schäflein's German technological expertise, such as LOCIT advanced automation and SprintBOX circular logistics, across FM Logistic's network in France, Poland, and Spain, as well as directly injecting FM’s international flows into the central hub in Röthlein.

Nippon Express has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), an initiative overseen by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) of the Government of India, for strategic cooperation aimed at developing semiconductor logistics infrastructure and strengthening supply chains in India.

Under the MOU, the two parties will work more closely than ever to cooperate in addressing logistics-related challenges and developing infrastructure toward the establishment of India’s semiconductor ecosystem.

In India, efforts are underway under the government’s semiconductor policy, “Semicon 2.0,” to establish a comprehensive industrial ecosystem covering semiconductor design and manufacturing, manufacturing equipment and materials, and advanced packaging. Transporting precision semiconductor-related cargo requires not only vibration control but also measures to address infrastructure-related challenges in each region. Developing advanced logistics infrastructure is therefore essential.

The NX Group regards India as one of its most important markets for realising its long-term vision of becoming “a logistics company with a strong presence in the global market.” The Group has set a target of increasing sales from its Indian operations to ¥60.0 billion by fiscal 2028 and is expanding its logistics facilities and services, including plans to open a dedicated semiconductor logistics centre in the Dholera area of Gujarat in 2027.

ISM is an initiative overseen by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India and the core agency leading the development of infrastructure for India’s semiconductor and display industries. The two parties have held a series of discussions on developing logistics and warehouse infrastructure for India’s semiconductor sector, including a visit by an ISM delegation to the NX Group Building in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

The signing of this MOU develops this dialogue and collaboration into a formal framework for cooperation. Leveraging their respective expertise and networks, the two parties will share information and exchange views on challenges related to the transportation of semiconductor-related cargo and logistics infrastructure, and consider the appropriate forms of cooperation toward developing logistics infrastructure that supports India’s semiconductor industry and realising resilient supply chains.

DHL Global Forwarding announced the launch of DHL TradeNavigator, a new AI-backed tool in its TradeConnect environment. TradeNavigator enables customers to access customs and trade insights across their global activities through natural-language queries. It allows users to ask questions about their customs declaration data and quickly receive answers, analytics, charts and actionable insights on duty spend, clearance performance, tariff exposure and compliance trends, helping them master an increasingly complex global trade environment.

As tariffs, regulatory requirements and global trade complexity continue to evolve, customs management is becoming increasingly important for business performance. Global customs and tariff requirements have changed significantly over the past two to three years. However, many organisations still rely on fragmented reports, spreadsheets and manual processes to analyse customs data, understand risk, and identify opportunities for improvement. TradeNavigator addresses this challenge by providing immediate access to information and enabling users to explore their customs data consistently across countries, systems and formats without requiring deep technical expertise.

TradeNavigator builds on DHL Global Forwarding's TradeConnect global environment, which has integrated local customs declaration data from more than 75 countries. By bringing data sources of multiple customs jurisdictions into one harmonised environment, TradeConnect gives customers a consolidated view of their customs activities, even down to the declaration line-item level. Pilot customer testing and user feedback have confirmed TradeNavigator's ability to uncover patterns and potential declaration inconsistencies across multiple countries within seconds, providing visibility that would otherwise require extensive manual analysis across numerous reports and spreadsheets.

Customers can use TradeNavigator to gain visibility into duty spend, customs clearance performance, trade lane activity and broader customs trends across global trade lanes from a single interface. For example, a customer may start by asking where customs duties are highest, identify specific countries or product categories driving the spend, and then drill down further to uncover underlying patterns and optimisation opportunities. Customers can also ask which countries show the longest clearance cycle times and identify patterns and root causes. By providing immediate access to these insights, the solution helps organisations identify compliance risks and optimisation opportunities more quickly while reducing the effort required for reporting and analysis.

The launch reflects DHL Global Forwarding's broader view that smart customs management should be considered not only a compliance requirement, but a driver of stronger supply chain performance. Better visibility into customs data can help organisations improve efficiency, reduce delays, optimise inventory flows and manage costs more effectively.

TradeNavigator combines artificial intelligence with DHL Global Forwarding's extensive customs expertise and data infrastructure. The solution exclusively operates within DHL's secure environment and data protection standards. TradeNavigator complements DHL's customs experts by helping identify patterns, exceptions and questions faster, while customs and compliance decisions remain governed by customer policy, applicable law and the scrutiny of experienced customs professionals.

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. has achieved Validated status in US Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) programme, one of only 10 non-asset-based 3PLs selected nationwide.

Authorised by the CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023, the pilot marks the first time CBP has opened CTPAT, previously reserved for asset-based carriers, importers, and customs brokers, to non-asset-based freight brokers.

Following a comprehensive review, CBP confirmed that Echo's supply chain security programme meets CTPAT's security criteria.

For shippers, CTPAT-validated partners are recognised by CBP as lower-risk, which can translate to fewer cargo exams and more predictable transit times across the border. Echo maintains an extensive network of carrier partners, including CTPAT-certified carriers, while applying its own validated security processes to the management and protection of freight, creating a layered security approach that now extends from the carrier to the broker itself.

Echo provides clients with cross-border, customs brokerage, and intra-Mexico solutions, creating a comprehensive Mexico offering for all supply chain needs. Operating within an intricate cross-border trade environment, additional security protocols support the protection of freight. Echo's security strategy and tools are aligned with CTPAT criteria, supporting a more secure and seamless transportation process across the region.

Following DHL Express’s introduction of Heavy Weight Express (HWX) this year, DHL Express recorded a 16.0% growth in its Time Definite International Weight per Day in Asia Pacific (excluding China) between January and July 2026. This reflects how DHL’s Smart Industrial Growth Strategy is yielding positive outcomes as businesses are moving heavier, critical components, machinery, and industrial equipment across borders.

The heavyweight market has been gaining traction in recent years. Many companies have spent years reducing inventory and improving efficiency across their supply chains. However, companies today operate in a far less predictable environment marked by trade disruptions, manufacturing bottlenecks, and fluctuating demand. The rise in heavyweight shipment volumes mirrors a shift in how businesses are managing supply chain risks, as they increasingly turn to express logistics not only to handle sudden shifts in demand but also to have greater agility, certainty and control over timelines.

Across the region, high-value, technology-related cargo, such as computer chips and semiconductors, accounts for the largest share of DHL Express’s heavyweight segment at over 34.0%, driven by rapid investment in data centres to support the growing demand for computing capacity, data storage, cloud services, as well as artificial intelligence. This has fuelled demand for technology-related shipments, from semiconductors and servers to cooling systems and electrical infrastructure. However, a data centre crunch is creating supply chain bottlenecks as demand for semiconductor manufacturing outpaces infrastructure supply. As a result, express logistics services are urgently activated to move critical components quickly and efficiently, helping to keep projects on schedule.

The other main contributors to the heavyweight segment are businesses in engineering & manufacturing as well as the automotive industry.

HWX service is also gaining strong momentum in the automotive sector, with its shipment weight increasing at a rate of nearly 20.0%. As the leading export region for this sector, Asia Pacific is also seeing a surge in Asian automotive brands, particularly Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers from China and Southeast Asia. As these brands expand into new markets, they are also moving vehicle parts sourced from different suppliers and manufacturers across borders. This has created the appetite for expedited shipments to keep production running. In this sector, a single late or failed shipment could instantly cost automotive manufacturers millions of dollars.

In Asia Pacific (excluding China), the fastest growth in heavyweight shipments for the first seven months of the year came from India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong. These markets reflect two of the region's strongest trade corridors – Southeast Asia's firm role as a manufacturing and sourcing base, and North Asia's strategic position as a hub for high-value technology, industrial and automotive supply chains. Additionally, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam are also recognised as key markets of the geographic tailwinds initiative.

Priority Freight has opened a US-based control centre in Atlanta, Georgia, strengthening the local support available to North American customers after more than 30 years serving the market from Europe. While Priority Freight’s physical presence in the US is new, its experience in the market is not.

For more than three decades, Priority Freight has helped North American manufacturers keep production moving by managing urgent and business-critical shipments through its European operations. The Atlanta control centre builds on those long-standing customer relationships, providing local commercial and operational support backed by the company’s established global network and 24/7, 365 time-critical logistics expertise.

The strategic investment follows growing customer demand for responsive logistics support on both sides of the Atlantic. As manufacturers contend with increasingly complex and interconnected supply chains, having a team on the ground in the US will enable Priority Freight to work more closely with North American customers, respond rapidly when disruption occurs and provide the supply chain certainty needed to help protect production.

Priority Freight USA will provide time-critical logistics solutions for domestic movements throughout North America, alongside international shipments connecting customers with the UK, Europe and Priority Freight’s wider global network.

The investment reinforces Priority Freight’s long-term commitment to the North American market, putting its time-critical expertise closer to customers as global supply chains become increasingly interconnected and manufacturers place greater emphasis on resilience, responsiveness and supply chain certainty.

Swisslog Healthcare has partnered with PharmaSystems, a well-established Canadian supplier of pharmacy products, to distribute the Tenutō Cold Chain portfolio across Canada. As a sales partner, PharmaSystems will offer Tenutō medical refrigerators and freezers to customers across pharmacy, laboratory, and all healthcare and biomedical segments throughout the country.

Together with PharmaSystems, Swisslog will ensure that Canadian pharmacies and laboratories have access to purpose-built cold storage solutions as the demand for specialty medications continues to accelerate.

PharmaSystems has served Canadian customers since 1977, building a respected reputation as a pharmacy supplies leader. Swisslog Healthcare already maintains a strong customer base in Canada, with relationships across many of the country's top healthcare systems, making this partnership a natural extension of its presence in the market.

Swisslog Healthcare's Tenutō Cold Chain portfolio gives PharmaSystem’s customers access to purpose-built refrigeration equipment that meets the demands of today's pharmacy and laboratory environments. The partnership allows PharmaSystem to bring them a trusted, high-performance solution that addresses one of the fastest-growing needs in the industry.

According to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 43.0% of new drug approvals between 2018 and 2023 required cold chain storage, placing growing pressure on healthcare facilities to upgrade their refrigeration equipment. By working with trusted regional distributors, Swisslog Healthcare can bring high-quality cold storage solutions to more facilities at competitive prices.

BNSF Railway and Spearpoint Logistics announced a strategic partnership at Barstow International Gateway (BIG), BNSF’s master-planned intermodal facility in Southern California designed to transform the movement of international freight.

Through the partnership, Spearpoint Logistics, which specialises in heavyweight loads, will establish operations at BIG to provide warehousing and transportation services to give customers more options for moving international freight across North America.

The collaboration will provide customers with additional supply chain options, including warehousing, distribution and brokerage services for freight moving through Southern California from Asia and Mexico to destinations across the US.

As the nation’s most ambitious inland facility development, BIG is designed to enhance supply chain resiliency by enabling freight arriving through Southern California gateways to move more efficiently via rail through BNSF’s network, while relieving congestion on the highways. The addition of Spearpoint further strengthens BIG’s ability to serve a diverse range of customer supply chain needs.

By bringing together best-in-class logistics providers and rail service in one integrated location, BIG will create new opportunities for customers to improve efficiency, reduce complexity and strengthen their supply chains.

Spearpoint’s operations at BIG will give customers access to integrated logistics solutions in one strategic location, building on the co-location partner benefits already in place at BNSF’s Alliance, Texas Logistics Park. The partnership also supports BNSF’s vision for BIG as a premier logistics hub that links international trade flows with inland markets while improving service, flexibility and supply chain performance.

Circle Logistics is expanding its refrigerated less-than-truckload (LTL) service for food and beverage shippers. By consolidating multiple pallet shipments onto a single temperature-controlled trailer, reefer LTL enables smaller producers to move partial loads without paying for an entire truck, delivering cold chain reliability, accurate documentation, and strict compliance at a lower shipping volume. To support this demand, Circle Logistics is building a referral network of qualified frozen food producers and connecting them directly with available reefer LTL capacity.

Many organisations are seeing rising demand for refrigerated and frozen foods, even as tariff pressure and tighter cold storage capacity near borders and ports push more shippers to lean on 3PL providers to manage the added complexity. That backdrop is fuelling interest in flexible, lower-volume options like reefer LTL among the small and mid-sized producers who can least absorb the cost of an underfilled truckload.

Reefer LTL has quickly become a cornerstone of our service offering because it fundamentally changes the logistics math for growing brands. Circle Logistics is enabling emerging frozen food producers and grocery retailers to access the same enterprise-grade cold chain reliability and real-time tracking as its largest truckload partners, while giving them the agile, scalable logistics foundation they need to grow with confidence.

The reefer LTL expansion builds on Circle's broader food and beverage logistics programme. Every load, whether full truckload or reefer LTL, moves through the Company's E3 carrier vetting process, which verifies the driver’s commercial driver’s license (CDL), the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the truck and trailer, and equipment photos before dispatch. Circle also confirms carrier identity directly with the shipper and provides continuous tracking links for every shipment, a level of transparency the Company says helps prevent cargo theft and temperature-related claims, two of the most common risks in food and beverage freight.

The UK's light haulage fleet needs to grow by more than half within the next 18 months to keep pace with freight now arriving directly through the country's container ports, according to Department for Transport projections. Freight Base, a new online marketplace connecting freight forwarders with vetted carriers, has launched to help meet that demand, offering free and unlimited job posting, competitive quoting, and a route-matching tool designed to cut the empty running that erodes carriers' margins.

Since Brexit, container traffic that once moved through Rotterdam and Antwerp before onward distribution around the UK has shifted to arrive directly at British ports, with Southampton, Felixstowe, Immingham, Middlesbrough and Liverpool all upgraded to handle it, alongside a new wave of inland rail-served container ports including Wakefield and Northampton. That shift has moved the industry away from the traditional hub-and-spoke model toward direct van delivery from port to door, driving demand for the light-haulage capacity that Freight Base is designed to supply.

Freight forwarders and other organisations needing goods moved can post as many jobs as they need on Freight Base without a subscription or posting fee, then compare quotes from screened carriers before choosing who to book. Vehicle and service ratings are visible before a quote is accepted. At the same time, a carrier's identity stays private until then, a measure designed to stop off-platform deals that undercut the marketplace. A route-matching feature also notifies carriers of suitable loads along a planned journey or near their destination, helping them arrange backloads in advance rather than driving home empty.

Every carrier is checked before their account goes live, with verification of insurance, licences, proof of address, photo identification and right to work in the UK, followed by ongoing monitoring of document renewals and random account spot checks. Job listings can specify requirements such as temperature control, a tail lift, curtain sides, forklift access or ADR capability, and five-star feedback lets forwarders weigh service quality alongside price. Once a quote is accepted, both parties receive a confirmation email prompting them to verify job-critical details before the job goes ahead.

Freight forwarders can join and post jobs on Freight Base free of charge, with no monthly limit. Unlike platforms that require substantial upfront or per-vehicle fees, Freight Base offers carriers a low monthly fee and charges them only for the work they undertake through the platform, providing a highly cost-effective and flexible alternative.

More than 200 carriers from established UK courier networks are already joining Freight Base ahead of launch, with senior members of those groups having advised on the platform's development. Freight Base is initially focused on UK same-day courier and light-haulage work, with future phases expected to extend into refrigerated, chilled and frozen goods, ADR movements, specialist vehicles and other specialist requirements.

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) has announced a new direct cargo route to Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC), diversifying its China network and giving Scottish exporters access to China’s Northwest.

The new service, which commenced 13 September, will operate twice a week, adding to Air China’s existing connections from PIK to Guangzhou Baiyun International (CAN), Chengdu (CTU), and Shanghai (PVG).

New links to China’s Northwest will support the airport’s seafood export service, which saw 1.78 million kilograms of Scottish salmon exported in the first six months of the year, with PIK continuing to expand its cool chain capabilities.

Ürümqi opens up new opportunities for Scottish and UK exporters, particularly the salmon and seafood sector and Scottish whisky, where speed, reliability, and specialist handling are critical.

This new route follows a year of sustained cargo growth at PIK, with 16 weekly scheduled services now operating to and from mainland China, cargo tonnage quadrupling year-on-year, and the airport reporting its seventh consecutive profitable year.

Rhenus High Tech has filed a patent for a modular transport rack designed to improve the last‑mile delivery of solar modules. The system was developed by Frank Dana, Facility Manager at the Company's Niederaula site.

The solution responds to the significant effort needed to package solar modules securely for end‑customer delivery. The Company said wooden racks previously used were costly, difficult to return and vulnerable to damage such as moisture, and required extensive wrapping and strapping.

The patented system uses modular plastic elements to fasten solar modules to standard pallets. The design accommodates up to 19 modules on 80 x 120 cm pallets and up to 30 modules on 120 x 120 cm pallets.

The plastic components are reusable; damaged parts can be recycled and reintroduced into production. The elements are space‑saving and can be returned in standard cardboard boxes, simplifying reverse logistics.

The Company estimates the new solution could save up to 50.0% on distribution costs and removes the need for strapping, reducing handling effort.

The patent application follows around 18 months of development and several prototype iterations. The Company noted that standardised processes may enable automated loading in future, for example using robotics.

Lufthansa Cargo has launched a new Add-on Service, Emergency, designed for highly critical shipments that require the highest transport priority and dedicated handling throughout the journey. Typical consignments include urgently needed spare parts and machinery, life-saving pharmaceuticals and medical samples that demand reliable transport and guaranteed uplift.

The Add-on Service Emergency is available across more than 200 Lufthansa Group network stations worldwide and can be booked at short notice up to the flight’s Latest Acceptance Time (LAT). Customers may use the entire maximum cargo capacity of the booked flight for Emergency consignments where capacity is available.

Shipments are clearly identified and subject to enhanced supervision throughout the transport chain. Dedicated monitoring is provided at hubs in Frankfurt and Munich in Germany and Vienna in Austria. Frankfurt consignments are handled 24/7 at the time:matters Courier Terminal, enabling very short transfer routes and prioritised handling.

A dedicated 24/7 customer service in English and German acts as a single point of contact, proactively monitoring shipments and enabling early detection and correction of potential issues. The Company’s eTracking service supports customers round the clock via web and app.

The Add-on Service Emergency is bookable online via the Company’s eBooking platform, subject to available capacity. Where online capacity is not available, Customer Service and local Sales teams assist with tailored transportation solutions and bookings. The service is offered for General Cargo, Dangerous Goods, Passive Temp Support and Vulnerables products and can be combined with td.Flash and td.Zoom speeds.

The service includes a Money-back Guarantee: customers are eligible for a refund if a shipment is not ready for collection within six hours after the specified Time of Availability, in line with applicable terms.

The launch extends the Company’s modular Add-on Services portfolio, which also includes Sustainable Choice, Personal Supervision, smartULD, toDoor and Insurance. Integration into the digital booking process aims to provide clear availability and pricing transparency for customers.

IAG Cargo, MASkargo and Qatar Airways Cargo have completed the first customer shipment carried across all three carriers’ networks in a trial ahead of the planned launch of their Global Cargo Joint Business later this year.

The trilateral movement transported 11 tonnes of copper foil from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Chicago O’Hare, US, via Doha, Qatar, and Dublin, Ireland, demonstrating co‑ordinated transfers across multiple carriers, hubs and regions.

As a key material for advanced electronics and electric vehicle battery production, the copper foil shipment was framed as an early example of how the Joint Business will link Asia’s manufacturing centres with global demand markets through an integrated network.

Announced in 2025, the Global Cargo Joint Business will unite the three carriers to offer customers access to more than 400 destinations across six continents through a single, connected network, with expected benefits including greater flexibility, expanded routing options and faster, more seamless market access.

Operational integration work has progressed alongside the trials. Earlier this year IAG Cargo was appointed ground handling agent for Qatar Airways Cargo in Dublin and Madrid, and MASkargo introduced handling operations at London Heathrow last year. The carriers said they will continue operational trials and integration activities ahead of full launch, and customers can book shipments through any of the carriers’ online booking platforms.

Senior executives at the three carriers described the shipment as a milestone in aligning operations and systems and said it illustrated the potential customer benefits of the Joint Business, including improved connectivity and routing flexibility.

Hapag-Lloyd and DP World have agreed to expand and deepen their long-standing cooperation across Africa, focusing on long-term terminal capacity and port development in multiple countries.

The cooperation secures terminal capacity in Dakar (Senegal), Luanda (Angola) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), and supports the development of key port infrastructure in Banana (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Maputo (Mozambique). The arrangement is intended to underpin the Company’s service network and capacity planning across the continent.

The Company expects its transport volumes in Africa to exceed 1,000,000 TEU in 2026 and said it will continue to develop its network with an emphasis on reliable services, sufficient capacity and consistent quality for customers as volumes grow.

Hapag-Lloyd characterised Africa as a major long-term growth market where it requires reliable infrastructure and terminal capacity to scale its services; the strengthened cooperation with DP World is a step to improve the foundations of the Company’s African offering.

The expanded cooperation forms part of the Company’s broader terminal strategy. The Company will continue to work with a diversified portfolio of terminal operators to secure competitive, reliable and flexible access to port and landside infrastructure, while also expanding its own terminal portfolio through Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT) in line with long-term strategic objectives.

Maersk has announced a new collaboration with Shipstore, a leading shipping automation platform for high-volume parcel shippers, making Maersk’s eCommerce delivery services available directly through the Shipstore platform.

As online shopping continues to grow, businesses are looking for simpler ways to manage shipping, meet customer expectations, and expand into new markets. Through this new integration, Shipstore customers can now access Maersk’s North American delivery services within the platform they already use to manage orders and shipments, helping them save time and reduce complexity.

By combining Shipstore’s technology with Maersk’s logistics capabilities in North America, customers can manage shipping more easily, access additional delivery options, and create a better experience.

The collaboration reflects Maersk’s ongoing investment in digital solutions that make it easier for customers to access logistics services. As businesses increasingly rely on connected technology to run their operations, Maersk continues to meet customers where they work by integrating with the platforms they use every day.

Shipstore gives high volume shippers one control layer across parcel, applying their own business rules to every order and generating labels, documentation, and tracking in a single workflow. Shippers with a Maersk delivery program can execute that volume in Shipstore alongside their existing carriers, gaining more flexibility in how they fulfill orders and serve their customers. The integration helps businesses spend less time managing shipping processes and more time focusing on growth.

The partnership further strengthens Maersk’s position in the growing eCommerce logistics sector, where the Company continues to invest in digital capabilities, platform integrations and end-to-end delivery solutions that help customers simplify supply chains and improve the online shopping experience for consumers. With a focus on simplifying eCommerce logistics, Maersk helps brands across North America streamline inventory, fulfillment, transportation, and final-mile delivery through a single integrated solution. In North America, Maersk delivers more than 10 million eCommerce parcels annually and growing.

Shipstore is a multi-carrier shipping automation platform that helps businesses manage complex parcel and freight shipping operations through a single system. The platform enables customers to automate shipping workflows, optimise carrier selection, compare rates, and integrate shipping operations across ERP, WMS, and order management systems.

GEODIS has opened this summer its first-owned Freight Forwarding office in the Philippines, establishing a direct local presence to support customers as they expand their operations and supply chains in the country.

Located in Manila, the new office will provide freight forwarding services, including air and ocean freight, project logistics and supply chain optimisation. Transitioning from an agent model, GEODIS’ presence will provide the highest standard of customer support with local expertise and accountability. Customers will now get direct access to GEODIS’s international network, gaining greater control, transparency, and enhanced end-to-end visibility over their supply chains.

The development comes as the Philippines attracts new and expanding investment, particularly in the manufacturing, technology and other higher-value industries and strengthens its position in regional and global supply chains.

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) approved PHP151.9 billion in new and expansion projects in the first seven months of 2026, up 67.0% year-on-year. The projects are expected to generate US$5.9 billion in exports, mainly from manufacturing. Renewable energy is also attracting investment, accounting for nearly all Green Lane-approved investment in the first half of 2026.

Philippine trade flows have continued to accelerate in 2026. Total external trade in goods reached a record US$218.68 billion in 2025, up 8.9% year on year.

The Philippines is becoming an increasingly important market for high-value manufacturing and technology supply chains, and the growth in trade and investment is creating greater demand for reliable international freight capacity and supply chain visibility.

Moving from an agent model to its own operation gives GEODIS greater control over the service provided and puts its people directly alongside customers as they grow in the market. It also connects businesses in the Philippines more closely with the capabilities and reach of the Company’s global network.

FedEx has launched FedEx Authenticated Delivery, a premium delivery option available for eligible residential and commercial shipments in the US and Canada. The service uses secure QR code authentication to help ensure packages are released only to an authorised recipient, adding a layer of protection for high-value and sensitive shipments.

The service expands the Company’s Proof of Delivery portfolio and is designed to help reduce the risk of fraud, theft and misdelivery. It is aimed at shipments where added security is important, including luxury goods, electronics, healthcare, aerospace, collectibles and other high-value items.

When a shipper selects FedEx Authenticated Delivery, the recipient receives a unique QR code and delivery instructions via FedEx notifications. At the point of delivery, the recipient must present the QR code to the FedEx driver for scanning and validation before the package can be released. No physical signature is required.

FedEx Authenticated Delivery offers secure recipient authentication, clear recipient communications and enhanced visibility through FedEx notifications. To help maintain shipment security, certain delivery changes are restricted; vacation holds may be available through FedEx Delivery Manager, while options such as Hold at Location, Redirect to Hold and address corrections are limited for authenticated shipments.

The service is available with select eligible FedEx expedited services. Shippers and recipients should consult the FedEx delivery options and signature services page for current eligibility requirements, restrictions and availability.

KLN Logistics Group Limited subsidiary KLN Freight International Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SATS Ltd to explore strategic collaborations aimed at strengthening global supply chain connectivity, improving operational efficiency and developing innovative logistics solutions for customers worldwide.

The partnership will combine KLN’s freight forwarding and logistics capabilities with SATS’ air cargo handling network and expertise to jointly develop and scale solutions across Asia, Europe and the Americas, seeking to create greater connectivity and efficiency across end-to-end supply chains.

As an initial focus, the parties will develop end-to-end temperature-controlled handling solutions for sensitive cargo and expedited handling for time-critical shipments that require speed, precision and reliability. Singapore will serve as the first station for the initiatives, intended as a launchpad for services that can be scaled across both parties’ global networks.

The collaboration is intended to strengthen network resilience, enhance shipment visibility and raise service standards for healthcare and other sensitive cargo. The tie-up is seen as a means of creating value through closer logistics ecosystem collaboration and applying SATS’ cargo visibility and time-critical handling experience to jointly developed solutions.

As demand for rail and infrastructure solutions continues to grow across Europe, L.B. Foster is investing in its supply chain capabilities to better serve customers, improve delivery performance, and support customers' operational and sustainability objectives.

With more than a decade of successful collaboration, L.B. Foster has appointed Expeditors as its strategic distribution partner for mainland Europe, establishing a new distribution hub in Germany. The initiative is designed to streamline product delivery, improve supply chain resilience, and enhance the overall customer experience across key European markets.

The partnership with Expeditors further strengthens a long-standing collaboration and supports continued growth across European markets.

As customer expectations and supply chain requirements continue to evolve, strong partnerships, resilient operations, and reliable customer service remain critical factors for sustainable success.

By combining L.B. Foster’s industry expertise with a comprehensive global logistics network, local market knowledge, dedicated customer support, and supply chain capabilities, a scalable distribution platform has been established. The objective is to bring products closer to customers, improve availability and responsiveness, and simplify logistics processes across mainland Europe.

The collaboration reflects a shared commitment with Expeditors in creating long-term value through operational excellence, supply chain resilience, and strategic investment in logistics capabilities. It is designed to support growth across markets, industries, and product segments while enhancing service levels for customers throughout the region.

Expeditors Germany central location and well-developed logistics infrastructure provide a strong foundation for this initiative. The partnership is expected to support efficient distribution, strengthen operational performance, and create lasting value for L.B. Foster and its customers across Europe.

L.B. Foster is targeting operational readiness in the fourth quarter and look forward to supporting customers with faster and more efficient product availability. This initiative will help customers keep critical railway, industrial and mining operations running smoothly while improving responsiveness across the region. Germany was selected as the European distribution hub due to its central location, strong transport infrastructure, and growing customer relationships throughout the Alpine region. The investment positions the Company closer to customers and provides a strong platform for sustainable long-term growth.

Ziegler UK has extended its partnership with Premier League club Crystal Palace FC for a further three years, remaining the club’s Official Logistics Partner through the 2028/29 season.

The renewal follows an initial 3-year collaboration that began in the 2023/24 season and reflects increased brand visibility and strengthened customer engagement resulting from the alliance.

During the first term the partnership delivered more than £5.5 million in 100.0% Media Equivalency and nearly £1.5 million in Quality Index (QI) Media Value, reaching about 130.0 million QI impressions across global broadcasts and digital channels. Crystal Palace FC’s global TV audience exceeded 171.0 million and its digital following surpassed 9.1 million, figures the Company said helped raise its profile across international logistics markets.

For Ziegler the relationship provides a platform for client engagement, using matchday hospitality at Selhurst Park Executive Boxes and exclusive events at Selhurst Park, London, UK, to host customers and prospective partners.

Crystal Palace FC completed a notable 12-month period that included three trophy wins. Under the extended agreement the Company will continue to access in‑stadia and broadcast assets including pitchside LED signage, digital ribbon minutes, media backdrop branding and stadium screen advertising; targeted digital campaigns totalling more than 1 million impressions across CPFC web, app and social platforms; B2B networking via the CPFC Business Club and annual events; and exclusive experiences such as player appearances, signed memorabilia and VIP hospitality.

The renewal will support Ziegler's ongoing expansion across the UK and internationally by sustaining marketing and client‑engagement opportunities linked to the Crystal Palace FC platform.

Etihad Airways and Swissport have signed a memorandum of understanding in the UAE to expand their global partnership, increasing the number of airports at which Swissport serves Etihad from 30 to 40. The expanded footprint will cover airports across Africa, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

The agreement covers ground handling and cargo services, with scope to extend the relationship into airport hospitality through Swissport’s Aspire brand, which operates 110 airport lounges worldwide. Both sides described the arrangement as a long-term framework designed to add airports and services as Etihad’s network grows.

Etihad Airways said the expanded tie-up will help ensure a consistent guest experience and operational standards across multiple regions as the national airline of the UAE expands its route network. The move is intended to provide the operational consistency needed ahead of new destinations entering the schedule.

The partnership aligns with Swissport's global handling expertise, operational capability and technology base. The collaboration would allow the Company to support Etihad across complex hub operations and growth markets.

Technology and innovation form a key part of the MoU. The two organisations plan to explore automation, artificial intelligence and data-driven insights, including work on autonomous ground vehicles, to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen service delivery and improve the guest experience while investing in workforce capabilities.

A few months after its completion, the extension of CELIO’s logistics site in Amblainville, France, has been officially opened. This marks a new milestone in the relationship between ARGAN and CELIO, which began nearly fifteen years ago. Already extended in 2017, the Amblainville site now benefits from an additional 12,000 m2, bringing its total floor area to 55,000 m2. Completed in May 2026, this extension provides CELIO with a logistics facility fully equipped to support its growth and evolving business needs.

Operational since 2012, the Amblainville site now serves as CELIO’s central logistics hub in Europe. Its location, in the immediate proximity of the A16 motorway and at the gateway to the Île-de-France region, makes it a strategic location for the brand.

This new milestone also provides an opportunity to go even further in terms of environmental performance.

The site is now AutOnom-labelled and features a 400 kWp photovoltaic power plant dedicated to on-site consumption, 250 kWh of battery storage capacity, and heat pumps replacing gas-powered equipment. Together, these measures reduce the site’s CO2 emissions fourfold, including the extension.

For ARGAN, this latest project fully illustrates its property development model, built around the needs of its tenant-clients. More than just a real estate project, the Amblainville extension is the result of an ongoing dialogue between the two partners, enabling the logistics facility to evolve progressively in line with CELIO’s changing needs.

Panattoni has concluded the first lease agreement for the Panattoni Park Offenbach even before start of construction. Dauch is a globally leading provider of drive systems for the automotive industry and, with 5,200 m2, will use around half of the total 10,600 m2 of logistics, office and mezzanine space. The start of construction is planned for Q3, 2026 and completion slated for Q2, 2027.

The company Dauch will therefore move into its third site in Offenbach and will use the spaces to store driveshafts for automotive manufacturers starting in June 2027. In this way, Dauch is creating additional capacities in the immediate vicinity of the existing production site.

The Panattoni Park Offenbach will be built on the site of a former paint factory. With the revitalisation of the Brownfield site, Panattoni is creating a modern and sustainable industrial and logistics park with flexible spaces for light industrial, last mile and logistics. Two buildings of equal size will be built on the approximately 15,000 m2 site with a total of 8,856 m2 of hall space with a clearance height of 10 m from the bottom of the girders. There are also 380 m2 of office space and 510 m2 mezzanine space.

The Panattoni Park Offenbach is located in one of the best connected and powerful logistics regions in Germany. The proximity to the Frankfurt airport as one of the most important German air freight hubs and the cities of Frankfurt, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Mannheim and Darmstadt ensures a strong connection to national and international logistics networks.

The goal is to obtain the DGNB [German Association for Sustainable Construction] gold certification for the Panattoni Park Offenbach. Components of the sustainability concept include, among other things, a photovoltaics system, fossil fuel-free heating with heat pumps and charging stations for electric vehicles. In addition, a portion of the existing trees will be preserved on the site.

One of two hall units has been occupied by Dauch. The remaining 5,270 m2 are still on the market.

GLS Germany has officially opened its new depot in Bremen's Hemelingen district. With the new location, GLS is strengthening its network in northern Germany and creating additional capacity for the increasing shipping volume of companies, retailers and recipients in Bremen and the surrounding area.

The new building strengthens GLS's presence in northern Germany, creates the conditions for further growth and sets a long-term example for Bremen as a business location. At the same time, surrounding locations are relieved and transport flows within the network are controlled more efficiently. The new location secures existing jobs and creates prospects for additional employment in the region.

The newly opened parcel distribution centre will thus make an important contribution to a stable and reliable parcel supply in northern Germany for companies, senders and recipients.

In mid-August, GLS started operations in the new depot. The employees of the previous location have now moved completely to Bremen-Hemelingen and are working on parcel supply for Bremen and the surrounding region, with even more jobs being created there in the future.

Since the groundbreaking ceremony in May 2025, a modern depot with over 130 gates has been built on a site area of around 24,000 m2. Initially, 30,000 to 35,000 parcels can be processed there every day. GLS is thus creating additional capacity for the region and the prerequisites for further growth. New main route connections and optimised route structures also enable more efficient control of parcel flows in the northern region.

In the planning of the new site, aspects of long-term sustainable development were taken into account in addition to operational requirements. For example, the depot has a green roof, a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and bikes, and the technical preparation for a later photovoltaic system. At the same time, the modern infrastructure supports the electrification of the delivery fleet in order to make parcel delivery in Bremen and the surrounding area sustainable in the long term.

The new location also offers direct added value for the people in Bremen-Hemelingen and the surrounding area: the integrated parcel shop and the parcel station complement the more than 100 existing pick-up and drop-off points in Bremen. With GLS's growing out-of-home offering, private senders and recipients can easily send parcels and pick up consignments with complete flexibility. GLS already provides more than 11,500 such pick-up and drop-off points throughout Germany, which are an important part of parcel supply.

GLS Spain has inaugurated its new hub in Zaragoza, a state-of-the-art logistics facility that strengthens the Company's operational network in northeastern Spain and responds to growing demand driven by eCommerce.

The project represents an investment of €21.0 million and will support a workforce of nearly 100 employees, reinforcing the Company's commitment to creating stable, skilled, and future-oriented jobs. Through this investment, GLS Spain reaffirms its commitment to Zaragoza and Aragon, contributing to the region's economic and employment growth. Located in Plaza (Plataforma Logística de Zaragoza), one of Southern Europe's most important logistics hubs, the facility was developed in collaboration with Montepino under a turnkey model.

From an operational perspective, the new hub features three automated sorting systems with a processing capacity of 16,000 parcels per hour, significantly increasing productivity, improving transit times, and enhancing network resilience during peak-demand periods.

The facility has been designed to optimise operational flows, ensuring efficient loading and unloading processes while facilitating coordination between different transportation modes. This increases sorting capacity and accelerates parcel deliveries, further reinforcing GLS's commitment to service excellence.

The site is built on a 21,500 m2 plot and comprises a 7,400 m2 warehouse along with 950 m2 of office space spread across two floors. Its strategic location provides direct access to the A-2 (Madrid-Barcelona), A-23 (Valencia), and AP-68 (Bilbao) motorways, further strengthening Zaragoza's role as a key logistics gateway for national connectivity.

In Spain, the GLS network includes more than 600 owned facilities and partner agencies, complemented by over 10,000 GLS Points (parcel shops and smart lockers) and a delivery fleet of more than 4,900 vehicles and couriers.

The Madrid KM0 Hub, with a surface area exceeding 33,000 m2, serves as GLS Spain’s main logistics centre and headquarters. Equipped with advanced logistics technology, including automated sorting systems capable of handling up to 50,000 parcels per hour, it can manage operational flows of more than one million shipments per day during peak activity periods.

CTP and Škoda Group have opened a new 23,000 m2 logistics centre at CTPark Plzeň Kasárny to support rail car production in Plzeň.

The two‑building centre will act as a central intake and preparation hub for components used in the manufacture of trains, trams and trolleybuses. About 80.0% of supplied material will be stored on site and the centre can dispatch up to 11,200 pieces of production material per day, handling parts weighing up to 4.5 tonnes. The operation will support about 120 Škoda Group employees and enable the Company to vacate three leased sites, freeing space at its Plzeň plant for production.

The development sits on the former Zátiší barracks, a more than 50,000 m2 brownfield that CTP revitalised into a multipurpose business park. CTPark Plzeň Kasárny combines flexible production, logistics, research and office space and already hosts tenants from pharmaceutical distribution to industrial electronics and automotive suppliers.

The project was delivered with an emphasis on sustainable building standards and landscape design. Architects and landscape designers incorporated more than 200 fully grown trees, wildflower meadows, a rainwater retention system and green infrastructure to support biodiversity and microclimate. CTP is targeting BREEAM Outstanding certification for the scheme.

The campus on Folmavská Street is minutes from Plzeň city centre with access to public transport and the D5 motorway linking Prague and Germany. Amenities include a Form Factory gym and planned sports facilities such as a Padel Powers centre, reflecting the site’s mixed commercial and community focus.

Škoda Group, headquartered in the Czech Republic, is a leading European manufacturer of modern public transport vehicles and components. The Group employs around 10,000 people across plants in the Czech Republic, Finland and Turkey and reported revenues of €1.45 billion and EBITDA of €143.0 million in 2025.

Rudi Transport Kft. has consolidated its Budapest operations into a new 7,000 m2 built‑to‑suit logistics hub at CTPark Budapest West, with final handover completed in June 2026.

The Pécs‑based operator has signed a five‑year lease for the entire 7,000 m2. The development was delivered in three phases: an initial 2,700 m2 of warehouse and office space completed in July 2025; 200 m2 of premium office space handed over in January 2026 to serve as the Company’s operational headquarters; and a final 4,100 m2 warehouse delivered in June 2026. The facility includes a high‑bay warehouse with a clear height of 16 metres to maximise storage density.

Rudi Transport, which provides refrigerated, frozen and ambient transport alongside warehousing across Hungary, said the single‑site hub will strengthen responsiveness and operational flexibility for its national network. Interior fit‑out work for the new operational headquarters remains under way.

The leased premises incorporate several sustainability and technical measures, including rooftop solar panels, a heat pump‑based heating and cooling system, a modern Building Management System (BMS), full LED lighting, barrier‑controlled access and new loading dock doors. The property has achieved BREEAM “Very Good” certification. CTP described CTPark Budapest West as a flagship asset in Hungary, noting its direct access to the M1 and M0 motorways and appeal to distribution operators.

NewCold has opened a A$200 million expansion at its Truganina campus in Victoria, adding 80,000 pallet positions to increase the capacity of the expanded facility to 180,000 pallet positions. Together with the Company’s existing Truganina site, the Melbourne campus now provides a combined capacity of 405,000 pallet positions across frozen, chilled and ambient storage.

The opening continues the Company’s investment in Australia since entering the market in 2017. The new 10,453 m2 automated high‑bay freezer stands 40 metres high and is maintained at -23C. The installation is among the world’s largest of its kind and supports major food manufacturers including McCain, Peters Ice Cream and Patties Foods, providing additional capacity for the country’s growing frozen food sector.

The Company said the facility is driven by proprietary warehouse management and automation technologies. Every pallet is automatically inspected, tracked and stored within an integrated system of stacker cranes, conveyors and shuttles, reducing manual handling and optimising product flow and inventory accuracy.

The development is designed with energy efficiency in mind; by maximising vertical storage the Company reduces refrigerated volume compared with conventional cold stores, lowering energy consumption while increasing storage density. The Company reiterated its ambition to reach carbon neutrality by 2040 and said it commissions between five and seven new facilities globally each year.

NewCold operates 27 highly automated, energy‑efficient facilities across three continents with a combined capacity of more than 2,000,000 pallet positions. Following the 2023 acquisition of Karras Cold Logistics, the Company offers integrated warehousing and transport solutions in Australia and is supported by more than 3,000 people from over 40 nationalities.

Waberer’s Group is expanding its logistics capacity in Serbia through a two-stage programme led by its Serbian subsidiary, MD International (MDI).

In the first stage MDI will begin a phased relocation of warehousing operations in the fourth quarter of 2026 to a modern 8,000 m2 facility in the Kvantas district at CTPark Belgrade City, with all product lines expected to transfer by the end of 2026. The second stage will start in Q1, 2027, when MDI and partners will develop a greenfield, build-to-suit distribution centre in Borča comprising two warehouse units of 10,000 m2 each.

MDI is a major participant in Serbia’s fast-moving consumer goods distribution market, offering domestic distribution, road transport and warehousing. Waberer’s acquired a 55.0% majority stake in MDI in 2023 with the stated aim of combining MDI’s local market knowledge and customer relationships with the Company’s regional network and logistics expertise to create new growth opportunities; the two-stage expansion is presented as the next tangible result of that partnership.

The new 8,000 m2 complex will increase MDI’s warehouse space by 50.0% compared with current operations, provide 4,000 pallet positions, deliver more loading bays for faster truck turnaround and introduce a new warehouse management system. The relocation will be carried out in carefully planned phases to maintain uninterrupted service and to support existing distribution activities while freeing capacity for commercial distribution and 3PL contracts.

The Borča development will offer multifunctional storage areas and target high energy efficiency and BREEAM Very Good certification. The 20,000 m2 greenfield centre is intended to allow MDI to serve additional commercial distribution clients and 3PL customers, supporting growth in market share and improvements in service quality. Waberer’s has said the project will also extend the Company’s property development portfolio into Serbia and apply regional property development experience gained in Hungary and Slovakia.

The investment is intended to modernise operations, improve service levels and strengthen the Company’s market presence in Serbia, while recognising the scale of planning required to manage a complex relocation without service disruption.

CEVA Logistics has begun operating a 75,000 m2 fashion and apparel distribution centre in Toledo, Spain. Located in the Santa María Benquerencia Industrial Estate and operational under the Company since March, the site can process more than 120 million garments a year, making it one of the largest specialised fashion logistics hubs on the Iberian Peninsula.

The centre uses an advanced automated fulfilment system to serve both physical retail networks (B2B) and eCommerce (B2C). Around 60.0% of order picking is automated. The site includes a 10,000 m2 intelligent storage module and a pallet-racking silo with capacity in excess of 60,000 pallets, all supported by a fleet of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs).

The Company said the facility is a regional employment driver, directly employing about 400 permanent logistics staff and capable of scaling to around 1,000 direct jobs during peak seasonal campaigns and sales periods.

Aligned with the Company’s sustainability commitments, the LEED-certified site incorporates rooftop and silo-mounted photovoltaic installations projected to generate 500,000 kWh a year for full on-site self-consumption. The clean energy supply is intended to power automated systems and the robotics fleet, reducing operational carbon emissions.

The Toledo distribution centre demonstrates the Company’s ability to manage very high volumes while integrating local job creation with robotics, automation and sustainable operations.

Kuehne + Nagel has opened a 3,505 m2 healthcare logistics centre at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, expanding specialised capacity for the handling of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and healthcare products. The new centre is intended to help manufacturers move critical products through one of Europe’s leading air cargo hubs and to support rising demand for reliable healthcare supply chains worldwide.

The investment builds on recent healthcare developments in Frankfurt. Earlier this year the location was added to Inspire, the Company’s Boeing 747-8F freighter network, and the Frankfurt–Atlanta Cool Corridor for temperature-sensitive healthcare shipments was launched, strengthening Frankfurt’s role as a healthcare logistics gateway and enhancing the Company’s connectivity to global markets.

Located in Frankfurt Airport’s Cargo City South within a Company-owned 13,000 m2 complex, the HealthChain-certified facility offers direct tarmac access and rapid connections to cargo handling areas to reduce transit times and product exposure during transfers. The GDP-compliant environment provides about 2,500 m2 of controlled room temperature storage (+15C to +25C), more than 500 m2 of cold chain storage (+2C to +8C) and ultra-low temperature freezers capable of storing products at -70C. The centre also includes temperature-controlled staging areas and specialised pharmaceutical truck handling facilities.

The site is part of the Company’s global network of more than 270 HealthChain-certified locations.

Geekplus has opened its first European Innovation Lab in Düsseldorf, creating a new hub where businesses can test AI-powered robotics and automation technologies in real-world logistics scenarios.

Geekplus expects the Lab to welcome more than 1,000 visitors annually, through customer visits, technology demonstrations and dedicated industry days. More than 150 industry leaders attended the opening, including representatives from GXO, DSV and LPP Logistics.

The Lab gives customers and partners the opportunity to experience and evaluate multiple warehouse automation technologies in one location.

Solutions on display include Pallet-To-Person, Tote-To-Person and Shelf-to-Person systems, alongside humanoid robotics and logistics software. Visitors can also experience technologies including the Gino 1 Humanoid robot, RoboShuttle Hyper and integrated Robot Arm Picking Station, together with Geekplus Brain support., designed for long-horizon, complex physical tasks, demonstrating how AI-powered agents and robotics can support real warehouse operations.

The Düsseldorf facility will also act as a testing environment for future technologies, allowing customers to assess solutions before wider deployment.

The Company’s European customers don't need more promises; they need clarity, confidence and measurable outcomes. The Geekplus Innovation Lab gives teams a place to validate AI-driven robotics end-to-end and move faster from evaluation to rollout.

The opening reflects Geekplus' broader commitment to expanding its European presence and supporting businesses as they adopt increasingly intelligent and flexible warehouse automation.

GreyOrange, a global leader in AI-powered multi-agent warehouse orchestration and store inventory software, announced its inclusion in the newly expanded Kenco Innovation Lab. The 2,787 m2 facility gives Kenco's customers a place to test, explore and experience automation technology running under real-world conditions before investing their own capital.

Kenco opened its first Innovation Lab in 2015 and expanded it in 2019. The new facility is three times the size of the original, giving Kenco more space to demonstrate the latest supply chain technologies and test them in real-world applications. Retailers, distributors and other Kenco customers can see automation solutions in operation and evaluate what fits their business before committing capital. The lab showcases technologies that enhance productivity and throughput while augmenting and supporting the day-to-day work of warehouse employees.

Kenco has partnered with GreyOrange since 2024 and now runs its GreyMatter warehouse orchestration software across a growing number of distribution centres to coordinate robots and warehouse staff. At one live site, that orchestration has produced a 20.0% reduction in transportation costs, a 30.0% drop in pallets per order and two times as many cases picked per hour.

Inside the lab, GreyOrange is demonstrating three ways GreyMatter puts that coordination to work: directing goods-to-person picking for retail and eCommerce orders, managing sortation for outbound shipping, and coordinating point-to-point material handling and case picking. GreyMatter is the only software in the lab that showcases multi-agent orchestration. Visitors can see how it manages orders from the moment they’re picked to the moment they ship, directing equipment from multiple vendors and the people working alongside it, all on the same floor.

As Canadian companies committed to innovation, EAIGLE and Loblaw Companies Limited are expanding their partnership to improve gate operations at Loblaw distribution centres. The expanded rollout of AI-powered gate automation technology is designed to improve efficiency and visibility across yard and distribution operations. Loblaw Companies Limited is scaling EAIGLE's Vision AI across multiple yards and distribution centres, building on early results in reducing processing times, enhancing the driver experience and increasing data accuracy at the gate and in the yard.

Supply chains today face increasing pressure to operate with precision, speed, security, and resilience. Gate operations play a critical role in maintaining that balance. EAIGLE's approach applies vision AI to automate vehicle access control, capture critical data, and enable real-time decision-making while reducing operational disruption and keeping essential goods flowing for Canadians.

The collaboration also highlights the joint commitment to strengthening Canadian supply chains through innovation. For Loblaw, the expanded partnership reflects its ongoing focus on finding practical ways to improve efficiency, visibility and the movement of goods across its distribution network.

EAIGLE's platform uses advanced computer vision to validate vehicles and capture freight data in real-time. This tech-first approach integrates seamlessly with existing WMS, TMS, YMS and ERP systems, turning the distribution gate into a source of live intelligence rather than a point of delay. This collaboration highlights the strength of the Canadian tech corridor in developing world-class AI solutions for global infrastructure challenges.

KNAPP has delivered a smart pallet handling automation solution for a manufacturing site in Lindesberg, Sweden, demonstrating its expertise in flexible, end-to-end production logistics. The solution integrates autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated storage and retrieval systems and intelligent software to optimise material flows, improve safety and support responsive manufacturing operations. Cummins selected the solution to meet the site’s complex production and logistics requirements.

At the 55,000 m2 plant in Lindesberg, Sweden, Cummins produces front and rear drive axles for the trucking industry. Due to their wide range of products and complex manufacturing processes, Cummins decided to automate the location’s particular one of goods flows with KNAPP. A fleet of 15 Open Shuttle Fork AMRs is responsible for transporting pallets within the warehouse, processing up to 2,000 transport orders each day. Furthermore, a new double deep high-bay racking system for pallets and an automated small parts warehouse, both outfitted with stacker cranes, automatically store and retrieve pallets and containers.

The picking area includes 190 picking stations, which are supplied just in time by the Open Shuttle Fork fleet. The software behind the efficient goods flows is a powerful combination of KiSoft One and the KiSoft FCS fleet control system.

The biggest advantage of the solution in Lindesberg is that the warehouse is now fully automated. The AMRs transport the pallets automatically, the AS/RS keeps track of inventory, and the host creates and sends the transport orders to the warehouse control system.

The Open Shuttle Fork fleet transport pallets between goods-in, the high-bay pallet racking, the automated small parts warehouse for and the picking area. The AMRs also take back empty pallets. Pallets delivered to the picking area are placed at one of three different heights, either on pallet stands or on the floor, significantly improving the ergonomic situation for employees. For the plant in Lindesberg, the Open Shuttle Fork means end-to-end automation of the flow and a safer work environment. The autonomous mobile robots were integrated without any need for construction in the building and new processes can be implemented flexibly as needed.

A software package tailored to meet local requirements digitalises warehouse logistics at the Lindesberg location. KiSoft One is the comprehensive software platform for the Company’s warehouse logistics across all levels of their system hierarchy, from warehouse management and control down to machine control. An interface to the Cummins host system connects all processes directly with the MES system. Meanwhile, KiSoft FCS (Fleet Control System) manages the Open Shuttle Fork fleet while also controlling and optimising transport orders, offering a digital overview of all vehicles. While the automation solution was being implemented, KNAPP developed new functions for KiSoft FCS to meet Cummins’ on-site requirements and ensure that their transport processes run smoothly.

Starlinks, a leading logistics and supply chain solutions provider in the Gulf region, has selected Swisslog to deliver a major warehouse automation programme for a new aviation MRO facility in Saudi Arabia. The programme forms a key component of a broader supply chain solution for a leading aviation company in the Middle East.

The programme will be implemented at a new aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in one of the region's most important aviation hubs. The facility is being developed to support growing demand for aircraft maintenance services and spare parts logistics across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East.

As local and regional airlines expand their fleets and increase passenger and cargo capacity, supply chains must process greater volumes of materials while ensuring rapid access to critical components. To meet these requirements, Starlinks is delivering the overall supply chain solution, including supply chain design, automation planning and operational implementation. Swisslog is providing the warehouse automation systems and software that will support inventory storage, material handling and distribution operations throughout the facility.

The integrated solution combines a high density AutoStore system with pallet automation and Swisslog's SynQ software platform to support both small parts and palletised inventory within one coordinated material flow, forming a major investment in the facility's future logistics capabilities.

AutoStore provides compact, high-density storage for MRO spare parts. Bins are stacked in a modular grid, with robots moving on top to access and retrieve items quickly. This helps ensure accurate handling of critical components and efficient use of warehouse space.

The pallet automation scope includes a pallet automated storage and retrieval system with Swisslog Vectura stacker cranes, together with Swisslog ProMove pallet conveyors, a pallet shuttle car, inbound transport systems and picking stations. Together, these technologies will connect receiving, inspection, storage and order fulfilment processes into a seamless material flow across the facility.

The combined automation programme will create a highly automated logistics infrastructure designed to support the storage and movement of aviation materials, while providing the capacity required for future growth.

The programme highlights the growing role of automation in aviation logistics and supports Saudi Arabia's ambition to strengthen its position as a regional aviation and logistics hub. Together, Starlinks and Swisslog are providing the infrastructure needed to support the next phase of growth in the Middle East aviation sector.

Evri will run a one-week trial of a robotic neighbourhood parcel hub at Paintworks in Bristol, UK, in partnership with Bristol-based spinout Collective Robotics. The concept uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accept multiple parcels in a single drop, automatically identify, sort and store items and dynamically manage storage space without manual handling. Intelligent software is designed to learn over time and adapt to changing parcel volumes, enabling the hub to bring more parcels closer to local communities.

The trial will assess how the hub could support final-mile delivery, improve first-time delivery rates and give customers greater choice, convenience and control alongside the Company’s existing home delivery, ParcelShops, lockers, safe-place and neighbour delivery options. The Company intends the hub to complement rather than replace its current out-of-home network.

Paintworks, a pedestrianised community in Bristol, was selected because of the city’s sustainability initiatives, including a clean air zone, and because the area is representative of modern residential developments. The Company said previous local e-cargo bike trials informed the decision and that the pilot will test interactions with couriers and residents to understand how the hub might work in similar UK neighbourhoods.

The initiative forms part of the Company’s wider investment in innovation and customer experience. The combined Evri Group is positioned to deliver large parcel and mail volumes annually and the Company already operates an extensive network of ParcelShops, lockers, hubs and couriers; the trial will help determine whether advanced robotics can strengthen its out-of-home offering and support future growth.

GXO Logistics and Exotec have completed the deployment of the Exotec Skypod System at the Company’s Venlo facility in the Netherlands to support global fashion brand Guess. The automated installation is intended to increase throughput, improve productivity and provide scalability to meet future demand across EMEA and Asia.

The installation comprises 127 robots, 60,000 rack locations, eight goods-to-person picking stations and a 200-metre conveyor network. The system processes between 40,000 and 70,000 pieces per day and can achieve throughput of up to 2,200 order lines per hour during peak periods.

At Venlo, the Company manages inbound logistics, value-added services such as quality control and garment conditioning, and outbound distribution for Guess. GXO and Exotec designed a tailored automation solution to address fashion-specific challenges, including high SKU counts and seasonal demand fluctuations, with Exotec coordinating systems integration and end-to-end deployment to ensure operational reliability.

The automated system has delivered faster processing, greater predictability and smoother workflow across the site, while the design was engineered to meet the precision and scale required for fashion logistics. The deployment strengthens collaboration between GXO, Exotec and Guess and is positioned to support seasonal peaks without major re-engineering of the supply chain.

On the occasion of the International "Green Postal Day", participating postal operators of the International Post Corporation (IPC) highlighted their progress in reducing CO2 emissions. Collectively, they have already reduced their annual total emissions by 41.0% compared with the 2008 baseline year, bringing them significantly closer to their shared 2030 climate goal of a 50.0% reduction. Key drivers of this progress include the increased use of renewable energy in postal facilities and the gradual transition of delivery fleets to alternative powertrains. One example of this progress is Deutsche Post AG. With 40,000 electric vehicles now operating in Germany alone, the Company has reached another significant milestone in the electrification of delivery services. Through its Deutsche Post and DHL brands, the Company operates the world's largest electric delivery fleet of any postal operator within a single market. The vehicles are charged at 44,400 charging points using 95 percent renewable electricity.

Next to the electrification of delivery fleets, the decarbonisation of long-haul transportation is becoming an increasingly important focus for the postal sector. In parcel and mail transportation, Deutsche Post already operates 50 electric trucks and 570 bio-CNG trucks.

The progress made by postal operators toward more sustainable logistics is also receiving positive feedback from online retailers. According to an International Post Corporation survey of 2,500 e-retailers across 19 countries, 70.0% are satisfied with the sustainability performance of postal operators. Survey participants included retailers from Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the UK, and the US.

To increase transparency regarding the emissions associated with online orders, 13 postal operators within the IPC network have introduced the Carbon Footprint Calculator. The tool enables emissions to be measured for individual shipments across the entire transportation chain, with data already collected for 95 million parcel shipments. The sector is responding to growing demand for reliable sustainability data while creating a foundation for more informed decision-making. As more postal operators join the initiative, the Carbon Footprint Calculator is expected to become the leading standard for carbon accounting of cross-border shipments.

Constellation Cold Logistics has become the first cold chain logistics company globally to have both its near-term and net-zero carbon emission reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

The validation provides independent assurance that the Company has a credible, science-based roadmap to support its ambition of reaching Net Zero and marks an important milestone in the Company’s sustainability journey.

FedEx is scaling its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) procurement through new agreements projected to secure more than 20 million gallons of neat SAF for use across its US air network through calendar year 2027. The accords cover the Company’s operations at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Oakland International Airport (OAK), Miami International Airport (MIA), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

The arrangements are expected to deliver SAF at blend ratios ranging from 30.0% to 50.0%, depending on location, and will represent a substantial share of jet fuel use at the named airports. The Company is working towards a target to source 30.0% of jet fuel as blends from alternative sources by 2030. In 2025 the Company secured approximately 5.0 million gallons of neat SAF, which led to the deployment of 16.5 million gallons of blended SAF across five US airports.

The expansion was enabled in part by state and federal incentives.  The Company will continue to evaluate further SAF use where supply, infrastructure and economics align with its air network needs, as it pursues a goal of carbon-neutral global operations by 2040.

Yusen Logistics and Finnair have signed an agreement on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)-related environmental attributes designed to support reductions in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from air cargo transportation.

Under the multi-year arrangement, Yusen Logistics will purchase SAF-related environmental attributes from Finnair using a Book-and-Claim mechanism, which permits the environmental attributes of SAF use to be allocated separately from the physical movement of fuel and cargo.

The deal was concluded with the support of Western Associates, Inc. (WAI), Finnair’s General Sales Agent in Japan, and forms part of Yusen Logistics’ broader sustainability strategy while supporting Finnair’s efforts to expand SAF use in aviation.

Participating customers may receive certificates and emissions-related reporting linked to the SAF environmental attributes allocated to them, enabling clearer transparency for corporate sustainability reporting and helping customers pursue decarbonisation objectives for their air freight.

Both parties said the initiative reflects a shared ambition to provide customers with practical pathways to address air cargo emissions and underlined the importance of collaborative, scalable approaches between airlines and logistics providers to grow demand for SAF and support the aviation sector’s transition to lower-carbon operations.

DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Maja Šmidt as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Šmidt brings experience across operations, process optimisation and technology, alongside a track record in transformation and cross-functional collaboration.

Šmidt has more than two decades experience, working across logistics, operations, process excellence and technology. She has spent the past 15 years in leadership positions at DHL Global Forwarding across the region.

She will add responsibility for information technology and business process optimisation to her new regional role.

The appointment means women now hold 50.0% of positions on DHL Global Forwarding Middle East and Africa’s Management Board. Additionally, women also hold several country management positions across the region.

TFI International Inc. has announced that Steve Mayer will join its Board of Directors effective 29 October 2026. Mr. Mayer has more than 30 years of investment banking experience with firms including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Greenhill & Co., advising leading Canadian companies on domestic and U.S. cross-border M&A and capital markets transactions.

Currently the President of Greenhill Canada and Vice Chairman of Greenhill & Co., Mr. Mayer has had substantial engagement with boards of directors advising on a wide range of complex topics and is known for his entrepreneurial approach and strong leadership skills.

Mr. Mayer has also sat on various boards including large not-for-profit organisations in healthcare and other sectors.

Bringg, the last-mile performance leader, today announced Jeff Eissinger's appointment as Senior Vice President and General Manager, North America. Eissinger will lead Bringg's sales and customer success functions across the company’s largest region, with responsibility for commercial strategy and executive engagement.

Eissinger brings more than 20 years of experience in operations, supply chain, technology, and customer experience. Most recently he served as Vice President, Supply Chain & Procurement Operations at Optimum, where he led the planning, logistics, and procurement organisation serving the Company's customer base across 21 states. He spent 17 years at Comcast in roles spanning customer experience, supply chain operations, and enterprise strategy, rising to Vice President, Enterprise Strategy & Solutions, and later led go-to-market operations and strategy at Xumo. He began his career in banking and credit cards at Bank of America/MBNA.

In his new role, Eissinger will support Bringg's sales motion in North America, deepen relationships with enterprise retailers and logistics providers, and align the region's customer success organisation behind measurable last-mile performance outcomes. His appointment follows Bringg's expansion of its EMEA leadership and Conway’s appointment earlier this year.

Eissinger is based in Philadelphia and started 08 September 2026.

American Airlines Cargo announced the appointment of Danny Robbeson as Director, Head of Cargo Global Accounts, where he will lead the airline's Global Accounts sales team and oversee relationships with American Airlines Cargo's key strategic customers worldwide.

Robbeson brings a proven track record of leadership and team development, along with extensive experience across both the airline and freight forwarding sectors. His broad industry perspective and customer-focused approach position him well to support American Airlines Cargo's commitment to delivering innovative solutions and exceptional service worldwide.

As Director, Head of Cargo Global Accounts, Robbeson will be responsible for leading global account strategies, enhancing customer engagement and driving commercial growth across American Airlines Cargo's portfolio of strategic partners.

Robbeson will be based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In his new role, he will report to Indy Bolina, Head of Global Sales, American Airlines Cargo.

YMX Logistics announced the addition of Michael Lucas as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, Michael will lead operational strategy and execution across YMX's coast-to-coast network while helping customers navigate the next era of supply chain transformation.

Michael has a distinguished early career in supply chain and operations, including leadership roles at SC Johnson, The Kraft Heinz Company, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) and Uline. He developed expertise in distribution, warehousing, fleet operations, customer service and process improvement by leading large-scale transformations at some of North America's most recognisable brands.

The logistics industry is entering a period of significant transformation, and the companies that win will be the ones that can integrate day-to-day operations with the right technologies to deliver reliable business outcomes

Michael has spent his career leading complex supply chain organisations through similar operational transformations. His experience and perspective will be invaluable as YMX scales and creates even greater value for its customers.

Michael joins YMX at a time when the yard is becoming one of the most strategically important operational environments in the supply chain. As COO, he will help customers unlock greater efficiency, visibility, and operational resilience while supporting YMX's continued category leadership in integrated yard logistics.

This leadership appointment underscores YMX's momentum and sustained commitment to helping enterprise shippers navigate increasingly complex operating environments. By combining operational excellence with innovative technology, YMX is redefining what's possible in the yard.

Hub Group, Inc. announced that effective today, Executive Chairman David Yeager is returning to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer role, with Phillip Yeager continuing to serve as President and Vice Chairman. The Company also today announced the appointment of Patrick O’Donnell as Chief Financial Officer, effective following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025.

Hub Group was founded by the Yeager family more than 55 years ago with a commitment to service, integrity and innovation. The team remains focused on fuelling the Company’s success for another five decades and beyond.

Patrick O’Donnell has joined Hub Group as a special advisor and Chief Financial Officer-Elect. Following the completion of the Company’s previously announced financial restatement process and the issuance of the Company’s financial statements for fiscal year 2025, Mr. O’Donnell will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer.

Todd Heeter will continue to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer, leading efforts to complete the financial restatements.

Pat brings over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting and a proven track record of strengthening financial and operating discipline, driving process improvements and building high-performing teams. Pat’s expertise across public company finance, strategic planning and capital allocation will be invaluable as the Company continue executing a strategy to drive growth, improve profitability and enhance cash flow generation.

Mr. O’Donnell is an experienced public company finance and accounting executive with a robust skillset spanning financial strategy and enterprise performance, capital allocation, mergers and acquisitions and public company financial reporting. Prior to joining Hub Group, he spent over eight years in finance and accounting roles at TreeHouse Foods, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for three years. Previously, Mr. O’Donnell spent nearly 15 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

FedEx Freight has named Michael Rodgers Executive Vice President – Chief Commercial and Technology Officer, effective immediately. His new role is an expansion of his responsibilities to include leadership of sales, customer experience, marketing, and communications in addition to continuing to lead the company’s technology organisation.

Since 01 June 2025, Rodgers has served as Chief Technology Officer, successfully guiding FedEx Freight’s technology evolution as an independent company. This announcement reflects the critical connection between the Company’s commercial strategy and technology roadmap as FedEx Freight builds on its position as the largest North American less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier.

Rodgers brings more than 30 years of experience integrating customer strategy, revenue growth, digital products, data, technology, marketing, operations, and enterprise transformation to drive long-term value. Prior to joining FedEx Freight, he served as EVP, Chief Technology and Chief Information Officer for Pilot Company, one of the leading suppliers of fuel and the largest operator of travel centers in North America. Prior to Pilot, Rodgers was EVP, Omni-Channel for JCPenney Corporation, and spent more than 20 years as EVP, Chief Information and Operations Officer for Saks Fifth Avenue.

FedEx Freight’s commercial organisation has a strong leadership team including Tom Connolly, Vice President of Sales, an industry veteran who continues to lead FedEx Freight’s dedicated LTL salesforce.

Amazon has announced a pay and benefits package for US core operations employees that the Company says includes more than US$1.5 billion in investments. Minimum starting pay for US full‑time core operations roles will increase to US$20/hour, with average hourly pay rising to nearly US$24/hour. The Company states average total compensation exceeds US$32/hour when the value of its benefits is included. The increase represents a US$1/hour uplift for eligible roles, and the Company retains an annual step plan that raises pay in each of an employee’s first three years.

The Company will provide access to a lifetime banking benefit called Day 1 Financial through a membership in First Tech Federal Credit Union. Qualified employees, their spouses and children will be eligible for no monthly maintenance fees, no overdraft fees, no account minimums, no credit history required to open standard accounts, nationwide surcharge‑free ATM access with up to US$300 a year in out‑of-network fee reimbursement, mobile and online banking, direct deposit and credit‑building programmes. The Company said Day 1 Financial will be offered by an independent, member‑owned institution federally insured by the NCUA, with access beginning to roll out in late 2026 and becoming broadly available in 2027.

From 01 October 2026, the Company will also lower grocery costs for US employees. The measures include an uncapped 10.0% discount on eligible fresh groceries and everyday essentials on Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market Online, and an uncapped 20.0% discount in Whole Foods Market stores, including hot bar and salad bar purchases. Discounts apply through the employee’s Amazon account and may be combined with existing Prime member offers.

These changes augment the Company’s existing benefits, which include a free Prime membership for eligible employees, healthcare from day one with plans available from as little as US$5 a week with US$5 copays, the Career Choice prepaid education programme providing up to US$5,250 a year, a 401(k) with a company match, paid parental leave, 24/7 mental health support and other services. The Company said more than 150,000 hourly employees have used its Brightside Financial Care service since 2022.