INBRIEF brands five delivery speed options and dynamically optimizes routing to keep service consistent across all markets. > Imperative Logistics Group sold its Fine Arts & Entertainment subsidiary, Masterpiece International, to Maxwell Street Capital Partners, in partnership with Boxart. The divestiture is part of a strategy to focus on mission-critical, white- glove services for shippers in healthcare, aviation, aerospace, specialty automotive, technology, and advanced manufacturing. CMC expanded its Genset Express refrigerated transport program to the Port of New York and New Jersey, deploying Tier 4 underslung gensets pre- mounted to an upgraded chassis equipped with ABS brakes, radial tires, and GPS. Motor carriers can pick up ready-to-use units at CMC’s Elizabeth, NJ depot, skipping the separate steps of mounting and coordinating equipment. New York is the seventh Genset Express location. Existing operations in Mobile, Jacksonville, Savannah, Wilmington, Charleston, and Houston run clip-on configurations.
> Dubai-based cargo carrier SolitAir launched service to Sofia, Bulgaria, its first destination in the European Union. The route was enabled by the carrier’s ACC3 designation, which authorizes air cargo operations into the EU and EEA. SolitAir operates seven Boeing 737-800 freighters across 56 routes in 34 countries, with a network anchored in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
> Sallaum Lines signed a shipbuilding contract with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry for two 8,600 CEU pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs), the largest vessels in the company’s history. The contract includes options for two more. Each ship measures 199.9 meters long and has five liftable decks to handle cargo ranging from passenger cars to heavy rolling equipment. The vessels will run on dual-fuel engines capable of burning LNG, VLSFO, or MGO, with an ammonia-ready design built around IMO 2030 targets. > Saia opened two new LTL terminals in the Midwest, one in Duluth, MN and one in Columbia, MO. The terminals add coverage in northern Minnesota and central Missouri, and bring Saia’s terminal count to 218.
> Asyad Group, Oman’s national integrated logistics provider, signed a framework agreement with CMA CGM to jointly develop a $400-million multipurpose logistics terminal at Sohar, which is on Oman’s northern coast. The terminal is intended to expand cargo handling capacity, open new regional trade corridors, and deepen Omani ports’ connections to global shipping networks.
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