INBRIEF
Lufthansa Cargo launched the first phase of its LCCevo infrastructure project
platform. The offering lets warehouses verify driver identity in real time without getting new hardware. Drivers scan a QR code or use an on-site tablet, photograph their ID, and are cleared in seconds. The company also now offers Digital BOL Signing, which lets drivers review and sign the bill of lading electronically at checkout. A signed copy is then automatically stored on the appointment record. > Traba launched Neo, an AI layer that connects a facility’s existing WMS, TMS, ERP, and HRIS systems and automates the work that falls between them. It works with labor forecasting, post-shipment exceptions, carrier claims, bulk shipping, and real-time margin visibility by customer. The system flags risks like demand spikes before they become problems. > FORT Robotics joined the NVIDIA Halos for Robotics ecosystem, adding outside-in safety to its autonomous robot control platform by incorporating external infrastructure sensors, such as facility-mounted cameras, alongside a robot’s onboard sensors. The integration allows autonomous mobile robots to maintain higher operating speeds around workers by giving them real-time awareness of the surrounding environment. > Lufthansa Cargo, WiseTech Global, and IBS Software completed one of the first large- scale, multi-stakeholder implementations of IATA’s ONE Record standard, successfully exchanging
at Frankfurt Airport, the initial step in a $684 million overhaul that aims to make the Lufthansa Cargo Center Europe’s most modern air cargo hub by 2030. The completed ALPHA phase covers roughly 80,000 square meters and includes a fully automated high- bay warehouse with nearly 3,000 pallet storage slots. It is capable of more than 300 storage and retrieval operations per hour. Two additional phases, BRAVO and CHARLIE, are planned over the coming years. > The National Motor Freight Traffic Association released a free AI governance framework for trucking and logistics companies, providing 50 actionable controls across five domains covering data protection, vendor evaluation, accountability, and operational risk. The resource targets fleets and logistics providers already running AI tools, whether purpose-built or embedded in existing software. It is available at nmfta.org.
> The Port of Galveston opened a new 1,410- foot cargo berth at its West Port Cargo Complex, completing a $106-million expansion that adds nearly 30 acres to the previously 60-acre facility. The project was funded through port operating revenues and a $36-million Texas Department of Transportation grant.
> The CMA CGM Notre Dame completed its first bio-LNG bunkering in Rotterdam, taking on 11,125 cubic meters supplied by TotalEnergies. Bio- LNG, produced from agricultural and organic waste, delivers at least a 67% lifecycle reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional marine fuels. The operation is the largest bio-LNG bunkering ever completed for a CMA CGM vessel and is part of a broader green corridor the company is developing between Rotterdam and Asia.
>TECHNOLOGY
> Loadsmart added Driver ID Validation to its Gate Management product housed inside Opendock, the company’s dock scheduling
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