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GOL inks ULD management deal with Jettainer for 700 daily flights

Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas has partnered with Jettainer to manage its unit load device (ULD) fleet digitally, covering 700 daily flights and 30 million annual passengers. The deal includes JettainerNG cloud platform integration and supports GOL’s upcoming intercontinental operations using five Airbus A330-900 aircraft. Jettainer now serves all Abra Group airlines — Avianca, GOL, and Wamos Air — aiming to streamline ULD operations and cut costs. Executives from both companies cited enhanced cargo safety, asset utilization, and regional scalability as key benefits.

2026-07-27

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project44 splits into two AI-focused businesses

Chicago-based project44 has split into two independent businesses as of July 14, 2026: the original project44 continues serving enterprise shippers as a Decision Intelligence Platform, while the newly launched LSP44 focuses exclusively on logistics service providers with an AI-native platform. LSP44 processes over 45 million daily API calls, handles 12,400+ carrier relationships, and achieved 68% reduction in manual intervention during Q2 2026 pilots. Only 13% of freight forwarders rate their decision-making as excellent, underscoring demand for specialized AI tools. LSP44’s usage-based pricing and deep TMS integrations target a logistics tech market growing 21.4% YoY.

2026-07-25

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Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia PCB Output to Hit $13.4B in 2026

Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia are projected to produce $13.4 billion worth of printed circuit boards (PCBs) in 2026 — up from $11.3 billion in 2025 — according to the Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA). Driven by AI server demand and geopolitical supply chain diversification, Thailand leads with $6.09 billion, Vietnam follows with $4.9 billion (+18.1% YoY), and Malaysia reaches $2.41 billion (+15.3%). Foreign investment dominates expansion, with local manufacturers contributing just ~1% of global output. Key players include Google, Microsoft, AT&S, Elite Material Co., Qualcomm, and Hon Hai.

2026-07-21

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Green Project acquires Optera to unify carbon accounting platform

Green Project Technologies acquired Optera on July 15, 2026, to build an AI-powered climate management platform unifying carbon accounting and supply chain decarbonization. The deal follows Green Project’s 2025 acquisition of Emitwise and its June 2026 acquisition of Zeroute. It responds to tightening regulations including California’s SB 253, the EU’s CSRD, and CBAM — all converting voluntary sustainability reporting into legal mandates by 2026–2027. Scope 3 emissions remain the largest disclosure and mitigation challenge, and Sam Stark, CEO of Green Project, stated the new platform moves enterprises “from measurement to action.” Green Project operates under Dutch parent ACT Group.

2026-07-17

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Project44 splits into Project44 and LSP44 for shippers, LSPs

Supply chain visibility firm Project44 has split into two independent businesses: Project44, serving enterprise shippers with a decision intelligence platform, and LSP44, a new entity focused exclusively on logistics service providers (LSPs). Founded in 2014, Project44’s original product was a real-time API for brokers, forwarders, and 3PLs. CEO Jett McCandless stated the split reflects a strategic return to those roots, delivering over a decade of network, data, and trust via AI agents that act—not just observe. The separation addresses fundamental differences in how shippers and LSPs consume visibility technology.

2026-07-15

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Assent acquires IPOINT to unify automotive compliance, lifecycle data

Ottawa-based Assent acquired German software provider IPOINT—the company's first acquisition since its 2010 founding. IPOINT, established in 2001 and based in Reutlingen, Germany, brings deep automotive compliance and lifecycle assessment expertise. The deal accelerates Assent’s EU expansion and unifies supply chain compliance with material intelligence on a single AI-powered platform. CEO Michael Southworth emphasized eliminating fragmented data silos. Integration supports CSDDD, CBAM, and ISO 28000 requirements, with early users reporting 40% faster audit prep. IPOINT’s 120+ employees retain roles post-acquisition.

2026-07-13

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Hutchison Ports inks twin MoUs with Midea, TCL for green supply chains

Hutchison Ports has signed two memoranda of understanding with Chinese manufacturers Midea Group and TCL Industries to enhance supply chain resilience, advance green shipping, and accelerate digital transformation. The Midea partnership spans two years and targets 1.5 million teu of global shipping volume by 2027, anchored at Yantian International Container Terminals. TCL’s agreement prioritizes carbon reduction and digital integration, with 40% of its national exports already flowing through Yantian. Both collaborations integrate Hutchison’s global terminal network with the manufacturers’ overseas production footprints across Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt, Vietnam, and Mexico.

2026-07-11

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Agility Robotics raises $2.5B via SPAC to scale warehouse humanoids

Agility Robotics plans to go public via a $2.5 billion SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI, aiming to become the first US-listed pure-play humanoid robotics company. With 65,000 real-world operation hours logged and $300 million in contracted Digit v5 orders from 30+ customers — including GXO, Schaeffler, Toyota, and Mercado Libre — Agility anchors its valuation in commercial deployment, not demos. The deal generates over $620 million in gross proceeds, with funds earmarked for scaling Digit v5 production and expanding ERP- and WMS-integrated warehouse deployments.

2026-07-09

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Amazon cuts carbon intensity 38% while scaling AI, deploys 52,700 EVs

Amazon’s 2025 sustainability report shows a 38% reduction in carbon intensity since 2019 despite 156% revenue growth. The company deployed 52,700 electric delivery vans globally, added 360 electric heavy goods vehicles, and installed AI tools in 820 facilities. Its renewable energy portfolio now spans 712 projects (42 GW), and it achieved 120% water positivity in India two years ahead of schedule. Global data centres operate at 0.12 L/kWh WUE — 20% better than 2024 and seven times more efficient than the industry average.

2026-07-07

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Blue Yonder CSO: Dubai chocolate trend lifts pistachio prices 35% in year

Blue Yonder Chief Sustainability Officer Saskia van Gendt warns that the Dubai chocolate social media trend triggered a 35% pistachio price surge—from $7.65 to $10.30 per pound—in one year, exposing agricultural supply chain fragility. Iran’s pistachio exports to the UAE rose 40% in six months to March 2025. Climate volatility, including a Super El Niño and Middle East conflict, compounds fertiliser shortages affecting wheat, rice, and corn. Blue Yonder’s 2026 Supply Chain Compass Report finds 51% of surveyed firms deployed unified data platforms, enabling minute- to hour-scale response times—critical as Panama Canal-level disruptions recur and West African cocoa faces heat and drought.

2026-07-05

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Limitless Labs raises $20M for AI CNC programming platform

Limitless Labs has secured $20 million in Series A funding to scale its agentic AI platform for CNC programming, reducing programming time by up to 50%. Co-led by Dell Technologies Capital and Square Peg, the investment supports expansion of U.S. commercial operations and R&D in Tel Aviv. The platform — already deployed with Blue Origin, Cadillac F1 Team, Sandvik, and Iscar — runs inside Mastercam, Siemens NX, and Creo, and is ITAR-compliant for aerospace and defense use. Its Physical AI Foundation Model is trained on manufacturing-specific data, not generic text or code.

2026-06-29

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DSV’s platform shift sparks AI deployment rethink

DSV’s move to build its own freight software platform has reshaped industry thinking—not toward full in-house development, but toward modular architectures where core systems are licensed and AI-powered differentiation is built on top. Kristjan Lillemets of Magaya notes forwarders now prioritize flexibility over monolithic solutions. Yet the real bottleneck emerging is economic: deploying frontier AI models at scale threatens ROI without disciplined capability matching. Meanwhile, productivity gains mask a deeper challenge—how to train the next generation of freight operators when AI absorbs foundational learning tasks. Industry-wide interest in customizable platforms surged after December 2025.

2026-06-27