Trade friction set the tone again this morning, yet operators kept building. Fresh 3PL sites came online on two continents, automation deals closed inside tight delivery windows, and a major executive reshuffle landed at one of the sector’s larger forwarders. Here is what moved in the last 24 hours.
Operations & 3PL
GEODIS opened its first integrated port hub in France, choosing Le Havre, the country’s largest container gateway. The site folds the group’s four business lines, distribution and express parcel, international freight forwarding, European road transport and contract logistics, into one location to cut handling disruptions and add flexibility on import and export flows. Source: Container News
Motul has consolidated its French logistics with long-time partner FM Logistic. The lubricants maker inaugurated a new 45,000 sqm warehouse at Nangis in Seine-et-Marne, roughly 60 km from its Vaires-sur-Marne plant. The site carries 70,000 pallet positions and 40 docks, pulling together operations previously split between FM’s Châtres and Crépy-en-Valois platforms. Source: SCMag France
Old Dominion Freight Line pointed to firmer LTL demand. The North Carolina carrier said revenue per day rose 12.3% year on year in May, helped by higher LTL revenue-per-hundredweight, even as LTL shipments per day fell 5.3%. A modest 1.6% gain in weight per shipment softened the volume drop. Source: Logistics Management
Two e-commerce fulfillment specialists pushed deeper into the US heartland. Rush Order opens its fourth American center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on 1 July, claiming two-day reach to 93% of the US population via UPS Ground, while Encore Fulfillment added warehouse capacity nearby. Source: FreightWaves
Technology & Automation
ABB Robotics expanded its autonomous mobile robot line with the P603V. It moves loads up to 1.5 t at 2 m/s with ±5 mm positioning accuracy, using a Visual SLAM system that pairs 3D vision with real-time AI mapping. ABB points to its bidirectional differential drive for tight warehouse aisles. Source: SCMag France
Near Lyon, Paxon finished converting a site into a fully automated e-commerce fulfillment hub for JDE Peet’s coffee brands L’Or and Tassimo. Delivered in under eight months, the Pusignan facility went live on 1 February and marks the first large-scale tie-up between Active Ants and Staci under the Bnode group. Source: Logistics Business
Descartes posted record numbers. The supply chain software provider reported $194 million in revenue for the quarter ended 30 April, up 15% year on year, with services revenue also up 15% to $181 million. Management tied the demand to customers working through tariff refunds and a US Supreme Court broker liability ruling. Source: FreightWaves
From BlueYonder’s ICON 2026 stage came a sharper framing of autonomy. The argument: the risk is not missing technology but bolting intelligence onto yesterday’s workflows. The unit of transformation, one speaker said, is the system and the outcomes it delivers, not the individual user. Source: Logistics Viewpoints
Sustainability & Energy
Shipping’s first ESG benchmarking report found a gap between intent and delivery. Lloyd’s Register’s “Measuring ESG maturity in maritime” study reports that frameworks are now widely established across the industry, but progress stays uneven and rarely translates into operational performance. Source: Hellenic Shipping
Owners are hedging their fuel bets. Orders for alternative-fuelled vessels kept coming in May but sat well below last year’s pace, a sign of a more cautious, more diversified read on decarbonization spend across global shipping. Source: gCaptain
The circular economy got a commercial case. The secondary technology market is tracking toward $262 billion by 2032, and the companies gaining ground are showing that ESG targets and margins can move in the same direction rather than against each other. Source: ESG Dive
India’s green tug push gained a supplier. ABB won a contract with Cochin Shipyard to provide power and propulsion for two electric tugs, due to Polestar Maritime in 2027 under Phase 1 of the Green Tug Transition Programme. The vessels will work out of Jawaharlal Nehru Port, India’s largest container port. Source: Hellenic Shipping
International Markets
Ceva Logistics is bringing in an outsider as chief executive, according to The Loadstar, as a run of senior departures continues. The core issue, sources told the publication, is financial performance that has underwhelmed. More management changes look likely in the coming weeks. Source: The Loadstar
Yangzijiang closed an $825.7 million deal for a 10% stake in Seaspan’s parent. The Chinese shipbuilder said the move brings it closer to Seaspan and sharpens its read on future newbuilding demand. Source: Lloyd’s List
Industrial property changed hands in a big block. BKM Capital Partners and Kayne Anderson Real Estate bought an 8.5-million-sqft portfolio from Link Logistics for $1.81 billion, a deal they say significantly expands their joint venture. Link, set up by Blackstone in 2019, runs last-mile warehouse assets across North America. Source: DC Velocity
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