Alvys has announced the close of its $40 million Series B funding round, led by RTP Global with participation from Alpha Square Group, Titanium Ventures, Picus Capital, and Bonfire Ventures. This brings the company’s total funding to $77 million, only a year after securing its Series A, signaling strong investor confidence and rapid market traction. The company positions itself as a next-generation Transportation Management System (TMS), built with AI and automation at its core.

Teleste has entered into a landmark agreement with PunaMusta Oy, part of Rebl Group, to provide thousands of advanced digital displays for Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) vehicles. Beginning in 2025, these displays will be installed across more than 1,000 buses, trains, trams, and metro cars, creating a transport media channel that reaches over one million journeys each day. The project highlights how digital information and advertising technologies are reshaping urban mobility, blending commercial value with improved passenger experiences.

Amid the mounting pressures of global supply chain delays and environmental scrutiny, the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach—America’s busiest maritime gateway—took a bold step that blended logistics with digital innovation. By adopting an OpenTable-style reservation system for container ship arrivals, these ports significantly reduced vessel congestion, idling time, and the accompanying emissions that once blanketed the Southern California coastline. The core idea was deceptively simple but highly effective: just as diners use OpenTable to book tables at specific times, shipping lines began scheduling their berth windows in advance.

Amid intensifying economic pressures from global tariffs and shifting supply chain economics, Pallet, the company behind the innovative CoPallet AI workforce, has successfully raised $27 million in a Series B funding round led by General Catalyst. The investment, supported further by returning investors Bain Capital Ventures, Activant Capital, and Bessemer Venture Partners, brings Pallet’s total funding to an impressive $50 million. Rather than riding a wave of tech hype, this latest chapter in Pallet’s journey highlights a practical success rooted firmly in tangible financial benefits—real-world math that logistics operators simply couldn’t ignore.

Hong Kong’s once-thriving freight forwarding sector is experiencing significant disruptions, as tensions between the United States and China escalate into an intense trade war. This week alone, approximately 41 percent of scheduled container capacity from Hong Kong to the west coast of North America has been abruptly canceled, reflecting the profound challenges now facing one of Asia’s most critical logistics hubs. Historically, Hong Kong has acted as a pivotal intermediary point for re-exporting goods between China and the U.

Rose Rocket has unveiled TMS.ai at the Manifest 2025 conference in Las Vegas, introducing a transformative leap in transportation management systems that redefines industry standards. The innovative platform embeds artificial intelligence directly into a company’s system-of-record, enabling it to understand and operate with full context of business processes, a capability that overcomes the common pitfalls of traditional AI implementations. By harnessing the power of intelligent tools like DataBot, which eliminates manual data entry through sophisticated OCR technology, and Rosie, an intelligent co-pilot that streamlines the matching of loads to carriers, TMS.

Port Houston has received $25 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD). The grant, part of the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), will support Port Houston’s “Agriculture Export Improvement and Community Resilience Project.” This funding is aimed at improving the efficiency, safety, and resilience of port operations, while also benefiting the surrounding community in various ways. “This project will enhance the efficiency of U.S. grain exports, improve air quality by reducing dust and truck emissions, and benefit neighboring communities through stormwater improvements,” said Charlie Jenkins, Port Houston CEO.

Boeing’s 2024 World Air Cargo Forecast anticipates a doubling of global air cargo traffic by 2043, driven by a 4% annual growth rate. This robust outlook highlights the pivotal role of e-commerce and shifting supply chains in reshaping global trade logistics. Emerging markets, particularly in Asia, are set to propel demand, with express carrier traffic forecast to triple, underscoring the rising prominence of expedited delivery services. The global freighter fleet will expand significantly, growing from 2,340 aircraft in 2023 to an estimated 3,900 by 2043.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report titled Transportation Grants: Implementation of Recommendations to Improve Documentation Would Enhance Program for Large, Complex Projects critically examines the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) oversight of the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) discretionary grant program. Launched under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, the Mega program is aimed at funding large-scale, complex transportation initiatives that are expected to generate substantial national or regional economic, mobility, and safety benefits.