AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSupply Chain Security: Japan’s Ezaki Glico says some ice cream shipments are delayed after a cyberattack hit refrigerated-warehouse operator Nichirei, disrupting deliveries for other food chains too. Warehousing & Automation: Jabil opened an AI-enabled logistics hub in Penang to improve inventory visibility, traceability and autonomous robot operations. Cold-Chain Pressure: A report warns Europe’s 40°C+ summers are breaking medicine cold-chain assumptions, leaving hospitals and pharmacies struggling to keep drugs at 2°C–8°C. Last-Mile Growth: DPD Ireland is investing €10m in a new Dublin distribution hub, adding 200 jobs and 270 autonomous robots to boost sorting capacity. Infrastructure & Logistics Skills: Ghana’s Accra–Kumasi expressway pitch highlights how faster corridors could cut freight costs and post-harvest losses, while the UK’s “College on the Coast” adds engineering, digital and logistics training locally. Geopolitics & Shipping Risk: Strait of Hormuz tensions keep pushing shippers to reroute and reassess safety, with reports of attacks and disruptions continuing to ripple through regional transit. Tech for Physical Logistics: NVIDIA and Noetra plan Japan’s national “AI factory” for physical AI, aiming to support logistics, manufacturing and healthcare use cases. Energy Transition in Transport: India’s first hydrogen fuel cell trainset is set to launch on the Jind–Sonipat route, backed by new refuelling infrastructure.
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