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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today introduced Global Trade Navigator, a suite of digital tools and capabilities designed to help businesses navigate the complexities of international shipping with greater confidence. The enhanced capabilities provide businesses with information and insights to better understand international shipping requirements, improve shipment information, and take action when customs requirements need attention.

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DCS Core will provide dedicated execution for projects up to $20 million, including retrofits, repeatable programs, and other high-impact customer initiatives. Franklin, Tenn. – August 31, 2026 – Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) has announced the launch of DCS Core, an important milestone in the continued evolution of the DCS Family of Companies.

Almost a year ago, small businesses were contemplating the impact of “Liberation Day” tariffs imposed on nearly all of our trading partners. Over the course of the year, small businesses learned how to navigate these tariffs, altering supply chains and onshoring as much production as possible in an effort to avoid the tariffs' most painful effects.

Wilmington, Delaware (Sept. 2, 2026) Opti-Mystic.ai, a new company led by professionals with decades of shipping industry experience, has launched to help shippers solve operational problems and make informed decisions in today's AI landscape. Many shipping environments have grown in layers over extended timelines, often across multiple systems and carrier connections.

The freight market is under real strain. Rising spot rates, tightening carrier capacity, climbing fuel costs and growing operational risk are pushing shippers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to rethink how they manage transportation. Transportation organizations have weathered market volatility before. This time is different: capacity shortages are colliding with cost pressures, and traditional procurement and planning methods may not be enough on their own.

Editorial Guidelines Please read carefully prior to submitting your inquiry PARCEL media is dedicated to the professional development of today's logistics professionals. Our mission is to equip these professionals with the tools to succeed in today’s ever-changing industry. Our highly-praised editorial covers the entire small-shipment process, from warehousing and packaging optimization to carrier contract negotiation to final delivery.

Acuitive Solutions today launched OptiPost, a cloud-based, multi-carrier parcel manifesting platform that digitizes the manual routing guide and enforces it at the point of shipment. The platform gives companies control over the roughly 20% of shipping that happens outside the distribution center and never touches a traditional TMS: samples, inventory transfers, returns for repair and recertification, and DC bypass moves still governed by static guides nobody can be sure are followed.

Shipium, the industry’s first promise-to-payment shipping platform, today announced Always-On Audit, a platform-native financial product that validates carrier charges against expected rates and contracts in real-time, and then automates integrated auditing workflows for complete financial controllership. Carrier billing complexity has accelerated as surcharge and accessorial structures have grown.