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Hankook partners with Hapag-Lloyd AG to strengthen logistics capabilities

Hankook partners with Hapag-Lloyd AG to strengthen logistics capabilities

Dec 18, 2021 Articles, Global News, Handling News, Logistics News, News in General, Supply Chain Comments Off on Hankook partners with Hapag-Lloyd AG to strengthen logistics capabilities

Tyre maker Hankook has signed a long-term partnership deal with the world’s fifth-largest liner shipping company. Hapag-Lloyd will provide a stable supply of shipping containers and sustainable...
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Ireland is expected to generate 95,000 tonnes of packaging waste this Christmas

Ireland is expected to generate 95,000 tonnes of packaging waste this Christmas

Dec 16, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Features, News in General Comments Off on Ireland is expected to generate 95,000 tonnes of packaging waste this Christmas

New research from Repak reveals shopper’s behaviour over the festive season   Ireland is expected to generate 95,000 tonnes of packaging waste this Christmas Research reveals that 75% plan to be...
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CONTAINER CARGO THEFT – A Frustrating But Avoidable Story

CONTAINER CARGO THEFT – A Frustrating But Avoidable Story

Dec 12, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Multimodal, News in General, Safety News, Shipping & Freight, Storage & Racking Comments Off on CONTAINER CARGO THEFT – A Frustrating But Avoidable Story

Cargo theft from containers is, unfortunately, a tale we often hear. It’s also a tale as old as container shipping itself. BSI and TT Club reported that theft of cargo in transit accounted for 71%...
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Progress in Merger between Cargotec and Konecranes ongoing

Progress in Merger between Cargotec and Konecranes ongoing

Dec 12, 2021 Articles, Handling News, Logistics News, Multimodal, News in General Comments Off on Progress in Merger between Cargotec and Konecranes ongoing

 The Companies have submitted commitments to the European Commission to Satisfy Competition Concerns As communicated earlier, Cargotec and Konecranes have continued active dialogue and cooperation...
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Getting the drinks in with a fleet of space-saving Flexi Truck very narrow aisle (VNA) articulated forklifts

Getting the drinks in with a fleet of space-saving Flexi Truck very narrow aisle (VNA) articulated forklifts

Dec 04, 2021 Articles, Case Study, eCommerce, Fork Lifts, Logistics News, News in General Comments Off on Getting the drinks in with a fleet of space-saving Flexi Truck very narrow aisle (VNA) articulated forklifts

A fleet of space-saving Flexi Truck very narrow aisle articulated forklifts have been deployed across the network of distribution depots operated by the UK’s largest independent drinks wholesaler...
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Booming electric forklift market

Booming electric forklift market

Dec 04, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Fork Lifts, Green Supply Chain, News in General Comments Off on Booming electric forklift market

With more and more forklift truck users opting for electric-power over IC-engine driven machines when the time comes to replace or upgrade their materials handling equipment fleet, the coming years...
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Average shipping container prices decline at ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, logjam still unabated

Average shipping container prices decline at ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, logjam still unabated

Nov 24, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, COVID-19, eCommerce, Logistics News, News in General, Shipping & Freight, Storage & Racking, Supply Chain Comments Off on Average shipping container prices decline at ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, logjam still unabated

Container Availability Index (CAx) values consistently greater than 0.80 showing very high levels of inbound containers Average container prices drop by 10.7% at the port of Los Angeles from Aug to...
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Jungheinrich sees positive results in the first three quarters of the 2021 financial year.

Jungheinrich sees positive results in the first three quarters of the 2021 financial year.

Nov 12, 2021 Articles, Euro News, Fork Lifts Comments Off on Jungheinrich sees positive results in the first three quarters of the 2021 financial year.

Value of incoming orders Q1–Q3: €3.58 billion / +31 per cent Revenue Q1–Q3: €3.02 billion / +11 per cent EBIT Q1–Q3: €258.4 million / +72 per cent; EBIT ROS: 8.6 per cent Net credit as at...
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First Euro Pool System recycled folding trays for the transport of fruit and vegetables

First Euro Pool System recycled folding trays for the transport of fruit and vegetables

Nov 12, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, News in General, Storage & Racking Comments Off on First Euro Pool System recycled folding trays for the transport of fruit and vegetables

 Euro Pool System, logistics provider of reusable packaging in the European fresh supply chain, started using its first recycled folding trays in mid-October. This project is fully in line with the...
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Local hospice will benefit from Toyota staff’s ‘virtual’ walk

Local hospice will benefit from Toyota staff’s ‘virtual’ walk

Nov 12, 2021 Articles, Events, Features, Fork Lifts, Handling News, News in General Comments Off on Local hospice will benefit from Toyota staff’s ‘virtual’ walk

Staff at Toyota Material Handling UK Ltd’s Castleford head office are raising money for local charity, Wakefield Hospice, by undertaking a 3920 mile ‘virtual’ walk. Over a 99-day period the...
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Logistics

Rhenus reaches first milestone in LCL (less-container-load) Carbon-Neutral journey with pilot launch of Carbon Neutrality Label

Rhenus reaches first milestone in LCL (less-container-load)...

LCL consolidation shipments exported by Rhenus from the Central European Gateway in Hilden, Germany, can receive the ClimatePartner label, as proof of the carbon emissions neutralised for the first...
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From truck to rail: Audi switches up delivery of battery modules for Brussels

From truck to rail: Audi switches up delivery of...

Creating sustainable value within Intralogistics 

Creating sustainable value within

Combilift launches the Combi-FSE – the new electric sideloader 

Combilift launches the Combi-FSE – the new...

XPO Logistics Extends as Official Logistics Supplier for IRONMAN & IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlon Events in Europe

XPO Logistics Extends as Official Logistics...

Handling

PALFINGER at IAA Transportation: Eco Efficient & Smart into the Future

PALFINGER at IAA Transportation: Eco Efficient & Smart into the...

The world’s leading provider of innovative crane and lifting solutions presents its smart products and solutions at the IAA Transportation 2022. In line with the company’s Vision & Strategy 2030, PALFINGER offers hardware and software from a single source and uses the potential of...
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IFOY AWARDs 2023: Application phase begins 

IFOY AWARDs 2023: Application phase begins