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Clearance Works Under Way on Limerick – Foynes Line

Clearance Works Under Way on Limerick – Foynes Line

Nov 05, 2022 BREXIT, eCommerce, Handling News, Logistics News, Multimodal, News in General, Shipping & Freight Comments Off on Clearance Works Under Way on Limerick – Foynes Line

Clearance works are continuing on the disused Limerick-Foynes railway line in preparation for relaying and reopening of the route in 2024. The first consignment of rail for the project is expected to...
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DHL Supply Chain Partners with U.K.-Based Fashion Retailer boohoo to expand in the U.S.A.

DHL Supply Chain Partners with U.K.-Based Fashion Retailer boohoo to expand in the U.S.A.

Oct 28, 2022 eCommerce, Global News, News in General, Shipping & Freight, Supply Chain Comments Off on DHL Supply Chain Partners with U.K.-Based Fashion Retailer boohoo to expand in the U.S.A.

DHL Supply Chain, the global leader in contract logistics and part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has been chosen by boohoo group plc to manage its first-ever U.S. distribution center. DHL Supply Chain...
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Increasing last mile delivery security and intelligence

Increasing last mile delivery security and intelligence

Oct 21, 2022 Case Study, eCommerce, Logistics News, News in General, Supply Chain Comments Off on Increasing last mile delivery security and intelligence

The biggest issue facing logistics firms, as identified by Barclays, is delivering goods when recipients are not present, with over 63% of carriers stating this as a concern The last mile plays a...
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iFollow mobile robot range ups capacity to 1500 kg

iFollow mobile robot range ups capacity to 1500 kg

Oct 21, 2022 eCommerce, News in General, Product Launch Pad Comments Off on iFollow mobile robot range ups capacity to 1500 kg

iFollow has expanded its iLogistics Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) range to include a unit with a 1500 kg capacity. Made at iFollow’s state of the art facilities outside Paris in France, The iL –...
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Online shoppers are willing to pay more for green shipping, DHL Online Shopper Survey finds

Online shoppers are willing to pay more for green shipping, DHL Online Shopper Survey finds

Oct 21, 2022 Case Studies, eCommerce, Global News, News in General, Supply Chain, Survey Comments Off on Online shoppers are willing to pay more for green shipping, DHL Online Shopper Survey finds

The majority of European consumers want online retailers to become more sustainable, including delivery and packaging 93% of European shoppers choose online shops based on the delivery options ...
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Pallet pioneers inducted into Logistics Hall of Fame

Pallet pioneers inducted into Logistics Hall of Fame

Oct 08, 2022 Awards, eCommerce, IFOY AWARDS, News in General Comments Off on Pallet pioneers inducted into Logistics Hall of Fame

Eleven planks, nine wooden blocks, 78 nails –and a milestone in logistics is complete. The Euro pallet once cut the loading time of freight cars or trucks by up to 90 percent. It has set the...
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Managing costs is key to offering free returns for online retailers

Managing costs is key to offering free returns for online retailers

Sep 24, 2022 eCommerce, Logistics News, News in General, UK News Comments Off on Managing costs is key to offering free returns for online retailers

The move by some high street retailers to start charging for online returns is probably long overdue but does it risk losing sales, asks Charlie Walker, head of marketing at Walker Logistics...
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2.5-3.5 tonne electric from Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks – Power to outperform diesels… even on gradients

2.5-3.5 tonne electric from Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks – Power to outperform diesels… even on gradients

Aug 21, 2022 eCommerce, Fork Lifts, Green Supply Chain, News in General Comments Off on 2.5-3.5 tonne electric from Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks – Power to outperform diesels… even on gradients

The arguments for why electric forklifts are better than diesel are well rehearsed. But, for many, a nagging doubt remains: what about ramps and steep slopes where there’s the very real possibility...
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FEFPEB President calls for packing industry action to attract staff

FEFPEB President calls for packing industry action to attract staff

Aug 21, 2022 Articles, eCommerce, Fork Lifts, Handling News, Logistics News, News in General Comments Off on FEFPEB President calls for packing industry action to attract staff

President of the European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB), Rob van Hoesel, has called on the wooden pallet and packaging sector to update its businesses and...
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idealworks Extends Partner Network with Linde Material Handling

idealworks Extends Partner Network with Linde Material Handling

Aug 07, 2022 eCommerce, Euro News, News in General Comments Off on idealworks Extends Partner Network with Linde Material Handling

Cutting-edge improvements in technology, such as autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), have been and continue to be the driving force behind automation. Not least due to their flexible range of...
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Logistics

In a time of global crisis, how to reduce costs in the supply chain – Yale

In a time of global crisis, how to reduce costs in the supply chain...

No matter where we turn, costs are going up. From supermarkets to fuel stations, to our personal and business energy bills, no one has been unaffected from this steady, and sometimes devastating,...
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New Era of Coffee Harvesting: IED students’ projects at the Nuvola Lavazza in Turin

New Era of Coffee Harvesting: IED students’...

Dynamic New Jungheinrich Partnership Helps Kammac Achieve Industry-Leading Agility 

Dynamic New Jungheinrich Partnership Helps Kammac...

 Tesla moves into Garbe Industrial Real Estate property in Holzgerlingen 

 Tesla moves into Garbe Industrial Real Estate...

Formula E and DHL renew partnership kicking off the new Gen3 era

Formula E and DHL renew partnership kicking off...

Handling

Bobcat Compact Loader Creators Inducted into American National Inventors Hall of Fame

Bobcat Compact Loader Creators Inducted into American National...

– Cyril and Louis Keller’s invention and contributions to the compact equipment industry are recognized at national level - Cyril and Louis Keller, the brothers who invented the world’s first compact loader (later named the Bobcat skid-steer loader), have been selected as 2023...
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Komatsu’s new SubMonitor system now available as an option on wheel loader models 

Komatsu’s new SubMonitor system now...