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Covid and Brexit have hit transportation and storage harder than any other sector – ParcelHero

Covid and Brexit have hit transportation and storage harder than any other sector – ParcelHero

Jun 12, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, eCommerce, Logistics News, News in General Comments Off on Covid and Brexit have hit transportation and storage harder than any other sector – ParcelHero

The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Business Insights report reveals the shock news that the transportation and storage industry has been hardest hit of all sectors by Covid and Brexit....
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Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact in UK than Covid

Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact in UK than Covid

May 29, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, COVID-19, eCommerce, Euro News, Logistics News, Shipping & Freight, Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact in UK than Covid

ONS report looking at the combined impact of Covid and Brexit shows trade with EU countries has declined 23.1%. The report also reveals Brexit problems far outweighed Covid issues in the first...
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FLIP – First fully autonomous vehicle by SberAutoTech with fast-swappable batteries

FLIP – First fully autonomous vehicle by SberAutoTech with fast-swappable batteries

May 29, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Logistics News Comments Off on FLIP – First fully autonomous vehicle by SberAutoTech with fast-swappable batteries

SberAutoTech, a Sber ecosystem company, has revealed a prototype of its own autonomous vehicle for future mobility, FLIP. The brand-new and fully self-driving vehicle has been developed to match the...
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IT designed to suit garment manufacturing supply chains

IT designed to suit garment manufacturing supply chains

May 22, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on IT designed to suit garment manufacturing supply chains

These are exciting times for UK garment manufacturers – if they embrace digitalisation, writes Karl H. Lauri, managing team member at MRPeasy.com. Significant changes are under way in the garment...
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Dometic launches DeliBox, a game-changing solution for food delivery

Dometic launches DeliBox, a game-changing solution for food delivery

May 22, 2021 COVID-19, eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, Handling News, Launch pad, Supply Chain Comments Off on Dometic launches DeliBox, a game-changing solution for food delivery

Dometic, a global leader in mobile living solutions, announces the launch of its industry-first DeliBox delivery solution. This revolutionary smart delivery box is designed to preserve the quality...
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Hyster looks to electrify ports!

Hyster looks to electrify ports!

May 22, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, Handling News Comments Off on Hyster looks to electrify ports!

Hydrogen and lithium-ion power may move ports closer to total electrification, says Hyster Europe, as it prepares to update on its zero-emission Container Handler and ReachStacker projects at the TOC...
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Sustainability in Materials Handling

Sustainability in Materials Handling

May 22, 2021 Articles, Case Study, eCommerce, Global News, Green Supply Chain, Logistics News, Storage & Racking, Supply Chain Comments Off on Sustainability in Materials Handling

Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems, highlights some of the important factors for procuring environmentally considerate materials handling equipment. Products of any kind...
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CEVA Logistics now operating full Contract Logistics for Under Armour in U.K.

CEVA Logistics now operating full Contract Logistics for Under Armour in U.K.

May 15, 2021 eCommerce, Handling News, Logistics News, News in General Comments Off on CEVA Logistics now operating full Contract Logistics for Under Armour in U.K.

–       Dedicated distribution center in Oxfordshire handles Under Armour’s U.K.  e-commerce, retail and wholesale fulfillment and distribution –       CEVA’s first...
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DHL Global Forwarding, Freight: myDHLi boosts online bookings by 56%

DHL Global Forwarding, Freight: myDHLi boosts online bookings by 56%

May 15, 2021 eCommerce, Logistics News, Multimodal, News in General, Shipping & Freight, Supply Chain Comments Off on DHL Global Forwarding, Freight: myDHLi boosts online bookings by 56%

Digital customer platform myDHLi now also includes road transport via DHL Freight New features and functionalities presented at the first myDHLi Digital Summit hosted by DHL DHL Global Forwarding,...
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Irish e-commerce platform AB COMMERCE launches upgraded B2B module

Irish e-commerce platform AB COMMERCE launches upgraded B2B module

Apr 28, 2021 eCommerce, Handling News, Logistics News, News in General, Storage & Racking, Supply Chain Comments Off on Irish e-commerce platform AB COMMERCE launches upgraded B2B module

POSITIVE PANDEMIC AFTERSHOCKS IN THE E-COMMERCE SPHERE  B2B BUYERS TO PURCHASE 33% MORE ONLINE, WITH A DOMESTIC FOCUS  E-commerce and indigenous online sales are the future of B2B companies in an...
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Strong Recovery in Rail Freight

Strong Recovery in Rail Freight

Freight by Rail volumes begins to recover by Howard Knott as featured in Fleet Transport Sept-Oct edition On 16 August, the Ballina/Dublin container rail service operated by Irish Rail on behalf of...
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Jungheinrich automates production facility for ZF in Schweinfurt

Jungheinrich automates production facility for ZF...

Improving crane efficiency

Improving crane efficiency

Dubai National Insurance & Reinsurance joins the World Logistics Passport (WLP)

Dubai National Insurance & Reinsurance...

Microchip shortage – Economic impact worse than Covid – ECG/FVL

Microchip shortage – Economic impact worse than...

Handling

Goldhofer at GIS 2021, October 7-9, 2021 – Transport solutions for multiple applications

Goldhofer at GIS 2021, October 7-9, 2021 – Transport solutions...

With »STEPSTAR« and »ADDrive«, Goldhofer is presenting flexible, multifunctional and cost-effective transport solutions The new self-tracking semi lowloaders in the »STEPSTAR« series offer top quality engineering, high payloads combined with a low dead weight, and an innovative load securing...
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Improving crane efficiency

Improving crane efficiency