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Double roll cage robots to transform UK grocery logistics

Double roll cage robots to transform UK grocery logistics

Nov 24, 2021 Global News, Logistics News, Storage & Racking, Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on Double roll cage robots to transform UK grocery logistics

Premium, slimline autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) made in France can carry two roll cages at once in cold stores and ambient warehouses, making them an ideal productivity boosting solution for...
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Cargotec and Konecranes announce planned high-level operating model and leadership team for the Future Company

Cargotec and Konecranes announce planned high-level operating model and leadership team for the Future Company

Nov 05, 2021 Global News, Green Supply Chain, News in General Comments Off on Cargotec and Konecranes announce planned high-level operating model and leadership team for the Future Company

  As announced earlier, Cargotec and Konecranes will merge to create a global leader in sustainable material flow. The merger is expected to take place by the end of H1/2022, and Cargotec and...
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Forget Christmas – that ship may have already sailed – warns ParcelHero

Forget Christmas – that ship may have already sailed – warns ParcelHero

Oct 16, 2021 BREXIT, COVID-19, eCommerce, Global News, Logistics News Comments Off on Forget Christmas – that ship may have already sailed – warns ParcelHero

With large container ships unable to unload at Felixstowe, thousands of Christmas gifts are sailing into the sunset, warns ParcelHero. A Dunkirk-style flotilla of smaller ships from Europe might just...
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Schoeller Allibert UK welcomes CMA Green Claims Code to support development of real supply chain sustainability

Schoeller Allibert UK welcomes CMA Green Claims Code to support development of real supply chain sustainability

Oct 16, 2021 Features, Global News, Logistics News Comments Off on Schoeller Allibert UK welcomes CMA Green Claims Code to support development of real supply chain sustainability

by  Jon Walkington, Sales Director, Retail & Systems Integrators, at Schoeller Allibert UK Designing a competitive warehouse and supply chain today isn’t a simple task. From the outset,...
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Brambles appoints experienced sustainability leader Marisa Sánchez to drive decarbonisation across the Group

Brambles appoints experienced sustainability leader Marisa Sánchez to drive decarbonisation across the Group

Oct 16, 2021 Features, Global News, Logistics News Comments Off on Brambles appoints experienced sustainability leader Marisa Sánchez to drive decarbonisation across the Group

Brambles, the global supply chain solutions company operating in 60 countries through the CHEP brand, including in the UK and Ireland, has appointed Marisa Sánchez as its new Global Supply Chain...
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Large Moffett orders received by Hiab USA, increase in truck mounted forklift manufacturing capacity

Large Moffett orders received by Hiab USA, increase in truck mounted forklift manufacturing capacity

Oct 10, 2021 Fork Lifts, Global News, Handling News, News in General Comments Off on Large Moffett orders received by Hiab USA, increase in truck mounted forklift manufacturing capacity

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has received three large orders for a combined value of €12.9 million for MOFFETT truck mounted forklifts and HIAB loader cranes in the US. The orders will be booked in...
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LEEA to host Lifting & Safety in Ports and Maritime Zoom event

LEEA to host Lifting & Safety in Ports and Maritime Zoom event

Sep 25, 2021 Global News, Logistics News, News in General Comments Off on LEEA to host Lifting & Safety in Ports and Maritime Zoom event

 The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) will host the Lifting and Safety in Ports and Maritime event on 26 October 2021 via Zoom. The free to attend event will be joined by Richard...
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GEODIS expands AirDirect service between Europe & Asia with new route

GEODIS expands AirDirect service between Europe & Asia with new route

Sep 25, 2021 BREXIT, COVID-19, Global News, Handling News, Logistics News Comments Off on GEODIS expands AirDirect service between Europe & Asia with new route

Global logistics player eyes strong growth in Asia Pacific (APAC) through strategic expansion of its fixed schedule network GEODIS, a global leading transport and logistics services provider, is...
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ECS is responsible for providing goods to 80% of UK retail

ECS is responsible for providing goods to 80% of UK retail

Sep 18, 2021 BREXIT, COVID-19, eCommerce, Euro News, Global News, News in General, Shipping & Freight, Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on ECS is responsible for providing goods to 80% of UK retail

The transport of goods to and from the United Kingdom has changed considerably due to the impact of Brexit. Both logistically and administratively, the European and British measures create new...
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Yale UX Series truck establishes roots with landscaping experts

Yale UX Series truck establishes roots with landscaping experts

Sep 18, 2021 Fork Lifts, Global News, Launch pad, News in General Comments Off on Yale UX Series truck establishes roots with landscaping experts

Cities, towns and villages around the world are witnessing a resurgence in the use of outdoor spaces. They provide a place to unwind, to exercise, and to briefly forget the stresses of everyday life....
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Logistics

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...

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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GEODIS plans to double its Contract Logistics Footprint in the UK

GEODIS plans to double its Contract Logistics...

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

Average shipping container prices decline at...

Double roll cage robots to transform UK grocery logistics

Double roll cage robots to transform UK grocery...

New EPAL Quality Classification enhances the use and exchange of EPAL Euro pallets

New EPAL Quality Classification enhances the use...

Handling

Hiab launches HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro loader crane with new control system

Hiab launches HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro loader crane with new control system

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has launched the 110 tonne metre ™ super heavy loader crane HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro with the company’s new control system to deliver new productivity and safety benefits. The iQ range is HIAB’s new generation of loader cranes based on the new control system SPACEevo...
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Hiab launches HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro loader crane with new control system

Hiab launches HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro loader crane...