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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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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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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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Cognex Introduces High Speed Steerable Mirror for Large Area Scanning with a Single Barcode Reader

Cognex Introduces High Speed Steerable Mirror for Large Area Scanning with a Single Barcode Reader

Oct 25, 2021 eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, Handling News Comments Off on Cognex Introduces High Speed Steerable Mirror for Large Area Scanning with a Single Barcode Reader

Delivers unprecedented single-camera coverage in a compact hardware solution Cognex Corporation, the leader in industrial machine vision, has released the High Speed Steerable Mirror, a patented...
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Schmitz Cargobull EcoGeneration curtainsider – Finalist in German Sustainability Prize Design 2022

Schmitz Cargobull EcoGeneration curtainsider – Finalist in German Sustainability Prize Design 2022

Oct 10, 2021 Awards, Green Supply Chain, Multimodal, News in General Comments Off on Schmitz Cargobull EcoGeneration curtainsider – Finalist in German Sustainability Prize Design 2022

Finalists embody exemplary and commendable sustainability Selected from over 1,000 applications, Schmitz Cargobull’s aerodynamic EcoGeneration curtainsiders have been nominated for the German...
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Jungheinrich automates for Coca-Cola HBC

Jungheinrich automates for Coca-Cola HBC

Sep 25, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Euro News, Green Supply Chain, Logistics News, News in General, Storage & Racking Comments Off on Jungheinrich automates for Coca-Cola HBC

Jungheinrich is building an automation solution for Coca-Cola HBC at its Radzymin plant in Poland. The new warehouse system expands the existing facility and offers state-of-the-art technology. Some...
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Strong Recovery in Rail Freight

Strong Recovery in Rail Freight

Sep 19, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, COVID-19, eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, Logistics News, Multimodal, News in General, Supply Chain Comments Off on 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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Spin Demonstrates e-Scooter Safety Technologies Ahead of Usage Legalisation in Ireland

Spin Demonstrates e-Scooter Safety Technologies Ahead of Usage Legalisation in Ireland

Sep 03, 2021 eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, News in General, Safety News Comments Off on Spin Demonstrates e-Scooter Safety Technologies Ahead of Usage Legalisation in Ireland

Ahead of legislation passing to legalise the use of e-scooters by the Dáil later this year, Spin, the Ford-owned micromobility company, hosted an e-Scooter Safety Demonstration event at the RDS in...
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Geek+ and WSR Solutions launch Smart Palletizing Solution

Geek+ and WSR Solutions launch Smart Palletizing Solution

Aug 22, 2021 eCommerce, Euro News, Green Supply Chain, Launch pad, News in General Comments Off on Geek+ and WSR Solutions launch Smart Palletizing Solution

Geek+, a global AMR leader, has launched a new solution for Smart Mixed Case palletizing, co-developed with WSR Solutions, a provider of intelligent warehouse management tools. The solution combines...
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Report highlights Acceleration of Automation due to Impact of Covid-19 

Report highlights Acceleration of Automation due to Impact of Covid-19 

Aug 14, 2021 COVID-19, Features, Green Supply Chain, Launch pad, Logistics News, Multimodal, News in General, Shipping & Freight, Storage & Racking Comments Off on Report highlights Acceleration of Automation due to Impact of Covid-19 

New research from Guidance Automation finds that 68% of companies have plans to invest in automation in the next six to twelve months Undertaken by SAPIO Research during April 2021, the research...
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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...