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Kmart Automates new Omni-channel Facility

Vanderlande has been selected by Kmart to automate its new logistics facility at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct in Sydney. To meet the complex needs and demands of one of Australia’s most iconic retail brands,...

Eram to Automate New Distribution Centre

As a critical part of its overall strategy to optimise and modernise a large portion of its B2B and B2C storage and distribution operations, Eram Group’s Fashion division has selected Dematic to automate the...

Automated Robotic Pick and Place

Order picking is complex and cost-intensive, whether in e-commerce or at OEMs. Traditional automation technology reaches its limits here. The Stuttgart-based company Sereact solves this challenge with a complete solution consisting of AI software...

Fixed Price Supply Chains

Supply chain volatility is nothing that a fixed-price contract can’t fix, write Sarah Rutnah, Thomas Winstanley and Sonia Vilar of Dentons Law Firm. In times of economic and political volatility, fixed-price contracts offer welcome protection...

First Freight Train via UK East-West Rail

Maritime Transport, one of the UK’s leading providers of integrated road and rail freight logistics, has launched a new rail freight service connecting DP World Southampton with its Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at...

Container Wheels System Simplifies Handling

The handling of loaded containers in tight spaces has always been a logistical challenge. Now, the Norwegian equipment supplier Wee.no is launching ContainerWheels 2-in-1: A patented system designed to make container transport quicker, safer,...

Smallest Safety Laser Scanner on the Market

The new ultra-compact RSL 200 safety laser scanner from Leuze can be integrated effortlessly and used flexibly to safeguard danger zones and access points on narrow production lines, automated guided vehicles and robots. Minimum...

Jacky Perrenot Acquires ArrowXL Home Delivery

ArrowXL, one of the UK’s largest and longest established two-person home delivery specialists, has been acquired by the Jacky Perrenot Group, a Pan-European logistics and transportation business with a turn-over of €1.2bn. Under the...

Hidden Dangers of Cargo Fires

The industry bodies of the Cargo Integrity Group expand on their concerns relating to cargoes that can catch fire and cause significant damage and casualties under certain conditions. Circumstances created by an alignment of...