Itoh Denki, a leading international specialist in motorised drive roller (MDR) based material handling technologies, is set for a busy first quarter of 2024, with major innovations to be displayed at two major international trade shows in March. The company will be exhibiting at both SITL (stand J08...

Few industries understand the importance of efficiency as profoundly as supply chain and logistics operators. In fact, the entire business model hinges on eking out incremental enhancements that collectively yield substantial benefits, say BluQube. Numerous strategies in the logistics sector, such a...

Lödige Industries, a global supplier of logistics systems, has recently completed the installation of an automated storage and retrieval system at The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK Electric)’s Electric Tower in Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong Island. The system incorporates an elevating transfer vehicle...

Kardex has agreed a strategic partnership with Addverb in the area of intralogistics software. Addverb is a robotics and warehouse automation company based in India. The cooperation combines Kardex’s expertise in the area of compact storage systems with Addverb’s outstanding warehouse management...

Port Boulogne Calais has once again demonstrated its resilience both in terms of fishing and cross-Channel traffic. Both ports showed solid results for 2023. After a very good year in 2022, the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer confirmed its dynamism in 2023. With €89.1 million in value (+ 2%), it once aga...

Warehouse technology innovator Synergy Logistics has appointed a highly experienced business performance lead as it looks to scale up on expansion, growth and drive change. Chris White joins as Head of Sales for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) with a dual remit of further improving client e...

At LogiMAT 2024, DS Automotion will showcase the results of 40 years of expertise in developing and manufacturing mobile robots, along with providing tailored solutions for individual user needs. The Austrian company has established itself as a global expert thanks to its exclusive focus to this fie...

PwC predicts wide-scale development of 5G communication networks will contribute an additional 1.3 trillion USD to global GDP by 2030. With logistics and transport among the primary target sectors for 5G-enabled technology, what are the key benefits 5G could bring? Here, Kristian Torode, Director an...

Collaboration between different sector organisations is increasingly important to achieving shared targets for the timber industry, according to John Dye, President of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON). At the general meeting of TIMCON members, held in Manchester in January, D...

Suzi Perry hosted a crowd of over 550 at the British International Freight Association’s 2023 Freight Service Awards, which took place at the Brewery in London. The ‘Queen of the Pit Lane’ revealed nine winning companies and two winning individuals in the 11 categories of the awards, which ce...