Automated picking and handling operations often require the usage of more than one technology in the robotic area. They should be both scalable and flexible. David Priestman got an update from a key player. “We’re experts in the hardest area, which is individual item picking,” Ocado Intelligen...

While the main focus is on tariffs, trade lanes – as arteries of the world economy – have turned global logistics operators into key players, writes guest columnist Gino Baldissare. More than five decades ago, there were some commodities that played a key role in the global economy: grains, petr...

Risk mitigation is imperative to reduce the risks of and damage from cyberattacks and other crises, writes Robert Strange (pictured below), Senior Engineer at Neo4j. Supply chains have evolved into highly connected networks in recent years, driven by technological advancements that have made them �...

How can warehouse AMR robots achieve orderly collaboration on a multi-machine scale? How do they adapt to terminal-diversified logistics scenarios? We analyze how one manufacturer’s system can improve the efficiency of factory logistics for typical scenarios. Intelligent scheduling can be solved b...

Net Feasa, specialists in supply chain digitalization, today announced the launch of Agentic Control Tower, an end-to-end visualization and booking platform that wraps traditional shipping container workflows in Agentic AI. Agentic Control Tower transforms the container into an AI Agent that can ini...

Everyone in our industry knows what Third-party contract logistics is (3PLs and LSPs). Many of us will be familiar with the concept of the 4PL. But 5PL?! David Priestman reports. Stuart Love has a long and impressive job title for his new role at supply chain behemoth DSV: Director of Global Supply ...

Industry mergers continue apace, including in the reusable plastic packaging sector. They may provide shareholder and investor value, but what does it mean for customers and competition in the market? IPL, a manufacturer of rigid-plastic products is merging with Schoeller Allibert, a manufacturer of...

cargo-partner, a group company of Nippon Express Holdings, is celebrating a year of transformation at its Basildon, Essex warehouse. Since cargo-partner acquired the warehouse in April 2024, the facility has evolved into a key logistics and distribution hub serving both the UK and continental Europe...