European road and parcel freight rates will increase with 8% in the next six months; Global ocean freight rates are stable at a low level, but air freight rates will further decrease by another 5%. These are the main conclusions from the ‘Transport Monitor’ of supply chain and logistics consulti...

Jag Lamba (pictured), CEO of Certa, writes about how AI can be beneficial to supply chain professionals and SCM (supply chain management). While most of the coverage of the rise of artificial intelligence in the past year or so has been on generative models such as ChatGPT that can be used by the av...

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations were forced to take bold steps to reconfigure their supply chains for the future, writes Nigel Pekenc (pictured), Specialist Partner, Operations and Performance Practice, Kearney. With worldwide material shortages and logistics disruptions hinder...

Jason Rockett (pictured), managing director of industrial and logistics property company, Potter Space, shares his view on the small to mid-box (sub-100k sq. ft.) property market in light of the company’s new research report, ‘BIG Things in SMALL Boxes’, conducted in collaboration with Savills...

Synergy Logistics, an innovator in warehouse technology, is reporting remarkable results with its ground-breaking multi-agent orchestration platform (MAO), SnapControl. This software solution empowers warehouses to achieve seamless and efficient control over all automation devices and robots within ...

Configuring machine vision inspections in 3D is now possible in a “snapshot”, thanks to the combination of SICK’s powerful and compact Visionary-T Mini AP camera with the new easy-to-use SICK Nova 3D Presence Inspection sensorApp. The SICK Visionary-T Mini AP uses best-in-class time-of-flight ...

Alstef Group, supplier of automated material handling solutions, and Falcon Autotech, a global warehouse automation solution provider, have announced the successful launch of a state-of-the-art parcel sortation system set to elevate the operational prowess of Aramex Sydney. The cornerstone of this p...

CIRRO Fulfillment and Hai Robotics, a pioneer and leader in Autonomous Case-Handling Robot (ACR) Systems, partnered in September 2023 to integrate robotics technology into its German fulfilment centre in time for the holiday season. The advanced fulfilment centre covers an area of 6,500m² with a st...

Autrix, a new robotic automation company, launched this month with the mission of making automation accessible for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK. Formed from leaders in the robotics space and talent from automation companies, Autrix aims to enable SMEs to compete globally t...

St. Modwen Logistics, one of the UK’s leading logistics developers and managers, has successfully completed Phase 1 of the development at St. Modwen Park Derby. The 67-acre industrial and logistics park, which is the largest brownfield regeneration site in Derby, was developed in partnership with ...