Steve Parker, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) joined Marcus Baker, global head of marine, cargo and logistics at Marsh to deliver the opening address at the Cargo Insurance London conference. Addressing the reasons behind, and problems caused, by under or uni...

Ocado Intelligent Automation (OIA), part of Ocado Group, has introduced Porter AMR, a pallet-moving autonomous mobile robot (AMR) that navigates warehouses to automate several warehouse workflows such as cross-docking, bulk-item picking, putaway, and pallet movement. OIA’s patented system-directed...

The recent events at Heathrow Airport have once again underscored the vulnerability of the UK’s logistics network to unexpected disruptions. As one of the country’s busiest transport hubs, any interruption to operations — particularly on the scale caused by a major power outage — has immedia...

With rising logistics costs, it’s crucial to maintain profitability through highly optimised operations and load planning processes. Logistics Business and Aptean are preparing a Webinar entitled ‘Automating Truck Loading to Save Costs & Drive Efficiencies’. Join our industry experts on Tu...

In transport logistics, for both shippers and carriers, resources are finite: employee bottlenecks, delays in the yard, external influences on route planning and a lack of transparency force everyone involved in the transport chain to replan at short notice. So, how can shippers and carriers bullet ...