With the high cost of human labour prompting more and more logistics companies to seek ways of working that rely less on people, interest in automation is greater than ever at this year’s IMHX, says Event Director, Rob Fisher. The shrinking labour pool is certainly hitting the logistics sector har...

Fiege has become the new logistics partner of Beam Suntory Deutschland GmbH with effect from 1st July 2022. The logistics company, based in Greven in Westphalia, will take charge of warehouse logistics, value-added services, and transportation within Germany, but also to Austria as well as parts of ...

Exporta has installed two new pieces of technology at its Kinross manufacturing facility in the UK, which it says will be of huge benefit to its customer base. Digital Printing Machine Exporta says product branding is key to its customers – this could be five Euro Containers with a logo on the sid...

Imperial Logistics, owned by DP World, has marked 50 years of logistics services and transport operations at the port of Fürth in Germany. The port is a handling centre for construction materials and agricultural goods for well-known companies in the region. Imperial is set to continue its role tha...

The H2Accelerate collaboration has published a new whitepaper in support of the use of hydrogen in long-haul trucking, based on focus group discussions with truck end-users and logistics providers. The paper sets out the conclusions of a series of focus groups with companies such as Amazon, Nestle ...

The Port of Tyne has extended its commercial partnership with Nissan to facilitate the import and export of new vehicles for a further five years. As one of the port’s largest customers and of economic importance to the region, this agreement marks the dawn of a new era for both parties as the mov...

As the logistics industry looks to operate more sustainably amid increasing demand from e-commerce, UPS is electrifying its ground fleet, using cleaner fuels and powering facilities with renewable energy. A new development is the use of duo-trailers in Spain that operate between Madrid and Barcelona...

Warehouse and distribution centres (DCs) are grappling with a significant and ongoing labour shortage. Increased wages and benefits haven’t been enough to reverse the trend. Ever-increasing demand for faster delivery, and ongoing macro supply chain disruption add to the challenge. Warehouse safety...

GEFCO, a global expert in supply chain and one of the top suppliers in automation logistics in Europe, has launched its new centre in Algeciras, which is already operating, as part of its goal of stablishing a strategy oriented towards strengthening its logistics chains. GEFCO Group has opened the n...

HAI Robotics has formed a commercial partnership with pop.capacity. With this partnership, pop.capacity will be able to include HAI Robotics solutions as part of its portfolio to provide the most advanced robotics and automation solutions to its customers in an effort to reduce friction points withi...