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Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced that UK-headquartered Halfords, a leading automotive products and services retailer, is using Descartes’ last mile delivery solution to enable dynamic delivery pricing in its customer-facing mobile tire replacement service and as its new international field service software solution [...]

Unmanned transport system increases productivity and safety in the cargo terminal at Frankfurt Airport  Lödige Industries, a leading supplier of air cargo terminal equipment, is providing its first Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) as a pilot project for Swissport's new air cargo terminal in Frankfurt. The autonomous vehicle is one of the German-based company's latest [...]

DP WORLD today announces a major step forward for the capability of its Southampton terminal with the completion of the crane rail extension, which will allow the world’s largest cranes to service the full length of the quay. Part of DP World’s £40m investment this year in Britain’s second largest container terminal, the 120m [...]

Sinotrans Global E-commerce Logistics recently joined the Air France KLM Martinair Cargo Sustainable Aviation Fuel Programme on its Hangzhou-Amsterdam route. The Cargo SAF Programme enables shippers and forwarders to power a share of their flights with sustainable aviation fuel, a cleaner substitute for conventional jet fuel, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 85%. Participation [...]

La Compagnie, the 100% SMART BUSINESS CLASS airline, has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to support its first-ever venture into the air cargo market. It has awarded WFS a three-year contract to handle cargo onboard its Airbus A321LR services from Paris Orly to New York’s Newark International Airport, which will increase from the current [...]

The international certification organization “Investors in People” (IIP) has awarded the Freight Forwarding activity of GEODIS in Germany with the gold status. In the course of an audit, independent IIP experts assessed personnel management and development in GEODIS’s Freight Forwarding line of business in Germany and found it to be exemplary. The award highlights [...]

Leading industry trade body, the Gas Vehicle Network, GVN, respond to Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps’ Transport Decarbonisation Plan released 14.07.2021. Isaac Occhipinti, Director of External Affairs, GVN said: “We welcome the Government’s proposal to end the sale of diesel polluting HGVs given their disproportionately high rate of emissions and the associated impacts on air [...]

Finnish entity to deliver new opportunities for businesses connected by the Baltic Sea Samskip has established its own business entity in Finland with ambitions to grow shortsea, inland and freight forwarding (ocean and air) volumes from new premises in Helsinki. Replacing a previous agency arrangement, the Finnish enterprise will be led by logistics professional Atte [...]

Introduction of new Canto digital asset management software enhances project efficiency and collaboration. UK specialist logistics firm, Osprey Group, has introduced new technology into its operations to support the bid process, aid safety compliance, and streamline customer and supplier collaboration. The Bristol-headquartered company, which specialises in finding innovative ways to transport abnormally heavy and [...]

Express Global Logistics (EXG) successfully executed a project to import 300 oxygen cylinders from China for the Government of India. The shipment comprised a total volume of 108mt of empty cylinders packed in 150 wooden boxes. A Boeing 747-400F was chartered from Tianjin Binhai International Airport to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for the first 252 oxygen [...]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released May 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend. As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted, all comparisons to follow are to May 2019 which followed a normal [...]

ChannelPorts, a Customs Clearance Agent supporting businesses to import and export goods in and out of the UK and Europe, today announced the launch of its digital customs clearance platform – CustomsPro. Founded in 1974, this move sees ChannelPorts combine nearly 50 years of customs knowledge with an intuitive, API-led digital platform, replacing traditionally manual [...]

One of the world’s leading transportation and freight forwarding specialists, Asia Pacific focused Dimerco Express Group, is celebrating 50 years since establishing its first operating unit in Taipei in 1971, as an air transportation service provider.    Today, half a century later, Dimerco defines itself as a mobile intelligence logistics service provider operating across [...]

The courier sector is currently experiencing two major consumer demands – an ever-increasing expectation for rapid delivery times, and a growing concern for greener methods. Balancing these two requirements has been difficult, and the recent pandemic has only amplified the pressure, with more parcels and packages heading out onto the roads than ever before. [...]

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announces that AMCO, a globally leading logistics and warehouse service provider, is expanding its customs warehousing operation and improving customer service with the deployment of the Descartes e-Customs solution. “Following Brexit, the demand for customs warehousing is growing and operating a bonded [...]

A tachograph is a device that is installed in all commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes. It records information, including distances covered, hours worked, and breaks taken. It is used as a way to check that driver workload and working conditions are being complied with appropriately. These regulations ensure the safety of the drivers themselves [...]

GEODIS has signed an agreement to acquire GANDON Transports, a leading player in the transport of temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products. Already very active in the healthcare market, GEODIS will now be able to expand its capabilities and pursue its development in this market segment.   "This acquisition will consolidate GEODIS' status as a key player [...]

In every business, it is essential to practice good safety in the workplace, to ensure the protection of employees, visitors and the general public at your property. There are a number of steps that are essential in improving the safety of your workplace. Here are five of them: Comprehensive Training It is essential that [...]

As the full ramifications of yet another colossal supplier-software targeted attack against Kaseya come to light, “digital democracies” must address how they best protect their digital supply chains. Jennifer Bisceglie, CEO and founder of Interos, comments below on how further collaboration is needed between democratic governments to protect and increase visibility into supply chain networks. Jennifer Bisceglie [...]

Fortec is proud to be collaborating with FareShare, as the charity works to fight hunger and tackle food waste in the UK. FareShare redistributes good-to-eat surplus food to frontline charities and community groups throughout the UK, which is then turned into meals for those most in need, providing over two million meals per week [...]

Higher capacity 3D printed crane hooks made by Huisman tested to 350 tonnes

Confined space in factories, industrial plants and hospitals are all natural environments for the new Enerpac telescopic gantry

Confined space in factories, industrial plants and hospitals are all natural environments for the new Enerpac telescopic gantry

Mammoet completes first heavy transport project using alternative to fossil-fuel diesel

The 2021 Crane & Rigging Workshop will be held September 14-16 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

The new Tadano AC 4.070-1 and AC 4.070L-1 have a capacity of 75 tons,

Manitowoc announces 110 US ton (100 tonne) GHC110 telescopic boom crawler crane

It is time to submit your entry for the 2021 IC Tower Index ranking of the world’s largest tower crane-owning companies

Updated 70 tonne Tadano all terrain crane available in two versions with 44 or 52 metre boom

The tower crane collapsed as it was being dismantled.

The tower crane collapsed as it was being dismantled.

Eisele AG has been a Tadano customer for over 30 years.

Mountains, tight turns, steep inclines and minimal space were all challenges met by Fanger with its 160 tonne Demag AT crane on a dam job in the Swiss Alps

Urcan Makina has been appointed official distributor to represent the full range of RT cranes for Turkey.

Palfinger delivered a PK 23500 truck with a loader crane to Djibouti, Africa.

The new RC-Trio is a general-purpose cylinder available in 41 models and is designed for use in all positions.

The 51-crane package will support Maxim’s seven new locations.

Construction boom and growing trend towards prefabricated buildings is increasing demand for Potain tower crane models

Landmark LHM 550 mobile harbour crane will be the eighth Rostock machine installed at the Port of Tema in Ghana 

Landmark LHM 550 mobile harbour crane will be the eighth Rostock machine installed at the Port of Tema in Ghana