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The new IDTechEx report, “Autonomous Cars, Robotaxis & Sensors 2022-2042”, discovers that level 3 autonomous vehicle technology has been ready since 2017- so where are the autonomous vehicles? The answer lies in unclear liability rules, which have turned out to be a massive headache for automakers like Audi, Tesla, GM, Mercedes, and others. SAE [...]

DP WORLD today announces that it will begin work next month on a new fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub to increase supply chain resilience and create more capacity for the world’s largest vessels. The £300m sum - which builds on the £2bn investment DP World has made in Britain over the [...]

Brigade Electronics has launched a new Fleet Managers’ Guide to help improve efficiency and safety within the logistics and distribution markets. The guide, which is available as a free download, recognises the huge challenges faced by today’s fleet managers as the ongoing driver recruitment crisis combines with the implications of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. Extreme efficiency [...]

SriLankan Airlines has become the first new customer at Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) CenterPoint cargo handling terminal at London Heathrow. The airline has awarded WFS with a 32-month contract, commencing in September, to provide cargo handling and airside transport for its Airbus A330-300 flights connecting London and Colombo. SriLankan currently operates a weekly flight [...]

This Wednesday 15th of September, Port of Mukran, Ems Maritime Offshore (EMO), Vestas and Parkwind signed the lease agreements for the O&M building that will serve the forthcoming Arcadis Ost I wind farm. The signing ceremony, in the presence of the Minister of Energy, Infrastructure and Digitalization of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Christian Pegel, marks the beginning of [...]

UK’s leading supplier of lighting towers provides eco-lighting for Anglesey’s “Brexit lorry park”   Sales and hire equipment specialist MHM Group has worked in partnership with its customer Illumin8, to provide an eco-friendly lighting solution for Anglesey’s Holyhead truck park.   Holyhead is the UK’s second largest roll-on/roll-off ferry port, sees more than 400,000 freight lorries [...]

Convelio today announces that it has been appointed as the Shipping Partner of Design Miami/ Basel (21 – 26 September 2021) taking place at the Messe Basel in Basel, Switzerland. Convelio provides digital solutions for the traditionally offline process of buying art – from concluding a sale to placing the design piece in your [...]

Container ship fires and explosions in port storage facilities continue to be the result of poorly packed and misdeclared hazardous materials as they move through the global supply chain. A MOU recently signed by two influential industry bodies, ICHCA International and IVODGA adds impetus to disseminating effective guidance on the correct safety procedures that [...]

New location in Straubing / Gebrüder Weiss launching full-service logistics operations in the region on October 1 / Direct link to global network By opening a new location in Straubing at the start of October, the international transport and logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss is taking a further stride in consolidating its land transport network [...]

- New logistical hub in Zalaegerszeg for the HHLA rail subsidiary - Investments of more than € 40 million, 120 new positions planned - HHLA Chairwoman Angela Titzrath: Location with huge strategic potential in the heart of Europe   The HHLA intermodal subsidiary Metrans is expanding its network. The first foundations were laid for [...]

The relatively recent US imports ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ are now firmly established as important dates in every bargain-conscious Brit’s diary. And, with the countdown to the annual festival of consumption known as Christmas beginning shortly after these two high profile sales events, the final quarter of each year has traditionally been a [...]

APCOA and REEF are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership which will allow the parties to jointly turn existing locations into distribution and logistics centres for greener, more efficient last-mile deliveries. The deal supports APCOA’s vast network of 1,500 locations across UK & Ireland to maximise value and utilisation for their clients and [...]

Full launch of mySamskip brings transformative cargo management capabilities for European multimodal shippers Samskip has launched mySamskip, an integrated customer portal developed to ensure that the growing number of customers using its European multimodal network secure the benefits digitalisation brings to the supply chain. Sebastian Cornea, who has headed the Samskip IT initiative, says mySamskip [...]

On Wednesday, 8 September 2021, the Megamax container ship Ever Ace called at the Port of Hamburg for the first time with the evening‘s high tide. With a slot capacity of 23,992 TEU, the Ever Ace is currently the largest container ship in the world. With a length of 400 m, a width of [...]

Already utilized in its road freight operations, GEODIS is now offering customers the opportunity to benefit from alternative fuel solutions in the air and at sea, all around the world. The objective: to contribute to the reduction of the CO2 emissions of their shipments.   “The development of biofuel is one of the strategic paths being pursued [...]

THAMES Freeport will formally open for business this month, marked by the launch of a new film which brings to life the benefits of locating in the new economic zone at the heart of Europe’s biggest consumer market. The film (link), produced by Cat and Weasel Films working with director Joshan Esfandiari Martin, cinematically [...]

As the general transport industry strives to balance commercial considerations with safety, compliance and the general ‘green’ issues of the day, TyreWatch has introduced a unique tyre management platform with a range of monitoring systems which enables fleet managers across all commercial sectors to reduce running costs and increase safety while limiting the environmental [...]

Following the warning from the CBI yesterday (6 September) that UK businesses should anticipate two years of labour shortages, Atul Kariya, Partner at MHA, says expecting the end of furlough to help the manufacturing sector is wishful thinking and that the labour shortage results from a cocktail of issues: “The pandemic bears some responsibility [...]

In an effort to diversify its Benefits offering and bolster its presence across its Dubai hub, the World Logistics Passport (WLP) has registered Dubai National Insurance and Re-insurance (DNIR) as a Partner. The addition enables Dubai Hub Members to access preferential rates on insurance premiums, among other unmatched Benefits. As the world’s first freight [...]

Lode's site in Waldkraiburg is being incorporated into the southern German land transport network / Good prospects for growth at the new subsidiary / Enhanced range of services for Lode's existing customers   Waldkraiburg / Lauterach, September 2, 2021. With effect of October 1 this year, the international transport and logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss [...]

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