Otto and Anheuser-Busch have completed the world's first commercial shipment by self-driving truck. With support from the state of Colorado, Otto's self-driving truck hauled a fully loaded trailer of Budweiser beer more than 120 miles on ...
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FCA US will be investing $10.4m in a new Mopar parts distribution center located at Romulus, Michigan, US. The new facility will encompass 500,000 square feet and more than 100 workers. Preliminary construction work has already begun on ...
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UK-based packaging provider Collcap Group has merged with global packaging firm Quadpack Industries. The combined firm, which will retain the Quadpack name, will engage in the manufacturing and supply of packaging solutions to the beauty ...
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Axalta Coating Systems will build a new manufacturing plant in Nanjing, China, where high-performance automobile, commercial vehicle and industrial coatings will be produced. The facility will be built on more than 170,000 m2 of land ...
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Berlin Packaging has opened a new integrated warehouse and assembly facility at Clinton Commerce Park, developed to expand operations in Pittsburgh region of Pennsylvania. The new facility has been developed to support Berlin’s ...
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Polymer Logistics, a retail ready packaging company, has launched a 75,000ft2 logistics and distribution center in Porter County, Indiana, US. Located at 6750 Daniel Burnham Dr., Portage IN, the new facility will create more than 40 new ...
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AmerisourceBergen subsidiary World Courier has introduced new Cocoon thermal packaging solution for pallet-sized shipments. The solution was developed by World Courier’s Climate Optimisation Research & Engineering (CORE) Labs, a ...
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VPK's parent company in Oudegem, Belgium, has a new, ultra-modern machine. The case maker Martin 924 produces American boxes with 6-colour printing in a single pass. This means an increase in the total corrugated packaging capacity of 5 ...
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Food distribution giant US Foods will implement a real-time load tracking platform from FourKites for advanced logistics operations. The refrigerated food supply chain company evaluated various players before opting for Chicago based ...
GEFCO has secured a new €8bn contract to optimize PSA Group's entire worldwide manufacturing supply chain. The agreement reaffirms that GEFCO is the PSA Group’s leading supplier in Europe, number two worldwide. The agreement ...
UK's Close Brothers Brewery Rentals (CBBR) and US-based MicroStar Logistics have collaborated to offer brewers quality, flexibility and efficiency with a combined scale of over 4 million kegs across the Atlantic. When it comes to ...
US based packaging firm Sealed Air has introduced cartoning solution designed to protect package cartons during transit while eliminating the use of outer boxes or additional packaging materials. StealthWrap claims to provide security and ...
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As both exports and imports failed to meet early forecasts, China foreign trade decreased to 2.05 trillion yuan (US$307.2 billion) in October, down 0.6 percent from the same period last year, Customs data showed on Tuesday. China's ...
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Chinese civilian airport market is now fully accessible to private capital as the national aviation authority issues a sweeping rights-granting guideline Sunday. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) rolled out the red carpet ...
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Herma has developed a new packaging concept for its labellers for shipping and distributing in an effective manner. The company designed new standardised cases with die-cut and made-to-measure corrugated inserts for most of its ...
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