Linfox has signed a joint business development plan (JBDP) with multinational consumer company Unilever, further strengthening the long-term strategic relationship between the two companies. Linfox CEO Michael Byrne said: “We are ...
Four companies have confirmed they will be exhibiting for the first time, increasing the breadth of services offered, and deepening the show's penetration of two key sectors – chemicals and food. New exhibitors, Woodman Hill and ...
Warehouse equipment supplier Dematic has received an order for a ColbyRACK storage system purpose-built to deal with the forces generated by seismic events, together with a multi-level order picking module, conveyor sorting system and ...
Asciano Limited has acquired Newcastle-based integrated logistics company Mountain Industries Pty Ltd. The acquisition is in line with Asciano's aim to further develop the capabilities of its Ports & Stevedoring Division, and extends its ...
Esmark Inc. has announced management changes for its Esmark Steel Group subsidiary. As part of the management realignment, Esmark Inc. Chairman and CEO James P. Bouchard will reassume CEO duties of Esmark Steel Group. Esmark Inc. Chairman ...
Tags: Steel Group, Mineral
The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILTA) WA Section has launched a regional membership drive. State chair Jamie Bradford said: "Western Australia is a big state! We have a significant number of regionally located persons ...
Having depth and breadth of specialized logistics knowledge is the key to predicting and manoeuvring the disruptions that strike our global and domestic supply chain logistics ecosystems, says CITT's president Catherine Viglas. Harvard ...
Tags: Transportation, logistics
Plug Power, a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, has announced that Mercedes-Benz US International has ordered 123 additional hydrogen-based GenDrive fuel cell units to power new forklift trucks for its material handling ...
Tags: Plug Power, Processing Machinery, Industrial Equipment
Gulftainer Company Limited was established in 1976 in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. The company's primary role is to manage and operate the container terminals in Port Khalid and Khorfakkan on behalf of Sharjah Port ...
Tags: shippment, Service, Transportation
Marks & Spencer (M&S) and DP World London Gateway jointly-announce that M&S will build a major new distribution centre at the new deep-sea container port and logistics park, which opens later this year on the Thames, 25 miles from central ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Finland-based Oy Roberts has appointed DB Schenker Logistics for the storage and distribution of their food products such as jams, marmalades, fillings, dessert sauces and flavors as well as raw materials and semi-manufactured product ...
Tags: Oy Roberts, Food Distribution
German carmaker BMW has expanded the use of hydrogen fuel-cells to power the material-handling equipment operating at its Spartanburg County manufacturing facility in the US. The carmaker's fleet of hydrogen fuel-cell powered ...
Tags: BMW, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Spartanburg Plant
Governor Bob McDonnell today announced the formation of Virginia’s newest collaboration between industry and Virginia universities: the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems (CCALS). Modeled after the successful ...
Some 900 jobs are to go at Premier Foods plc after the Hovis manufacturer announced a range of measures to reshape its bread business. Premier plans to close two bakeries, cut over 100 distribution routes and revamp its logistics ...
Tags: Premier Foods, bread arm, bread business, Foods
Linpac Allibert is set to launch a range of handling and logistics containers that have been designed to address the complex needs of automated handling equipment. The containers are combined with consistent sizing, which makes them ...
Tags: automated handling equipment, handling and logistics containers