Truxpo, Western Canada's largest trucking and logistics show, will be held Sept. 19-20, 2014 at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford, the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) has announced. This year, it will be sponsored by the other provincial ...
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MacArtney CORMAC winch for new STX offshore patrol vessel Wednesday MacArtney has recently delivered a customised CORMAC 5 stainless steel electrical winch coupled with an EdgeTech 4200 Side Scan Sonar system to STX Finland. Next ...
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US-based vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM) has opened its new $200m contiguous stamping plant in Arlington, Texas. This new stamping facility will produce large metal parts, such as doors, hoods and side panels, for the next ...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. presented its capital expenditure plans for the next fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2015 at its 20th annual conference for the investment community. Total capital spending for fiscal year 2015 is projected to range ...
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OLYMP Bezner GmbH & Co. KG has extended its existing company headquarters in Bietigheim-Bissingen/Baden-Württemberg/Germany with the construction of the new OLYMP Logistics Centre (OLZ). The fully automated warehouse has more ...
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"We are on the cusp of real transformation in retail distribution and manufacturing." That was one of two quotes I highlighted in my notebook during Kevin Gue's introduction of the Material Handling & Logistics U.S. Roadmap at MHI's fall ...
Safely Optimizing Pallet Flow and Rack Storage Consolidating rack systems increases storage capacity by 42% and frees up space, allowing the addition of 24% more inventory items. General Mills' Cedar Rapids, IA plant had successfully ...
Blackburn-based MDA, which specialises in supporting national marketing initiatives for some of the world's biggest drinks brands, has acquired The Fulfilment Store, an £8m-turnover business that operates from fulfilment centres in ...
SMILOG has partnered with Vocollect, becoming a Vocollect Total Solution Provider (TSP) in Australia. This partnership means that SMILOG can now provide the full range of Vocollect hardware and software solutions across its Australian ...
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has introduced what it claims to be the world's first real hybrid straddle and shuttle carriers, consuming up to 40% less fuel than existing machinery. The new Kalmar hybrid models meet the tightest engine emission ...
More than 200 staff at Osram's Siteco Beleuchtungstechnik factory in Traunreut, Germany are to lose their jobs, with those working in administration, logistics and production, most affected. Siteco manufactures indoor and outdoor lighting ...
Bakkavor, an Icelandic manufacturer of chilled prepared foods, is set to expand its Wingland Foods salad facility at Sutton Bridge, England, creating 200 new jobs. The expansion is prompted by increased business with supermarket chain ...
Blue Water Shipping strengthens its position on the Nordic transport market with its acquisition of the Swedish company ACi Transport & Spedition in Malmö Desiring to gain an even better grip on the Swedish transport and logistics ...
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German automaker Daimler has received an order from Spanish forwarding agent Primafrio for 400 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. This move is a part of the Spanish firm's effort to modernize its 750 vehicle fleet that specializes in the ...
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Baosteel International actively expands the connotation of service, and forges the premium product logistics distribution service platform in wire rod field. In recent days, Baosteel International's Industrial Trading Company signed the ...