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3 days ago |
logisticsbusiness.com | David Priestman
How can warehouse AMR robots achieve orderly collaboration on a multi-machine scale? How do they adapt to terminal-diversified logistics scenarios? We analyze how one manufacturer’s system can improve the efficiency of factory logistics for typical scenarios. Intelligent scheduling can be solved by integrating the ‘smart brain’ of automated logistics.
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3 days ago |
logisticsbusiness.com | David Priestman
Net Feasa, specialists in supply chain digitalization, today announced the launch of Agentic Control Tower™, an end-to-end visualization and booking platform that wraps traditional shipping container workflows in Agentic AI. Agentic Control Tower™ transforms the container into an AI Agent that can initiate auctions among prospective customers seeking cargo slots on vessels via a new revenue-generating marketplace.
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3 days ago |
logisticsbusiness.com | David Priestman
Everyone in our industry knows what Third-party contract logistics is (3PLs and LSPs). Many of us will be familiar with the concept of the 4PL. But 5PL?! David Priestman reports. Stuart Love has a long and impressive job title for his new role at supply chain behemoth DSV: Director of Global Supply Chain Inventory Management Solutions.
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3 days ago |
logisticsbusiness.com | David Priestman
Industry mergers continue apace, including in the reusable plastic packaging sector. They may provide shareholder and investor value, but what does it mean for customers and competition in the market? IPL, a manufacturer of rigid-plastic products is merging with Schoeller Allibert, a manufacturer of reusable transport packaging.
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3 days ago |
logisticsbusiness.com | David Priestman
cargo-partner, a group company of Nippon Express Holdings, is celebrating a year of transformation at its Basildon, Essex warehouse. Since cargo-partner acquired the warehouse in April 2024, the facility has evolved into a key logistics and distribution hub serving both the UK and continental Europe.
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6 days ago |
logisticsbusiness.com | David Priestman
Last Mile Leaders Europe, hosted by FarEye, returns to centre stage on May 14th in Amsterdam, uniting more than 80 influential voices from across the continent’s logistics, retail, and supply chain sectors. This high-impact gathering is more than just an event — it’s a bold industry moment where technology, innovation, and collaboration converge to reshape the final leg of delivery. Logistics Business Editor Peter MacLeod will be attending and appearing as a panellist.
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6 days ago |
logisticsbusiness.com | David Priestman
In April 2025, the European Commission announced new laws to update how road transport works across the EU. These changes are designed to make road transport safer, more modern, and more efficient. They affect drivers, logistics companies, and vehicle owners all over Europe, says Tomasz Mazurkiewicz of Truck1 International. The new laws will focus on using digital tools, improving road safety, and helping freight move faster across borders.
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6 days ago |
logisticsbusiness.com | David Priestman
This week saw a landmark celebration at Combilift’s global headquarters in Monaghan, marking the 10th anniversary of the highly successful OEM Engineering Traineeship — a collaborative initiative between Combilift and the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB). The event, which welcomed past graduates, current trainees and local educators, underscored the programme’s evolution from a local skills initiative to a cornerstone of regional industrial development.
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6 days ago |
logisticsbusiness.com | David Priestman
Consafe Logistics, a software product company delivering innovative Warehouse Management System (WMS), Warehouse Execution System (WES), and Warehouse Control Systems (WCS), has announced the strategic acquisition of Solid WMS, a Dutch SaaS-based Warehouse Management System (WMS) provider located in Breda, Netherlands. This acquisition supports Consafe Logistics’ ambition to serve a broader range of warehouses and distribution centres including smaller, fast-moving warehouse operations.
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1 week ago |
logisticsbusiness.com | David Priestman
For most people, summer is the best time of year. It means days out on the beach, rural walks, and maybe even a getaway. However, for many, it also means long stretches of travel and hours spent in traffic. With 3.6 million travellers expected to hit the UK roads most weekends, nobody is affected more than HGV drivers. Across the UK, HGV drivers work up to 56 hours a week, even over the summer.