Sun.Sep 09, 2018

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Labor Shortage Hurts Logistics Industry

Material Handling and Logistics

Warehouse growth driven by e-commerce is running smack into the reality of nearly full employment.

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SEKO Logistics Bolsters eCommerce Solution with Majority Stake in Omni-Channel Logistics

Logistics Manager

Chicago headquartered SEKO Logistics recently announced they have acquired a majority shareholding in Omni-Channel Logistics, who are currently one of their strategic partners. The new acquisition will help solidify and develop their eCommerce and technology solutions for retailers, pure-play etailers, marketplaces and other platforms. Managing Director Kai Lincoln and his partners launched Omni-Channel Logistics in Australia in early 2014, and since then both companies have enjoyed a highly suc

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Staying in Compliance with Dangerous Goods Regulations Is Quite Challenging

Material Handling and Logistics

Challenges include budget constraints, company leadership not aware of risk, insufficient or ineffective training, and lack of technology.

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Worldwide Flight Services Invest in New Cargo Terminal in Italy

Airfreight Logistics

One of the world’s leading ground handling organizations, offering high-quality cargo, passenger, premium, ramp, baggage and technical services, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) recently announced a new investment to increase their ability to support growing cargo volumes at Milan-Malpensa Airport. The new investment comes in the shape of a new cargo terminal capable of handling over 47,000 tonnes each year.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Qatar Airways Becomes IATA’s Launch Partner of ‘RampVR’

Airfreight Logistics

Qatar Airways is leading the adoption of virtual reality into aviation ground operations training, as IATA’s global launch partner of RampVR™. The award-winning system pioneered by IATA, utilizes the latest virtual-reality technology to simulate real airside conditions for ground handling and ground service operator training. The RampVR™ system is being used by Qatar Airways’ Talent Development department to train its ground operations teams.