Thu.Nov 22, 2018

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Port of Oakland continues conversion from diesel to electric trucks

DC Velocity

Yard tractor hauls freight with battery power, reduces emissions, port says.

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How Yusen Logistics’ European Control Tower can revitalise your healthcare operation

Insight Into Action

A logistics Control Tower can bring supply chain visibility to your operation, improving both planning and efficiency. For the healthcare vertical, higher performance levels can reflect upon the end patient’s welfare with late, damaged or compromised products having a significant impact, as we discussed in our previous blog. However, maintaining control of your logistics can be difficult to manage - especially as your supply chain grows bringing additional stakeholders, procedures, routes and en

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US Online Grocery Shopping Expected to Double this Thanksgiving

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Besides Christmas, Thanksgiving is the highest-selling week across all food and beverage categories in the US. The holiday has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, following a proclamation by George Washington after a request by Congress. Nowadays, around 318 million (!) whole turkeys and 250 million (!) pounds of potatoes are sold every year to mark the occasion.

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Top CIO Checklist for Optimizing Logistics Management

Loginext

The current path of logistics optimization demands a keen interest of the CIO, and this article is directed to bring them up-to-date with the benchmarks they should look for, paving the way for better business opportunities.

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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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‘This is Yale’ Experience Heading to LogiMAT 2019

Logistics Business Magazine

Following the success of the exclusive September event showcasing the company’s wide range of industry expertise, Yale Europe Materials Handling is bringing a taste of ‘This is Yale’ to the renowned trade fair, LogiMAT in Hall 9, Stand B33. Taking place from 19-21 February 2019 at the international hub of Stuttgart Messe, LogiMAT promises to be another unmissable event and one that Yale is excited to attend.

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Hiab Scoops Quality Organisation of the Year Award

Logistics Business Magazine

Hiab, part of Cargotec, scooped the inaugural Quality Organisation of the Year Award at The 2018 International Quality Awards in London on Wednesday. The Awards, organised by The Chartered Quality Institute, recognise the outstanding work of quality professionals and for the first time also a whole organisation – Hiab AB. “When customers invest in Hiab they know they are investing in equipment and solutions created to the highest international standards.

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UniCarriers to Focus on the Driver with LogiMAT 2019 Package

Logistics Business Magazine

UniCarriers is focusing on health and safety at LogiMAT 2019, with particular attention on the forklift driver. In Hall 10 at Stand D61, the Mitsubishi-owned industrial truck maker will present its ergonomic equipment and its concepts for driver health and safety from the UniCarriers 360° service package. The booth will also feature innovations in the product portfolio, such as lithium-ion battery technology.

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Utrecht’s ICT & Logistiek Claims Record Visitor Numbers

Logistics Business Magazine

With 145 exhibitors and 5,552 visitors, ICT & Logistiek is claiming record figures following this year’s staging in Utrecht earlier this month. Visitors were able to visit eight theatres in the last two days. The KennisDC Logistics, iSHARE and various exhibitors organized sessions with a wide range of subjects: from talent innovation pooling to artificial intelligence.

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Venture Capitalist CVC Takes 20% Stake in DKV

Logistics Business Magazine

Venture capitalist CVC Capital Partners is to acquire a 20-percent stake in DKV Mobility Systems, the European transport and toll service provider, for an undisclosed sum. The family shareholders, who are currently the sole owners of the company, will remain majority shareholders with an 80-percent stake following the closing of the transaction. It is subject to the customary approval process by the relevant regulatory authorities, though closing is expected in the first quarter of 2019.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Engineless Refrigeration Systems Boost UK Food Wholesaler

Logistics Business Magazine

In a move designed to improve the sustainability of its commercial vehicle fleet, Gloucestershire-based Creed Foodservice has specified its first Carrier Transicold ICELAND TWINCOOL engineless refrigeration systems for 12 new DAF LF rigid trucks. Creed Foodservice selected the new ICELAND undermount units because of their ability to run on power derived from the truck’s ultra-clean Euro VI diesel engine via Carrier Transicold’s ECO-DRIVE power module, which uses a hydraulic pump connected to the

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CEVA Logistics Creates New MD Role for Germany/CEE

Logistics Business Magazine

CEVA Logistics has appointed Guillaume Sauzedde to the newly created position of Managing Director Germany and Eastern & Central Europe. Currently Managing Director of the Eastern & Central Europe cluster, he takes up his additional role for the expanded cluster on 30 November. He will continue to report directly to CEO, Xavier Urbain. CEVA has decided to create a single cluster, under Sauzedde’s leadership, from what were previously two distinct entities.