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Swissport Equips Cargo Warehouses with Bluetooth Sensors Kicking off Global ULD Tracking

Airfreight Logistics

Swissport will work with Unilode and Descartes to track and monitor Unit Load Devices (ULD) using Bluetooth technology at its cargo warehouses. Another such example are self-service cargo kiosks which enable truck-drivers to skip counter queues and manual paperwork processing.

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

These driverless machines have replaced some manual labor and forklifts, moving materials efficiently and safely, thus redefining industrial operations. In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety.

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

These driverless machines have replaced some manual labor and forklifts, moving materials efficiently and safely, thus redefining industrial operations. In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety.

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DHL Global Forwarding Combats Covid-19 with Charter Flights and Trains

Airfreight Logistics

For example, for the past week, we have been transporting around 100,000 COVID test tubes a day from China to Germany and the Czech Republic for a customer specializing in medical accessories. We’re also still transporting everyday industrial goods and products,” he continues.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

4] The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, too, has brought national industrial mobilisation to the fore in terms of Ukraine responses to Russian aggression, but also in the context of European, US and other logistics support to Ukraine. The unit load ammunition containers (ULAC) are an essential support component of the Australian Army?s

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50% Spike in Demand for Retail Storage, says Shelving Specialist

Logistics Business Magazine

Analysis by real estate advisor, Knight Frank , indicates that the continued rise in online shopping could drive demand for an additional 92 million square feet of industrial storage space across the UK by 2024. A consequence of the huge shift to e-commerce has been correlative growth in demand for warehouse and retail storage space.

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30 Warehouse Automation Companies [Names, Locations, Offerings]

Conger

With over 3,000 corporate customers in the manufacturing, distribution, transportation, retail, and services industries, Blue Yonder is a top company in the warehousing automation industry. is relatively new in the American robotics and technology industry. These include goods receipt, storage, order picking, and shipping.