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Air Shipment Visibility Enhanced by Solution

Logistics Business Magazine

Descartes Systems Group has announced that Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics division of Etihad Airways, has further automated air shipment cargo processes using Descartes’ next generation Internet of Things (IoT) Bluetooth® Low Energy solution, integrated with Jettainer’s unit load device (ULD) management services.

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AFKLMP Cargo introduces more sustainable transport

Logistics Business Magazine

An LHV can carry six unit load devices (ULDs) at a time, whereas a normal cargo carrying vehicle can only take four. Examples here include the development of electric truck combinations and the use of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel. The big advantage of using an LHV is the huge volume of cargo it can carry.

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Express Cargo Sorting

Logistics Business Magazine

The import sort facility is adjacent to the airside apron at Stansted, with ULD (unit load device) air containers fed directly on to a castor floor. The system has the flexibility to connect to a range of different outfeeds, meaning parcels can be loaded into a number of different types of vehicles for onward connection.

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

Logistics Business Magazine

The fundamental difference is that with shelving, high turnover, lightweight goods are handled manually on a constant basis, whilst with racking, placement and retrieval normally relates to heavier unit loads, which require the use of fork-lift trucks or other mechanical equipment.”.

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Interroll introduces new vertical crossbelt sorter

Logistics Business Magazine

For the new MX 018V Vertical Crossbelt Sorter , which replaces the previous ST 6130 Vertical Crossbelt Sorter, the conveying speed of unit loads has been increased to up to 1.8 With the new sorter, high throughput rates of up to 14,000 unit loads per hour can be achieved and goods weighing up to 35kg can be transported.

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Can WMS help Future Proof your Business?

Logistics Business Magazine

For example, if you currently operate a manual warehouse and employ conventional order picking technology, could your WMS adapt if you were suddenly faced with an upsurge of online orders, which brought about a dramatic shift in your typical order profile, such as during peak sales periods? appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.