Import Duties: Carrylift Performs For ABP Garston.
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Import Duties: Carrylift Performs For ABP Garston.

he Port of Garston is going through something of a renaissance. Just seven miles from Liverpool city centre and on the north bank of the River Mersey, it is investing in new equipment with the…

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Iceland Post Deploys Descartes Route Planning Solution for Expanding Delivery Operations.
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Iceland Post Deploys Descartes Route Planning Solution for Expanding Delivery Operations.

Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, and Iceland Post, the Icelandic national postal service, announced that Descartes’ route planning solution is being deployed to manage delivery operations…

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Online shopping boom fuels 20 per cent sales increase for Narrow Aisle Ltd.
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Online shopping boom fuels 20 per cent sales increase for Narrow Aisle Ltd.

Narrow Aisle Ltd, manufacturer of the Flexi range of articulated forklift trucks and other intralogistics solutions, has announced that it is on target to achieve a year-on-year global sales uplift across its range of over…

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Fingerprint drug testing for cocaine, opiates, cannabis and amphetamines now a reality for UK employers.
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Fingerprint drug testing for cocaine, opiates, cannabis and amphetamines now a reality for UK employers.

Quick, hygienic test is ideal for a range of workplace drug testing needs, from pre-employment screens and random drug tests to post-accident investigations 5-second fingerprint sample collection and test results in minutes Fingerprint drug testing…

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Gateway to Supply Chain Sanity.
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Gateway to Supply Chain Sanity.

Data sharing can work if all stakeholders stick to the rules of the game Every haulier, dispatcher and transport manager in industry and trade knows the problem: if an unforeseen disruption occurs along the supply…

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Closing the gender gap
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Closing the gender gap

It would be easy to conclude that the logistics industry is a misogynistic no-go area for women, but this would be wrong, says Nicky Jones, founder of Vidu Recruitment The debate around the lack of…

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The Innovation Game: Bringing Materials Handling Machine Concepts to Life.
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The Innovation Game: Bringing Materials Handling Machine Concepts to Life.

Leading drive and control specialist Bosch Rexroth is launching an Innovation Award to nurture innovation amongst warehouse machine equipment manufacturers and their supply chain. Aimed at individuals who work across the warehousing sector, the competition…

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Hiab presents the world’s first electric powered MULTILIFT Futura skiploader.
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Hiab presents the world’s first electric powered MULTILIFT Futura skiploader.

Hiab, part of Cargotec, presented the world’s first electric powered skiploader concept vehicle at the Freight in the City Expo, London, in partnership with Dutch electric vehicle manufacturer EMOSS. This fully-integrated electric solution matches the…

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Leading intralogistics show reports strong demand.
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Leading intralogistics show reports strong demand.

With just under two years remaining until it opens its doors, over half of the available floor space at 2019’s International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX 2019 – (www.imhx.net) has been allocated. “Approximately 18,000 square metres…

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Latest blog from Gwynne Richards, Author of Warehouse Management
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Latest blog from Gwynne Richards, Author of Warehouse Management

I recently visited Moscow for a conference on Logistics IT systems hosted by Axelot, a provider of warehouse and transport management systems. It was also to launch the Russian version of my book on Warehouse…

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