by admintn | Nov 8, 2024 | Blog
Abbey Logistics acquires Gussion Transport UK Warrington-based transport business, Abbey Logistics Group, has acquired the Gussion Transport UK and Widnes Tank Container Services businesses, which are both based in Widnes, UK, for an undisclosed sum. This transaction...
by admintn | Nov 6, 2024 | Blog
Road links Tokyo and Osaka to tackle truck drivers shortage Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a “conveyor belt road” by the government, to make up for a shortage of truck drivers. The amount of funding for...
by admintn | Nov 6, 2024 | Blog
Two Boston Dynamics Stretch robots introduced at Kentucky campus Arvato has deployed the first two Stretch robots from Boston Dynamics at its logistics campus in Louisville, Kentucky, to automatically unload a wide variety of loose-loaded boxes from containers. “This...
by admintn | Nov 5, 2024 | Blog
Research finds that the sector is missing out on more streamlined data analytics functions Decentralised data and processes are commonplace in manufacturing and supply chain firms, according to research from AI for analytics platform, Alteryx, leaving...
by admintn | Nov 5, 2024 | Blog
Merger could put up prices for consumers, warns CMA The takeover of Chippenham-based logistics firm Wincanton by the world’s largest haulier, US-based GXO, could reduce competition in the sector and raise prices for consumers, according to the competition watchdog. An...
