Japan plans ‘conveyor belt road’

Japan plans ‘conveyor belt road’

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...
Arvato introduces robots for automated unloading

Arvato introduces robots for automated unloading

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...
Slow data processes for supply chain firms

Slow data processes for supply chain firms

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...
Wincanton merger could put up prices

Wincanton merger could put up prices

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...
$3 billion DOD contract for logistics services

$3 billion DOD contract for logistics services

HII secures $3 billion DOD contract for logistics and tech services HII (NYSE: HII) has been awarded a $3 billion contract to provide the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) with logistics services, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations, and...
Vanderlande acquires Siemens Logistics

Vanderlande acquires Siemens Logistics

Vanderlande has signed an agreement to acquire Siemens Logistics, a provider of baggage, cargo handling, and digital solutions The acquisition has received full approval and support from the supervisory and management boards of both Vanderlande and its parent...