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Nov 4, 2024 — Logistics Manager is the leading monthly magazine for managers in charge of the supply chain of the UK’s largest industrial, retail and commercial organisations. On this website we publish daily news stories, case studies, opinions and more.
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Construction complete at 1 million ft² Rhenus logistics scheme
Dec 12, 2023 — Construction of the final warehouse at Rhenus Warehousing Solutions’ 1 million ft² logistics campus in Nuneaton, West Midlands has been completed. The scheme was developed by Baytree Logistics Developments and is known as Baytree Nuneaton or the ‘Rhenus Campus’. It is comprised of two warehouses, the first of which being 210,000ft² in ...
Illinois-based logistics company ceases operations, reports claim
Sep 12, 2024 — Midwest Transport Inc. (MTI), a trucking and logistics company based in Robinson, Illinois, has reportedly notified over 650 employees, including more than 480 drivers, that it is ceasing operations. Truck drivers for the company told FreightWaves that they had received telephone calls from their regional managers late on 5 September 2024 ...
Maersk unveils new container ship running on green methanol
Oct 10, 2024 — The ship, which has a total capacity of 16,592 TEU, is the fifth in a series of 18 ‘large dual-fuel methanol vessels scheduled for delivery in 2024 and 2025’. It arrived at Felixstowe from Korea, powered by green methanol for the duration of the journey. Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc reflected on the first Maersk vessel to call at Felixstowe in ...
Nestlé gets pallet labelling device for RFID tags
Feb 1, 2005 — UPM Rafsec, a leading RFID tag manufacturer and member of the UPM Group, has participated in the Metro Group’s RFID roll-out and creation of the first automatic pallet labelling device for UHF RFID tags for Nestlé. The solution, facilitated by Nestlé, was created in collaboration with SATO Deutschland, which manufactures label and barcode printers and specialises in data collection systems ...
GXO deploys multi-purpose humanoid with Reflex Robotics
Sep 20, 2024 — Warehouse logistics provider GXO has signed a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) agreement with general-purpose humanoid startup Reflex Robotics to pilot its solution for deployment into live operations. This is GXO’s second robotics-as-a-service agreement, following its deal with Agility Robotics in June 2024. The Reflex robot is an out-of-the-box ...
Construction to begin on 220,000ft² development in Leeds
Oct 18, 2023 — Baytree Logistics Developments has contracted construction company Glencar to deliver two new industrial units in Leeds, with construction expected to begin on 6 November. The two units will have a combined size of over 220,000ft², one being 76,285ft² and the other 145,476ft². Glencar estimates that development will take 37 weeks and both ...
US president Joe Biden issues executive order on supply chain ...
On 14 June 2024, US president Joe Biden issued an executive order which formally confirmed the establishment of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience. The order stated that the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience will reside within the Executive Office of the President and will be led by the assistant to the president ...
Asda opens doors to £100m automated DC | Logistics Manager
Jun 13, 2017 — Asda has opened the doors to its new £100m automated distribution centre in Warrington, with an official visit by Prince Andrew. Click to enlarge. The warehouse is 97 per cent automated, with 600 employees working alongside robotic technology. The site processes around four million cases a week, and serves 140 stores in the North of England ...