BoxBay: The future is vertical
This new high-bay racking system for entire containers sets new standards in automated port logistics.
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“...packaging is always a compromise”
Johannes Bergmair is General Secretary of the World Packaging Organization and a packaging expert. We talked to him about "intelligent" packing units and decorated coconuts.
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Keeping It Cool
Before cool chain logistics in sea freight was ready for the market, an unconventional step needed to be taken: Find out how a young researcher spent seven years in a container.
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Everything on track Down Under?
Well, not in a literal sense: train tracks are not widely available to the transport and logistics industry in Australia. In contrast to the US, Australia was not made accessible by rail.…
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The Padma Bridge will connect 30 million people
This bridge is set to completely transform the transportation situation in Bangladesh and is also expected to boost the country’s economy.
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Japan: The Olympics hosted by an efficiency champion
The time approaches once again for the oldest sporting event in the world. After a year’s delay and in the face of exceptional concerns, Tokyo will experience the Olympic Games.
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“Are there any dishwashers that do not use water?”
NERKON is a producer of cleaning and degreasing equipment and provider of technological solutions for the logistics industry. We took a look on their unique type of business.
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A rail alternative to the Suez Canal?
How realistic is a rail connection between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean and how feasible is this plan if the largest ships passing through the canal often carry over 20,000 containers?
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“...we will be the leading full-electric truck manufacturer”
A talk with Essa al-Saleh, CEO of Volta Trucks, about the world’s first purpose-built full-electric vehicle designed specifically for inner-city parcel and freight distribution.
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Increasing autonomy at freight terminals
How technology and “automatisms” make our terminals fit for the future. Let's take a look at automated loading systems, damage scanners and “robot ports”.
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