Day: July 3, 2018
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Kuehne+Nagel expands its global services for BMW Group
Kuehne+Nagel and the BMW Group have expanded their partnership with two new distribution centres in Germany and Poland and dealer distribution from the two main BMW RDCs in China, all of them focus markets for the German premium class car manufacturer. The long-lasting partnership between the BMW Group and Kuehne+Nagel can now count on 14…
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Platooning: practical use of networked truck convoys in Gemany
DB Schenker, together with its cooperation partners MAN Truck & Bus and Hochschule Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, has sent two digitally networked trucks into practical use on a German highway. In the presence of Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Andreas Scheuer, a truck “platoon” set off from the DB Schenker branch office…
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UPS invests $100 million in automated sorting hub in Paris
UPS has officially opened a new 30,000 sqm, advanced technology package sorting and delivery hub outside Paris in Corbeil-Essonnes/Évry. The new Paris Hub facility, which employs nearly 1,000 people, facilitates cross-border trade and enhances package delivery service in the Île-de-France area. “This $100 million advanced technology facility spans four soccer fields. And it’s the single…
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Nippon Express builds new warehouse in Malaysia
Nippon Express is building a new warehouse in Malaysia. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony recently for a new warehouse to be built in the Shah Alam Industrial Park in Selangor Province. Malaysia’s economy has maintained a steady growth rate of about 5 per cent in recent years.
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Grocery giant Kroger and autonomous vehicle startup Nuro to pilot autonomous delivery vehicle and system
Kroger, one of the largest grocery store chains in the US, has teamed up with autonomous vehicle startup Nuro to develop shopping delivery services for customers. Kroger and Nuro say the new partnership will “redefine the grocery customer experience for Americans” by piloting an on-road, fully autonomous delivery experience. Kroger, which claims to be “America’s…
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Incas becomes part of the SSI Schaefer Group
Italy-based industrial automation company Incas has become part of the SSI Schaefer Group. Established in Biella in 1981, Incas offers to its customers’ industrial automation solutions for logistics and production monitoring as well as integrated system and software solutions. SSI Schaefer says the deal fosters the creation of a leading player in supply chain automation…