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A 92 year old shipowner electrified a maritime conference in Naples when he directly warned one of the Italy’s most senior politicians that the national fleet was “doomed to disappear” without more help from government policies. Mr Peppino D’Amato the head of Perseveranza said ministers in Rome were “not really …

Samworth Brothers Supply Chain has donated a training vehicle to international development organisation Transaid, which will help meet the growing demand for qualified HGV drivers in Uganda. This is the first pledge of support from Samworth Brothers Supply Chain to Transaid and the MAN TGX truck has been shipped more …

Automated materials handling solutions specialist TGW Logistics increased turnover by almost 15% to €713 million and employed nearly 400 additional staff across its global operations in the financial year ending June 30th 2018. The company invested over €24 million in innovation and future solutions, focusing on robotics and cognitive systems, …

NiceLabel, the leading developer of label and marking productivity software solutions, was selected by AIM, the trusted worldwide association for the automatic identification industry, providing unbiased information, educational resources and standards, as winner of the 2018 AIDC Case Study Competition. Presented annually by AIM, the Case Study Competition recognizes those …

After three years of fruitful collaboration, Ferretto Group Spa, founded in 1956 in Vicenza and today one of the leaders in the storage and materials handling sector, is once again 100% held by the Ferretto family. The transaction in fact involves buying back the 40% share held by the multinational …

Dematic, a leading global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimise the supply chain, has been chosen to install its robotic piece picking solution in Drakes Supermarkets’ new state of the art distribution centre (DC) in South Australia. It is the first time the robotic picking system …

Giti Tire sponsored Team Oliver Racing has secured three one-two finishes in just four races at the Truck Grand Prix at the Zolder Race Circuit, Belgium. In race one British and European Truck Racing Champion, Stuart Oliver finished first with Martin Gibson, Manager EU Testing Centre & Motorsport UK for …

Improving bulk terminals’ cyber security will be a key theme at Bulk Terminals 2018, the Association of Bulk Terminal Operators’ annual conference which takes place this year in Hamburg, Germany, from the 23rd October. “Cyber security and safety can be investment drivers for bulk terminal operators, and for good reason,” …

Normally a hub of activity of comings and goings, Weeze Airport, near Düsseldorf, Germany, became the place to be for the materials handling industry for two days in September. A corner of the airport facility was transformed on 19 and 20 September to host industry solutions showcase, ‘This is Yale’. …

Dematic, a leading global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, today announces it will open a new sequencing and distribution center to accommodate growing customer demand for automated technology solutions. The new sequencing and distribution center will replace an existing smaller Dematic distribution …