logistics

India's Snapdeal to invest in logistics to speed up delivery

Indian online marketplace Snapdeal, backed by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp and others, will spend more on logistics and technology to better compete with Flipkart and Amazon's Indian unit
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TWU demands apology from Royal Commission

The Transport Workers’ Union has demanded a formal apology from the Royal Commission after a two-year investigation failed to find any new information into the trade union
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Smooth Toyota Forklifts for Cold-Climate Fruit Growers

A leading grower of apples and cherries relies on a fleet of Toyota battery-electric forklifts at its orchards and packing sites.
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Hyster-Vale Materials announces new operating company name

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (NYSE: HY) announced today that its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks and aftermarket parts marketed globally primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names will change its corporate name to Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. effective January 1, 2016.
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DHL Global Forwarding, Freight celebrates 200 years of logistics

DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, the air, ocean and road freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, celebrates its 200th anniversary this year. Back in 1815, the history of yellow-branded logistics started with Louis Danzas establishing “Danzas”, which was to become a worldwide renowned shipping company over the course of the next 20 decades.
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Chute Technology named as Bulk Handling Awards finalist

Mining technology innovator Chute Technology was named as finalist in the 2015 Australian Bulk Handling Awards, for its dust and spillage prevention technology that solves major environmental problems while also boosting production.
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Global industrial logistic robot market at $16 billion expected to reach $31.3 billion by 2020

Worldwide industrial logistics robotics markets are increasingly diversified, poised to achieve significant growth in every industry segment. As production of goods and services embrace automated process, logistics robots are being used to adapt conveyor belts, end of the line tasks, and loading to a flexible systems approach.
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