Press Releases by Category Logistics & Transport
World’s Longest Rail Tunnel Victory: Gotthard Base Tunnel
The 57 km-long Gotthard base tunnel, first suggested in 1947 by Basel engineer Carl Eduard Gruner, finally broke through at 2:20pm local time on 15th October 2010.
The Gotthard rail link will reduce the travel time between Milan and Zurich by 1.5 hours and has displaced the Seikan tunnel in Japan as the world's longest rail tunnel.
This breakthrough has also proved to be a triumph for the four Herrenknecht gripper…
IES Ltd Announces Launch of New Product Line at Industry Conference
San Diego, CA - The annual Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON) is a cornerstone event in the logistics and transportation industry, bringing together freight forwarders, Customs brokers, NVOCCs and other transportation intermediaries with a focus on the Western United States.
With over 20 years in operation, software provider, IES Ltd., will continue to show its long-term support for the association as an exhibitor. IES has continued to grow in national and…
APlus Mobile Adds Quad Core Series to Its Line of Ruggedized Computers
Patented power management and thermal management architecture allows massive computing in a DC-powered environment
PORTLAND, OR – October 19, 2010 - APlus Mobile, Inc. (aplusmobile.com) has added the B20 Extreme and Q40 Quad to its family of hardened, low energy, mobile PCs. Utilizing an Intel® Core 2 Extreme and Core 2 Quad processors and Intel chipsets, the B20 Extreme and Q40 Quad successfully accommodate the massive computing demand required for…
Meathead Movers is making a bold move to expose all of their customers’ feedback …
Many articles have been published regarding how moving is one of life’s most stressful events. To ease the stress customers may feel about moving, Meathead Movers is making a bold move to expose all of their customers’ feedback. Meathead Movers recently integrated with Systino, a web-based software company that specializes in customer feedback and retention strategies, so each customer can publicly share their experience with Meathead.
“We are deeply committed to…
NGK Spark Plug Goes Live with Apriso’s FlexNet
Automotive supplier is now using Apriso’s enterprise manufacturing execution system to manage production and supply network operations.
LONG BEACH, CA & Tokyo – (Oct 12, 2010) — Apriso, a leading provider of manufacturing software solutions for sustained operational excellence, today announced that NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd (NGKNTK), a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier based in Japan, has adopted and installed Apriso’s FlexNet as their enterprise manufacturing and logistics execution…
Tire Balancing Solution for States That Have Banned Lead Weights
Currently, six states have passed legislation or implemented regulations aimed at curbing or eliminating the use of lead wheel weights. California, Maine, Minnesota, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and now Illinois have passed bills prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or installation of lead wheel weights.
Go Green Fleet Solutions has partnered with Texas based company, Centramatic who has been manufacturing the Centramatic On-Board Continuous Wheel Balancer for over Twenty Five years concentrating on the…
Oil & Gas Company Leans Warehouse Using Vertical Lift Modules
National Oilwell Varco is dedicated to providing the highest quality oilfield products and services. For more than 140 years, National Oilwell Varco has been providing customers everything from spare parts to comprehensive drilling systems; including rig equipment, integrated systems, downhole tools and supply chain solutions.
Committed to improving their customer’s performance, the National Oilwell Varco-Sam Houston Parkway Facility (SHP) was continually developing new and innovative products. As plant capacity increased to…
LA Freight offers International Expertise to Southern California Import-Export C …
Santa Ana, CA,– October 01, 2010 - LA Freight Consultants, the Leading Authority for Freight Forwarding and Import-Export Logistics in Southern California, is proud to announce the launch of their new Orange County office in Santa Ana..
The Orange County Santa Ana office will provide local importers and exporters with expertise on how to resolve their logistics challenges with freight forwarders, carriers and offshore supply chain vendors and service providers. The…
Rotherham Council solves its vehicle security problems with VT ‘Live’
For Rotherham Council, installing the innovative mobile recording camera system, VT ‘Live’, into its waste disposal vehicles was a huge success.
The council, which had a number of unfounded claims made against it, needed a vehicle recording camera system for security and safety.
After using the system for three months Rotherham Council intends to install VT ‘Live’ in more of its waste disposal and kerb vehicles.
Craig Simpson, Transport Manager at Rotherham Council,…
Vehicle safety experts at Vision Techniques warn cash-in-transit operators to be …
A violent cash-in-transit van robbery in Lancashire has led to the imprisonment of five criminals.
In December 2008, a cash-in-transit driver was shot when making a delivery in Blackburn.
At gunpoint, he gave the two robbers his cash box. But, when unable to give them access to the van, he was shot.
The driver was rushed to hospital and recovered some months later.
This shocking ordeal illustrates the importance of security and safety. It’s…
Revolutionary anti-theft device, Vision Techniques' Mirror Monitor, is welcomed …
Vehicle Safety specialist, Vision Techniques, is pioneering an exciting new mobile CCTV product, the Rear View Mirror Monitor, which acts as a deterrent to opportunist thieves and reverse camera safety device.
This clever device means vehicles can be left unattended without the worry of the reversing camera monitor being stolen by opportunist thieves.
The ultra-compact reverse camera system, which thieves may think is a GPS system, is transformed so it looks like…
ChemLogix Global Enhances International Supply Chain and Logistics Services Thro …
ChemLogix Global (www.chemlogix.com), will leverage software solutions from QuestaWeb, Inc., a premier provider of integrated, Web-based global trade software, to provide enhanced international supply chain and logistics solutions to its global customer base. Utilizing QuestaWeb global trade software in combination with its own resources, ChemLogix will provide customers with greater online visibility, process automation and international trade documentation capabilities to streamline management of global supply chain operations for greater…
Luxury car hire company, Limo-Scene, launches new website
North West based Limo-Scene has increased its online presence by launching a new website.
The company, which sells a huge range of limos and wedding cars, is using the internet to spread the word about its beautiful fleet of vehicles.
Limo-Scene is a family run business which hires out a fleet of excellent cars - available for hire throughout the North West.
The company’s vast range of limousines includes an extremely rare 18…
New era dawning for material handling market
Amsterdam, The Netherlands — Q-lion, a part of Multinational Pon Holdings, launches a lithium ion battery solution for the material handling market, which reduces charging times by 32 times, improves productivity by 10%, and reduces environmental impact by 45%. This lithium ion battery and charging solution is a true breakthrough within the industry.
During the Prologistic fair in Brussels (29-30 Sept), Q-lion will launch this new product.
“Many suppliers talk…
Go Green Fleet Solutions Introduces Nose Cone Aerodynamics To Its Lineup of Fuel …
Go Green Fleet Solutions is an educational company that’s mission is to inform and provide the trucking industry with program to reduce emissions from fossil fuel engines, save fuel, increase profits and improve their quality of life. With the new addition of Nose Cone we can offer our clients an additional 7% of savings.
The Go Green Fleet Solutions method of choosing products is a bit different than the…
Nitrotrim Has Joined The Fight For Quality Improvements Across The Spectrum Of D …
In its ongoing efforts to improve the state of dietary supplements, Nitrotrim has announced its intentions to fight for industry-wide quality standards
As a producer of quality dietary supplements, Nitrotrim has announced its new goal of insuring a standard level of quality throughout the industry. With this new effort, Nitrotrim will seek to work with competitors in the industry to develop a think-tank that sets up a way for the…
OceanTender by Freightgate Celebrates Its First Anniversary
It has now been a little over one year since Freightgate’s OceanTender was released to the market. In that short time shippers have processed over a quarter million containers with an award value in excess of the ½ billion dollars. Tenders ranging from 4000 to 70000 containers have been processed and submitted up to 25 carriers. The tenders have been anywhere in size from under 1000 to 15,000 location pairs.
Freightgate's…
New 125 Volt / 62 Farad Ultra Capacitor Multi-Cell Module for Heavy Hybrid and I …
Capcomp GmbH introduces availability of 125 Volt Ultra Capacitor Multi-Cell Module with a capacity of 62 Farad. This product is developed and manufactured by NESSCAP Ltd. South Korea. The product concept was designed to meet specific market requirements for robust, compact, energy dense and long cycle life alternatives to battery applications.
The main focus is on market applications like: Hybrid-bus, Tram, Metro or specific hybrid vehicles like dumping- truck to…
EU-Project CREAM: European Commission impressed by the technological development …
Hannover/Berlin. CREAM has paved the way to revitalise the rail freight transport on the European corridor from Benelux to Turkey. Especially the technological developments presented at the InnoTrans 2010 are a big step forward to access new markets for rail transport. That was the general feedback from a delegation of the European Commission visiting the CREAM stand at the InnoTrans.
CREAM stands for Customer-driven Rail-freight services on a European mega-corridor…
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics: built of steel
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics has become a specialist within the steel industry, handling and transporting coated steel, corrugated steel, warehouse cladding, lintels and profiles for numerous companies across the country; no mean feat considering the size, shape and weight of many of these products. Doing so requires careful handling and planning but, as with any product the company transports, Rhys Davies goes that extra mile to make sure not only…
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From Interstate Moving to Moving Overseas, Removals, Relocations,UK,London,House …
Vanlines Offers Moving Overseas, Moving to, Interstate Moving, Household Moving, International Removals, Relocations, Office Relocation, Moving Companies, Machine Moving, Self Storage, Moving, International Movers, Furniture Removalists, Furniture Removals, Moving Home, Moving to UK, Moving to USA, Moving to NZ, Interstate Removals, Moving to London, Moving to Perth. Every Move is special to us, be it Interstate Moving or Moving to Overseas, Relocations or Removals. For over 20 years Australian…
Sustainably optimising logistic processes
Bizerba presents weighing and labelling components at Macropack 2010 in Utrecht
Balingen/Utrecht, 20th September 2010 - The solution provider Bizerba will present its new system components for logistic and intralogistic processes from 5th until 8th October at Macropack 2010, the international packaging trade fair held in Utrecht. These system components easily fulfill the growing demands of this sector: the Kontrollwaage (Check weigher) CWE to check giveaway; the Durchlaufwaage (Continuous weigher) CWL-Eco…
community4you reaches out for Brazil with comm.fleet, its fleet management syste …
Brazil is the eighth biggest economy worldwide, has the world's tenth largest petroleum reserves and is the leading global exporter of iron, coffee and beef. When looking at the vehicle and transport market, these impressive figures continue: the country is the world's seventh largest manufacturer of automobiles, the Brazilian market for commercial vehicles, busses and agricultural machines is one of the most important worldwide and Brazil's current fleet amounts to…
eRoutingGuide.com announces the release of two new innovative online logistics s …
September 16, 2010: eRoutingGuide.com announces the release of two new innovative online logistics software solutions – ShipAssist and Routing Guide.
The simple applications represent two new ways for companies to manage and control their shipping and logistics processes from start to finish. Each module is designed to save time, protect information, control costs and facilitate the flow of materials from manufacturing through the shipping department in your organization.
ShipAssist –…
World class: Karsten Krueger from Doego Fruchthandel is the overall winner of th …
• 20 truck drivers from nine countries battled for the
championship in the master class of economical driving
• Exciting live finals on September 11th at the Mercedes-Benz
Plant in Wörth, Germany
• Excellent driving skills demonstrated by the finalists
Wörth – Much excitement at the finals of the 8th FleetBoard Drivers' League: 20 truck drivers from nine countries competed in a world class finish on September 11th. The results of four challenging driving…
Russian Shoe Retailer ECCO-ROS Relies on PSI Software
Berlin, 16 September 2010 - PSI subsidiary PSI Logistics GmbH has been contracted by the Russian shoe retailer ECCO-ROS, the exclusive distribution partner of ECCO Sko, with the delivery of the warehouse management system PSIwms for the Moscow site.
In the first project phase, the existing manual distribution center will first of all be equipped with PSIwms. The software will take over the administration of the warehouse as well as the…
FleetBoard presents new transport management solutions at IAA Commercial Vehicle …
• Industry-specific integration of driver, vehicle and cargo into transport processes
• New DispoPilot.guide terminal as permanently installed facility
• Precise location of vehicle positions in satellite image
• FleetBoard ex-works for Mercedes-Benz Sprinters
Stuttgart – Daimler FleetBoard is presenting trailblazing telematics services to maximise the economic efficiency of trucks and vans at the IAA Commercial Vehicles fair in Hanover. New products designed for industry-specific transport processes and enhanced fleet productivity will be on…
Air India Goes All Non-Stop from the U.S. and Canada to India Starting October 3 …
Starting October 31, 2010, all of Air India’s flights to India from its four North American gateways will be non-stop. The service will include daily flights from New York’s JFK, Chicago’s O’Hare, and Toronto airports to Delhi; and daily flights from Newark to Mumbai. Flights from JFK to Delhi will continue to Mumbai, Chicago-Delhi flights continue to Hyderabad, and Toronto-Delhi flights continue to Amritsar. The non-stops from Newark to Mumbai…
community4you integrates extensive calendar management functions in its fleet ma …
The management of huge vehicle fleets is a complex and demanding task. It is essential to maintain an overview over all vehicles, including the purchasing of new cars or vehicle parts, the registration of vehicles, the financing and the various services which are linked to vehicles such as maintenance and refueling. When it comes to fleets of 100 vehicles and more, a good fleet management system is indispensable.
Especially the numerous…
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics provides Associated Weavers with specialised servi …
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics has provided Belgium-based Associated Weavers with British holdings and a reliable distribution network after the delivery company it was previously using went into receivership.
With the danger of being left with no distribution network for its products in the UK, Associated Weavers was given little option but to temporarily buy the former delivery company to ensure that its UK orders were still distributed. However, this was far…
At FachPack 2010, Montech’s solutions for sustainable production
At the special show dedicated to “Sustainable production and packing” during the FackPack exhibition in Nurnberg, the Swiss conveyor specialist Montech will present its range of modular belt conveyors at stand 4-227 in hall 4.
The Montech conveyors are based on a modular concept with ready-to-use standard components. Thanks to their modularity, the conveyors can be assembled in variable configurations, extended or shortened with a simple and cost-effective…
AirportTrans.com offers Cost Effective and Economy Airport Transportation Servic …
August 16, 2010 – Airport Trans, one of the premier airport car service providers in the USA, offers discount to its regular clients, which makes their service cost effective and efficient. It has offered to give discount to all the clients who make their reservation online. The regular clients also have the privilege to create their account with the company and enjoy good discount on their bookings.
Addressing their new…
Platinum Cargo Logistics selects FMC-Trek! Ocean Tariff Publishing Platform
Huntington Beach, CA, United States August 25, 2010 - Freightgate announced today that Platinum Cargo Logistics has selected the FMC-Trek!™ Platform to fulfill its FMC ocean tariff publishing requirements. FMC-Trek!™, using Web 2.0 SaaS+plus™ on-demand technology, streamlines Federal Maritime Commission ocean tariff publishing providing FMC compliance and real-time global collaboration.
FMC-Trek!™ is an intelligent and efficient ocean tariff publishing system designed to publish and maintain ocean tariffs with the…
Managing vehicles and documents with ease: new software by HaCon makes it possib …
Hannover (2010-08-24). In future, certification that calls for the introduction of an independent maintenance management system will be required for owners of freight waggons. The owners are obliged to ensure that the freight waggons are maintained and to document their maintenance– which brings about extensive administration work. The new software P-Waggon-Manager from the Hanover-based software company HaCon makes this work much easier. For the first time, HaCon will present the…
The expert explanation on types of trucks revealed at Usedtruckpoint.com
Trucks are classified in different types and all of these types are really required to get learned. These types are differentiated by the GVWR of these truck models and this definition is widely accepted ones. Different types of trucks are making industrial goods to get transferred and also to make the construction and infrastructure of the country well developed. Trucks are having multiple uses and are divided mainly in the…
Nationally-Recognized Transportation & Logistics Lawyer Joins Firm
Yormick & Associates announces that nationally-recognized transportation and logistics lawyer, Robert M. Spira, has joined the firm as Of Counsel. He has more than 25 years of experience in transportation and logistics law, serving as in-house counsel for a publicly-traded billion-dollar transportation and logistics provider and in private practice.
Mr. Spira served as corporate counsel for Leaseway Transportation Corp., where he prepared operating agreements, was responsible for a…
Rhys Davies supply Scottish based Ingram Brothers with distribution they can tru …
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics has enabled Scotland-based Ingram Brothers to streamline its distribution, reduce damage to cargo and guarantee next day delivery to its customers by collecting and distributing its products across the United Kingdom.
Rhys Davies’ collection and delivery system has helped Ingram Brothers, manufacturer of ingredients for the baking industry, to service customers efficiently without the inclusion of a third-party. Rhys Davies collects the product from Ingram’s warehouse in…
HaCon presents first-class transport solutions: Project CREAM on display at Inno …
Hanover/Berlin (2010-08-19). From September 21 to 24, the Hanover-based software and consulting company HaCon will again participate at the InnoTrans 2010 at a joint stand with PTV AG. A novelty this year: HaCon devotes a separate stand (102, hall 4.1a) to the latest technological developments within the EU research project CREAM.
CREAM stands for Customer-driven Rail-freight services on a European mega-corridor based on Advanced business and operating Models. Since 2007, project…
Super truck manufacturers of America uncovered at the site Supertrucksamerica.co …
Trucks are the most dynamic vehicles that make the industries more aggressive and attacking. They provide huge benefits to the industrialists and also make the transportation of produced goods quite easier and approachable for the people. The transporters are the biggest gainers of these vehicles as they can make huge money from these vehicles of the automotive world. These trucks are therefore having super demands in truck lovers. The online…
Sea Asia’s significance to the maritime industry keeps growing; Bookings to-date …
Sea Asia, the region’s leading conference and exhibition event for the international maritime industry, has set a new record ahead of its 3rd edition, scheduled for 12-14 April 2011 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
Exhibition bookings at 9 months from the opening of Sea Asia 2011, have topped 2,800 square metres, a 20% increase on the net exhibition space booked for the corresponding period in the run up to the last…
Fachpack 2010: roTeg shows PARO palletising robot as compact cell
PARO palletising robot for different types of packages in limited spaces
The Dortmund-based company roTeg will show different palletising robots of the PARO type at Fachpack in Nuremberg. The compact robot is suitable for all branches of trade and demonstrates its flexibility by means of combinatory grippers and the generation of mixed pallets.
At booth 3-406 of the trade fair for packaging solutions, roTeg AG will present palletising robots with compact dimensions.…
Calculating logistics services efficiently
Munich, July 28, 2010 – Axxom Software AG has developed a new efficient offer calculation solution for logistics services: ORion-PI® Tender Management. The software enables logistics service providers to easily and accurately calculate offers for warehouse outsourcing and warehousing services, thus increasing the financial planning reliability when responding to bid invitations. Axxom will present the solution for the first time at the IMHX fair (hall 20, booth F95) taking place…
Rhys Davies helps Weiss HCW & Co GmbH to crack the UK market offering overnight …
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics has been helping Weiss HCW & Co GmbH break into the British flooring market by distributing its quality flooring throughout the UK from Rhys Davies’ Haydock warehouse.
Weiss HCW & Co GmbH, Austrian flooring manufacturer, turned to Rhys Davies after the company decided to expand its market reach to tackle the UK market. Sandy Anderson, Sales Manager of Weiss HCW & Co GmbH said that distributing the…
SECUDATA®: logistics plus counterfeit protection
At FachPack/LogIntern 2010, 3S Simons Security Systems GmbH presents their industry solution SECUDATA® at the special show „market place for innovative logistics solutions“ organised by the German Institute for Distribution and Trade Logistics (IDH).
On the basis of the worldwide smallest and legally binding micro colour-codes SECUTAG®, 3S Simons Security Systems GmbH has developed SECUDATA®: an industry solution for the continuous security of the entire flow of goods and material. 3S…
IES, Ltd. Proud to be Named as a Top Supply Chain Innovator
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine, billed as ‘the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation’, has announced its ninth-annual listing of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100. Transportation software company, IES, Ltd. is proud to be among the recipients of this key industry award.
This year, the magazine focused the criteria for its ‘100’ feature on supply chain excellence and preparing the supply chain for…
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics sponsors £150,000 car powered by lithium batteries
13 July 2010: Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has announced that it is sponsoring the Racing Green Endurance team as a bronze sponsor, as it plans to ship a £150,000 electric car to Alaska, before it embarks on a world record-breaking drive down the Pan-American Highway.
Tackling the notorious route from Alaska to the world’s southern most city in Argentina, the SRZero is powered by two electric motors fed by a series of…
Airplus Autofeed for high-speed inline packing stations: Automatic air pillow su …
Metzingen. The Airplus Autofeed system from Storopack provides a space-saving alternative to silos at the packing station. An Airplus GTI series unit drops air pillows produced on a sensor-controlled basis from a frame extendable to a height of 2.5 meters. The continuous supply of pillows is guided in the form of a loop to the working height of the packer, who simply tears off the required number of pillows. The…
Logistics Supply Chain Partnership Finally Marks the End of the Fax Machine
Perceptant (perceptant.com), a pioneer of cloud computing business solutions, and Supply Chain experts Labyrinth Logistics Consulting (labyrinthsolutions.co.uk) today announced a partnership agreement to evaluate, develop and deliver a new wave of software solutions and services for the logistics industry. The move is designed to offer fast, affordable integration to all sizes of logistics provider, and sound the death knell on the fax machine which still churns out orders to…
Rhys Davies helps Weiss HCW & Co GmbH to crack the UK market offering overnight …
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics has been helping Weiss HCW & Co GmbH break into the British flooring market by distributing its quality flooring throughout the UK from Rhys Davies’ Haydock warehouse.
Weiss HCW & Co GmbH, Austrian flooring manufacturer, turned to Rhys Davies after the company decided to expand its market reach to tackle the UK market. Sandy Anderson, Sales Manager of Weiss HCW & Co GmbH said that distributing the…
