Press Releases by Category Logistics & Transport
Sparlion Logistics Experiments with Drone Delivery
Researching specific uses of drone technology, Sparlion Logistics is currently testing the commercial use of logistic drones, focusing primarily on its capacity to transport special items. The company is carrying out demo tests for drones to examine the efficiency of the idea.
Drones have the potential to reach peripheral areas as well as the prompt delivery of items. However, limited battery life is one of the limitations which is being explored…
'Relocate' is the newest, most efficient relocation website portal in the UAE
Dubai, February 2016 – Making the right move for expats and UAE residents alike is now a click away with Relocate, the country’s newest and fastest growing, independent relocation website portal. Relocate is a one-stop shop to source out the most efficient and affordable removal companies to ensure a hassle-free move.
Whether the plan is to move from abroad, or to move within the UAE, Relocate will help find the…
PortNexus announces formation of a Distracted Driving Risk Managed Services Divi …
PortNexus Corporation Press Release
2/26/2016, Hollywood, FL
PortNexus announces formation of a Distracted Driving Risk Managed Services Division and has named Robert Smedberg a nationally recognized Risk and Safety expert, the Director of this new service.
With over 40 years as a recognized Risk and Safety expert for both the Defense bar and major corporations, Robert Smedberg has agreed to share his knowledge and expertise to help stop the…
WWW.MOVERWORLDWIDE.COM RELAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL RELOCATION AND REMOVAL DIRECTORY
WWW.MOVERWORLDWIDE.COM RELAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL RELOCATION AND REMOVAL DIRECTORY
New Delhi, India. 26th February, 2016: MoverWorldWide, the New Delhi based operator of the international removal and relocation based website www.moverworldwide.com has relaunched its searchable directory for movers and moving firms.
MoverWorldWide maintains a large searchable directory of moving companies, helping customers hook up with removal and relocation firms across the globe. By using the search function at www.moversworldwide.com, customers can gain access to both…
Voith Industrial Services Supports Ford’s Logistics Activities in Ohio, USA
Further expansion of partnership; Inspection, inventory management of new vehicles, loading and unloading of railcars; IT Solutions, Facility Management, Carrier Communications are all included in the inventory management responsibilities
Avon Lake, Ohio, USA, (January 25th, 2016) – Voith Industrial Services provides vehicle processing and yard management services for Ford’s North American operations. In addition to managing select services at Michigan Assembly Plant, Voith now supports Ford Ohio Assembly Plant in…
S/4 HANA, integrated transport processes and gamification: arvato Systems at log …
International Trade Fair for Distribution, Materials Handling and Information Flow
• arvato Systems presents SAP add-ons for integrated transport processes
• arvato Systems assessment offering demonstrates optimization potential and recommendations for logistics
(arvato Systems) Gütersloh -- Under the motto "Being Innovative – Shaping Change", this year's logiMAT will be opening its doors to the public at the New Stuttgart Trade Fair from 8 to 10 March 2016. At its own stand at the…
The best ways to prepare and pack a Moving
When the time comes to moving all are tensions and headaches, however, if the proper organization and a complete package can cope much better used in case of doing things lightly and crazy. Many people prefer to take itself all the tools you think put in their new home, but keep in mind that often do not have the optimum vehicle and is overexertion with the body, which may wanting…
If the ceiling is too low
The new eT-Hover-slim lifting device from euroTECH as an alternative wherever a vacuum tube lifter reaches its limits
If vacuum tube lifters cannot open out enough due to the ceiling height being too low, the eT-Hover-slim lifting device from euroTECH is an ideal substitute with its installation height of just 400 mm. In conjunction with an electric chain hoist, the device which weighs just 25 kg can be used for lifting,…
IQPC announces the 11th International Conference Innovative Seating 2016
17.11.2015, Berlin, Germany – After 10 successful annual conferences with an exclusive focus on Innovative Seating, this edition is even more promising! This year it will be focused on the next generation of intelligent seating solutions and designs to enhance the quality of seating systems and comfort levels.
Innovative Seating 2016, produced by IQPC GmbH, will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Dusseldorf, Germany, and will gather leading Automotive OEMs,…
Prestigious GK Software Certification for TSC desktop printers
TSCs thermal direct desktop printers DA200 and TDP-225 actually have been certified by GK Software AG, Schöneck, Germany. TSC placed high opportunities and expectations in this official seal: “Earning this certification is a big achievement that underscores our continuing effort to expand our presence in the retail business, while reinforcing our reputation as a world-class supplier of barcode label printers," said Henning Mahlstedt, Sales Director at TSC Auto ID, and…
New TSC Sales Manager for Nordic Region
TSC Auto ID, one of the top 5 manufacturers of high quality thermal barcode printers in the world, reinforces its sales team in the Nordic Region of Europe. As new Sales Manager for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Island, Kent Hansen “will ensure that our dis-tributors and value added resellers in this region receive the best possible service and back-up, without compromising on quality, availability or profitability”, TSC Sales Director…
Strong appearance at LABEL+PRINT 2015
For the LABEL+PRINT, Spains leading Exhibition for Print, Identifi-cation and Processing Technologies at Madrid, from 18 November to 19 November 2015, TSC Auto ID will present some of its very in-teresting new and innovative products concerning marking and la-beling solutions. In addition to the industrial thermal transfer printer MX240 which recently received “Industriepreis 2015”, an important industrial award in Germany, the new high performance models of MT series will undoubtedly…
MAUSER Group and NCG at FachPack 2015: The Success Story Continues
Brühl/Germany, October 15, 2015
The innovative and sustainable packaging concepts of MAUSER Group and its subsidiary National Container Group (NCG) generated great interest at this year's FachPack exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany. Customers and prospective customers were able to experience first-hand, how the life cycle of industrial packaging is closed.
From September 29th until October 1st, FachPack, one of the leading European trade fairs for products and services in the fields of packaging,…
TSC Auto ID reinforces its Sales Team in the EMEA region
TSC AUTO ID, one of the top 5 manufacturers of thermal barcode printers in the world, is proud to announce that Nicolas Dubel-Jam has been nominated Sales Manager for France, South East Europe and North Africa including the Maghreb and Baltic countries, confirming the will of the company to reinforce and develop its sales in the EMEA region.
With 20 years of experience in the Auto ID and Mobile IT business,…
Strong appearance at ScanPack 2015
For the ScanPack, Northern Europe´s leading Packaging Exhibition at Gothenburg, from 20 October to 23 October 2015, TSC Auto ID will present some of its very interesting new and innovative products concerning marking and labeling solutions. In addition to the industrial thermal transfer printer MX240 which recently received “Industriepreis 2015”, an important industrial award in Germany, the new high performance models of MT series will undoubtedly attract the attention of…
Symeo GmbH expands international partner network: Solvo Ltd. is new Russian dist …
Neubiberg (Germany), August 19, 2015 – Symeo GmbH, a leading expert for wireless position detection, distance measurement, anti-collision and data transmission systems, signed a strategic partner agreement with Solvo Ltd. covering the Russian region. Solvo is an independent software developer and the leading provider of terminal operating solutions for port logistics in its home country. In addition to Ferrox LLC, Solvo now gives Symeo a second Russian distributor with special…
Extended operative presence in the US with Muzafar Moshref - Softing Automotive
Softing Automotive is strategically extending its global sales team with Muzafar Moshref as Director Business Development for the North American market.
Muzafar Moshref joined Softing Automotive as the Director of Business Development for the North American market.
Muzafar graduated from Purdue University in 1998 and has been working in automotive industry throughout his professional career. Muzafar comes to Softing after a long and successful career at dSPACE, where he was managing multiple…
RFMicron Signs Sales Agreement with Meshed Systems GmbH
30. June 2015, München-Ottobrunn (D), RFMicron, Inc. (www.rfmicron.com) announced today the signing of a sales representative agreement with Meshed Systems GmbH (www.meshedsystems.com), a German based value added distributor of RFID components.
“We see a trend for applications using more sophisticated low cost, passive sensor semiconductors. There is an increasingly complex demand for UHF RFID protocol sensor chips and we are very pleased about filling a gap in the product…
IVU signs hosting contract with Trenitalia
Italian state railway to use “software as a service”
Berlin, 1 July 2015 – Since 2010, Trenitalia – a company owned by the Italian state railway – has planned and managed around 15,000 employees and more than 5,000 vehicles using software developed by IVU Traffic Technologies AG. Now, the Berlin-based IT company is also assuming responsibility for hosting the entire system.
The IVU.rail staff roster planning and operational control modules of Trenitalia…
More Planning Security for large Construction Sites
New IT Solution improves the flow of material and information for construction site logistics
More logistical planning security for large construction sites: An IT solution developed by AXIT is the foundation on which the various participants in a large construction site can better coordinate their logistical activities. The basis for this is the Europe-wide leading logistics platform for delivery chain management: AX4. It makes for increased transparency in construction site transports…
Logwin expands location network in Germany
Grevenmacher/Aschaffenburg – Logwin is continuing to expand its network of locations in Germany. On May 1, the logistics service provider opened an office in the World Cargo Center at Halle/Leipzig Airport; an office in Erfurt opened on April 1.
Both regions have benefited from the prolonged economic upswing for a number of years – the demand for customer-oriented logistics solutions has grown enormously. This applies in particular to the sea…
VIA Rail Canada chooses resource planning from IVU
A new planning and dispatching system for the Canadian national passenger railway
Berlin, 1 June 2015 – With VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) another major national railway places its trust in the software solutions from IVU Traffic Technologies AG. In future, IVU.rail will provide for efficient duty scheduling and dispatching of some 1,200 personnel.
VIA Rail operates passenger rail services in eight of Canada’s ten provinces. Around 500 trains are operated every…
Worldwide Electronic Toll Collection market to double from 2016 to 400 million v …
London the 1st June 2015 - PTOLEMUS Consulting Group publishes the new Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Global Study. The 650-page reference document covers the road charging market worldwide and demonstrate its convergence with other connected vehicle services.
A free 95-page abstract is now available to download today from its web site.
The report is the most comprehensive ever published on tolling; it includes a neutral and in-depth strategic, technology and market…
Claim Flights - The New Partner for Air Passenger Rights
Only one in four air passengers are acquainted with this important piece of air passenger rights legislation and only one in twenty actually demand compensation. Claim Flights offers a brand new service portal, committed to informing passengers about their rights and helping them to make a hassle-free claim.
Germany, May 26, 2015 -- Whether travelling for business or pleasure, flight delays and cancellations cause inconvenience and disruption for all air passengers…
3PL Logistics Market in India - A $301.89 Billion Opportunity by 2020, according …
3PL logistics market in India is expected to be worth US$ 301.89 billion by 2020, finds a new research report launched by NOVONOUS. Indian logistics market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.17% by 2020 driven by the growth in the manufacturing, retail, FMCG and e-commerce sectors.
India spends around 14.4% of its GDP on logistics and transportation as compared to less than 8% spent by the other developing…
Centrally control the Diversity of Providers: The Silver Bullet in Express Shipp …
AXIT paper shows solution on universal IT connectivity to CEP providers
Smooth cooperation with various courier, express and parcel providers is no longer a question of system. Through the IT platform AX4 industry and trade can use a universal tool for transmitting and controlling their express shipments.
How this works and which advantages result from central integration of CEP providers is now described in a recently published Best Practice paper by…
IVU AG publishes 2014 annual report
Revenue, gross profit and EBIT further increased
Dividend distribution proposed for the first time
Berlin, 25 March 2015 – IVU Traffic Technologies AG continued to grow in the 2014 financial year and again posted a positive development of earnings. The Group increased revenues by 2 % to € 47.2 million and gross profit by 7 % to € 37.1 million. EBIT rose by 13 % to € 4.3 million. In line with…
MES SUPPORTS 13TH AUTOMOTIVE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING WORKSHOP
Tackling the Challenges of Automotive Software Engineering in Transition to Smart Mobility
Berlin (Germany), March 23, 2015: Model Engineering Solutions GmbH (MES) and the Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) will be organizing this year’s Automotive Software Engineering Workshop of the German Informatics Society (GI), which will be held at the BTU in Cottbus on September 29, 2015. The call for papers has already begun and contributions can be submitted until April…
From Tool to Innovation Engine: AXIT Paper describes Dawning of a New Age for IT …
Yesterday an instrument of data and information processing, today a pioneer of process innovations: The role of IT has changed rapidly. It has become a key factor for successful management of challenges in logistics. AXIT’s new strategy paper describes the requirements for a new IT generation in delivery chain management.
“More and more logistics companies neither can nor want to afford costly and complex IT projects anymore”, says…
IVU User Meeting with record attendance
More than 500 international guests discuss mobility concepts
Berlin, 25 February 2015 – Representatives of international public transport companies came together on 19 and 20 February for the 27th User Meeting of IVU Traffic Technologies AG in Berlin. In talks and discussions, they exchanged views about topics relating to the future of public transport. The keynote speaker was Oliver Wolff, managing Director of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV).…
De Lijn will use IVU systems for operational control and passenger information
The THV Profa Consortium installing the new smartcard ticketing, registration and information systems for De Lijn integrates IVU.fleet and IVU.realtime for a fleet of 4,000 vehicles in the whole of Flanders
Berlin, 19 December 2014 – German IT specialist IVU Traffic Technologies AG will implement a new operational control centre and real-time passenger information system for the Flemish transport operator De Lijn. Based on the standard solutions of the IVU.suite, the…
Koblenz: Successful start for the e-ticketing system from IVU
evm Verkehrs GmbH introduces modern ITCS
Berlin/Koblenz, 17 December 2014 – Several hundred e-tickets were already sold on the first day in Koblenz when evm Verkehrs GmbH started up its new electronic ticketing system. A smooth start was ensured by IVU Traffic Technologies AG. The Berlin IT company supplied a complete Intermodal Transport Control System for operational control and passenger information services together with the entire software and hardware for the…
ZOW 2015: The cost-efficient handling of small lot sizes
Logistics Forum to showcase efficient logistics solutions with value-added potential
[Bad Salzuflen, 16 December] Furniture buyers demand individualised products, top quality and short delivery periods at the lowest possible price. With far-reaching consequences for the furniture logistics sector – after all, the customised furniture must reach the client on time without any missing parts or damage, and has to be assembled on site. “The significance of logistics as a factor for…
Green Logistics
Logistics has become an indispensable component of today’s global economy. On Thursday, December 11, join experts at the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) in New York for a discussion on the future of sustainable logistics.
NEW YORK (December 8, 2014) – Global supply chains and distribution networks are a key performance factor for many companies as they attempt to coordinate activities in a way that meets customer requirements at…
Russian Railways Logistics joined to the new Russian-Chinese logistics project
JSC Russian Railways Logistics became a partner of new international Russian-Chinese logistics project.
Pavel Sokolov, Russian Railways Logistics CEO and Zhao Wenmin, Zhengzhou International Land Port Development and Construction Co., Ltd. CEO signed a strategic cooperation agreement on the organization of international container train Zhengzhou (China) - Europe.
The agreement was signed on November 27, 2014 at Zhengzhou (capital of Henan province) at the threshold of International congress on construction of…
IVU systems for 300 buses at Sea of Galilee
Superbus Vallys Ltd orders the complete IVU.suite
Berlin, 26 November 2014 – Efficient and reliable IT solutions are essential for the long-term success of public transport companies. All over the world, passengers expect services and connections to be on time and of a consistently high quality. The private Israeli bus company Superbus Vallys Ltd has therefore decided to use the complete IVU.suite from IVU Traffic Technologies AG for its new Ha’Amakim…
Datamax-O’Neil Presents New Revolutionary 8-Inch PCL H-8308p Thermal Printer
State-of-the-art printing solution for enhanced cost efficiency and higher productivity laser printer replacement
BOURG-LÈS-VALENCE, FRANCE – Datamax-O’Neil, a leading manufacturer of stationary, vehicle mount, portable label and receipt printers, will launch its latest printer innovation in EMEA on December 1, 2014: The new H-8308p is an extremely adaptive 8-inch thermal printer based on the proven H-Class and Performance Series technology offering increased label options, improved productivity and reduced costs. Datamax-O’Neil’s high…
IVU and UTC University Vietnam sign Memorandum of Understanding
Joint establishment of a training centre for public transport
Hanoi, 19 November 2014 – IVU Traffic Technologies AG and the Vietnamese University of Transport and Communications (UTC) will in future cooperate to train managers and operators of transport companies in Vietnam. IVU CEO Martin Müller-Elschner and the Director of UTC Prof Tran Dac Su signed a corresponding declaration of intent in the presence of the German Minister for Economic Affairs…
A Move Towards Prioritization of Use of Rail in Africa
The World Bank is adjusting its approach to rail projects by giving a tighter focus on business oriented developments, economic medium term sustainability of projects and strengthening of rail regulatory framework. Henry Longchamps, Senior Transport Specialist at World Bank illustrated further on World Bank involvement in the railways sector in Sub-Saharan Africa at the 3rd Annual African Railway Summit that commenced on 18th November 2014 at Hotel Radisson Blu Gautrain,…
MVV introduces multi-client integration system for real-time data and operations
IVU supplies background software for MVV Regional bus services
Berlin/Munich, 12 November 2014 – Mobility in the areas around Munich is white, blue and green. The regional bus services organised by MVV (Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund) connect the surrounding administrative districts with one another and with the Bavarian state capital. Operating on over 200 routes with some 3,600 stops and a total length of 4,300 km, more than 40 independent transport…
VITRONIC GmbH and TNT Nederland BV announce global partnership
VITRONIC delivers state-of-the art technology with identification and measurement applications throughout the TNT Nederland BV (TNT) service chain
VITRONIC Dr.-Ing. Stein Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH and TNT have entered into a long-term global partnership to equip hubs, gateways and service centers with the latest machine vision technology for data capture of all transported items. The initial project, which covers over 100 sites throughout Europe, consists of systems that read barcodes, measure the volume…
ZOW 2015: A networked value chain
Special exhibition area illustrates the potential offered by RFID technology in the furniture industry
[Bad Salzuflen, 6 November, 2014] Industrial manufacturing in the furniture industry is about to undergo a radical change: The demand for tailor-made products is also growing in the furniture sector, while, at the same time, delivery periods are expected to be as short as possible and prices should remain low. The individualisation of serially produced furniture…
RZD logistics discusses collaboration with RCC and TMK
Moscow, October, 28, 2014 - RZD logistics is planning to sign an agreement on logistics services with the largest Russian metallurgical companies - CJSC "Russian copper company" and JSC "TMK".
The company CEO Pavel Sokolov gave the details to the journalists during the "Transport services Market: cooperation and partnership", an industry-specific conference for operators of rolling stock, freight owners, rail carriers and state regulators in Russia.
At the moment…
PSIPENTA Presents Three Dimensional Visualisations at the Industrial Automation …
Berlin, 27 October 2014 – Manufacturing specialist PSIPENTA Software Systems GmbH will be presenting three dimensional visualisations of real production systems at the Industrial Automation Show (IAS) in Shanghai from 4 to 8 November 2014 at the German Pavilion (Hall W1 Stand A110). PSIPENTA will demonstrate innovative concepts of integrated industry applications and production planning which are the bases for the fourth industrial revolution.
PSIPENTA is bringing together usability aspects…
Chairman, World Trade Centre to address at Supply Chain India Summit
According to a recent article in the Times of India, the current estimated size of the supply chain industry is about Rs 18,000 crore and is expected to reach Rs 50,000 crore by 2016.
The 2014 Supply Chain India Summit will take place on November 13th and 14th in Mumbai, India. Taking place at The ITC Grand Central Mumbai, this conference will start with the keynote speech of Vijay Kalantri, Vice…
Two More College Softball Teammates Sue Over Deadly Oklahoma Crash
The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson now represents three victims of 18-wheeler wreck
DALLAS – The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson in Dallas has filed negligence lawsuits on behalf of two members of the North Central Texas College (NCTC) softball team who were seriously injured when a distracted commercial truck driver collided with a team van last month in Oklahoma. Four students were killed, and several injured.
NCTC student athletes…
Official handover of new AVL system to Centre for Budapest Transport
Express modernisation of operational control by IVU AG
Berlin/Budapest, 21 October 2014 – In an official ceremony István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest, and Dávid Vitézy, CEO of the city’s public transport authority BKK, inaugurated the city’s new AVL system, including an all-new, modern operational control centre. IVU Traffic Technologies AG implemented the project in record time with the standard products of the IVU.suite.
“When we know how things are going to turn…
Reach your Goal faster with Recipes for Success: AXIT publishes Best Practices f …
AXIT AG has published a series of recipes for success which allow companies to control delivery chains in the best possible way. The basis for the publication of the best practice scenarios are 2,500 IT projects which the operator of the cloud-based IT platform AX4 has realized with customers from industry, trade and logistics within the past 15 years.
“Our analysis has found that in managing cross-company logistical processes…
SGS to Support Major Railway Infrastructure Project in Mexico
SGS has been awarded a contract to support the USD 2.9 Billion Mexico City-Toluca rail project. Based on its comprehensive expertise, SGS will project manage the building of a 57.7km rail network and to ensure it is completed to the required quality standards, on schedule and within budget.
The major railway infrastructure project in Mexico – the USD 2.9 billion Mexico City – Toluca rail project will bring a new…
Top level ‘IT for Rail’ conference in Zurich - Joint conference by IVU Traffic T …
Berlin/Zurich, 7 October 2014 – More than 20 representatives from leading European railway companies attended the first ‘IT for Rail’ conference in Zurich at the invitation of IVU Traffic Technologies AG and SBB Cargo. On 11 and 12 September 2014, senior managers met with scientists and the experts of IVU AG to discuss the benefits and opportunities that IT systems can offer to railway companies.
The two-day conference focused on…
