Topic: News

Total U.S.-bound containerized freight imports for January 2022—at 2,669,536 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were down 0.2% compared to December and down 1.37% annually. And for U.S.-bound shipments, Panjiva reported that January shipments—at 1,330,698—were off 0.5% compared to December, though up 12.12% annually.

It's labor crunch time in the distribution and fulfillment (D&F) sector. Although labor has always been among the largest expenditures for distribution center (DC) operators — up to 65% of total expenses — today’s labor scarcities and rising wages are driving these costs even higher.

For facilities like yours, knowing how to properly measure for and install rack safety solutions is essential, because the ability to protect your stock, work areas, and employees is often a top concern.

With more operations implementing robotic solutions such as autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) to increase throughput and operational efficiency, it’s important to create the optimal environment to maximize the productivity of these technologies.

In this blog article we explain in simple and understandable language what exactly Ethernet-APL is, how parallel communication works today and what possible options there are to access data.

Survey from Instawork on labor challenges for the warehousing and logistics industry also finds that 75% of respondents don’t feel fully prepared for business demands in 2022

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's monthly confidence index for February comes in at 61.8, down from 63.9 index level for January

U.S. retail sales began 2022 where 2021 ended—with solid growth—despite issues posed by Omicron variant and high levels of inflation, according to data respectively issued today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF).

AGVE is a leading Swedish manufacturer of AGV systems and controls, and part of Murata Machinery Group

Coming on heels of $132 million Series B funding round, company names US-based management team, sets its sights on creating fully automated warehouse solutions

Move positioned as strengthening Fortna's warehouse optimization offerings, amplifying order fulfillment speed and accuracy

The CSS Industry Group is to promote the market growth and effective use of conveyor and sortation systems in manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and other key markets.

With around 1,200 employees, Siemens Logistics mail and parcel business generates annual revenue of about €500 million.

Attendees are looking for more automation, tech and e-commerce solutions to move their supply chains forward amid continued disruption

A third-generation member of the family that founded the company takes helm as president

Kollmorgen, which supplies autonomous vehicle tech to companies that offer driverless lift trucks, sees potential benefits in 5G for mobile robots in intralogistics

Further establishes organization as the key influencer in advancing the AIDC industry and associated technologies

MHI just released the list of finalists for the 2022 MHI Innovation Award.

The most recent edition of the Industrial Business Indicator (IBI), which was issued by San Francisco-based real estate investment trust company Prologis continued to highlight ongoing trends in the industrial real estate sector, relating to vacancy, rents, and space utilization, among other factors.

Highly maneuverable, battery-operated motorized vehicles impact efficiency and employee satisfaction at Cotterman Company.