New French trains too big for Italian tunnels
Posted on 7 Jul 2015 by Michael Cruickshank
Claims have emerged that French rail operator SNCF has allegedly discovered that its new trains do not fit in Italian tunnels.
Logistics & Materials Handling
Toyota, Nissan, and Honda: more on joint hydrogen infrastructure
Posted on 7 Jul 2015 by Tim Brown
Toyota, Nissan, and Honda have agreed on key details regarding a new joint support project for the development of hydrogen station infrastructure in Japan. Russia succeeds with critical ISS resupply
Posted on 6 Jul 2015 by Michael Cruickshank
Following two previous failed rocket launches, a Russian resupply vessel yesterday successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) bringing much-needed supplies to the astronauts onboard.
Tips to help you improve warehouse loading efficiency
Posted on 1 May 2015 by The Manufacturer
Working on a warehouse loading dock is not only strenuous but it requires a good deal of speed. Will Amazon 3D printing trucks revolutionise logistics?
Posted on 23 Apr 2015 by The Manufacturer
On 19 February, Amazon filed a patent application in respect of the equipping of trucks with 3D printers so that products can be printed on-demand, whether en route to the customer or at a customer’s doorstep. Cerys Wyn Davies, partner of Pinsent Masons LLP looks at the potential impact of this method of product delivery. Boom in oil trains represents opportunity for rail car manufacturers
Posted on 7 Apr 2015 by Tim Brown
Following a spate of recent rail disasters involving trains carrying crude oil, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday issued four urgent recommendations calling for the introduction of more robust and fire-resistant rail cars. FedEx offers €4.4bn for sale of TNT Express
Posted on 7 Apr 2015 by Tim Brown
Two of the biggest transportation and logistics companies, FedEx and TNT Express, are set to merge with the signing of a conditional agreement for FedEx to purchase TNT Express for approximately €4.4bn ($4.8bn). Amazon to test drones: should manufacturers be excited?
Posted on 23 Mar 2015 by Aiden Burgess
Online shopping giant, Amazon, has been given the green light to begin test flights of piloted delivery drones. Flying the nest
Posted on 11 Nov 2014 by The Manufacturer
Barbara Fitzsimons takes a trip to the Lincolnshire-based facility of Wren Kitchens, the factory responsible for the door panels of the company’s kitchen cabinets.
German material handling group LKE launches in UK
Posted on 23 Oct 2014 by The Manufacturer
German intralogistics company LKE Group has announced plans to start a subsidiary in the UK.