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Victoria conference to put spotlight on freight and logistics workforce

AU Manufacturing

Minister for Ports and Freight Melissa Horne has opened the state conference of the Victorian Transport Association , which will centre on the workers who support the $21 billion freight and logistics sector that is the state’s economic force. The state conference runs through 21 March.

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Burgeoning Freight and Logistics Demands to Fuel Recovery of China’s Commercial Truck Industry

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

million units in 2021 to 2.4 Consider that FCEV sales in the light-duty truck segment rose from only three units in 2021 to over 660 units in 2022. Road transport is central to China’s freight and logistics services. Commercial truck sales in China plunged from 3.7 million units in 2022, reflecting a YoY decrease of 35.3%.

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E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index Reveals Notably Improved Cross-Ocean Transit Time for Global Freight Deliveries

MEM

Companies can use this data to make informed decisions on when to book ocean freight. Exports from Asia to North America and Europe saw cross-ocean journeys reduced by nine days and eight days, respectively, from the prior three months, and down 12 days from the same quarter in 2021. Vancouver, Canada, and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Introducing Unitree Go2 – Quadruped Robot of Embodied AI from $1600

Robotics Automation News

On 12 July, Unitree unveiled its latest quadruped robot – the Unitree Go2, which features embodied AI technology and is priced from $1,600 (tax and freight excluded). Back in June 2021, Unitree released its first side-follow bionic […]

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Developing a Truck Fleet Management Strategy

Robotics Automation News

billion tons of freight in 2021. The truck fleet sector is one of the most important industries because it makes possible the transportation of all goods that people use daily. In fact, US trucks transported around 10.93 It simply shows the importance and extensiveness of the sector. So, if you own a truck fleet and […]

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Railway sector warns Sunak that delays to proposed reforms risk investment

E&T

In May 2021, the government announced its plans for the biggest reform to the railway in three decades through the publication of the Plan for Rail. But legislation is needed to create GBR, which has been delayed since the reform proposals were first published in 2021.

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Logistics and freight transport, a sector in growth with more than 10,000 direct jobs gained in Greater Montreal over the last decade

Canadian Manufacturing

“Although the number of companies in Greater Montreal between 2012 and 2021 decreased from 6,297 to 6,089, the total number of jobs in transportation and warehousing increased by nearly 24 per cent, from 43,700 to 54,100,” said Mathieu Charbonneau, Executive Director, CargoM.