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Key Trends Driving Digital Transformation in the Freight Industry

Robotics Automation News

The freight and shipping industry is going through some major changes lately as new technologies shake up the old way of doing things. For any business that relies on some form of logistics – whether sending products across town or across the world – keeping up with the latest digital advances is becoming critical for […]

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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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Challenger Motor Freight expands operations with U.S. division

Canadian Manufacturing

CAMBRIDGE — Challenger Motor Freight, a provider of transportation and logistics services, announces the expansion of Challenger’s asset-based operation with Challenger USA, and the opening of a terminal in Detroit, Michigan. Along with Challenger Logistics International which has operated across the U.S.

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Einride partners with Kaufland to open e-charging park at Möckmühl Logistics Center

Robotics Automation News

Kaufland, a German supermarket chain, is electrifying its freight operations, starting with a pioneering project at the Möckmühl logistics site with the opening of its first charging park. The facility boasts eight chargers, each with a separate lane for an electric tractor unit, including an electrically powered refrigerated trailer.

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Indian Railways orders 1,200 freight locos from Siemens

E&T

These locomotives will be used for freight transport throughout the Indian Railways network and are specified to haul loads of 4,500 tons at a maximum speed of 120km/h, putting them among the most powerful freight locomotives in the world. Image credit: Siemens Mobility.

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60 miles of electrification is ‘no regrets’ way to get diesel trains off key freight routes

E&T

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport – CILT(UK) – has released a detailed map and strategy for electrifying rail freight operations by the mid-2040s. Also included are routes serving other key rail freight customers such as the steel industry. The strategy benefits passengers as well as freight customers.

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New rail connection in Vic to take more freight off roads

AU Manufacturing

Crews working on the Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN) project have completed laying the track of a new rail connection that enables more efficient transportation of freight from Dandenong South to the Port of Melbourne. .

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