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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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Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics

Cisco Manufacturing

This blog is the second in a series, bringing a lens on manufacturing logistics, dissecting the application flow and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it. 2) Manufacturing logistics. 2) Manufacturing logistics. Manufacturing Logistics. Synchronicity : None.

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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

(Photo: CNW Group/Metropolitan Cluster of logistics and transportation in Montreal) MONTREAL — CargoM, the Logistics and Transportation Metropolitan Cluster of Montreal, presents the updated results of the 2013-2014 study carried out by KPMG on the logistics and transportation sector in Quebec and, more specifically, Greater Montreal.

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Carbon neutral logistics: The future of green trucking

SMMT

Earlier this year, Birmingham-based Mobile People Powered Logistics was certified as a Carbon Neutral Business under the UN’s internationally recognised calculation ISO 14064. These include quayside vessel loading, road transport, materials receipt and dispatch, and warehousing services. Still, we are not resting on our laurels.

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Currie Solutions gets 13 new Mercedes-Benz trucks from Asset Alliance

SMMT

Dumfries transport and logistics firm Currie Solutions has strengthened its long relationship with Asset Alliance Group after taking delivery of 13 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. The firm provides bespoke freight forwarding, transport distribution and pallet delivery services in the UK and Europe.

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Transworld Group Records Dip in Energy Consumption in Second Sustainability Report

Dinesh Mishra

lakh individuals through CSR projects in 5 years Mumbai, 19 th February 2024: India-based Transworld Group, a leading Global Shipping & Logistics Solution conglomerate, recently released its sustainability report (SR) for FY22-23. Plans to benefit 2.5 It was established in 1977 and is headquartered in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Dubai, UAE).

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Plugging the gap: How HVO fuel is helping operators decarbonise

SMMT

As greater numbers of zero emission HGVs come to market, some logistics companies still planning to make the change are finding that using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is playing a useful role in helping them decarbonise. Ian Hicks, Menzies Head of Operations, said Ball Packaging is the launch customer of HVO for the logistics operator.

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