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Efficient manufacturing and maintenance practices are increasingly critical for logistics operations, where delays or equipment failures in production can ripple across supply chains. Manufacturers and logistics providers alike are looking for ways to reduce unplanned downtime, improve throughput, and ensure that production schedules align with distribution and delivery timelines. Integrating maintenance insights with operational data […]

GreyOrange, supplier of AI-powered multi-agent warehouse orchestration and execution and store inventory software, has announced the launch of ‘GreyMatter Foundry’, an immersive AI simulator designed to unify warehouse flow design, technology sizing, and layout planning into a single, high-fidelity environment. With GreyMatter Foundry, customers, systems integrators and in-house fulfillment teams can model complex automation scenarios […]

Paving the way for AI in supply chains requires foundational levels of digitalisation and connectivity, which are often lacking during pre-retail logistics. This needs addressing first, if businesses are to even get close to creating AI-assisted supply chains in the near future, writes Stuart Greenfield (pictured, below), UK and European Sales Director, for Advanced Supply […]

Vehicle logistics is entering a new phase defined less by growth alone and more by the challenge of managing increasing operational complexity. This is the central finding of the INFORM Trend Report 2026: IT in Vehicle Logistics, based on a survey of 111 industry professionals. While 79% of respondents expect vehicle transport volumes (rather than […]

By 2030, 50% of new warehouses in developed markets will be designed as ‘robot-centric’ facilities, with humans being optional, according to Gartner. As warehouse workers become less keen to perform manual tasks, many organizations will be challenged to sustain operations through hiring alone, as labour costs and supply remain under significant pressure for most of […]

A growing consumer products company has scaled operations without added labour, achieving 98.5% accuracy and zero audit errors. Durham Brands (DBA Gimme Beauty®), a hair accessory company, has transformed its warehouse operations with Infios Warehouse Management (WM) – enabling the company to improve accuracy and deliver record-breaking peak season performance. Following the implementation of Infios […]

Transtec World has become the first operator in the Americas to adopt Konecranes’ electric empty container handlers. Two E-ACE 7/8 ECC 90 electric empty container handlers will operate across Transtec World’s container depot at the Port of Santos in Brazil, marking the first deployment of Konecranes electric empty container handlers in the Americas. The order […]

The European logistics property market continues to attract strong investment interest, with demand for high-quality warehouse developments rising across key industrial hubs. In response, La Caisse, a global investment group, and Prologis have announced an agreement to launch Prologis Logistics Investment Venture Europe (PLIVE), a new pan-European joint venture dedicated to acquiring, developing, and operating prime […]

The ongoing severe restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, triggered by the United States and Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran, has gone from an understandable reluctance for ships to pass during the conflict to Iranian threats and attacks on vessels, plus attacks on Gulf ports and facilities, to a new US naval blockade […]

An overhaul of the EU customs framework isn’t deterring expansion of UK-to-Europe retail supply chains, writes Andrew Scanlon (pictured, below), Head of Sales and Marketing at e-commerce logistics provider Paxon. The European Council and the European Parliament recently agreed on reform that will collect customs duties more efficiently and tighten controls on non-compliant, dangerous or […]