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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 18 Jul 2024 (#1188) All corners of the world are acknowledging the need to reduce greenhouse gases, as evidenced by this week’s news. India’s biggest aluminium producer expanded its fleet of electric forklifts, already...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 11 Jul 2024 (#1187) This week’s news is electric! We bring news of the electrification of ports around the world, with container terminals in the United States, Finland and Brazil adding electric materials handling...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 4 Jul 2024 (#1186) As we extend our best wishes to our readers in the United States for their country’s 248th birthday on July 4, we are also having a little celebration of our...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 27 Jun 2024 (#1185) It’s a high-tech edition of Forkliftaction News this week, with reports of more robots being deployed and more automation systems being installed at facilities around the world. Chinese automaker Dongfeng...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 20 Jun 2024 (#1184) One of the biggest forklift manufacturers in the world, Crown Equipment Corporation, has been crippled by a malicious cyber attack. For more than a week, social media was awash with...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 13 Jun 2024 (#1183) Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into the United States from some big hitters in the materials handling sector. This week we bring news of a USD500 million factory...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 6 Jun 2024 (#1182) National Forklift Safety Day rolls around next week and industry associations in the United States and the United Kingdom have organised posters, flyers, hashtags and events. Behind the hoopla is...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 30 May 2024 (#1181) This week we update a twisty tale that began as a proposed super-merger and has (almost) ended in a series of demergers. The story is Cargotec, which announced in October...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 23 May 2024 (#1180) Things get a little political this week as we bring big announcements from US President Joe Biden and UK Transport Secretary Mark Harper that will affect the global supply chain...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 16 May 2024 (#1179) This week we bring news of big industry players expanding their companies with cross-border acquisitions and investments. The biggest deal making news is Oshkosh taking over Spanish equipment manufacturer Ausa...

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