Inside the News - Edition #1260

Angie Kay -
Inside the News
- 11 Dec 2025 ( #1260 )
1 min read
Vetter produces its longest fork to date
Vetter produces its longest fork to date

In this week’s Forkliftaction News we report on DHL Supply Chain signing a deal to deploy autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at its Mexican retail operations and look at Guidance Automation’s successful trial of an AMR with a hydrogen fuel cell.

Other news this week includes Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas launching a new electric forklift for Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks and Ireland’s Liebherr Container Cranes’ delivery of ship-to-shore cranes to Germany and the US.

Chinese materials handling equipment manufacturer Hangcha has completed its largest delivery of hydrogen-fuelled forklifts domestically while German fork maker Vetter has beaten its own record for the longest fork blades it has produced - check out the story to find out just how big they are.

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Editorial calendar - planned features
CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
BROWNFIELD AUTOMATION
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
BATTERY AFFORDABILITY AND LIFETIME
FORKLIFT SAFETY
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Editorial calendar - planned features
CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
BROWNFIELD AUTOMATION
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
BATTERY AFFORDABILITY AND LIFETIME
FORKLIFT SAFETY