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Port of Oulu orders Konecranes harbour crane

News Story - 11 Jul 2024
Oulu, Finland

The Finnish Port of Oulu has ordered a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.7 portal harbour crane to improve cargo handling capability at its main quay. The new Generation 6 machine, which will...

Mondiale VGL acquires Interunion

News Story - 11 Jul 2024
Auckland, New Zealand

Freight, warehousing and logistics company Mondiale VGL has acquired Interunion, a provider of air, sea and land transportation, warehousing, logistics and domestic transportation in Southeast Asia. Prior to the acquisition...

BSLBATT raises $21 million for AI energy management

News Story - 11 Jul 2024
Ma'anshan, China

BSL Battery Industrial announced the closing of its first round of funding at USD21 million to expand its cloud platform for artificial intelligence (AI) based energy management for batteries. The...

Beumer expands production in India

News Story - 11 Jul 2024
Reliance MET City, Jhajjar, India

Beumer Group has become the first German company to set up production in India’s Model Economic Town with a INR2 billion (USD24 million) factory. Construction of the 10 acre manufacturing...

New Market, New Buyers: Intralogistics & Warehousing Expo comes to Bengaluru

Advertisement - 11 Jul 2024

After making waves in its launch edition, Intralogistics & Warehousing Expo is gearing up for the second edition scheduled to take place on 5-6-7 December 2024 at Palace Grounds, Bengaluru.

News roundup: developments in the battery market

Forkliftaction Sparks - 11 Jul 2024

As the global drive towards electrification continues, we compile recent coverage of the materials handling battery market, including reports of new products, substantial equipment orders, and manufacturer developments.

Inside the News - Edition #1186

Inside the News - 04 Jul 2024

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...

The importance of active and passive safety systems from a South American perspective

Safety First - 04 Jul 2024
São Paulo, Brazil

Afonso Moreira, chief executive officer of Brazil-based AHM Solution, looks at how active and passive safety systems can improve logistics productivity

Crown back in production after cyberattack

News Story - 04 Jul 2024
New Bremen, OH, United States

Crown Equipment Corporation, the world’s fourth largest forklift manufacturer, has resumed global manufacturing after a cyberattack that took nearly all of its systems offline for several weeks. Crown says its...

Kalmar makes stock market debut

News Story - 04 Jul 2024
Helsinki, Finland, Finland

Materials handling equipment maker Kalmar has made its debut on the Nasdaq Helsinki after being spun off by former parent company Cargotec. Cargotec announced in 2023 it would look into...

California bans propane forklifts

News Story - 04 Jul 2024
Riverside, CA, United States

The state of California will phase out large spark-ignited (LSI) forklifts as it pursues a target of carbon neutrality by 2045. Under the regulated passed by the California Air Resources...

Linde brings two new models to US market

News Story - 04 Jul 2024
Summerville, SC, United States

Linde Material Handling has launched two new electric pallet trucks to the North American market, the Linde MT15B and the MT22. The MT15B is a 3,300 lb. (1.5 T) capacity...

Embrace Lithium Battery Technologies to Empower Future Material Handling

Advertisement - 04 Jul 2024

Forklifts are the workhorses of many industries for material handling. In this article, ROYPOW discusses how lithium battery technology beats lead-acid batteries for performance, efficiency, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness.

Dixon International opens automated pallet warehouse

News Story - 04 Jul 2024
Dublin, Ireland

Irish logistics and distribution company Dixon International Transport has opened a 46,000-pallet fully automated warehouse next to its headquarters in Dublin. The EU35 million (USD37.6 million) facility, which has chilled...

Briefs

News Story - 04 Jul 2024

Greek equipment dealer Voyatzoglou is the official distributer of ForwardX Robotics in Greece and Romania, under a new partnership between the two companies. Equipment supplier Voyatzoglou’s subsidiary EuroFit will distribute...

Connie the container dog dies

News Story - 04 Jul 2024
Rockville, MD, United States

Connie the container dog, a stray dog rescued from a shipping container at the Port of Houston earlier this year, has died, Forever Changed Animal Rescue has announced. Connie became...

DoorCo updates forklift fleet with Jungheinrich

News Story - 04 Jul 2024
Macclesfield, United Kingdom

British composite door supplier DoorCo got more than it bargained for when it swapped its ageing fleet of 18 LPG forklifts to Jungheinrich electric models. DoorCo says it was originally...

Morris Export Services acquires North America’s first Liugong reachstacker

News Story - 04 Jul 2024
Houston, TX, United States

Texas-based Morris Export Services has acquired the first LiuGong 2450H reachstacker in North America, marking the debut of LiuGong's heavy machinery in the region. Morris Export Services says a key...

Wishbone or The Backbone: What’s your stand up forklift safety strategy in 2024?

Advertisement - 04 Jul 2024

A wishbone or magical thinking: it’s not a safety strategy. Nor is wishing the accident hadn’t happened.

Develon launches Czech Uptime Centre

News Story - 04 Jul 2024
Prague, Czech Republic

Develon, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, has opened a new Uptime Centre for Europe to monitor customer equipment. The Prague branch is part of the global Develon Uptime Centre (DUC) operations...