News Edition #1146 - 21 September 2023
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There could be an against-all-odds movie made about two people in the news this week.
With a backdrop of majestic Norwegian landscapes, the heroes ponder “air” and embark on a magnificent journey to build a multi-billion dollar global logistics empire.
I’m sure Hollywood could sprinkle its fairy dust on this story!
But coming back to earth, congratulations to AutoStore founders Jakob Hatteland and Ingvar Hognaland for being inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame.
This week’s news also includes a much more sobering tale of a neighbourly forklift loan in Canada that went horribly wrong. Stay safe out there, everyone.
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Australia Post has put forklift drivers on its Christmas wish list as it embarks on its annual recruitment drive ahead of the festive season. The government-owned organisation is hoping...
A New South Wales food supply company has been fined AUD300,000 over a 2021 forklift accident that left a worker severely injured, 7News.com.au reports. Brent Seaborn was struck by...
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AutoStore founders Jakob Hatteland and Ingvar Hognaland will be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame for "one of the most important inventions in modern logistics". A jury of...
A Canadian court has fined a hardware store owner CAD56,000 (USD41,590) after a neighbourly forklift loan ended with terrible injuries, according to a MooseJawToday.com report. Douglas Zinkhan, co-owner of...
Turkish conglomerate Asko Holding has acquired a majority stake in United States-based scissor lift maker Hy-Brid Lifts as it continues its global expansion. With activities spanning construction machinery, agricultural...
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas has launched a new range of UniCarriers electric standup counterbalanced forklifts. The SCX N2 series is designed to be more efficient in crowded warehouse spaces, with...
Construction of a new remote-controlled container terminal is underway at the Port of Rijeka in Croatia. APM Terminals says the EUR380 million (USD406 million) terminal will begin operating in...
Two high-tech American companies, Osaro and Fanuc, are collaborating to apply machine-learning technology to identify and pick objects in warehousing and e-commerce fulfillment environments. As part of the collaboration...
Port Houston is continuing to hybridise container handling at its Barbours Cut and Bayport operations with the addition of five Konecranes hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. The port currently...
Manitou has opened a new spare parts logistics centre in India that will ship to Asia, South America and Africa. The new 8,300 sqm warehouse in Greater Noida, on...
Corvus Energy will supply the battery energy storage system component of a hydrogen fuel cell rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) crane that will be the first RTG crane powered by both...
BMH has added Heli brand forklifts to its line-up of materials handling equipment for sale and hire. This expansion was made possible after BMH's acquisition of Myers Forklift in...
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The Industrial Fair Network, a benchmarking platform for advanced manufacturing exhibitions in the Asia-Pacific region, will kick off at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) on October 24-27, 2023.
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