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> Sweden’s Stockholm Norvik Port added a new automated container loader to increase its transshipment capacity, creating more efficient cargo loading processes for industries such as forestry and steel. > Armlogi ’s newly expanded warehouse at the Port of Savannah is now fully operational. The warehouse provides storage and distribution as well as complex logistics solutions.
The ETV (Elevating Transfer Vehicle) from DIMOS Maschinenbau GmbH transports unit load devices (ULDs) at airports. Users can store goods at high lift heights with the ETV to optimize storage space utilization. They can control the ETV manually, semi-automatically, or fully automatically via a warehouse management system. > Avery Dennison launched AD Dura 2.0, a reinforced
> Lufthansa Cargo is modernizing its cargo hub at Frankfurt Airport, constructing a 138-foot high-bay warehouse as part of the project. The cargo airline is carrying out the renovation—to be completed by 2030—in stages, with cargo handling continuing without interruption in the 3.5-million-square-foot Lufthansa Cargo Center.
>TRANSPORTATION
between Europe and the Levant region, with four operating vessels on a 28-day fixed weekly schedule. Wallenius Wilhelmsen upsized four of the 12 Shaper Class vessels currently on order with Jinling Shipyard from 9,300 to approximately 11,700 CEUs (car equivalent units). The vessels will serve the ocean part of the integrated net-zero service Wallenius Wilhelmsen will offer from 2027.
CIRRO E-Commerce launched a hybrid delivery service which blends direct- to-consumer deliveries in densely populated areas with postal deliveries to rural regions, providing faster transit times, reduced shipping costs, nationwide coverage, and tracking from origin to doorstep.
> Frankfurt Cargo Services earned a new multi-year cargo handling contract with China Airlines which will extend their partnership at Frankfurt Airport to more than 25 years. China Airlines transports some 25,000 tons of cargo annually on its Boeing 777 flights connecting Frankfurt and Taipei. > Yang Ming is set to launch two Europe-East Mediterranean services in January 2025: the North Europe-Aegean Express (NEA) and North Europe- Levant Express (NEL). The NEA service will connect Europe and the Aegean Sea region, utilizing four vessels to provide a 28-day fixed weekly rotation; the NEL service offers routes
reusable label solution offering resistance to
water, heat, vibration, and shock. Designed for harsh environments, the AD Dura 2.0 can be used with Avery Dennison RFID UHF and HF/ NFC inlay designs for dry and wet label formats to support inventory accuracy.
> Norfolk Southern deployed INFORM’s
> The new vertical conveyor from Qimarox —the
Syncrotess Optimization Plus solution—for stack management and yard and crane optimization— at its Austell terminal in Atlanta, Georgia. Working with Norfolk Southern’s existing terminal operating system, the solution provides visibility and boosts the efficiency of stack operations, yard storage, and crane movements.
Prorunner PR2—offers a compact footprint. Able to transport loads up to 220 pounds, the PR2 has adjustable infeed and outfeed heights and is suitable for multi-level transport applications, allowing it to function as a vertical sorter.
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