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The new bi-directional automated guided vehicle (AGV) BigBuddy from ResGreen Group International uses magnetic tape to move loads up to 5,000 pounds. Built for crowded warehouses that require maneuverability, BigBuddy includes two 16-zone LiDAR lasers in the front and back of the vehicle to ensure worker safety. > Confidex a Beontag Company released Heatwave Ultra, a new industrial RFID tag solution engineered to withstand recurring heat cycles as well as lengthy heat events. With a thermoplastic enclosure, Heatwave Ultra is built for extremes and can be used multiple times in high temperature cycles.
> The Port of Savannah received four Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes, upgrading its crane eet to 34 machines at Garden City Terminal after four older cranes are retired and recycled. Pictured: The all-electric cranes, designed by Konecranes of Finland, transit the Savannah River channel aboard the BigLift Barentsz on Aug. 24, 2023. The cranes and improved dock will increase Garden City Terminal berth productivity by 25% or 1.5 million TEUs of annual capacity.
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that automatically directs the pallet into the cutting chamber.
behind the old one. Located in Mosinee, Wisconsin, o Interstate 39, the new service center features 28 doors. > DHL eCommerce,
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> The Taskmaster XL pallet shredder from Franklin Miller shreds entire pallets and nails
a division of DHL Group, opened a
> LEMAN expanded its freight forwarding
Silver LEED-certified 352,000-square-foot distribution center in Chicago. It houses a
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), a cooperative chassis pool manager, opened its onboarding portal to support its new South Atlantic Chassis Pool (SACP 3.0), following a soft launch that began in June. Companies must register via
operations to Mexico to better serve shippers in North and South America. > Dayton Freight Lines, a provider of regional less- than-truckload services, moved its Wisconsin Rapids Service Center into a new facility located directly
Honeywell IntelliSort cross- belt loop sorter capable of processing up to 40,000 parcels and packages per hour. Additionally, the new facility has 149 dedicated trailer parking spaces.
to reduce bulk volume. Designed to cut pallet disposal costs, it has an enclosed hopper design
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