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U.S. Marine Corps testing autonomy system for helicopters

Robotics Business Review

Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connection (ACL) program, transporting various types of cargo and serving in casualty evacuation roles, operating in both crewed and uncrewed configurations. Specifically, the 20-month initiative will highlight the rapid deployment of cargo up to 3,000 lb. over a 200 NM radius. .

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International SAP Conference for Connected Logistics in Cargo

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Cook Conferences and SAP have announced the International SAP Conference for Connected Logistics in Cargo taking place on 10-11 October, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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International SAP Conference for Connected Logistics in Cargo

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Cook Conferences and SAP have announced the International SAP Conference for Connected Logistics in Cargo taking place on 10-11 October, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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U-Freight supports TAPA’s supply chain security efforts

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The news that cargo thefts at unsecured locations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region accounted for 173 or 85.1 percent of incidents reported in November 2017, is further evidence of the need for diligence in supply chain security, says international freight forwarding and logistics company, U-Freight.

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EU should mandate electric freight trucks by 2035, say Unilever and Maersk

E&T

The firm first announced its intentions to produce such a vehicle in 2017 , although it has only become a commercial reality this month. As a cargo owner, we’ve made some great progress on limiting our emissions through critical efficiencies and reducing how many trucks we have on the road, but as an industry we can do more.

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Gateway to the Moon - and beyond!

E&T

In 2017, Nasa launched an experimental mission to test a new type of solar array called iROSA: instead of needing to launch panels fully formed, Nasa launched it folded up and unfurled it in space, saving both weight and volume in the cargo bay. One clear example of this is how Gateway will be powered.

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Torsus and MAN Truck & Bus Expand Cooperation With New Chassis Manufacturing Agreement for World’s Toughest Off-Road Bus

i4.0 today

TORSUS has worked in close collaboration with MAN Truck & Bus, since 2017, to develop the PRAETORIAN – the world’s most capable off-road bus. Since 2017, we have been working very closely with them to develop the world’s toughest off-road bus and we are delighted to continue our cooperation with this new agreement.