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Need for Supply Chain Solutions Boosts Global Freight Visibility Demand

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

San Antonio –July 28, 2022– The increasing complexity of global supply chains across industries, such as unreported process delays and late deliveries, necessitates shippers to have real-time visibility into the status of their freight. Hence, market participants should: Encourage shippers to use freight visibility platforms.

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Port of Melbourne invests in rail infrastructure

Manufacturer's Monthly

It will also form a crucial part of the Victorian government’s plans for a short- haul rail network connecting freight hubs in Melbourne’s north and west to the port. Rail has been underutilised in Melbourne for short-haul freight operations, with the entire metropolitan freight task currently undertaken by road transport.

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Need for supply chain solutions boosts global freight visibility demand, says Frost & Sullivan report

Canadian Manufacturing

Blue Freight Containers. SAN ANTONIO — The increasing complexity of global supply chains across industries, such as unreported process delays and late deliveries, necessitates shippers to have real-time visibility into the status of their freight. billion by 2026 from $18.85

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Freight and transport industry call for zero emission truck strategy

Manufacturer's Monthly

While the government’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy launched last week is a major step forward for Australia, the freight and transport industry believes trucks and logistics will be left in the slow lane to decarbonisation if the scope of government policy isn’t expanded. “We just need to get the policy settings right.

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Wandlebots on the future of robot programming

Robotics Business Review

ProMat coverage on Automated Warehouse 7 warehouse robotics exhibits to visit at ProMat 2025 Fox Robotics launches FoxBot Mk3 forklift with 4 new functions Slip Robotics adds SlipBot+ attachments to unload more freight Podcast sponsored by Wandelbots Simplify automation without limits.

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Xwing and U.S. Air Force demonstrate fully autonomous cargo aircraft

Robotics Business Review

In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. It’s a lot of freight, requiring lots of airframes, engines, and, of course, pilots. And in an interconnected global economy, it also wins the peace. For many airlines, cargo represents up to one-third of revenue.

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Top 10 robots seen at CES 2024

Robotics Business Review

Glidance guides people with vision impairments The latest prototype of the Glidance device is fully functional for public demos and includes a camera in the handle and radar sensors in the base. Embodied recently announced new tutoring functionality with the latest software release for Moxie, and it demonstrated the software at the expo.

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