Cargo ships seeking to offload their containers at ports in Northern Europe are facing delays of up to 70 hours due to over-congestion. And some port operators are afraid the delays could get even higher. According to a report issued by the logistics technology firm CargoSmart, severe backups are occurring in ports at Rotterdam, the … Read more
Friday, October 3, is the third annual Manufacturing Day, which celebrates the role played by manufacturing in local communities and the nation as a whole. More than 1,500 events will be held across the country to commemorate the event, including open house tours of manufacturing plants and educational programs at community and technical colleges. There … Read more
The demand for materials handling products is expected to grow at least 5% per year through 2018, according to a new report issued by the Freedonia Group. According to the report, “World Material Handling Products,” some of the biggest gains will be seen in the sale of high-tech, cutting-edge materials handling technology, such as Automated … Read more
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will be the keynote speaker at next year’s Rental Show in New Orleans. The Rental Show will be held February 22 to 25 at the Ennest N. Morial Convention Center, which is just a few blocks down Canal Street from the Mercedes Benz Superdome, formerly known as the New Orleans … Read more
Fresh off their victory in the FIFA World Cup in soccer this past summer, Germany has now won the coveted Stapler Cup, also known as the World Cup of forklift driving. A team of German forklift operators competed against other driver teams from all over the world during the Forklift Cup World Championships, held earlier … Read more
A $1.3 billion project to raise the Bayonne Bridge — which connects New Jersey with Staten Island — has been delayed at least six months as a result of last winter’s harsh weather, officials announced last week. The project will increase the height of the bridge’s road platform 215 feet above the Kill van Kull … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of what you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: The materials handling industry is booming, especially in areas such as high-tech solutions and after-market parts. We’ll give you one industry analyst’s rosy outlook that lasts at least through 2018 … You may have already forgotten about … Read more
Carriers that offer less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping have been among the hardest hit by the most recent economic downturn, with thousands of small companies filing for bankruptcy in the past few years. But many LTL carriers that have survived so far are betting that a new pricing strategy could save the industry. Until recently, most LTL … Read more
UPS announced that for the first time in the company’s 107-year history, it will operate all air and ground pickup, delivery and sorting networks on Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving, which this year falls on Nov. 28, is traditionally one of the biggest shopping days of the holiday season. Online retailers, hoping to cash … Read more
More than $6.8 billion in bonds earmarked to fund the first expansion of the Suez Canal in its 145-year history have sold out in just 10 days, according to officials from the Central Bank of Egypt, the bonds’ issuer. The money will be used to fund a country project that will nearly double the capacity … Read more
