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Americold | May 19, 2020

Ahold Delhaize will partner with cold storage provider Americold to build two fully-automated frozen warehouses, according to a press release. The facilities will expand the grocer's cold storage space by 500,000 square feet and are part of the retailer’s previously announced supply chain transformation plan to grow Ahold Delhaize's distribution center network from 16 facilities to 23 by 2023. Automation features in the warehouses will include integrated transportation management s...

FedEx | September 28, 2020

FedEx is working with Reliable Robotics to pilot the use of an unmanned single-engine aircraft for cargo delivery, CEO Fred Smith said during the annual stockholder meeting Monday. "This initiative deals with smaller turboprop airplanes and in this case the single-engine C208, which we are looking at putting in very remote and uninhabited areas as part of our network," Smith said. The company does not have plans to replace its current aircraft fleet with autonomous alternatives, he sai...

Logistics

JinkoSolar | July 12, 2021

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., one of the world's biggest and most creative solar module manufacturers, announced today the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement with Maersk Shipping Co., Ltd., via its principal operating company Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. Based on current end-to-end transportation agreements, the two companies will conduct multi-dimensional collaboration and explore in-depth cooperation in digitalized logistics services to offer customers with a variety of complete logis...

Logistics

GEP | October 21, 2021

GEP®, a leading provider of procurement and supply chain strategy, software and managed services to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises worldwide, announced today that AXA GULF -- one of the largest international insurance players in the GCC -- has selected GEP SMART™, the industry's leading procurement software platform, following a competitive selection process. GEP SMART™ will enable AXA GULF to manage its sourcing, contracting and supplier management. H...