Press release JD Logistics, in collaboration with the Green Supply Chain Committee of the All-China Environment Federation, has introduced the world’s first supply chain emission management platform (SCEMP) for the logistics industry on 12 April. This groundbreaking logistics transportation carbon footprint management platform accurately calculates carbon emissions based on the actual routes of transportation vehicles, providing unparalleled granularity. Verified to encompass over 140 … [Read more...] about JD Logistics pilots emissions tracking platform
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DB Schenker automates hub in Spain for adidas
DB Schenker is leveraging technology to enhance the delivery experience for customer adidas as it opened a 50,000-sqm state-of-the-art warehouse in Guadalajara, one of the largest automated e-commerce facilities servicing Spain, Portugal and France. The site is equipped with a Goods-to-Person picking system that features pick-and-pack solutions for online-order fulfillment and efficiently dealing with returns. It can handle around 55,000 units per day using autonomous mobile robots (AMR) … [Read more...] about DB Schenker automates hub in Spain for adidas
Sealed Air’s Shanghai Packforum turns 15
Sealed Air Corporation on 7 March celebrated the 15th anniversary of its Asia Pacific customer experience center (known as Packforum APAC) in China. Located in the Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Park, Sealed Air’s facility has hosted events and conferences over the past 15 years. The newly reinvented facility offers a retail showcase of advanced packaging solutions, a central kitchen for food service packaging, an innovation hall with integrated automated solutions, a learning zone for … [Read more...] about Sealed Air’s Shanghai Packforum turns 15
Inside JD.com’s third warehouse in California
JD Logistics United States opened its third self-operating warehouse and distribution center in California, bringing its total warehouse space in the state to over 1.3 million square feet. The company is looking to utilize cutting-edge technology to provide omnichannel fulfillment services for online and offline orders and has already deployed a container transport unit (CTU) robot system in one of its warehouses in California. This system allows warehouse employees to wait in designated … [Read more...] about Inside JD.com’s third warehouse in California
Aramex takes next mile in drone, bot deliveries
Aramex has turned another chapter in its ambitions to become digitally sustainable as the transport and logistics provider announced the successful testing of its drone and roadside bot deliveries in Dubai, a press release confirmed. The initial tests were conducted at the Rochester Institute of Technology in partnership with BARQ EV, a commercial drone delivery service provider in the UAE, and Kiwibot, a Colombia-based company specializing in delivery robotics. The pilot initiative … [Read more...] about Aramex takes next mile in drone, bot deliveries
WFS handles cargo for Zongteng Group in Paris
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded a contract to handle the new Boeing 777 freighter flights at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) of Chinese logistics player Zongteng Group. The new 777F service, in collaboration with Central Airlines, will fly between Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport and CDG and provide 15,000 tonnes of annual cargo capacity. The new route is the Zongteng Group’s latest initiative to support Sino-European cross-border trade. The group plans to … [Read more...] about WFS handles cargo for Zongteng Group in Paris