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The role of advanced door systems in enhancing safety and efficiency

Iain — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:53:19 +0000

Brian Sofley, Managing Director of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, discusses the importance of securing rail environments with the correct door systems to ensure smooth operations and protect passengers and staff. Railway stations host vast numbers of people every day, and the number of people choosing train travel has increased dramatically in recent years. More than 1.6…

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Four myths about AI in transportation and logistics

Iain — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:48:00 +0000

From cost savings to stronger partnerships, Bernhard Schmaldienst, Senior Director Transport Execution and Visibility Products, Transporeon, makes the case for AI as a powerful tool to boost efficiency and empower logistics teams. AI’s transformative influence on the transportation and logistics industry is significant, however, there are still many misconceptions that need addressing.

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Transforming logistics and meeting supply chain demands

Iain — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:42:05 +0000

Rapid advancements in robotics technology have sparked a revolution in the logistics industry and the global supply chain, with today’s machines being more intuitive, sophisticated and autonomous. A recent study highlights this development, showing that warehouse automation boosts productivity by 25 percent, improves space utilization by 20 percent and enhances stock use efficiency by 30 percent.

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Dr Sinan Yordem of Cambridge Consultants shares practical steps for successfully deploying AI in transportation

Iain — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:36:06 +0000

Absolutely. I’m Sinan Yordem, Head of Energy and Infrastructure Business in North America at Cambridge Consultants, where I help our clients in their transformational technology and innovation initiatives. My journey to this role has been shaped by over two decades of experience in technology and product development in electronics, optics, energy and infrastructure – sectors where I led start…

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Damien Bertin shares how Opsealog guides maritime leaders in their digital transformation

Iain — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:22:10 +0000

Opsealog was created in 2015 with one clear objective,” Damien Bertin, Business Director begins. “Arnaud Dianoux, Founder & Managing Director, is an entrepreneur and former merchant marine captain. His passion for data and his maritime experience inspired him to start the business to address a clear need from the maritime industry. As a captain, he experienced what happens on board and identified…

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Nick Fryer, Vice President of Marketing at Sheer Logistics, discusses key considerations for agile logistics

Iain — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:17:25 +0000

In 2020, Unilever’s CSSO declared that when a supply chain is stressed, agility “trumps” forecasting. Though that statement was made in the midst of the pandemic, a string of ongoing global supply chain and market disruptions has only reaffirmed its importance. In this article, we’ll explore the key factors that impact successful agile logistics strategies and how they can help optimize…

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How can the logistics and transport sector combat rising threats?

Iain — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:13:08 +0000

Gary Cannon, Transport Practice Lead at global cyber security firm NCC Group, shares his thoughts on the cyber threats facing the logistics sector and how companies can mitigate risk to protect the operations of the global supply chain. As the world becomes more connected and reliant on technology, the transport and logistics sector is operating at pace. The integration of AI and automation has…

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Overcoming positioning data gaps to safeguard against dark seas shipping

Iain — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:05:41 +0000

The shipping sector and its interconnected supply chains are facing unparalleled challenges as a result of recent crises and geopolitical tensions. A rapidly expanding shadow fleet, involved in illicit ship-to-ship (STS) transfers of Russian oil and liquified natural gas (LNG), has exacerbated the long-standing issue of ‘dark shipping’. This problem, characterized by illegal activities such as…

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Decarbonizing air transport: Jean-Christophe Lambert of Ascendance welcomes you on board the long-haul flight to cleaner connections

Iain — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:39:21 +0000

I’ve been working in and around aviation throughout my whole career. After spending almost eight years at Airbus, the last three years of which I led its E-Fan project, I left the business after the project was shelved. By this point, I’d seen the limitations of all-battery technologies when it came to its potential to decarbonize aviation and – along with my founding team who were also all at…

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AI wants to turn ‘ugly freight’ beautiful, but bad data could mar its efforts

Iain — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:31:00 +0000

Just as the internet and the cloud did before, AI has reached an inflection point. While the technology’s usage has doubled since 2020, business leaders’ concerns around its cost have increased by more than 14 times this year alone. With the present AI reality marked by cost overruns and inaccuracies, corporate decision-makers are justified in their feelings of unease…

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