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Material Handling Equipment

Material-Handling Strategies: Increasing Energy and Productivity

Marketing communications manager of Kardex Remstar, Christina Dube, discusses how to maximize material-handling efficiencies.

Innovative Green Demonstration Projects Awarded

The European Commission has awarded over €1.2 billion to innovative renewable energy demonstration projects.

Fuel Cell Vehicles ‘a $1.8 Billion Market in 2030’

Assuming hydrogen costs $6/kg at the pump, and oil prices reach $250/barrel, Lux Research forecasts that 63,000 fuel cell passenger vehicles will be sold globally in 2030.

Menlo Worldwide Logistics Expands Operations

Menlo Worldwide Logistics, subsidiary of Con-way Inc.

New distribution center spotlights “green” design and construction and achieves BCA Green Mark Gold Plus certification.

Material Handling Equipment

Green Technology in Lithium-Ion Product Released

Specialty product to be displayed at MHI’s ProMat show 2013, booth #972.

Starbucks Green Initiative: Reusable Cups

To reduce waste, Starbucks has introduced a $1 plastic tumbler that can be reused, and will give consumers a 10-cent discount when they refill the cups.

Safety Checks Increase On EU Food Exports

Anyone exporting food products to the EU from Kenya will face more robust safety checks starting this January.

Fleet Management

How Transportation Fuel Costs Impact The Supply Chain

Approximately 40 percent of any product’s freight cost comes from fuel costs.

The How-To When Shipping Truckload

Trinity Logistics

By and large, truckload is the standard mode of domestic transportation for the food and grocery supply chain industry, says Kellie Morgan, marketing coordinator at Trinity Logistics.

First Stage Of Nationwide LNG Fueling Station Network Completed

Clean Energy Fuels Corp concluded the first stage of America’s Natural Gas Highway(ANGH), a network of liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck fueling stations.

Carbon Footprint

Sustainability And Supply Chain Management Are Connected

Companies that work with suppliers to improve sustainability see both environmental and financial benefits, a Forbes study found.

GreenRoad Releases Fleet Leader Outlook for 2013

GreenRoad has published results from a “Fleet Leader 2013 Outlook” study.

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