ABB has announced the acquisition of ASTI Mobile Robotics Group (ASTI), a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR).

The launch of the Krone Trusted brand at the beginning of 2021 exceeded expectations and has been very well received by transport companies and workshops, according to the company.

The full-service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Marc Wijnen as Global Head of eCommerce. In this newly created position, he is responsible worldwide for the further development of the eCommerce product, which is assigned to the Contract Logistic segment.

Kroger decided to expand its Great Lakes distribution center in Delaware, Ohio, in order to supply its stores in the region with fresh food efficiently and quickly. The OSR Shuttle Evo and Runpick technologies from Knapp are being used.

Last week, the second container train from the Chinese province of Anhui arrived at JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven.

montratec GmbH specializes in intralogistics solutions for assembly automation and systematic process interlinking of industrial production and logistics processes. The intralogistics specialist uses the 3D simulation platform Visual Components offered by DUALIS GmbH IT Solution to visualize a monorail and shuttle transport system.

The test laboratory in Bilbao will be called AR Racking Research Laboratory: Storage Solutions and will focus on analytical studies on structures made of thin-walled profiles.

In the first six months of this year, 120 million tons were handled at the port of Antwerp, which is five percent more than in the same period in 2020 and status quo compared to 2019.

This year marks the 16th time that Continental has been the main sponsor of the StaplerCup, a B2B sporting event. The sponsorship agreement as "Presenter Partner" has now been extended for another two years.

Space for something new: The expansion of the FIEGE Mega Center in Ibbenbüren has been completed after around a year of construction.

According to the study conducted by the Institute for Management and Economic Research (IMWF) for the magazine Technology Review, the SSI Schaefer Group is one of the most attractive STEM employers in Germany.

The owner-managed logistics company Röhlig has appointed Andreas Polychronakos as Global Director as of May 28.

Fetch Robotics, provider of cloud robotics, has introduced a new, integrated case-pick-to-pallet solution with Körber. The solution dynamically coordinates the movements of warehouse employees and robots.

Gruber Logistics is taking delivery of 60 new trailers from Kögel's Cargo Coil Rail series, which will be used in combined transport. A further 20 Kögel Mega trailers of the Novum generation will support the fleet in transport tasks with high loading volumes.

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH has commissioned its long-standing partner Kardex Mlog to modernize its logistics area at the Giengen an der Brenz site.

The ITG Group has realigned its e-commerce services and now offers a comprehensive range of end-to-end solutions from a single source under the heading "FastLane Commerce".

With the acquisition of a neighboring property, Interroll has laid the foundations for a significant expansion of its product portfolio at the site in Baal-Hückelhoven near Düsseldorf.

Higher, faster, further: the turnover rate in MPE-Garry's warehouse has increased rapidly in recent years. So it's high time that capacities were also significantly increased.

The system provider proLogistik enters into a strategic partnership with Feig Electronic, a specialist in contactless identification (RFID).

Prologis has signed a ten-year lease agreement with Kleine Wolke Textilgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG for a new logistics property in Bremen.