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Ford Transit EV trial in London

Supported by Transport for London, Ford has begun a 12 month trial of 20 plug in hybrid Transit vans in a multimillion pound project. As part of the pilot, Ford will provide 20 plug in hybrid Transits to a number ...

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Royal Mail parcel volumes improve

In a trading statement Royal Mail has said that parcel volumes were up 3% in the first nine months of the financial year though this was offset by a 5% ...

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Doddle launches “Powered by Doddle” software

Click and collect specialist company Doddle has announced the launch of a new software solution called Powered by Doddle. This is a click & collect solution for retailers that also ...

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CMU founds Advanced Robotics Manufacturing institute

The US government’s Department of Defense has made the announcement that it is to part fund an independent robotics institute. Part of the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), it will receive ...

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Schiphol sees record year

Amsterdam Airport, Schiphol saw 1.6 million tonnes of cargo flown through it in 2016, up 2.5% on 2015 and a record for the airport. Schiphol had a strong end to ...

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New DHL eCommerce fulfilment centre in Sydney

International logistics company DHL eCommerce has announced that it has launched a new Australian fulfilment centre in Sydney. The company says that this will “consolidate inventory management and last-mile delivery ...

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Calls for European robotics regulations

There have been calls by the European Parliament for there to be European wide robotics rules that would settle a number of legal issues to include compliance with ethical standards ...

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OLEV – £20m funding for low emissions delivery projects

Twenty companies are to share £20 million in funding as part of a government programme to promote innovative methods to deploy low and zero emissions delivery vehicles across the UK. ...

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WCA and Alibaba enter cooperation agreement

WCA and the Alibaba Group have agreed a cooperation agreement that will see approved WCA member companies being integrated into the Alibaba.com logistics platform for cross border e-commerce shipments. WCA ...

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Starship secures $17.2 m seed funding

Starship Technologies, the company that is building a fleet of autonomous delivery robots, has said that it has secured US$17.2 million in seed funding in a round that was led ...

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