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Kewill and IPACS e-Solutions Combine to Offer Global Trade and Logistics Solutions

Tue, 21 Feb 2007 00:28:48 GMT

posted by AhoyCargo
Merging With Asia’s Logistics Solution Leader Enables Kewill to Provide Logistics Solutions for Over 90 Percent of World Trading Routes SALE, Cheshire, U.K.- Kewill Systems, plc. (LSE:KWL), the leader in supply chain control solutions, today announced the signing of an agreement to join organizations with IPACS e-Solutions Group, a leading IT solution provider for the Transportation and Logistics industry. The IPACS e-Solutions Group includes offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai that together serve marketplaces across Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan and Greater China. The impetus behind Kewill’s interest in IPACS includes the opportunity to participate in Asia’s growing International Trade marketplace together with the ability to bring IPACS’ Java-based Advanced Logistics System to the EMEA and North American marketplaces. All IPACS e-Solutions offices will continue to be operated as a standalone entity within the Kewill Global Trade and Logistics business. Sing Lam Wong will remain as CEO...

Jungheinrich Revolutionizes Forklift Truck Technology with World's First Rotating Cabin Lift Truck

Mon, 23 Jan 2007 19:39:21 GMT

posted by AhoyCargo
Richmond, VA January 18, 2007 - The Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corp., a world leader in warehouse logistics technology, announces the EFG D30, the first lift truck designed with a full 180° rotating cabin that significantly reduces operator injury and eliminates obstructed views and lengthy reverse travel by allowing the operator to rotate the cabin to face the direction of travel. This truck is the ideal solution for transporting high, stacked pallets, loading/unloading trucks from one side and moving large containers. Data shows that back injuries caused from reverse driving over long distances and continual twisting and leaning account for 14.2 lost work days per operator each year and $13.6 billion in lost productivity. The EFG D30 allows the operator to lift a load, turn the cabin 30° to the left or 180° to the right -- without strain - to eliminate obstructed views. The operator can rotate the...

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Mon, 23 Jan 2007 19:38:43 GMT

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