Month: April 2019

Tianqi Lithium Kwinana has recently placed an order with Liebherr for the first LRS 545 Reachstacker in Australia. The new device is a part of a package including two Liebherr XPower wheel loaders. The new machine is scheduled to go into operation in July this year.

Tianqi Lithium operates a new lithium hydroxide plant in the Kwinana Industrial Area, south of Perth in Western Australia. The company works every day to meet the rapidly growing demand for rechargeable batteries driven, for example, by the electric vehicle and energy storage industries.

The new machine has a front row capacity of 45 tonnes and can reach up to five containers high. Compared to its competitors, the LRS 545 is equipped with a fuel-saving 4-cylinder Liebherr diesel engine with 230 kW. The high efficiency of the hydrostatic drive ensures consistent performance with reduced fuel consumption: Furthermore, the downsized engine protects the environment by low fuel consumption and reduced emissions. To fulfil stage IV and tier 4 final legislative requirements, Liebherr relies entirely on an innovative SCR (selective catalytic reduction) system. The inhouse-developed system reduces exhaust emissions effectively without a sacrifice in performance.

TenderEasy, part of logistics software specialist Alpega Group, a leader in sustainable freight procurement, has been named a 2019 Top 50 Provider to Watch, by Spend Matters, an analyst website covering the procurement and supply chain sectors.

The Spend Matters 50 Providers to Watch list recognizes both best-in-class solutions and innovators in the procurement and supply chain space. Companies are independently researched and selected by the Spend Matters analyst team based on each provider’s merits and reflect the team’s unbiased view.

The compilation calls attention to relative newcomers who are pushing procurement forward with their innovative technology and solutions. This is the first year Alpega’s procurement solution, TenderEasy, has appeared on the Spend Matters Top 50 to Watch list.

TenderEasy’s freight procurement tool allows customers to realize sustainable freight tendering/ RFQs and optimization across air, land and sea. Shippers can run multi-modal freight contract tendering, spot bidding, as well as audit and reconcile logistics invoices. Eliminating manual processes increases the speed and accuracy of the procurement process while simultaneously ramping up the number of participating carriers.

LogiMAT China 2019, which ended on Wednesday, drew impressive numbers of exhibitors and visitors following its move from Nanjing to Shanghai, according to organisers.

The numbers are in, claiming very positive growth for the three-day event: 109 international exhibitors covering 12,000 square metres of exhibition space and welcoming 25,080 visitors. Nearly half the visitors came from within a radius of 150 km—the region directly surrounding Shanghai and the province Jiangsu—while another 23 percent traveled 300 km or more.

“Moving from Nanjing to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) to host LogiMAT China parallel to transport logistic China turned out to be the right move,” reflects Peter Kazander, Managing Director of EUROEXPO Messe- und Kongress-GmbH. We were successful in establishing LogiMAT China in the new location as a leading international event for the B2B sector. Visitors were the big winners, gaining access to two events covering more than 40,000 square meters with a single ticket. This gave them the opportunity to learn how to streamline their intralogistical processes and discover optimized transport routes and means all at once. The result was unique synergies for both events.”

The next LogiMAT China will grow significantly and will take place in Shanghai from June 16 to 18, 2020, once again coinciding with transport logistic China.

LogiMAT China 2019, which ended on Wednesday, drew impressive numbers of exhibitors and visitors following its move from Nanjing to Shanghai, according to organisers.

The numbers are in, claiming very positive growth for the three-day event: 109 international exhibitors covering 12,000 square metres of exhibition space and welcoming 25,080 visitors. Nearly half the visitors came from within a radius of 150 km—the region directly surrounding Shanghai and the province Jiangsu—while another 23 percent traveled 300 km or more.

“Moving from Nanjing to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) to host LogiMAT China parallel to transport logistic China turned out to be the right move,” reflects Peter Kazander, Managing Director of EUROEXPO Messe- und Kongress-GmbH. We were successful in establishing LogiMAT China in the new location as a leading international event for the B2B sector. Visitors were the big winners, gaining access to two events covering more than 40,000 square meters with a single ticket. This gave them the opportunity to learn how to streamline their intralogistical processes and discover optimized transport routes and means all at once. The result was unique synergies for both events.”

The next LogiMAT China will grow significantly and will take place in Shanghai from June 16 to 18, 2020, once again coinciding with transport logistic China.