Votorantim’s Midwest moves Premium
Brazil’s Midwest has emerged as one of the country’s most dynamic growth regions, driven by the expansion of agribusiness, rapid urbanisation and increasing demand for infrastru...
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Regulatory crackdown leads to spike in Malaysia building material transport costs
The surge in logistics costs comes after the Road Transport Department (JPJ) and the Ministry of Transport intensified nationwide enforcement operations under “Ops Lebih Muatan,...
Tasek Cement launches 840t rail freight service
Tasek Cement has launched its rail freight service from Ipoh to Johor Bahru on 30 March 2026. The inaugural movement comprised 31 wagons configured as 20ft ISO tanks. The cargo ...
Buzzi Unicem Italia upgrades maritime fleet
Buzzi Unicem Italia has concluded five years of maritime logistics with the ship Danavik, which recently departed Augusta for its final journey to Malta and Marghera. Since 2021...
Predictive planning: driving operational logistics excellence Premium
For decades, logistics has been the invisible engine of the building materials industry, essential yet often undervalued. Despite advances in automation and digitalisation, howe...
From reactive logistics to predictive supply chains Premium
In the digitalisation of the modern-day cement plant, logistics remains underinvested. Yet digitalisation of this crucial part of the supply chain can bring tangible cost and op...
German Economic Institute calls for more investment road transport to support building sector
Mineral raw materials and building products – including sand, gravel, natural stone, cement, and ready-mixed concrete – account for around a third of total transport volume in G...
Delivering next-gen logistics Premium
While artificial intelligence (AI) dominates today’s headlines, progenitors of these systems have been meaningfully applied in cement logistics for much longer. For over 25 year...
UNICON signs AI truck optimisation agreement with INFORM
The agreement will result in INFORM bringing its expertise in AI and operations research to UNICON’s logistics challenges. It will improve the performance, responsiveness and su...
Taiheiyo Cement Corp launches AI-powered ship allocation system
Tokyo-based Taiheiyo Cement Corp has completed development of a ship allocation system utilising AI technology provided by GRID Inc with the aim of improving efficiency and stre...