All Europe articles – Page 107

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    DHL launches logistics academy with the BVL

    2013-10-29T16:05:30Z

    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight division of DHL, has announced the launch of a logistics academy that will provide a modular training programme for automotive manufacturers, suppliers and customers of its business, beginning in Germany.The Corporate Automotive Logistics Academy 4.0 (CALA 4.0) was launched last week (October ...

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    Rail Cargo invests €2.2m for automotive

    2013-10-25T15:47:41Z

    Rail Cargo Group, the freight rail division of ÖBB Group, has invested €2.2m to convert and upgrade 50 of its existing freight wagons into dedicated automotive cars for the transport of pressed parts.The wagons, which are now fully in service between Austria and Slovakia, were modified by the division’s subsidiary ...

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    Panopa inaugurates Audi logistics centre in Hungary

    2013-10-23T16:56:41Z

    Panopa Logistik’s division in Hungary has officially opened the 75,000-square-metre logistics optimisation centre it operates for services to Audi’s plant in Györ. The total investment is estimated at between €30-35m.At an official opening ceremony held this week, Rudiger Buss, CEO of Panopa Logistik, said the inauguration of the centre marked ...

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    ​Inergy Automotive launches fuel tank plant in Detroit

    2013-10-23T12:13:45Z

    Automotive parts supplier Inergy Automotive Systems, a subsidiary of Plastic Omnium which produces automotive fuel tanks and systems, has officially launched its new fuel tank production plant in Detroit, US this week.Located in the suburb of New Boston, the $110m plant, which employs extrusion blow moulding technology, will produce around ...

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    ​Gefco expands presence in Croatia

    2013-10-23T10:39:00Z

    Gefco has announced plans to expand its operations in Croatia following the opening of a subsidiary in the capital Zagreb. The new subsidiary is located near the port of Rijeka, which is the largest port complex in the country and the company will also be opening an office there in ...

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    Magna Europe chief sees logistics becoming more important

    2013-10-23T10:34:15Z

    Magna Europe president, Günther Apfalter, puts logistics among his top five priorities in Europe, as he sees potential to improve costs and reduce CO2 emissions in the supply chainSince Günther Apfalter (pictured left) became president of Magna Europe in late 2010, a difficult European economy and increasing global competition in ...

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    What will having Russia under GME mean for logistics?

    2013-10-22T10:21:23Z

    General Motors’ decision to put its Russian operations back under the management of General Motors Europe (GME) should mean that its purchasing and logistics operations will eventually be combined again too, although GM has declined to confirm details on logistics management at this time. However, the move might have few ...

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    ​Bo Andersson expected to become head of Avtovaz

    2013-10-22T09:05:57Z

    Former GM purchasing executive Bo Andersson is tipped to become the first foreign president of Russian carmaker Avtovaz. Andersson has been nominated to succeed Igor Komarov, who resigned last week. Komarov has managed the company since 2009 and was credited with pulling the OEM back from the brink of collapse. ...

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    Yusen Logistics wins supplier award from Honda

    2013-10-16T14:34:31Z

    Yusen Logistics has received an award for Exceptional Contribution at Honda’s UK manufacturing 2013 supplier convention.The award recognises Yusen’s delivery of continued cost savings, high service levels in meeting operational abnormality management and development of best in class IT systems.Yusen’s business unit director, John Pursey, said: “This formal recognition is ...

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    ​Quintiq to support DB Schenker Rail network in Europe

    2013-10-15T16:15:08Z

    DB Schenker Rail is to start using a software platform supplied by Quintiq, the supply chain planning and optimisation provider, to integrate its rail network across Europe. Quintiq will work with IT consultants Ab Ovo and DB Schenker Rail’s in-house IT department to implement the platform, which the company said ...

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    ​TIR restrictions lifted amidst Russian Supreme Court battle

    2013-10-15T15:25:51Z

    The Russian supreme court has ruled against legislation passed recently in the country that imposed international road transport restrictions on a number of countries. The decision, which was announced this week, has ruled that the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation’s restrictions were illegal and invalid. The FCS RF’s ...

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    Better times ahead for European vehicle logistics sector

    2013-10-15T12:49:22Z

    With vehicle sales across the EU finally heading in the right direction, carmakers and providers cited the need for increased efficiency, cost reduction, and understanding government regulations as key to success in 2013 and beyond. The European finished vehicle logistics sector will get some much-needed relief as the automotive market ...

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    Hankook Tire to build first US-based factory

    2013-10-15T11:56:32Z

    South Korean tyremaker Hankook Tire has released details today of its plan for a manufacturing facility in Tennessee, in what would be the company’s first plant in the US market. The facility is set to come online by the end of 2014, with operations scheduled for commencement in 2016. The ...

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    ​Chrysler expands Mexican operations with $1 billion factory investment

    2013-10-14T13:43:49Z

    Chrysler has announced plans to invest $1.3 billion at two of its Mexican factories. The carmaker is reportedly planning expansions in one of its Mexican engine plants in response to growing demand in North America. The company’s overall expansion will see the creation of more than 1,570 jobs. The figure ...

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    ​Russia to increase auto subsidies

    2013-10-14T11:46:54Z

    A new draft of the federal budget for 2014 states that the Russian government will allocate a record amount of money – RUB99.25 billion ($3 billion) – to support the automotive industry. By comparison, the end of this year will see total government subsidies in the area decreased by ten ...

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    ​German carmakers in struggle against anti-dumping duties in Russia

    2013-10-14T11:27:20Z

    German carmaker Daimler and its subsidiary company Mercedes-Benz Rus have sent the Eurasian Economic Commission (the head body of the Custom Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) a complaint against the commission's decision to impose anti-dumping duties on some light commercial vehicles.Andrei Rodionov, a representative for Mercedes-Benz Rus, confirmed the ...

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    US Government shutdown could threaten US ports

    2013-10-09T14:47:24Z

    The federal government shutdown in the US, which is moving into to its second week as Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives remain in dispute over president Obama’s healthcare reform, is currently having a minimal impact at US ports that specialise in automotive cargo. This is thanks in ...

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    Jonnaert replaces Hodac at ACEA

    2013-10-09T12:35:01Z

    Erik Jonnaert has replaced Ivan Hodac as secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Hodac, who has been leading ACEA in the role for the past 12 years, is retiring. The ACEA Board of Directors has asked Hodac to stay on as senior advisor to the ACEA Board, ...

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    ​Ford opens first Myanmar dealership

    2013-10-09T12:23:19Z

    Ford Motor Company celebrated the official opening of its first Ford dealership in Yangon, Myanmar last week. Located in the country’s commercial business centre, the new facility firmly places a Ford platform in the ever-expanding Asean region. Ford vehicles sold in Myanmar will be imported from Ford’s global production facilities ...

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    Toyota chooses K+N for Ukraine facility

    2013-10-09T12:16:42Z

    Logistics and transport provider Kuehne + Nagle has signed a three year contract with Toyota to manage its spare parts warehouse in Ukraine. The company will support the supply of parts and accessories to Toyota dealers and service stations in the country, from a 37,000-square-metre share warehouse in Chayka near ...