All Europe articles – Page 125

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    Global round up

    2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Auto Marine Transport to build PCTCs with SamjinRo-ro and breakbulk operator Siem Car Carriers has helped establish a new ship tonnage provider Auto Marine Transport to build energy efficient pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) to meet demand over the next decade. The new company has now signed an initial ...

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    Executives on the move

    2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Bruno Sidler has stood down from his role as chief operating officer at Ceva Logistics and is moving to a new COO position in February next year at market expansion services group DKSH, which focuses on the consumer goods, healthcare, performance materials and technology sectors in Asia.“DKSH will benefit from ...

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    Honda to boost exports from North America

    2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Honda Motor has said it intends to boost vehicle exports from the US and could raise volumes from the current level of between 6%-7% to as much as 20% from the wider North American region. By the end of this year it will have exported a total of 1m vehicle ...

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    Auto growth is ray of hope for Ceva in Q3

    2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Ceva Logistics has reported positive results in its automotive business for the third quarter of 2012 driven by “extremely strong growth” in the Americas region. The situation in Europe, however, remains “a big area of concern” with Ceva continuing to feel the impact of factory closures and reduced output. It ...

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    Global round up

    2012-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Toyota to double capacity in IndonesiaToyota has announced it is planning to spend $1.35 billion over the next five years to boost production in Indonesia and will more than double capacity by 2014 with the introduction of a second plant in Karawang next year. It is also planning ...

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    JLR signs up with Chery for China output

    2012-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Jaguar Land Rover has signed a joint venture agreement with Chinese carmaker Chery for production of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles at a new $1.7 billion facility in Changshu near Shanghai, due for completion in 2014. It will be the first time that the company has manufactured vehicles from ...

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    Gefco central to RZD freight corridor plans

    2012-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Russian Railways (RZD) has said this week that French transport provider Gefco, in which it bought a 75% stake in October for €800m, will play an integral part in a new rail freight corridor linking Europe with Asia via a new common rail enterprise being planned between Russia, Belarus ...

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    European carrier performance rebounds for Daimler

    2012-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Daimler has once again awarded its top performing vehicle logistics carriers in Europe during an annual ceremony and strategy meeting with providers held this past week at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt, Germany. Three road carriers were presented with prizes, while Daimler’s logistics management also pointed to an overall ...

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    Global round up

    2012-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Carmakers count the cost of Hurricane SandyAs ports along the US East Coast continue to count the cost of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy two weeks ago the port of New York and New Jersey has reported that around 16,000 passenger cars were damaged.Quoting the New York Shipping the ...

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    Executives on the move

    2012-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Anthony Clevio, until recently operations manager at General Motors North America and Intercontinental Logistics, has moved on to another position at the carmaker as book manager within the Order Fulfillment organisation, part of Sales, Service & Marketing at GM. Here he will be responsible for order management, including forecasting, ...

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    General strike hits carmakers in Europe

    2012-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Workers across Southern Europe are staging a coordinated general strike today that has shut car production plants, halted transport links and grounded flights across the region. The action is also hitting ports and customs offices. The European Day of Action and Solidarity against government austerity measures is being coordinated ...

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    DHL confirms first at Leipzig airport

    2012-11-14T00:00:00Z

    DHL Supply Chain has revealed that the first customer for its ‘end of runway’ facility at Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany will be from the automotive sector. While a confidentiality agreement prevents DHL discussing exactly which company that is, in an interview with Automotive Logistics magazine, Holger Tillmanns, vice ...

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    DB celebrates 50 years in South Africa

    2012-11-14T00:00:00Z

    DB Schenker has recently celebrated 50 years of activity in South Africa, a period that has seen it grow services for a wide range of sectors, with automotive being one it is main business areas, supporting carmakers including BMW and VW as well as their suppliers. According to the ...

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    Global round up

    2012-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Nissan India hikes car prices to cover logistics costNissan’s subsidiary in India has increased the price of its Micra hatchback and Sunny sedan models this month to counter what it said is a sharp increase in logistics and transport costs in the country. The move follows similar price increases ...

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    Executives on the move

    2012-11-07T00:00:00Z

    As part of some widespread leadership changes at Ford, Joe Hinrichs is moving from his position as group vice president and president of the Asia Pacific Africa to take up a new role at the beginning of December this year as executive vice president and president of the Americas.Hinrichs ...

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    London Taxi goes into administration

    2012-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Manganese Bronze Holdings (MBH), the UK company that has a joint venture with Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings to produce the iconic London taxi cab – The London Taxi Company – has gone into administration following four years of losses. It means the immediate loss of 156 jobs at ...

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    Global round up

    2012-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Yusen to provide linefeed services to Jaguar for InapalYusen Logistics has secured a contract with Portuguese parts supplier Inapal Plasticos to provide linefeed preparation services for Jaguar Convertible F Type production at the Castle Bromwich facility in the UK. Inapal Plásticos supplies Jaguar Land Rover with spoilers and ...

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    Auto launch for CargoBeamer system

    2012-10-31T00:00:00Z

    A major automotive OEM is set to become the launch customer for a new pan-European road-rail system that is due to go into operation over the next few years. German-based logistics service company CargoBeamer has developed a new type of transfer system that it claims is faster and ...

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    Ford announces plant closures in Europe

    2012-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Ford announced a restructuring of its European operations last week that will see the closure of its Genk assembly facility in Belgium as well as two facilities in the UK: the Ford assembly plant in Southampton and its stamping and tooling operations in Dagenham. It means the loss of ...

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    Threats on horizon for logistics superpower?

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Last week’s BVL Congress in Berlin celebrated a German logistics market that is on pace for another record year in 2012, buoyed largely by strong exports and manufacturing, including automotive. The leader of the opposition Social Democratic party proclaimed the country a “logistics superpower”. But with further ...