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All Europe articles – Page 59
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FeatureECG Panel discussion: Talk is cheap, what is needed is action
A panel of OEMs and vehicle logistics experts discussed the present and future of Europe's vehicle logistics industry at the end of the ECG Conference in Vienna. Most expressed a desire to work more closely together – and perhaps they have even found a way to do it. While Europe ...
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FeatureLanka Harness: Out of Asia
Rohan Gunasekera reports on Sri Lankan supplier Lanka Harness’s global success and expansion in Mexico, and the local supply chain its executive chairman, Rohan Pallewatta, hopes to build for the company at homeLanka Harness, a Sri Lankan company that supplies impact sensors for airbags and seatbelts, has recently been making ...
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Are European vehicle logistics going back to the past or the future?
More than 240 delegates gathered in Vienna, Austria for this year’s annual meeting of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), powered by Finished Vehicle Logistics, to discuss an industry that has returned to growth and is now confronting new technologies that could transform operations. But an ongoing and worsening ...
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FeatureGrimaldi invests further in Finnlines
Grimaldi Euromed, a company owned by the Grimaldi Group, has purchased more shares in Finnish subsidiary, Finnlines, increasing its investment in the sister company.Finnlines is a European short sea operator, and the leading company in the ro-ro and passenger transport in the Baltic and North Sea, with one of the ...
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UK heading towards record vehicle production in 2020
The UK automotive industry is expected to break manufacturing records by the end of the decade, a new forecast report launched by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) suggests.Annual car production is expected to pass the two million mark by 2020, which would break the current record of ...
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FeatureRussia proposes roadmap to support automotive exports
The Russian government has disclosed details of a roadmap designed to promote automotive exports from the country that includes the removal of barriers for foreign exports and better access to supporting financial services. However, while welcome, market experts have said the announcement ignores important measures that would stimulate the development ...
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FeatureMagna Europe awards providers getting safer, smarter, lighter, cleaner
Packaging supplier Wi-sales and semi-conductor manufacturer NXP took top honours at the third annual Magna Logistics Europe innovations awards, held in Leibnitz, Austria. The awards were co-hosted by Magna Logistics Europe, which is responsible for logistics planning and purchasing across more than 120 plants in Europe for the tier supplier, ...
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FeatureSupply chain and mining are potential barriers to alternative powertrains
Most of the larger OEMs have made commitments for the coming years to increasing the amount of alternative powertrains within their production lineup. Electric vehicles are growing in appeal around the world and, as they do, so does the demand for a once-obscure group of specialist metals, which are vital ...
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FeatureTNT ships solar car from the Netherlands to Australia
TNT has shipped a solar car from the Netherlands to Australia.The logistics company shipped the car from Eindhoven to Liege, Belgium, then flew it to Singapore, and on to Melbourne.The four-seat prototype will compete at the World Solar Challenge, a 3,000km race between Darwin and Adelaide. World Solar Challenge said, ...
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FeatureNew CEO for DB Schenker Rail
Jürgen Wilder is expected to take over as the new chief executive officer of DB Schenker Rail from December 1st 2015. The appointment has been approved by the DB Schenker Rail Supervisory Board.Before DB Schenker, Wilder worked at Siemens where he held the position of chief executive officer of the ...
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FeatureStrike at port of Calais causes more freight delays
The port of Calais is once again subject to disruption for trucks bound for the UK following strike action by port security workers that began early in the day on October 13th.Truck check-in posts have been blocked by strikers, who are demanding better working conditions and requesting that more personnel ...
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FeatureVW commits to Setúbal for a further 15 years
The Setúbal and Sesimbra port authority (APSS) in Portugal has signed a concession renewal contract with Volkswagen Autoeuropa, which will last for 15 years. As part of this, APSS will charge rent of €500,000 for a 60,000sq.m operating area, and also provide access to the port's specialist ro-ro terminal. Over ...
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FeatureThomas Blank appointed as managing director, Europe, at Kerry Logistics
Thomas Blank has been appointed as the managing director of Europe operations, at Kerry Logistics – a third party logistics, freight services, warehouse operations, and supply chain solutions company.He moves from the position of chief executive officer for the Central Europe area at freight forwarding, transportation, warehousing, and supply chain ...
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FeatureMaterial World
Changes in the very make-up of vehicles will dramatically reshape the outbound sector.It is not what has changed in automotive logistics over the past ten years that is remarkable, so much as what has not. Much in the world’s economy is almost unrecognisable compared to a decade ago, including the ...
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FeatureDSV to buy UTi
DSV, a Danish transport company offering road, air, sea and logistics transport services, has signed an agreement to acquire US-based non-asset-based supply chain management company, UTi Worldwide. The deal values UTi at around $1.35 billion, and the news is expected to add around 50% to DSV’s annual revenue and scale, ...
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FeatureECG column: Rewind to look forward
ECG president Costantino Baldissara (far right, with vice-president Wolfgang Göbel) reflects on the good, the bad, and the frustrating events of the last ten yearsCongratulations to Finished Vehicle Logistics on ten years of coverage of our industry. This is also the 18th year of ECG so we are a (little) ...
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FeatureTPP trade deal is signed by Pacific Rim countries
The biggest trade deal in decades was signed in Atlanta, in the US state of Georgia, on Monday this week when the 12 Pacific Rim countries that have been involved in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks since 2010 finally came to an agreement.“With today’s successful conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, ...
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FeatureRichard Wilding named as new CILT chairman
Professor Richard Wilding has been named as the new chairman of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT). Wilding has been a member of the Institute since 1992, on the board of CILT since 2011, is a committee member of the CILT logistics research network, and ...
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FeatureSafi Port revises ro-ro prices and reveals expansion plans at Derince
Safi Port, the private company that has been running the Turkish port of Derince since March this year, has announced it has revised its ro-ro handling prices at the request of its customers. It has also revealed plans to increase the operational area at the port, including ambitious plans for ...
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FeatureRepair specialist Dent Wizard buys KhS
Dent Wizard International, a specialist in paint-free vehicle dent repair, has bought the North American division of damage repair and claims manager, Know How Systems Global (KhS), for an undisclosed sum.Dent Wizard is a leading provider of small-to-medium area repair techniques (SMART) in North America and offers services and products, ...