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All Europe articles – Page 61
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FeaturePriority Freight begins 24-hour service in Poland
Priority Freight, which provides time-critical logistics services, has increased activity at its Polish office in Wroclaw and is providing a 24-hour service, five days a week, starting this week.Neal Williams, group managing director at Priority Freight, commented: “We already run a 24-hour operation from the UK, so expanding office hours ...
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FeatureVolkswagen looks to export engines and vehicles from Kaluga
Volkswagen is planning to export vehicle engines from its Kaluga plant in Russia to Europe, as well as the launch of global finished vehicle exports, according to the governor of the Kaluga Oblast, Alexei Artamonov. The statement was confirmed by representatives of VW Group Rus, which also emphasised that they ...
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FeatureXPO's $3bn takeover of Con-way to benefit automotive
Supply chain services provider XPO Logistics is buying US transport and logistics provider Con-way for $3 billion. The deal is expected to close in October this year subject to regulatory approval. XPO said the buyout will make it the second largest less-than-truckload (LTL) provider in North America and increase ...
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FeatureEd Wilson moves to port operations role at VW of America
Ed Wilson has moved from his position as general manager of vehicle logistics for VW Group of America (VWoA) to take up a new role as manager of port operations at the port of Jacksonville (Jaxport) for the carmaker.Wilson’s latest role is something of a return to the port operations ...
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FeatureBurke replaces Goldsmith as head of BMW’s VDCs in US
Jim Goldsmith (pictured) has moved from his role as head of vehicle processing and distribution centres (VDCs) at BMW North America to become head of US warranty. He has been replaced by Bryan Burke who was VDC manager of operations in New Jersey.Goldsmith has more than 30 years experience in ...
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FeatureGrupo Antolin completes purchase of Magna Interiors
Spanish parts maker, Grupo Antolin, has completed its buyout of the majority of the interior operations of global supplier Magna, which was first announced in April this year.Antolin has bought Magna Interiors for $525m and said the purchase would double the size of its business and strengthen its position in ...
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FeatureNYK signs deal to develop ro-ro in Saudi; JLR pulls plans on plant there
Global shipping line, NYK, has signed a joint venture with the owner and developer of King Abdullah port in Saudi Arabia – Ports Development Company (PDC) – to build a ro-ro terminal there. Due to be fully operational in the third quarter of 2016, KAP RoRo Terminal will be the ...
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FeatureSeat to spend €3.3 billion on new model development
Spanish carmaker, Seat, has announced a €3.3 billion ($3.6 billion) investment plan for the development of new products that will run between now and 2019.The spending will be directed toward equipment and facilities, along with research and design projects at Seat’s technical centre in Martorell. It is the largest spending ...
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FeatureCooper replaces Montjotin as head of XPO Logistics Europe
Following XPO Logistics takeover of Norbert Dentressangle in June this year, it has been announced that the latter’s CEO, Hervé Montjotin, has left the company. Montjotin has been replaced by Troy Cooper (pictured), who becomes CEO and chairman of the subsidiary, now called XPO Logistics Europe.Cooper is COO of XPO’s ...
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FeatureColin Howard moves from Goodpack to Ewals Cargo Care
European logistics service provider Ewals Cargo Care is expanding its activities in the automotive industry and has employed Colin Howard to develop and support its European growth plan. He moves over from his role as sales director, automotive for Goodpack, the intermediate bulk container provider.Howard has more than 20 years ...
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FeatureK Line begins project cargo shipments from Japan to UK
Global shipping line, K Line, has begun a direct service between Japan and the UK, which will employ the company’s 7,500 unit ro-ro vessels to move project cargo volumes (namely rail equipment) between the port of Tokuyama-Kudamatsu and Teesport.K Line signed a contract in May this year with Vantec HTS ...
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FeatureJungheinrich expands activity with MIAS buyout
Material handling equipment and warehousing provider, Jungheinrich, is buying the German-owned MIAS Group, which provides stacker cranes, automated pallet handlers and materials handling technology to a range of sectors including automotive.“By acquiring the MIAS Group, Jungheinrich is enlarging its technology portfolio in the field of automated warehouse solutions,” said Steve ...
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FeatureRenault begins export of Kadjars through Valencia port
Renault has begun exporting its Kadjar model through the port of Valencia, on Spain's Mediterranean coast, for the first time. Manufacture of the Kadjar takes place at Renault's Venta de Baños plant at Palencia, in north central Spain, with consignments shipped to the coast by rail via Madrid.The first shipment, ...
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FeatureEkol continues to branch out in Europe
When Turkish logistics provider Ekol started operations in Poland in May this year, it brought the number of countries in which it provides services to the automotive industry to 11.From its beginnings 25 years ago in Istanbul, the company has grown into an integrated logistics provider handling both intermodal transport ...
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FeatureAcumen wins BMW Group contract
UK logistics provider, Acumen Automotive Logistics, based in Coventry, has won a three-year contract with the BMW Group to deliver Minis from the carmaker’s Oxford plant to dealers in the UK.Acumen will deliver the vehicles to an area stretching from East Anglia on the east coast of England – to ...
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FeatureRussia increases logistics subsidies for vehicle transport from Far East region
The rules governing subsidies for the domestic movement of vehicle volumes in Russia are to be changed following a decree recently signed by the country’s Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, with an increase in the overall amount of support offered by federal and regional governments. Carmakers based in the Far East ...
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FeatureVW investment doubles capacity in South Africa; exports to play key role
Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has announced that it will invest more than R4.5 billion ($340m) to produce new models at the OEM’s Uitenhage factory.The investment will include more than R3 billion for production facilities and quality, around R1.5 billion for local supplier capacity, and around R22m to develop training ...
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FeatureBritish Car Auctions buys Stobart Automotive
British Car Auctions (BCA) has confirmed it has bought British vehicle carrier Stobart Automotive for an undisclosed sum from Eddie Stobart Logistics.The acquisition follows a spate of recent deals involving Stobart's automotive business, as well as BCA, which was bought earlier this year for £1.2 billion ($1.8 billion) by a ...
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FeaturePost-panamax car carrier – Höegh Target – docks in UK
The Höegh Target, reputed to currently be the world’s largest pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), docked in the UK this week on its maiden voyage from China. The enormous ship, which has deck space of 71,400 sq.m and can carry 8,500 cars, arrived at the Port of Tyne, Newcastle, ...
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FeatureIndustry mourns passing of Horst Mosolf, founder of the Mosolf Group
Horst Mosolf, the founder of automotive logistics specialist, Mosolf Group, has sadly died, aged 87.The founder remained in his position as the senior manager of the Mosolf Group until his last day.Dr Jörg Mosolf, managing partner and chief executive manager of the Mosolf Group said, “My father was a man ...