All articles by Marcus Williams – Page 111
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FeatureFirst Honda HR-V exports to the UK leave Mexico
The first consignment of Honda HR-V vehicles produced in Mexico for the UK market left the port of Veracruz at the end of last week. According to Charles Franklin, manager of export logistics for American Honda Motor, 695 right-hand-drive HR-Vs, which are made at the Celaya plant, were part of ...
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FeatureSupplier dispute hits production at Seat Martorell
Production at Seat’s plant at Martorell in Spain was brought to a standstill last week because of strike action at the nearby plant of tier one supplier Johnson Controls. The Spanish division of the supplier – Johnson Controls Eurosit – supplies seats to the plant, near Barcelona, on a just-in-time ...
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FeatureIran deal reignites foreign OEM interest in domestic production and exports
This week’s agreement to lift sanctions against Iran has immediately renewed production and export plans among a number of carmakers with historic links in the country, including PSA Peugeot-Citroën and Renault-Nissan.The deal, which was signed in Vienna on Tuesday (July 14th), involves Iran, the US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and ...
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FeaturePoonam Datta takes up a CCO role with Globe Express Services
Supply chain logistics provider, Globe Express Services (GES), has appointed Poonam Datta as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).Datta will be responsible for developing the company's global commercial strategy and further expanding its presence in the international market.Datta has a 25-year career in the logistics industry and has worked with ...
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FeatureSuper Group moves into Europe with In Time Express Logistik acquisition
South African supply chain management provider, Super Group, is acquiring 75% in German expeditor In Time Express Logistik for €153.5m ($168m). The deal is expected to be complete by the end of October this year.In Time has 20 branches across Europe, with its main base in Germany, and operations in ...
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FeatureNissan will make Rogue SUV in Japan for export to North America
Following a tentative statement earlier this year, Nissan has confirmed that it will start making the Rogue crossover SUV at its plant in Kyushu, Japan, for export to North America next year. Annual production of 100,000 units at the Japanese plant will complement production of the popular model at its ...
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FeatureVolvo extends customs brokerage contract with Ceva
Volvo Cars North America has extended its contract with Ceva Logistics for customs brokerage services for a further two years. The agreement extends the initial one-year contract Volvo signed with Ceva in March 2014.“The decision to extend our contract with Ceva for customs brokerage services was straightforward, based upon the ...
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FeatureGrimaldi builds MEX service and invests in Atlantic fleet
Maritime logistics provider, Grimaldi, is improving the frequency of its Mediterranean Express (MEX) service with the addition of a fifth vessel, which will be deployed from early 2016. The company already has four con-ro and multipurpose vessels supporting the service.From September it has announced that the frequency of shipments between ...
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FeatureOlive to lead further convergence at Renault-Nissan Alliance
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has appointed Jérôme Olive as executive vice president, Alliance Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain Management. He is replacing Shohei Kimura who will move to a new leadership position in manufacturing within the Nissan group to be announced later.Olive will now be in charge of further integrating the ...
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FeatureBulldog Hiway Express merges with Daseke
US road hauler, Daseke, which specialises in open-deck and oversize road transport, is taking over rival open-deck and heavy haul provider, Bulldog Hiway Express.According to Daseke, the latest merger means it can offer the industry 2,800 tractors and more than 5,800 open-deck trailers to customers, including those in the commercial ...
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FeatureCalais port strike throws automotive freight movements up in the air
The closure of the French port of Calais because of industrial action taken by the Syndicat Maritime Nord union has hit freight movements in and out of the UK. While the port has now been reopened, disruption is continuing this week, something that has been compounded by incidents of migrant ...
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FeatureCMP signs deal with China’s BYD for electric bus deliveries to Sweden
Port operator, Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP), will begin unloading electric powered buses at its terminal in Malmö, Sweden in November this year. The move follows a contract signed with Chinese vehicle maker BYD back in May. The first consignment will consist of seven buses that are destined for local passenger ...
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FeatureSpain could produce 4m cars a year with more efficient logistics
Spain’s car and truck makers’ association ANFAC is projecting that vehicle production in the country will hit 3m by 2017. At a recent presentation of its forecast and ‘3 Million Logistics’ initiative, attended by Spain’s minister for transport, Ana Pastor, the association said that with more efficient logistics in place, ...
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FeatureGriffiths replaces Barquin at Ceva’s Contract Logistics division in Iberia
Philip Griffiths has taken over as business development director in the Contract Logistics division in Iberia at Ceva Logistics. He takes over from Izaskun Barquin who has moved to become director, Global Business Development for the consumer, retail and healthcare sectors.Griffiths joins Ceva from logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel where ...
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FeatureNissan Australia outsources warehouse functions to Ceva
Nissan’s division in Australia has confirmed that it will outsource its parts warehousing and associated logistics functions to Ceva Logistics from August this year. The multi-year contract covers activity in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.In a statement the company said: “Nissan Australia is making this change after ...
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FeatureCarlisle moves to CEO role at Paragon Automotive
Paragon Automotive, which provides logistics services for new and used cars in the UK, has appointed Ian Carlisle as its new group CEO. He replaces Stephen Hucklesby who has moved to become chief operations officer (COO) for the group.Carlisle, who moves to Paragon from his role as non-executive chairman of ...
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FeatureMagna will assemble vehicles for Jaguar Land Rover in Graz
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has signed a manufacturing agreement with contract manufacturer Magna Steyr that will see it assembling vehicles for JLR at its facility in Graz, Austria. The division of Magna International already produces the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and the Peugeot RCZ there. It also makes the Mini Countryman and ...
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FeatureHonda to export Civic Type R from UK to Japan
Honda’s new president and CEO, Takahiro Hachigo, has announced that volumes of the new Civic Type R – now being made at the company’s Swindon plant in the UK – will be shipped to Japan. The first deliveries to Japan will arrive in the third quarter of this year. It ...
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FeaturePKT Logistics to develop automotive hub in Jakarta with MTI
PKT Logistics, one of Malaysia’s main logistics providers, has signed a joint venture agreement with Multi-Terminal Indonesia (MTI) to create an automotive hub at the port of Tanjung Priok on the north coast of Jakarta.MTI is the logistics arm of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo), a collection of state corporations responsible ...
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FeatureDHL agreement builds on rail services between Europe and China
DHL Global Forwarding has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kazakhstan’s national rail operator, Temir Zholy Express, for the provision of block train services on the land bridge connecting Europe and China.DHL said the MOU would enhance greater rail connectivity and trade between China, Kazakhstan, the Commonwealth of Independent ...