All articles by Marcus Williams – Page 78

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    BMW recognises Fullers for aftermarket services

    2017-05-03T15:57:50Z

    BMW has awarded warehousing and distribution provider Fullers Logistics with a Gold Award for the third consecutive year for services provided at its Dealer Metro Distribution Centre (DMDC) in Slough in the UK.Fullers Logistics operates the service parts centre on behalf of BMW and manages the dispatch up to three ...

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    VW declines to confirm new import deal in Iran

    2017-05-03T14:14:10Z

    Volkswagen has sought to distance itself from reports that it has signed a new contract with Iranian commercial vehicle importer Khodro Sazi Sina (KSS) at the expense of its existing contract with rival company, Mammut Khodro.A spokesperson for VW told Automotive Logistics the company was “monitoring and examining the development ...

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    Mitsubishi becomes top exporter in Thailand

    2017-05-03T10:41:26Z

    Mitsubishi Motors has become the largest vehicle exporter in Thailand for the first time, according to results for the year ending March 31st.The carmaker’s total export volume during the year was 309,915. The Laem Chabang factory – one of four plants it has in Thailand – exported more than ...

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    Hellmann puts Magnor and de Vries in COO roles

    2017-05-03T10:27:40Z

    German logistics service provider, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, has made senior executive changes with the appointments of Matthias Magnor (pictured) as chief operating officer (COO) for its Road and Rail unit and Bart de Vries in the COO role for Air and Sea Freight.Magnor moves from his position as COO of ...

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    Changes in supply chain leadership at Daimler India

    2017-05-03T09:22:52Z

    Daimler’s commercial vehicle division in India, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), has announced a number of senior level executive changes including the appointment of a new vice-president of supply chain management and logistics.Ralf Mungenast (pictured), previously head of supply chain planning at Mercedes-Benz Cars, headquartered in Germany, has taken up ...

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    Ford reports surge in global Mustang exports

    2017-05-02T17:24:36Z

    Ford is doubling the number of Mustang sports cars it exports from the US every year with more than 98,000 cars shipped to customers outside the US since 2015, according to the latest data from the carmaker.The OEM said the Mustang was the best selling sports car in the world ...

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    Eastern European hauliers hit back over claims of unfair working practices by western rivals

    2017-04-26T15:51:20Z

    The leaders of four of eastern Europe’s main road haulage associations have signed a declaration aimed at resolving what they see as a distortion in Europe’s transport regulations and the principle of free movement of goods.The four business associations operate in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia (also known ...

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    CDN app makes ICL deliveries more efficient

    2017-04-26T14:13:52Z

    Car Delivery Network (CDN), which provides cloud-based applications for outbound vehicle movements, has revealed it is providing real-time vehicle delivery data via its vinDeliver ePOD software to finished vehicle supply chain systems provider ICL in North America.The vinDeliver app allows drivers to collect data in the field to ePOD (electronic ...

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    Rail used in first shipment of commercial vehicles from China to UK

    2017-04-26T14:12:22Z

    A trial shipment of commercial vehicles from Dongfeng Sokon (DSFK) arrived in Portbury, UK, last week all the way from Chengdu in China.While the shipment was modest – including just seven containerised vehicles being delivered to the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham – the mode of delivery was significant because ...

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    Evolution Time Critical opens new office in Atlanta

    2017-04-19T23:40:19Z

    Emergency logistics services provider, Evolution Time Critical, has opened a US office in Atlanta, Georgia. The company said it had decided to put an office there in response to increasing demand from the automotive industry for its services and cited North America’s high vehicle production levels, which are expected to ...

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    Grimaldi launches ro-ro service between Mediterranean and Mexico

    2017-04-19T23:35:43Z

    Italian ocean ro-ro provider, Grimaldi Group, has set up a service between Italy and Mexico dedicated to carrying vehicles, rolling freight and project cargo.The service connects the Italian ports of Civitavecchia and Savona with the port of Veracruz in Mexico. It will run via Turkey’s port of Gemlik and ports ...

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    FCA opens $12.2m Mopar parts distribution centre in Winchester

    2017-04-19T23:30:46Z

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in the US has invested $12.2m to open a parts distribution centre (PDC) in Winchester, Virginia. The 37,000 sq.m facility will handle 9.2m items annually across 50,000 part numbers and serve 200 dealers, mainly in the Mid-Atlantic region.The 37,000 sq.m facility is the first of two ...

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    Top moves at Nissan’s logistics business in the US

    2017-04-19T23:23:44Z

    [Updated April 27] There has been an executive shift around at Nissan Motor in the US, following Scott Mize’s move to become senior general manager at Nissan Trading Corporation USA.Mize (pictured) was senior manager of purchasing, transportation and logistics at the carmaker, a role he held for almost two years, ...

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    Turkey’s auto sector grows in the midst of political turmoil

    2017-04-13T18:45:14Z

    Representatives of Turkey’s automotive industry and the government’s investment support agency met in London, UK, last month to discuss the challenges the country faces in getting back on track toward production and export growth, following a politically turbulent two years. Despite the disruption, it seems the Turkish automotive sector is ...

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    China conference: Looking ahead to a more multimodal future

    2017-04-12T18:42:49Z

    According to industry forecasts from China’s State Information Centre, the country can expect vehicles sales to hit 40m by 2025.However, the 28m vehicles that were moved between the factory and the dealer last year – a 14.5% increase on the previous year – and the parts being moved into the ...

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    ANT Lojistik invests in fleet to support Mercedes contract in Turkey

    2017-04-12T17:43:18Z

    The Turkish division of German carmaker Mercedes-Benz – Mercedes-Benz Türk – has signed a deal with domestic finished vehicle logistics provider ANT Lojistik for the delivery of cars to dealerships across the country.Under the contract, which will run for a five and a half years, ANT will be the sole ...

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    ProTrans adopts JDA Software tool to optimise transport capacity

    2017-04-12T17:38:27Z

    North American transport and supply chain management provider, ProTrans, has started using a transport optimisation tool from JDA Software to maximise capacity utilisation and delivery speed for its automotive customers.According to the company, the JDA Transportation Modeler is designed to provide real-time data on ProTrans’ delivery network and give visibility ...

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    Caterpillar plant closures prompt global changes in supply pattern

    2017-04-05T23:00:07Z

    Construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar is closing plants in the US and Europe with a combined loss of around 2,800 jobs, in reaction to a drop in demand in the construction, mining and energy industries.Products made at the plants, in Aurora, Illinois and Gosselies, Belgium, will be shifted to ...

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    Logistics providers recognised in GM supplier awards

    2017-04-05T17:02:39Z

    General Motors has once again recognised the services of its logistics providers at its annual Supplier of the Year awards, held in Orlando, Florida, on March 31st.Out of the 118 global tier suppliers from 15 countries that received awards for products and services in 2016, 11 were from the global ...

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    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics begins trading on Oslo stock exchange

    2017-04-05T16:59:04Z

    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics ASA (WWL ASA) began trading on the Oslo stock exchange – the Oslo Børs – on Wednesday (April 5), following completion of the ownership merger announced in September last year.The company, which is worth 17.9 billion krone ($2 billion), said it was among the 10 largest listed ...