All articles by Marcus Williams – Page 85

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    UK government rail freight plan to target automotive sector

    2016-09-21T11:41:24Z

    The UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) has outlined a new rail freight strategy aiming in part to target the long-term growth potential of industry sectors that are currently underdeveloped and subject to network constraints – including automotive.The DfT’s rail freight strategy is part of an overall government commitment to ...

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    Raben breaks ground on Eisenach expansion

    2016-09-21T10:29:34Z

    European logistics provider Raben Group is investing €6.5m ($7.3m) in the expansion of its Eisenach contract logistics facility in Germany, which handles automotive parts for customers in the region.The company held a ground-breaking ceremony last week at which its CEO in Germany, Daniel Rösch, said the facility would become a ...

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    GM Poland assembles latest Astra for Australia and New Zealand

    2016-09-21T10:14:47Z

    GM's Opel plant in Gliwice, Poland, has started assembly of the new generation Astra five-door hatchback for Australia and New Zealand. The first car rolled off the assembly line last week and it will be the fifth model GM Europe is exporting to the two countries.“To date, in Europe we ...

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    Leader in the finished vehicle sector, Helmut Altmann, dies at 78

    2016-09-21T10:01:17Z

    Helmut Altmann, founder of German finished vehicle logistics provider ARS Altmann, has died aged 78.“It is with deepest grief that we have to announce that on Sunday, September 11th 2016, Helmut Altmann, founder of our company ARS Altmann, passed away after a short, severe illness,” said the company in a ...

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    ABP investing £50m in Southampton port vehicle terminal

    2016-09-18T14:33:31Z

    Associated British Ports (ABP) is investing £50m ($66m) in its vehicle handling facilities at the port of Southampton.The investment will be applied in two phases beginning with a two new multi-story vehicle handling facilities that together will be able to store 7,600 vehicles on route to export markets.The second part ...

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    TGW Logistics provides Mekonomen with spare parts warehouse systems

    2016-09-18T13:18:28Z

    Nordic-based spare parts supplier Mekonomen has signed a multi-year contract with TGW Logistics for the provision of material handling services at its newly consolidated warehouse in Strängnäs, Sweden. TGW Logistics will manage picking and consolidation across a wide range of parts.As part of the deal TGW will provide a system ...

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    Magna to make BMW 5 Series under contract in Graz

    2016-09-16T15:59:52Z

    BMW has engaged Magna Steyr to make its new 5 Series sedan at the Austrian automotive supplier’s contract vehicle assembly plant in Graz (pictured). Production will begin in 2017 ready for the car’s market launch in the middle of next year and the contract will run for its full lifecycle.BMW ...

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    Marcos Ferlin handling GM South America’s supply chain directorship

    2016-09-14T15:34:25Z

    Following the untimely death of Fred Roldan in July, the position of supply chain director at GM South America is currently being handled on an interim basis by Marcos Ferlin. Ferlin is also purchasing program management director at the carmaker and has been with the company for more than 30 ...

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    DCPA inaugurates fourth plant in China to meet SUV demand

    2016-09-14T13:22:05Z

    Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile (DPCA), PSA Group’s joint venture in China, has inaugurated a new plant in Chengdu dedicated to the assembly of SUVs. It has an annual capacity to build 300,000 vehicles for the Dongfeng Peugeot, Dongfeng Citroën and Dongfeng Fengshen brands using the PSA Group's EMP2 platform.The plant, ...

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    DB Cargo setting up Hefei-Hamburg link; BMW extends contract

    2016-09-13T09:58:54Z

    DB Cargo (formerly DB Schenker Rail) has signed an agreement with the municipal government of Hefei in China aimed at starting a direct rail freight route between there and Hamburg in Germany next month.According to DB Cargo, in its first stage, the new rail service will start with one train ...

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    Volkswagen to start CKD assembly of Polo Vivo in Kenya

    2016-09-12T11:27:03Z

    Volkswagen has signed an agreement with the Kenyan government to start building the Polo Vivo at a facility in Thika, near Nairobi, by the end of this year. The plant is operated by Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers (KVM), which assembles buses, trucks and passenger vehicles under contract for a range of ...

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    The High Tide Foundation launches automotive programme for students

    2016-09-12T10:37:50Z

    The Hide Tide Foundation, a UK charity based on Teeside in the northeast of England, has launched an ‘Automotive Cadetship’ programme aimed at supporting young local people looking for career opportunities in the region. The foundation was set up by PD Ports and Casper Shipping in 2012.The afterschool scheme, which ...

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    DK Group buys packing and SCS firm Lemonpath

    2016-09-11T15:10:14Z

    DK Group, which provides logistics and packaging services to the automotive industry, has bought the UK-based contract packing and supply chain services company, Lemonpath, which provides services to a range of sectors including fashion, food and retail.DK Group said Lemonpath will keep its brand identity and the company’s founder, Chris ...

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    Kuehne + Nagel adopts Transporean e-logistics platform

    2016-09-11T13:30:04Z

    Swiss-based logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel is using a cloud-based logistics platform provided by Transporean to simplify the communication between its customers and carriers. The company said the integrated platform would increase operational efficiency and provide real time transparency in its full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) movements in Europe.Transporeon ...

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    Anu Goel moves to lead aftersales role at Volkswagen in the US

    2016-09-09T09:52:42Z

    Anu Goel has moved to a new role at Volkswagen Group of America (VWoA) as executive vice-president of group aftersales and services, overseeing the company’s aftersales strategy. More specifically the new role includes looking after vehicle and parts logistics, and also includes wholesale parts operations and customer relations.“This is a ...

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    VW Truck & Bus and Navistar to share technology and procurement

    2016-09-07T14:41:48Z

    Volkswagen’s Truck & Bus division has formed an alliance with US commercial vehicle maker Navistar that will see the two companies share powertrain technology and parts supply, as well as the establishment of a joint procurement venture for global sourcing.VW Truck & Bus includes the brands MAN, Scania and VW ...

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    Achal Paliwal moves to head TML Distribution

    2016-09-07T12:58:35Z

    Tata Motors’ outbound logistics and sales division – TML Distribution – has appointed Achal Palatal (pictured) as its new CEO.Paliwal moves from his position as country head in India for OTS Australia, the freight forwarding and logistics provider, and replaces Prem Verma, who has moved to a new position at ...

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    Alex Katsouris joins Air Partner’s freight division

    2016-09-07T12:47:38Z

    Time-critical air freight services provider, Air Partner, has appointed Alex Katsouris (pictured) as business development manager in its freight division.Katsouris, who is currently based in the UK, moves from his role as automotive logistics division director for Europartners in Mexico, where he also played a leading role in the provision ...

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    Calais blockade disrupts freight between UK and France

    2016-09-07T12:23:08Z

    A protest by truck drivers and farmers in France has thrown freight movements through the port of Calais into disarray, leading to delays into and out of France and the UK.The protest, which began this week as a ‘go-slow’ drive on the A16, the main route into Calais and the ...

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    Samsung SDI starts work on battery plant for EVs in Hungary

    2016-09-07T10:08:47Z

    Battery maker Samsung SDI is building a 400 billion won ($365m) plant in Hungary with an annual capacity of 50,000 batteries for the electric vehicle market in Europe.The firm already supplies batteries to customers including BMW, with which it worked on the development of its battery cell technology, while in ...