All Middle East articles – Page 28
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FeatureGlobal round up
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Greg May, who left his position as president of leading US car carrier Jack Cooper Transport last August, has moved into a new role as president and CEO of Car Delivery Network (CDN). CDN provides real-time information on outbound vehicle movements via cloud-based applications for shippers and carriers. May said ...
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FeatureRenault renews contract with Ceva in Brazil
Ceva Logistics has signed a two-year extension to its contract with Renault in Brazil for the receipt, storage and consolidation of parts for export to France, Argentina, Mexico, Romania, Colombia and South America. Ceva is dedicating a 4,000-square metre area at its site in São José dos Pinhais, Parana, ...
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FeatureCar boost to Russian Baltic ports
The ports of St Petersburg and Ust-Luga have shown dramatic growth for direct imports over the last year with significant investment now being made to meet demand. St Petersburg recorded that its fastest growing import was finished vehicles in 2011 and Third Stevedoring Company, which is part of Vladimir Lisin's ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Groupe CAT wins Ssangyong contract in UKTransport and logistics provider Groupe CAT is providing Ssangyong with technical services for vehicle imports to the UK through the port of Bristol at Portbury following a contract signed in February. Onward distribution to the dealerships in the UK will be handled by CAT's ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Ceva Logistics has appointed Giuseppe Chiellino as managing director for the company's business in Italy. Chiellino will be in charge of all contract logistics and freight management activities and report to Gianfranco Sgro, Ceva's president of Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa. Ceva has a number of automotive contracts in ...
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FeatureGlobal Vehicles loses dispute with Mahindra
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FeatureGefco extends service for Dacia
Gefco has renewed its multimodal logistics service for Romanian carmaker Dacia, which combines road and rail shipments to move vehicles from the carmaker's plant in Pitesti, Romania to the Italian market. Gefco will now be able to also utilise the assets of Gruppo Mercurio, for vehicle movements in Italy following ...
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FeatureFord exports help build India output
Ford's sales figures in India, combined with its exports to overseas markets, reached just under 10,500 units in February. The results build on a total for last year that saw 120,000 in domestic sales. The carmaker exported 30,000 vehicles last year, approximately 20% of its local output. The February result ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Höegh Autoliners commences regular Sagunto serviceHöegh Autoliners has launched a new regular service from the Spanish Mediterranean port of Sagunto to the US East Coast, complementing existing services from Sagunto to the Far East, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. Vessels will call on a three-week rotation. ...
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FeatureNissan adds new model to UK output
Nissan is investing £125m ($196m) to add a new model to its UK plant Sunderland next year based on the compact Invitation hatchback concept revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this week, with an estimated initial output of 100,000 vehicles. The project is also supported by a ...
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FeatureND renews inbound contract with Honda subsidiary
Honda’s parts supply subsidiary, Honda Trading Europe (HTE), has signed a new three-year contract with transport and logistics provider Norbert Dentressangle for warehousing and transport services. HTE was established in 1990 to manage the supply of parts from the Far East to the carmaker’s UK manufacturing operations in Swindon. It ...
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FeatureCloser ties needed with LSPs to improve dealer shipments
OEMs and logistics providers at today’s Automotive Logistics Europe conference in Bonn recognised that there was a lack of confidence felt in the dealership community fed by poor accuracy forecasts and a lack of visibility in the delivery process. It’s a situation that needs to be remedied through better information ...
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FeatureBremerhaven takes lead in Euro vehicle handling
The German port of Bremerhaven has taken the top European spot for vehicle handling in 2011-and likely the world-with a record-breaking volume of 2,050,000 units handled last year. The result represents a 30% increase in vehicle handling compared to the previous year and means Bremerhaven has come from ...
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FeatureCar Terminal Alicante starts operations
Car Terminal Alicante has established an import-export facility for finished vehicles in the Mediterranean Spanish port of Alicante at Muelles de Poniente. It will mainly handle vehicles being exported to Asia or imported into Spain from that region, as well as sending rental cars to companies in the Balearic ...
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FeatureVW builds Mexican distribution hub
In Mexico, Volkswagen has begun construction of a new $23m central distribution facility adjacent to its production plant at Puebla. The logistics hub will open at the end of August 2012. The construction of the facility is being handled by the Alhemos de Puebla company, which is being granted a ...
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FeatureRenault begins export-led production in Morocco
Renault has started production at its Melhoussa assembly plant in Morocco and will begin shipments of two models through the adjacent Tanger Med port, which has a 20-hectare car carrier terminal capable of handling 1m vehicles a year. The company has confirmed logistics contracts with French logistics providers including SNCF ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Russia auto imports grow in 2011Russia saw a 46% increase of vehicle imports in the period January to November 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, raising the number to 901,500 vehicles. According to data from the Russian Federal Customs Agency, nearly 776,000 of these were from countries outside ...
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FeatureFiat-Chrysler will use Mopar
Fiat and Chrysler are integrating their parts and aftermarket services under the Mopar brand, originally a Chrysler service, parts and customer care division that is celebrating its 75th anniversary. The globalisation of the Mopar brand begins today (Wednesday) and is being marked with the release of a new packaging design ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Axel Marschall has officially moved to a new position at DB Schenker Rail this week assuming management responsibility for Sales at the European DB Schenker Rail Group. He is now member of the Board of Management of DB Schenker Rail Deutschland responsible for Sales, the responsibility he took over on ...