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News – Page 143
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FeatureUPS to use virtual reality technology to enhance driver safety awareness
Global courier company UPS has revealed it will begin using virtual reality (VR) to help train vehicle drivers in hazard awareness from September at its nine Integrad training facilities in the US, replacing the touchscreen devices currently used.The VR technology will be used to help students identify potential road hazards ...
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FeatureFord to build electric vehicles in China with Zotye Auto
Ford Motor Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Anhui Zotye Automobile to explore a joint venture for the manufacture of a new brand of all-electric vehicles in the Asian country.“The potential to launch a new line of all-electric vehicles in the world’s largest auto market is an ...
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FeatureKCS Laredo facility will speed secure rail shipments between Mexico and US
A new cargo processing facility that should improve security for shipments heading northbound from Mexico was launched at the Laredo rail border crossing in the US state of Texas last week, as negotiations in North American on the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) got underway.The Unified Cargo Processing facility ...
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FeatureMaersk estimates cost of NotPetya cyber-attack at $200m-300m
Shipping company AP Moller-Maersk says it expects the impact of the NotPetya cyber-attack in June to have cost the company $200m-300m, of which the majority relates to lost revenues in July.Despite this, the company still expects to beat last year’s figure of $711m in terms of underlying profits for the ...
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FeatureAlexander Kohnen takes up top role at time:matters
Lufthansa Cargo’s air charter division, time:matters, has appointed Alexander Kohnen as its managing director of strategy and sales.Kohnen, who has been with time:matters for more than 16 years, moves from his role as senior director of industry development and product management with the company, and will take up the new ...
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FeatureYusen Logistics opens new site in Myanmar for CKDs and finished vehicles
Yusen Logistics has officially opened a logistics facility in Myanmar that will store and process finished vehicles for both domestic distribution and cross-border trade with Thailand.Yusen Logistics owns the facility and has a 50-year lease on the land. It is located in the special economic zone in Thilawa, Yangon District, ...
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FeatureSyncreon expands US warehouse facilities to support FCA
3PL Syncreon is expanding its parts warehouse facilities in Temperance, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio to support inbound services for vehicle assembly at FCA’s plant in Toledo.The 3PL’s operations in Temperance and Toledo work together to handle parts from suppliers feeding the FCA plant, which makes the Jeep Wrangler.Syncreon said it ...
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FeatureUK proposes retaining free-flowing customs system after Brexit
In a position paper released this week, the UK government has proposed an interim arrangement after the Brexit cut-off date in 2019 that would see the country continue to operate under the EU Customs Union until a new trade deal between the parties is negotiated.“The approaches we are setting out ...
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FeatureDescartes Systems buys tracking and forecasting company Macropoint
Canada-headquartered logistics software company Descartes Systems Group has acquired truck tracking and freight forecasting provider Macropoint for $107m in cash and shares.US-based Macropoint runs a connected network of over 2m trucking assets and drivers. It connects trucks using on-board electronic devices, transport management systems, GPS-enabled smartphone applications and location-based mobile ...
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FeatureRodrigo de Paula revelling in new Lynk & Co logistics role
Former director of outbound operations at Volvo Cars, Rodrigo de Paula (pictured), has said he is looking forward to implementing a number of interesting projects and new ideas in his new role as director of logistics operations at Lynk & Co.The Brazilian national joined the carmaker in June on the ...
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FeaturePasha secures Grays Harbor deal to process FCA imports from Mexico
Pasha Automotive Services has secured a contract starting this summer to process Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) finished vehicles imported into Grays Harbor, on the US west coast, from the port of Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico.John Pasha, senior vice-president of Pasha Automotive Services, said: “FCA US has been a long-time customer, ...
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FeatureSiemens eHighway trial to take place in Germany next year
Engineering and technology giant Siemens is to build a 10km overhead contact line on the German motorway system to support electrified freight transport. The line will supply power to a hybrid truck in an initial trial taking place next year.The system will be installed on the A5 Autobahn between the ...
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FeatureRyder secures exclusive rights with electric van manufacturer
Transport and supply chain management provider, Ryder System, has been chosen as the exclusive sales channel partner and service provider for Chanje, a California-based medium-duty electric vehicle company.Chanje will introduce its first vehicle – the V8070 large panel van – in the last quarter of this year and will be ...
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FeatureTPG Capital buys Transplace from Greenbriar
TPG Capital and the management of North American 3PL and technology provider, Transplace, have agreed to buy the company from fellow private equity firm Greenbriar Equity for an undisclosed sum.Transplace is the largest managed transport service provider in North America, according to Greenbriar, generating annual revenue of more than $1.8 ...
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FeatureFVL Import Export summit 2017: Live poll results
Live polling conducted at the Finished Vehicle Logistics Import Export summit in Baltimore showed many are optimistic about how the Nafta negotiations will affect their business, while the investment outlook for port-related infrastructure was very positive for the next three-year period.Delegates at the 2017 Finished Vehicle Logistics Import Export ...
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FeatureFoxconn confirms it is considering Michigan investment
Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer by revenue, has confirmed it is considering Michigan in the US as another investment location – just weeks after announcing a major project in the state of Wisconsin.The South China Morning Post recently reported that the Taiwan-based company was considering growing ...
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FeatureToyota delays new Mexico plant to allow for switch to Tacoma
Toyota has confirmed a report that its new plant in Guanajuato, Mexico will be delayed to prepare it for production of the Tacoma pick-up truck, rather than the Corolla as originally planned.The switch to the different model at the plant formed part of the Japanese carmaker’s recent announcement that it ...
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FeatureHarld Peters appointed as president of UPS China
Harld Peters (pictured) has taken over as president of UPS China, succeeding Richard Loi who will be retiring after 26 years with the company.Peters joined UPS in 1999 as a contract manager of supply chain solutions in the Netherlands and later assumed various management positions in the express and supply ...
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FeatureUS carmakers need production discipline to avoid another crisis
US carmakers need to keep production levels in check if another crisis is to be avoided, delegates at this week’s Finished Vehicle Logistics Import Export summit in Baltimore were told.With the US new vehicle market headed towards its first decline since 2009 this year, there are worrying signs of an ...
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FeatureRenault adds local engine plant to Iran JV agreement
Renault has announced the official formation of its joint venture in Iran with local partner Parto Negin Naseh (Negin Holdings) and the Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of Iran (Idro).The joint venture follows on from the strategic partnership agreement announced at the Paris Motor Show last September, but now also ...