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News – Page 148
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FeatureFord contracts XPO for UK aftermarket deliveries
Ford has appointed XPO Logistics to deliver aftermarket parts to more than 200 dealers in the UK.Under the deal, XPO will be responsible for outbound distribution and line-haul parts flows, as well as overall asset management.The logistics firm will also handle over 200 daily collections from the Ford parts centre ...
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Featuretime:matters looks for CEO following Miller’s departure
Franz-Joseph Miller (pictured) has left his position as CEO of Lufthansa Cargo’s air charter division, time:matters; he was with the company for 16 years but said he was embarking on ‘a new journey’.While the German freight expeditor looks for a new CEO, the role will be handled jointly by COO ...
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FeatureFirst block train of Volvo S90s arrives in Belgium from China
The first dedicated rail shipment of China-made Volvo S90s rolled into the Wielingendok at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on Friday last week, just 20 days after they had left Daqing in Heilongjiang province.The train, which carried the cars in 225 containers, marked the official start of the ‘New Silk ...
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FeatureMaersk resumes online orders as port operations recover after cyber-attack
AP Moller-Maersk has resumed taking online bookings and said operations at all of the ports it has terminals at were now running “close to normal” after Tuesday’s cyber-attack.Earlier this week, Maersk, one of the world’s biggest ocean carriers with 600 vessels, said the ransomware attack had brought down IT systems ...
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FeatureBMW to invest $600m in South Carolina plant for future X-models
German carmaker BMW Group has announced a $600m investment at its largest manufacturing facility, Spartanburg, in the US state of South Carolina, as it prepares it for future generations of the X-model SUV range.The company has produced 3.9m vehicles since production began at the plant 25 years ago. In that ...
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FeatureLogistics providers recognised at Ford World Excellence Awards
Left to right: Hau Thai-Tang, group vice-president, global purchasing, Ford; Jeff Bullard, senior vice-president of operations central region, Penske; and Raj Nair, executive vice-president and president, FordFord has recognised logistics providers Penske Logistics and M&M Cartage at its 19th World Excellence Awards, held recently at the Henry Ford Museum ...
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FeaturePhilaPort’s new automobile berth receives first ro-ro vessel
Left to right: Greg Iannarelli, PhilaPort; Captain M/V Glovis Comet; Jeff Theobald, PhilaPort; Kane Han, Hyundai Glovis; Pat Foran, Glovis America; and Scott Cornell, Hyundai Glovis A Hyundai Glovis vessel carrying 2,176 Hyundai and Kia cars became the first ship to berth at the Port of Philadelphia’s ...
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FeatureCeva adds China-Europe rail link between Shilong and Hamburg
Ceva Logistics is building on its China-Europe rail service with the launch of a new route linking Shilong, in southern China's Guangdong province, to Hamburg in Germany.The logistics provider is working with the Chinese state railway company on the new regular block train route that runs between Shilong, Manzhouli (China), ...
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FeatureMassive cyber-attack hits global shipping companies
AP Moller-Maersk and TNT Express are among a rapidly growing number of companies so far affected by this week’s global cyber-attack, which has also hit Ukraine’s power network, transport services and banks, as well as the Rosneft oil company in Russia.Security experts said a malicious software called Petya and a ...
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FeatureSF Motors to buy AM General’s assembly plant in Indiana for $110m
SF Motors, an electric vehicle company funded by China’s Chongqing Sokon Industry Group, has agreed to buy contract manufacturer AM General’s commercial assembly plant in the US State of Indiana, for a reported $110m.SF Motors will use the South Bend based facility to produce electric vehicles and said it expects ...
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FeatureSiegfried Jung takes over BMW’s finished vehicle dispatch and logistics
From July 1st, Siegfried Jung (pictured) is the new head of vehicle dispatch and distribution at the BMW Group, based at the carmaker’s global headquarters in Munich, Germany. He replaces Peter Hörndlein, who has left BMW for a logistics role at truckmaker MAN.Jung, 46, is responsible for the carmaker’s vehicle-handling ...
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FeatureNavya chooses Michigan for its first US plant
French autonomous vehicle maker, Navya, has chosen the Ann Arbor area in southeast Michigan as the location of its first US assembly plant.Production is expected to begin in the final quarter of 2017 at the as yet unidentified location.The company says the decision on the Ann Arbor area builds on ...
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FeatureMulti-level storage facility to boost capacity at busy Savona port
The Mar Ligure Occidentale Port Authority , which oversees operations at the port of Savona in northwest Italy, has received notification from Savona Terminal Auto that it intends to proceed with construction of a multi-level storage facility at its terminal. Work will commence in September.The new building will be integrated ...
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FeatureAlonzo takes senior supply chain logistics role at Yokohama Tire
Yokohama Tire Corp in the US has appointed Rick Alonzo as its new senior director of supply chain and logistics. He replaces Jeremy Kahrs who has moved to a new role as chief strategy officer.Alonzo moves from biotechnology company, Roche Diagnostics, where he was director of global supply chain management. ...
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FeaturePorsche starts electric truck trial within logistics network at Leipzig plant
Porsche says it has started testing an electric truck for deliveries from the logistics centre at its Liepzig plant in Germany to the nearby assembly supply centre.The project forms part of the eJIT research initiative, which includes Porsche Leipzig as well as engineering group, IAV GmbH, Schnellecke Logistics, Volkswagen Sachsen ...
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FeatureScania shipping trucks to Russia with UECC
Truck maker Scania has signed a contract with European short-sea ro-ro operator UECC for the movement of its finished trucks from Belgium to Russia.Twenty trucks, made at Scania’s plant in Zwolle in the Netherlands, were loaded at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge earlier this month for onward shipment to the ...
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FeatureSpanish auto terminals returning to normal following strike
Most stevedoring strikes that have been affecting container and vehicle movements at the Spanish ports over the last couple of weeks have now ended, though threats of further action have been made by the IDC and UGT unions.The strikes, which began on June 5th, were called in protest about new ...
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FeatureLatest logistics behind start of Mercedes E-Class cabriolet assembly in Bremen
Mercedes-Benz has started series production of the new E-Class cabriolet model at its plant in Bremen, Germany and has highlighted the logistics and digital communication technology underpinning the production process.The E-Class cabriolet is being built on the same line as the E-Class coupé, and the C-Class coupé and cabriolet. To ...
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FeatureCaterpillar puts Snodgrass at head of newly created division
As part of a number of top executive changes at equipment maker Caterpillar, Chris Snodgrass is moving to a newly created position as vice-president of the Product Support and Logistics Division. He takes up the role on July 1st.As head of the new division, part of Snodgrass’ responsibilities will be ...
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FeatureFord to import next Focus model into the US from China instead of Mexico
Ford’s new leadership team has announced the company will import the new Focus model into the US from China, a shift from its previous plan to produce the car across the border in Mexico, and becoming the first OEM to import major volumes from China to North America.Joe Hinrichs, the ...