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News – Page 161
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FeatureBLG ViDi Logistics responds to demand in Ukraine
BLG Logistics’ subsidiary in Ukraine – BLG ViDi Logistics – has bought seven more car carriers to handle an increase in imports of finished vehicles to the country from Europe. The purchase also renews existing equipment that was bought between 2008 and 2010.The company has bought trucks from Scania that ...
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FeatureARC carrier forced back to Southampton port by fire
Ocean finished vehicle transporter, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC), is waiting to assess damage to its vessel M/V Honor following a fire that broke out in its cargo decks early last Friday (February 24th).The ship had just left the UK’s port of Southampton when a fire was discovered in the ...
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FeatureSanden Manufacturing Poland centralises logistics in Polkowice
The Polish division of Japanese automotive parts maker, Sanden Corporation, has leased a 6,500 sq.m warehouse next to its production facility in Polkowice for the handling of air conditioning compressor units.The warehouse was officially opened last week and Sanden Manufacturing Poland has leased it from property developer Panattoni Europe for ...
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Tarragona port’s five-year high means more room for Bergé
Last year the Spanish port of Tarragona increased vehicle handling by almost 40% on 2015, thanks in part to an increase in volumes on the connecting rail network. It has now granted the vehicle terminal operator Bergé y Cia an additional 135,000 sq.m for vehicle handling activity at the port ...
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FeatureMahindra & Mahindra plans assembly in Sri Lanka
Indian vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra has announced plans to build an assembly plant in Sri Lanka.“We have many assembly plants in Africa and other regions and since business is going well we are looking at an assembly facility in Sri Lanka soon,” said Sanjay Jadhav, the company’s vice president ...
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FeatureGestamp to build parts stamping plant closer to customers in Japan
Spanish automotive parts maker Gestamp is investing an initial €37m ($39m) to build its first plant in Japan for the supply of hot stamped parts to the domestic market.Hot stamping is a method of forming ultra high strength steel into complex shapes using heated blanks resulting in lighter components. L ...
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FeatureGhosn relinquishes Nissan CEO role, replaced by Saikawa
After 16 years as CEO of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn will be replaced by Hiroto Saikawa (pictured) on April 1st this year.Ghosn will remain as chair of the Nissan board, and continue as CEO and chairman of Renault Group, as well as the Alliance entity, which includes the two companies and ...
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FeaturePSA talks with labour and governments over Opel deal
Senior management officials within PSA Group have made a number of commitments regarding jobs and plants in meetings with Opel stakeholders this week in Germany and the UK – promises that could impact the future shape of a combined PSA-Opel supply chain across Europe.Last week, PSA Group confirmed it might ...
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FeatureDaimler to start production at first Russian plant in 2019
Having received preliminary approval for its first Russian production facility last year, Daimler has confirmed an investment of more than €250m ($263m) to begin manufacturing Mercedes-Benz cars in the country from 2019.Located at the Esipovo Industrial Park, about 40km northwest of Moscow, the flexible production facility will be capable of ...
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FeatureMajor brands reveal plans for electric truck trials
MAN Truck & Bus and Mercedes-Benz Trucks have announced plans to allow customers to trial their respective electric trucks in real world situations, starting this year.MAN Truck & Bus, which is owned by Volkswagen Group, and an Austrian consortium, the Council for Sustainable Logistics (CNL), have reached agreement on the ...
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FeatureLocal assembly for new PSA SUVs in Vietnam
French carmaker PSA Group has signed a contract with Vietnam’s Truong Hai Auto Corp (Thaco) for the local assembly and marketing of two new Peugeot SUV models from imported complete knockdown (CKD) kits starting in October this year.In total 27,000 cars will be produced in Thaco’s plant in Chulai in ...
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BIFA appoints executive directors
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has approved the promotion of Robert Windsor (first left) and Spencer Stevenson to executive director positions.The association’s director general, Robert Keen said: “These are well deserved promotions. Both have been with the Secretariat for quite a while and have excelled in their fields of ...
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FeatureUPS tests residential drone delivery
In a move that could have implications for the last mile delivery of aftermarket parts to locations off the beaten track, global package delivery company UPS has tested a drone in the US that launches from the top of a UPS package van to autonomously deliver packages.According to the company ...
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FeatureStorms hit Texas and derail Union Pacific auto rail cars
Severe storms, including three tornados, which have hit Texas this week have caused widespread damage to homes and infrastructure, knocking out power to tens of thousands of residences and businesses, and causing flooding.In one incident recorded near Thrall in Williamson County, 12 vehicle-carrying rail wagons were derailed. They were transporting ...
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FeatureDFDS takes delivery of Gardenia Seaways ro-ro vessel
European short-sea operator DFDS has taken delivery of the first of two ro-ro vessels from German shipbuilder, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft.The new ship (pictured) was officially named Gardenia Seaways in a ceremony on February 17th. The second will be handed over in Flensburg, Germany in September.Each is 210m long and has capacity ...
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FeatureAudi’s driverless transport system recognised with industry award
The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) has awarded Audi with the annual Logistics Award for 2017. The award was made in recognition of the German carmaker’s driverless vehicle transport system. More specifically a parking robot, nicknamed ‘Ray’, is able to sort up to 2,000 finished ...
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FeatureStrikes avoided as Spain attempts to overhaul stevedoring policy
Threatened strikes by Spain’s port unions have been temporarily called off and talks resumed with the government as the country attempts to overhaul and liberalise stevedoring policy under pressure from the European Union (EU).The EU has called for a change to practices in the stevedoring sector in which all terminals ...
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FeatureIndian car carriers protest latest penalty hike in Rajasthan
Car carriers in India are currently staging a protest on the borders of Rajasthan following the local government’s decision to impose a border tariff (or challan) of 5,000 rupees ($75) for equipment travelling through the state.The amount now being asked is a significant hike on the previous fee of 1,500 ...
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Indian car carriers protest latest penalty hike in Rajasthan
Car carriers in India are currently staging a protest on the borders of Rajasthan following the local government’s decision to impose a border tariff (or challan) of 5,000 rupees ($75) for equipment travelling through the state.The amount now being asked is a significant hike on the previous fee of 1,500 ...
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FeatureDB Schenker invests $25m in uShip online shipping marketplace
Deutsche Bahn’s freight wing, DB Schenker has taken a $25m minority stake in uShip, having signed a five-year deal with the US-based online freight-shipping marketplace last year.DB Schenker uses uShip’s platform software to run its own ‘Drive4Schenker’ (D4S) online service, which matches drivers and cargo. The service launched in Germany ...