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FeatureHöegh ships Hitachi training wagon from Japan to UK
Höegh Autoliners vessel – Höegh London – has delivered a rail carriage from Kobe in Japan to the port of Tyne in the UK for onward delivery to the Hitachi Rail Europe plant in County Durham, UK. The part assembled train carriage, which will be used for training purposes, travelled ...
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FeatureVigo port records healthy vehicle handling for 2014
In 2014, the north-western Spanish port of Vigo handled more than 423,000 finished vehicles, the vast majority of which were exported.PSA-Citroen accounted for 80% of all automotive traffic in the port, followed by Ford, Renault, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen.Countries where imports from Vigo rose notably were Egypt, Germany, Greece, ...
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FeatureGrimaldi introduces direct services between Europe and US
From next month, the Grimaldi Group will launch a new a new direct service between Europe and the US, including the Italian port of Civitavecchia and the ports of Baltimore and Halifax in the US, to transport cars and other ro-ro cargo. The new link will be the first direct ...
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FeatureCar importers protest increased import duties in Kyrgyzstan
Automotive importers in Kyrgyzstan are urging the country’s government to cancel, or at least postpone, the introduction of a second round of levies on imported cars, which were brought in at the beginning of 2015. The first stage of the increase in duties, which are based on engine capacity, took ...
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FeaturePathak takes on purchasing responsibilities at Fiat India; Chikhle moves to North America
Kalpesh Pathak, assistant vice-president of supply chain management at Fiat India Automobiles (left), has taken on purchasing responsibilities for the carmaker, which were previously handled by Sudhir Chikhle.“I am now responsible for FCA [Fiat Chrysler Automobiles] group purchasing activities in India along with supply chain management,” confirmed Pathak. “I am ...
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FeaturePeter Ward moves to CEO role at UKWA
Peter Ward is moving on from his role as commercial director and head of cargo supply chain at DP World London Gateway, to take over as CEO of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA). His move to UKWA follows the announcement that Roger Williams will be leaving the role in ...
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FeatureMexico reports record output and exports during 2014
The Mexican Auto Industry Association (AMIA) has reported a jump in exports for the month of December 2014 of 21%, based on the same month in 2013. This is up by almost 34,000 units to more than 195,000 vehicles exported.Over the year, exports increased to 2.64m vehicles, an increase of ...
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FeatureZF Services opens headquarters and logistics centre in Shanghai
ZF Services (China), the aftermarket division of German automotive components supplier, ZF Friedrichshafen, has recently opened a 7,500 sq.m facility in Shanghai that includes its new headquarters, along with an expanded logistics warehousing centre and remanufacturing base.The company said the base will coordinate all of ZF Services’ business in China ...
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FeatureBMW demand leads Röchling to expand German facility
Plastic specialists Röchling plans to expand its plant in Wackersdorf, Germany after new orders from BMW. Röchling Automotive is planning an expansion of the existing plant, enlarging the production hall, including technical and social spaces, by 2,500 sq. m, the loading/unloading canopy by 1,200 sq. m, and the logistics ...
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FeatureJeff Williams takes on newly created role at Johnson Controls
Automotive components and systems supplier, Johnson Controls, has elected Jeff Williams to the newly created role of vice president, Enterprise Operations and Engineering. He moves from his previous role at the company as group vice president and general manager, Product Group Complete Seat and Supply Chain, Automotive Experience.In his new ...
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FeatureHöegh Osaka remains anchored on UK coast
Salvors are currently working onboard the listing car carrier vessel Höegh Osaka, which ran into trouble outside the UK port of Southampton last week, to install two new pumps. If the weather permits, divers will also inspect the hull. Although strong winds and storms are forecast around Southampton, the weather ...
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FeatureJustin Newell takes up position at Reliable Carriers
Following his departure from Porsche Cars North America last September, Justin Newell, formerly manager of vehicle logistics and port operations at the carmaker, has taken up a new role as operations manager at Reliable Carriers, one of North America’s leading enclosed vehicle carriers, based in Canton, Indiana.Newell was with Porsche ...
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FeatureSovereign appoints Steve Taylor as business development director
Sovereign Business Integration Group, which provides industry IT and software services, has appointed Steve Taylor as business development director.The company said his appointment would continue to drive Sovereign’s success in its core markets, which include automotive logistics. As well as taking responsibility for IT services and software, Taylor will ...
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FeatureRenault rail delivery between Spain and France a ‘one-off’
Following last week’s news that Renault-Nissan had moved vehicles from its Valladolid plant in Spain to France as part of a test shipment, the carmaker has qualified the movement as a one-off, year-end spot shipment and not part of a trial toward establishing a regular weekly rail service between the ...
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FeatureDream Angel makes first call at Khalifa
On January 5th, Abu Dhabi's port of Khalifa welcomed the vessel MV Dream Angel, which is operated by Nissan Motor Car Carrier, in what was the first call at the relatively new port for a car-carrying vessel.The Dream Angel had arrived from the Japanese ports of Yokohama and Kanda with ...
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FeatureBarcelona's Autoterminal road access being improved
Barcelona port authority has signed a €450,000 ($531,000) contract with the Pasquina construction company to improve road access to terminals operated by Estibarna and Autoterminal. The work will involve upgrades to the main roundabout on the port's arterial road. Work will take two months to complete and is viewed as ...
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FeatureNYK agrees to pay fine following US anti-trust probe into ro-ro charges
Japanese transport and logistics giant, NYK, has agreed to pay a fine of $59.4m as part of a plea agreement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) following charges that it violated US anti-trust laws in connection with shipping services for finished vehicles.A number of the world’s leading ro-ro providers, ...
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FeatureCalsonic Kansei increases footprint in Sunderland
Automotive components supplier Calsonic Kansei has invested £800,000 ($1.2m) in establishing a 9,300 sq. m warehouse at Doxford International Technology Park in Sunderland, UK, which was officially opened this week (January 14th). The company, which makes heat exchange, air conditioning, exhaust, interior, and electronic automotive components, is a major supplier ...
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FeatureWayne State and AIAG offer second vehicle supply chain programme
The Vehicle Industry Purchasing and SCM Certificate Training Program, offered by Wayne State University’s School of Business, in cooperation with the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) moves into its second year. The course, which begins on February 19th and lasts for 23 weekly sessions, will take place at AIAG’s headquarters ...
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FeatureThai rail link to benefit automotive shipments in region
China has signed an agreement with Thailand to build a double track rail link stretching more than 870km between Nong Khai on the Laos border with Thailand, to the Thai industrial zone in the east of the country. According to industry analysts in the region, the development bodes well for ...