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GM stays tight-lipped over plans for production in St Petersburg
GM has declined to comment on suggestions that production at its plant in St Petersburg could restart by the end of the year.Production was stopped at the plant back in mid-2015 because GM could see no likelihood of improvement in the Russian market on the horizon.Comments made recently by policymakers ...
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FeaturePower restored at Colonel’s Island following Hurricane Matthew
Power has been restored to the Colonel’s Island Terminal in Georgia after Hurricane Matthew hit over the weekend, according to the US state’s port authority. Rail services are also available for all port facilities.Colonel’s Island is one of the three deepwater terminals at the Port of Brunswick. The dedicated ro-ro ...
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FeaturePSA and Saipa sign up to joint production in Iran
Carmakers PSA Peugeot-Citroën and Saipa have agreed to form a new joint venture to build and sell Citroën vehicles in Iran. The joint venture will encompass everything from design and purchasing to vehicle marketing.The move comes just after rival French carmaker Renault announced at the Paris Motor Show that it ...
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FeatureUK summit: Electric vehicles to change current supply chain models
Electric vehicles will replace the internal combustion engine as the dominant vehicle type by 2030 in a shift expected to have substantial implications for the supply chain.Speaking at the first Automotive Logistics UK summit yesterday (October 6th), Philippe Funda, lead analyst for the EU, Middle East and Africa at forecasting ...
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FeatureUK summit: Ford’s Draper lays out lobbying priorities for Brexit
Ford Europe’s purchasing boss Alan Draper has called on Britain to preserve existing trade arrangements across the EU and EU Customs Union, which includes Turkey, as the government heads towards key negotiations in leaving the union.“A zero-tariff regime to and from the UK is the preferred solution that I think ...
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FeatureFord appoints Piva to key logistics role in South America
Marcelo Luis Piva (pictured) will take up the role of director of supply chain and logistics at Ford’s division in South America from the beginning of next year. He takes over from Edson Molina, who has held the position since 2007.Piva is currently Ford’s Sao Barnardo Cars final assembly manager ...
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FeatureVolkswagen charters two LNG-powered vessels
Volkswagen Group Logistics has agreed to charter two LNG-powered car-carrying vessels from Siem Car Carriers for its Europe-North America route, starting in 2019.The vessels, with a length of 200 metres and a width of 36 metres, will have a capacity of 4,500 vehicles each. The 12,600kW engine has been developed ...
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FeatureUECC takes delivery of first dual-fuel car carrier following trials
Short-sea car carrier UECC has taken delivery of its first dual-fuel vessel, the TBN Auto Eco, following ocean trials to test the vessel’s operation on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The vessel was completed at the Nacks shipyard in Nantong, China in April this year while a second vessel, the TBN ...
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Neptune Lines launches Middle East ro-ro service
Greek short-sea shipping provider Neptune Lines has officially launched its new Middle East service, connecting United Arab Emirates (UAE) ports with the wider region.Neptune Lines is running the service between the UAE ports of Jebel Ali and Khalifa and the following: Shuwaikh (Kuwait), Umm Qasr (Iraq), Bandar Abbas (Iran), Sohar ...
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FeatureFord turns to air freight as Hanjin crisis hits inbound supply
Ford is reported to have suffered significant disruption to the inbound supply of parts to its Broadmeadows facility in Australia as a consequence of the recent collapse of the world’s seventh biggest container line, Hanjin Shipping – forcing it to fly replacement parts into the site.According to a report on ...
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Andrea Eck leaves VW for BLG Logistics
BLG Logistics has announced the appointment of Andrea Eck as director of its automobile division from January 1st next year.Volkswagen has confirmed that Eck will be leaving it after more than three decades with the automobile manufacturer that began with her initial training as industrial management assistant at Volkswagen’s Kassel ...
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FeatureDSV sets up contract logistics division in North America
Following its takeover of UTi at the beginning of this year and some substantial contract logistics business gains in North America, global transport and logistics provider DSV has set up a dedicated regional division incorporating the previous UTi business – DSV North America Solutions.From having just two warehouses covering 18,600 ...
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Carriers welcome GM Canada’s rescue plan for Oshawa plant
Vehicle carriers supporting outbound movements from GM Canada’s Oshawa plant in Ontario have welcomed the news that the latest threat to continued production there has been averted.“GM Oshawa has been a question mark for a number of years now as we have seen a major decline in production here with ...
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FeatureParts distributor Avept to build second facility in Indiana
Pence: Indiana is a state that “works for logistics”. Photo: Gage SkidmoreUS-based powersports and automotive parts distributor Avept has announced plans to buy and renovate a 100,000 sq.ft (30,480 sq.m) facility in Brownsburg, Indiana.The $6.32m project will see the creation of 118 new jobs by 2019.Avept, founded in 2005, ...
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FeatureSmooth logistics underpins assembly at Audi’s Mexican plant
Audi has officially opened its $1.1 billion Mexican plant in San José Chiapa, in the state of Puebla, which is making the Q5 SUV model. Projected annual capacity at the plant is 150,000 units.At the same time the carmaker has opened a supplier park next to the plant that will ...
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FeatureFord to use Vigo for imported Rangers
Ford has chosen the Spanish north-western port of Vigo from which to distribute its Ford Ranger pickup in southern Europe. The Ranger, which is built in South Africa, is the European best seller in its segment.The first consignment, consisting of 280 units, was dispatched from Port Elizabeth in South Africa ...
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FeatureIndia makes big gains in competitiveness indices
The mood music coming out of prime minister Narendra Modi’s government with its ‘Make in India’ campaign seems to be borne out with real improvements on the ground.The latest World Economic Forum's rankings of country competitiveness see India as one of the big climbers, with a jump of 16 places ...
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FeatureUK sets Brexit timetable as carmakers worry about market access
The UK government has laid out a timetable for exiting the European Union, which may come as early as the first quarter of 2019. It has also reaffirmed that it is willing to put control of immigration and regulation over retaining full access to the European single market – a ...
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FeatureRenault to boost output in Iran via new joint venture
Renault has signed an agreement with Iran’s Industrial Development and Renovation Organisation (IDRO) to create a joint venture that will add 150,000 units to the French OEM’s existing annual output capacity of 200,000 in the country. The agreement was signed in the presence of Renault’s CEO and chairman Carlos Ghosn ...
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FeatureNiclas Mårtensson takes over as boss of Stena Lines
Niclas Mårtensson (left) has been appointed chief executive officer at European ferry and short-sea shipping operator Stena Line. The current chief executive, Carl-Johan Hagman, will resume his position as chairman of the Stena Line board and will also remain in the role as head of shipping at Stena.Mårtensson has more ...