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Kerry Logistics appoints new management team at UK division
Asian logistics provider, Kerry Logistics Network, has appointed a new management team in the UK.Dave Gaughan (pictured) has been appointed managing director of the UK business based in Manchester, where he will be joined by Ian Dodsworth, who takes on the role of executive director.Meanwhile, Brian Dempsey has become commercial ...
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Euro Car Parts opens 200th branch in UK
UK aftermarket parts distributor, Euro Car Parts (ECP), has opened its 200th branch in Manchester, as part of rapid expansion plans in the country. ECP said the 5,500 sq.m facility, located at Moss Lane, will be one of ECP’s new generation hubs and would provide approximately 180 deliveries per day ...
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Novas inundações atingem montadoras na Índia
Chuvas torrenciais continuaram no estado localizado no litoral sul indiano de Tamil Nadu, levando inundações a várias fábricas da montadora nos arredores de Chennai, pela segunda vez em duas semanas. O porto e aeroporto de Chennai foram fechados por dois dias e a maioria das estradas estão submersas sob vários ...
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Valmet to build Mercedes-Benz GLC in Finland
Mercedes-Benz has revealed that it will contract out supplementary assembly of its GLC model to Finnish contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive at its plant in Uusikaupunki. Annual build is estimated to be around 100,000 when production begins in 2017. Valmet already builds the Mercedes-Benz A-Class at the plant.Valment is restructuring the ...
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Renewed flooding hits carmakers in India
Continued torrential rain in the southern Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu has led to flooding at a number of carmaker plants around Chennai for the second time in two weeks. Chennai port and airport have been shut for two days and most roads are submerged in several feet of ...
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Gefco appoints Martin Rantle as commercial director
Gefco has appointed Martin Rantle as its new commercial director in the UK.Rantle moves from Palletline where he was executive director of sales and marketing for UK and Europe. Prior to that role, he spent 30 years at TNT, most recently as vice president of sales and marketing for EMEA, ...
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Yogayatan Group to build multipurpose port near Mumbai
India’s Yogayatan Group is holding a foundation stone laying ceremony for the development of a port complex at Mankhurd near Mumbai this week (December 4th). Mankhurd is 10 nautical miles from Jawaharlal Nehru port across the Thane estuary and around 20 km north of the port of Mumbai. It will ...
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Spain could lose carmaking in five years, warns Machado
The president of Ford Spain, José Manuel Machado (pictured), has warned that the high costs of logistics and energy in Spain could threaten the future of vehicle manufacturing in the country. He said the higher costs meant the industry was less competitive, which could prompt manufacturers to switch production to ...
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ACL to deploy first G4 vessel on transatlantic trade in December
Atlantic Container Line (ACL) will deploy the first of its new G4 fleet in December on a transatlantic service. The Atlantic Star is the first of five con-ro vessels the Grimaldi-owned company has on order from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China and is reported to be the largest con-ro vessel ...
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Mixed results for Renault-Nissan and AvtoVaz exports
In the first eight months of 2015, Renault exported 9,500 vehicles from Russia, up 20% on the same period in 2014, but vehicle and parts exports from other Renault-Nissan Alliance partners in Russia are lagging, notably Russian carmaker AvtoVaz.The Renault-Nissan Alliance owns a controlling 74.5% of AvtoVaz, after its purchase ...
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US carmakers roll out CNG technology for inbound and outbound deliveries
A number of carmakers in the US are working with their logistics providers and equipment makers in an effort to reduce carbon emissions in the inbound delivery of parts and the outbound delivery of vehicles. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Toyota and Honda have all recently unveiled trials on more environmentally ...
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JLR counts the cost of Tianjin explosion in quarterly report
Jaguar Land Rover’s second quarter financial report to September 2015 revealed that higher retail sales in the UK, Europe and North America were offset by a 32.4% drop in sales revenue from China. The company also sustained considerable losses in China as a consequence of the Tianjin port explosions on ...
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FeatureRussia applies ban on Turkish imports following bomber conflict
The Russian government is preparing restrictions on the import of automotive components and knockdown vehicle kits from Turkey following the downing of Russian bomber Su-24M by the Turkish Air Force on November 24th.Following the incident, in which two Turkish F-16 fighters attacked and shot down the Russian bomber, Russian Prime ...
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Russia applies ban on Turkish imports following bomber conflict
The Russian government is preparing restrictions on the import of automotive components and knockdown vehicle kits from Turkey following the downing of Russian bomber Su-24M by the Turkish Air Force on November 24th.Following the incident, in which two Turkish F-16 fighters attacked and shot down the Russian bomber, Russian Prime ...
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Setor de logística indiano busca subsídio para movimentação de veículos por via ferroviária e marítima
Empresas de logística automotiva na Índia estão pretendendo desenvolver melhores serviços costeiros de transporte marítimo e ferroviário para veículos acabados a partir de fábricas de produção para concessionárias. Atualmente, com poucas exceções, esse tráfego é encaminhado por estrada.A barreira à entrada, no entanto, permanece clara: para enviar um carro pequeno ...
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Сектор логистики Индии в поисках субсидий для перевозок автомобилей по железной дороге и морю
Aвтологистические компании в Индии пытаются развить морские каботажные и ж/д перевозки готовых авто от заводов в дилерские центры. Cейчас за редким исключением перевозки осуществляются по автодорогам.Но существуют очевидные барьеры. Стоимость перевозки небольшого авто из Ченнаи в Ахмедабад по автодороге составляет в регионе $173, морем - $218. Автологистические компании направили ...
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Jaguar Land Rover to double capacity at UK engine plant
[Updated November 27th] Following the opening of its Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC) in the UK last November, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has this week announced plans to double the size of the facility as part of a £450m ($677.5m) expansion programme. It will see the site increase its operational footprint ...
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FeatureEvolution Time Critical launches latest transport management system
Emergency logistics specialist, Evolution Time Critical, has implemented a new transport management system, EDMS (Evolution Delivery Management System), which it said would help enhance its provision of time-critical services.In a statement the company said that the system would provide its team with an enhanced ability to track and report on ...
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Scania appoints Henriksson president and CEO; Karlsson head of production and logistics
Swedish truckmaker Scania has announced that Henrik Henriksson will take over as president and CEO from the beginning of January 2016. He succeeds Per Hallberg, who stepped into the role on an interim basis when Scania’s previous CEO Martin Lundstedt left the company in April to head Volvo Group.Hallberg was ...
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Autoport to begin operations at Port Canaveral next year
US vehicle processing company, Autoport, will begin operations at Port Canaveral’s automotive terminal in January next year.The port, in Brevard County, Florida, is leasing approximately 65,000 sq.m at its new terminal to Autoport for operations, with an option to expand.“We are excited to partner with AutoPort and provide our new ...