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FeatureColin Howard moves from Goodpack to Ewals Cargo Care
European logistics service provider Ewals Cargo Care is expanding its activities in the automotive industry and has employed Colin Howard to develop and support its European growth plan. He moves over from his role as sales director, automotive for Goodpack, the intermediate bulk container provider.Howard has more than 20 years ...
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FeatureK Line begins project cargo shipments from Japan to UK
Global shipping line, K Line, has begun a direct service between Japan and the UK, which will employ the company’s 7,500 unit ro-ro vessels to move project cargo volumes (namely rail equipment) between the port of Tokuyama-Kudamatsu and Teesport.K Line signed a contract in May this year with Vantec HTS ...
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FeatureJungheinrich expands activity with MIAS buyout
Material handling equipment and warehousing provider, Jungheinrich, is buying the German-owned MIAS Group, which provides stacker cranes, automated pallet handlers and materials handling technology to a range of sectors including automotive.“By acquiring the MIAS Group, Jungheinrich is enlarging its technology portfolio in the field of automated warehouse solutions,” said Steve ...
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FeatureRenault begins export of Kadjars through Valencia port
Renault has begun exporting its Kadjar model through the port of Valencia, on Spain's Mediterranean coast, for the first time. Manufacture of the Kadjar takes place at Renault's Venta de Baños plant at Palencia, in north central Spain, with consignments shipped to the coast by rail via Madrid.The first shipment, ...
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FeatureOne Network Enterprises signs deal with Synoptima in Asia Pacific
One Network Enterprises, which provides cloud-based supply chain services, has signed a joint strategic partnership with Synoptima, an expert in supply chain optimisation and logistics packages, for the provision of services in the Asia Pacific region.The partnership will combine technologies and cloud-based software with expertise in analytics, supply chain engineering, ...
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FeatureFord’s Grant Belanger to retire; Todd Bryant will head global logistics
Ford will soon have a new executive director of global material planning and logistics (MP&L), and parts supply and logistics (PS&L) in North America as Grant Belanger (left) retires after 30 years with the company.Sources at Ford have told Automotive Logistics that he will be replaced by Todd Bryant, beginning ...
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FeatureAcumen wins BMW Group contract
UK logistics provider, Acumen Automotive Logistics, based in Coventry, has won a three-year contract with the BMW Group to deliver Minis from the carmaker’s Oxford plant to dealers in the UK.Acumen will deliver the vehicles to an area stretching from East Anglia on the east coast of England – to ...
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FeatureSafi Port hits back at disgruntled ro-ro operators
The new private operator of the Turkish port of Derince – Safi Port – has defended its increase in handling fees in the face of widespread criticism from the maritime car carrier sector, saying they represent a combination of previously separate charges, as well changes that have resulted from privatisation.Following ...
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FeatureGM to halt production in Argentina in face of low demand in Brazil
General Motors has confirmed it will stop production at its plant in Argentina for four days this month because of low demand from Brazil, which is GM Argentina’s biggest export market, and the biggest vehicle export market for the country as a whole.GM makes the Chevrolet Classic model for export ...
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FeatureRussia increases logistics subsidies for vehicle transport from Far East region
The rules governing subsidies for the domestic movement of vehicle volumes in Russia are to be changed following a decree recently signed by the country’s Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, with an increase in the overall amount of support offered by federal and regional governments. Carmakers based in the Far East ...
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FeatureEnergy storage breakthrough could cut car hauliers’ emissions
Skeleton Technologies and Adgero SARL have developed the world’s first Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for road freight vehicles, which could reduce fuel consumption and associated emissions by up to 25%.Skeleton Technologies, energy storage specialists, and Adgero SARL, hybrid technology specialists, have teamed up to design the innovative new hybrid ...
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FeatureVW investment doubles capacity in South Africa; exports to play key role
Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has announced that it will invest more than R4.5 billion ($340m) to produce new models at the OEM’s Uitenhage factory.The investment will include more than R3 billion for production facilities and quality, around R1.5 billion for local supplier capacity, and around R22m to develop training ...
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FeatureBritish Car Auctions buys Stobart Automotive
British Car Auctions (BCA) has confirmed it has bought British vehicle carrier Stobart Automotive for an undisclosed sum from Eddie Stobart Logistics.The acquisition follows a spate of recent deals involving Stobart's automotive business, as well as BCA, which was bought earlier this year for £1.2 billion ($1.8 billion) by a ...
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FeatureRo-ro operations launch at Pipavav port
NYK Auto Logistics (India), a subsidiary of the NYK Group, and APM Terminals Pipavav, have announced the commencement of ro-ro operations at Pipavav Port, India. The first shipment of vehicles from the port of Pipavav’s newly-opened ro-ro terminal have been loaded onto NYK’s ‘Grand Dahlia’ vessel this week.The pure car ...
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FeaturePost-panamax car carrier – Höegh Target – docks in UK
The Höegh Target, reputed to currently be the world’s largest pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), docked in the UK this week on its maiden voyage from China. The enormous ship, which has deck space of 71,400 sq.m and can carry 8,500 cars, arrived at the Port of Tyne, Newcastle, ...
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FeatureToyota to restart manufacturing near Tianjin
Toyota has announced plans to ‘gradually’ restart its production at its two joint venture plants near Tianjin port, China, from today.The plants are run by Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co.The OEM’s manufacturing operations have been suspended since the huge explosions at the port on August 12th, which killed more than ...
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FeatureIndustry mourns passing of Horst Mosolf, founder of the Mosolf Group
Horst Mosolf, the founder of automotive logistics specialist, Mosolf Group, has sadly died, aged 87.The founder remained in his position as the senior manager of the Mosolf Group until his last day.Dr Jörg Mosolf, managing partner and chief executive manager of the Mosolf Group said, “My father was a man ...
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FeatureDHL to handle UK distribution of Saab parts with Orio
Orio UK, the only supplier of Saab original aftermarket parts, has signed a deal with logistics provider, DHL Supply Chain, for next day delivery to service centres around the UK. Orio UK is a regional division of Orio, formerly Saab Automobile Parts.DHL will provide a free overnight delivery service on ...
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FeatureKaaks replaces McDougal as CFO at Ceva Logistics
Ceva Logistics’ chief financial officer (CFO), Rubin McDougal, is retiring from the company and will spend the next few months handing over responsibility to his replacement, Arjan Kaaks (pictured).McDougal was CFO at Ceva for more than six years, a role he moved to from CNH, the agricultural and construction equipment ...
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FeaturePort of Vancouver USA opens ‘the Trench’; Subaru to benefit
The US port of Vancouver in Washington State has officially opened a $30m rail project designed to improve the flow of goods by train to and from regional locations along the West Coast and between Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois.Known as ‘the Trench’, the development, which began in 2012, aims ...