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FeatureGaz begins supply of parts for Sprinter van assembly in Russia
Russian automotive manufacturer Gaz has started supplying stamped body parts and structural components for Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, which are being assembled at Gaz’s plant in Nizhny Novgorod. The move marks a shift from the supply of parts from Mercedes-Benz plant in Düsseldorf, Germany, which have been shipped to Nizhny Novgorod ...
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FeatureWWL announces top executive changes
There have been a number of top executive moves at Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics over the past few months.Mike Hynekamp (left) has been appointed as chief operating officer for Ocean, replacing Fridtjof Naess, who has moved to a role as senior advisor at the company. Hynekamp was most recently deputy head ...
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Iran Khodro begins exports to Algeria; production to follow
Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro (IKCO) has announced it has begun vehicle exports to Algeria, in north Africa, as part of an agreement that will see 15,000 vehicles exported there per year. The company has also said it is looking to establish a production line in the country, with double that ...
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Feature‘Building Cars Live’: Automotive logistics makes it to UK prime time television
Automotive logistics has finally made it to prime time television. ‘Building Cars Live’, a three-hour special broadcast over the past two evenings on the UK’s BBC channel, showcased Mini production at BMW’s plant in Oxford.Fronted by James May, Kate Humble and Ant Anstead, the show mixed live coverage with pre-recorded ...
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FeatureDHL supports major multimodal project for Formula E in China
DHL has shipped 41 electric race cars, spare parts, and 45 lithium-ion batteries to China for the opening of the second season of the FIA Formula E championship.The vehicles and equipment have been moved more than 12,000km from Donington Park in the UK, to Beijing, China, via Belgium, Germany, Belarus ...
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FeatureEU regulators will not stop FedEx takeover of TNT Express
Following the news in April this year that FedEx had made a €4.4 billion ($5 billion) bid for TNT Express, the companies have confirmed that European Commission antitrust regulators will not oppose the takeover.In a joint statement, FedEx and TNT Express said the internal deadline for issuing a Statement of ...
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FeatureECG Conference: From the connected car to the connected train
A lot of attention has been given to OEMs’ plans for autonomous vehicles and connected cars recently but OEMs aren’t the only ones innovating in this direction. At the recent 2015 annual conference of the Association of European Finished Vehicle Logistics (ECG), Malte Keller, head of equipment and Germany transport ...
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FeatureGeorgia Ports Authority to triple investment at Brunswick
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has said it will invest $152m in improving facilities at the US port of Brunswick over the next ten years to keep pace with demand. The expenditure is almost three times that invested during the past decade and includes a fourth berth for ro-ro cargo at ...
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ECG president Baldissara to step down in 2016
Costantino Baldissara, commercial and logistics director of the Grimaldi Group, will step down from his position as president of the European Finished Vehicle Logistics Association (ECG) next spring.Wolfgang Göbel, managing director of Mosolf Automotive Railway, and head of marketing and logistics for the Horst Mosolf Group, will be nominated by ...
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FeatureColombia and Brazil sign automotive agreement
Antonio Sérgio Martins Mello, vice president of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (Anfavea), believes that the recent deal signed by Brazil and Colombia in respect of finished vehicles sales will have a positive influence on the Brazilian motor industry. “The automotive agreement with Colombia is of ...
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Volvo outsources IT business to HCL Technologies
Volvo Group is divesting its external IT business and outsourcing its IT infrastructure operations to global IT services provider, HCL Technologies. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of next year. Volvo Group said the move would provide cost savings and capital gain, with operating income and ...
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FeatureGrimaldi invests further in Finnlines
Grimaldi Euromed, a company owned by the Grimaldi Group, has purchased more shares in Finnish subsidiary, Finnlines, increasing its investment in the sister company.Finnlines is a European short sea operator, and the leading company in the ro-ro and passenger transport in the Baltic and North Sea, with one of the ...
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FeatureToyota Logistics Services provides vehicles for car hauler training
Toyota Logistics Services (TLS) – a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Sales that manages Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicle logistics operations – has delivered nine Toyota and Lexus vehicles to the Auto Haulers Training Institute in Orange Park, Florida.The vehicles will be used in programmes geared towards providing truck drivers with ...
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FeatureSubaru of Indiana wins reusable packaging award
Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) has significantly increased the use of reusable packaging, and won the RPA’s 2015 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award for its efforts, that have saved millions and had a positive environmental impact.SIA had an 89% usage rate of reusable packaging for North American supplier direct delivered ...
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UK heading towards record vehicle production in 2020
The UK automotive industry is expected to break manufacturing records by the end of the decade, a new forecast report launched by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) suggests.Annual car production is expected to pass the two million mark by 2020, which would break the current record of ...
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FeatureRussia proposes roadmap to support automotive exports
The Russian government has disclosed details of a roadmap designed to promote automotive exports from the country that includes the removal of barriers for foreign exports and better access to supporting financial services. However, while welcome, market experts have said the announcement ignores important measures that would stimulate the development ...
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FeatureFurther changes to shipping needed, ITF states
Despite the measures taken so far to clean up maritime transport and reduce the associated greenhouse gases, more needs to be done. That is the warning from the International Transport Forum (ITF) in their October policy briefing.The ITF is an intergovernmental organisation with 57 member countries. It acts as a ...