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    Binks to replace Leary at FedEx Express

    2013-11-20T16:35:38Z

    FedEx Express has announced that David Binks (pictured) will replace Gerald Leary as regional president of Europe, Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and Africa (EMEA) from the beginning of January next year. Leary is retiring from the Fed Ex division after almost 40 years.Binks, who has been with Fed Ex ...

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    ​Grimaldi receives Fiat Chrysler award for supply chain solutions

    2013-11-20T16:29:36Z

    The Grimaldi Group has received the Qualitas Award from Fiat-Chrysler for its supply chain management solutions. The award was presented last Wednesday (November 13) during the carmaker’s annual Supplier Qualitas Convention. The event, which took place at Fiat-Chrysler’s north Italy headquarters in Turin, was attended by suppliers and employees from ...

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    Shippers offered express service from Ust-Luga to Moscow

    2013-11-20T16:26:47Z

    The MANP inland terminal outside Moscow, which is owned by Russian logistics provider Global Container Services, has launched a new weekly rail service with forwarder and customs broker Avelana Logistics, connecting it with the port of Ust-Luga on Russia’s Baltic coast.Called the Ust-Luga Express, the service takes 36-hours between the ...

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    Daimler awards best logistics partners

    2013-11-20T12:51:58Z

    Daimler’s annual carrier award ceremony was held at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét, Hungary last week, as part of the company's annual European Carrier Day event, with a host of logistics suppliers competing for the top three prizes. The awards were handed over by Heiko Gaiser, head of Global Transport ...

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    Subaru issues caution on Camry rumours

    2013-11-20T12:09:44Z

    Reports that Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA), the US-based subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries, will end its contract with Toyota for contract assembly of the Camry passenger car in Lafayette are premature according Subaru of America.US local press sources quoted SIA’s executive vice president Tom Easterday as stating that changes ...

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    Rui moves to Chery Jaguar Land Rover

    2013-11-20T12:05:26Z

    Rui Zhu has moved from his position as supply chain director of Asia Pacific at parts maker Lear Corporation, to take up a new role as senior director of supply chain at Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, the 50:50 joint venture established last year between Chery Automobile and Jaguar Land ...

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    Indonesia increases vehicle and CKD exports

    2013-11-20T10:11:20Z

    According to figures recently released by the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo), the number of vehicle exports in September this year grew by 78% to more than 17,000 compared to the 9,600 units shipped in August.September also saw a significant rise in complete knock-down (CKD) units: a 93% rise to ...

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    Stephen Dean moves to Con-way Freight

    2013-11-20T10:00:40Z

    Con-way Freight has named Stephen Dean as its vice-president of sales. He will join the company, which provides less-than-truckload (LTL) services, on November 25 and moves there from Ryder Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) where he has been senior vice-president of sales, marketing and solutions management.In his new role he will ...

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    First finished vehicles shipment arrives in Rosario

    2013-11-19T14:45:59Z

    The Argentinian port of Rosario has taken delivery of its first ever consignment of finished vehicles. The initial consignment consisted of 2,200 GM vehicles including Chevrolet Captiva, Cruze and Spark models in what was essentially a pilot operation to see whether the terminal would be able to cope with this ...

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    Urbain replaces Schlanger as CEO of Ceva

    2013-11-18T11:40:46Z

    Ceva Logistics’ current CEO Marvin Schlanger will step down from the role at the beginning of January next year and make room for Xavier Urbain (pictured), who moves over from his present position as president of investment and trading company HL Holding.Schlanger took up the role in October last year ...

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    Dock union stops vehicle deliveries at Ashdod

    2013-11-13T17:20:20Z

    Volume deliveries of vehicles through the Israeli port of Ashdod have been disrupted by labour action taken by dockworkers in the Ashdod Seaport Workers’ Union. The situation is causing problems for ocean forwarders, including Grimaldi, which have been forced to look for room at adjacent ports.According to Israel’s Haaretz news ...

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    Jack Cooper receives approval for Allied takeover

    2013-11-13T16:32:44Z

    Following a successful bid for the acquisition of Allied System Holdings reported last month, North American vehicle haulier Jack Cooper Transport has received government approval to proceed with its takeover of the bankrupt rival carrier. The company expects to integrate the assets of Allied in December, following the customary business ...

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    Russia removes duties for EV imports

    2013-11-13T16:29:12Z

    The Eurasian Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), the governing body of the Customs Union (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan), has said it is ready to approve the complete removal of the 19% import duty levied on electric cars imported to the country so as to stimulate sales.According to ECE’s minister of ...

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    Renault-Nissan and Mitsubishi will export sedan from South Korea

    2013-11-13T15:47:02Z

    As part of a new wide-ranging agreement between the Renault Nissan Alliance and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, which will involve shared products, technology and manufacturing capacity, the companies will export a D-segment sedan model from the Renault Samsung Motors (RMC) plant in Busan, South Korea for sale in the US and ...

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    Ceva to handle parts distribution for Terex in Brazil

    2013-11-13T15:38:07Z

    Ceva Logistics has signed a three-year contract with Terex, a global manufacturer of lifting and material-handling equipment, to manage its integrated hub for parts distribution in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Terex makes equipment for industries including construction, infrastructure, quarrying, mining, shipping, transport, energy, refining, utilities and manufacturing.The 1,430-square-metre parts distribution facility ...

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    Solid growth for Norfolk Southern in Q3

    2013-11-13T15:17:31Z

    As North America’s leading rail providers publish their latest performance results, with volume and revenue increases recorded across the board, Norfolk Southern has reported an increase in the shipment of both finished vehicles and parts in the third quarter.Automotive represents around 8% of the providers railway revenue, and it reports ...

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    Duty free storage at Novaya Gavan

    2013-11-13T13:15:06Z

    Carmakers using the Russian Commercial Sea Port of Ust-Luga can now benefit from long-term vehicle storage of up to three years without paying customs duties at the Novaya Gavan vehicle terminal operated by Russian Transport Lines (RTL). According to the company, the development follows the inclusion by the Central Excise ...

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    Adampol obtains authorization for Customs Simplified Procedures

    2013-11-13T11:53:45Z

    Polish vehicle transport and logistics provider Adampol has bought an electronic Customs Simplified Procedure that licences it to perform customs clearance on behalf of the Polish customs office. The authorisation will extend to import and exports (TIR and T1). The company hopes that the new legislation will improve cost-saving and ...

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    Jaguar Land Rover encourages graduates into logistics

    2013-11-12T15:54:58Z

    Jaguar Land Rover recently held an open day at its Castle Bromwich plant in the UK for students from nearby Aston University, in Birmingham. The event was part of a programme the carmaker has been running with the University’s Engineering Systems & Management Group since last year, which is designed ...

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    ​FUSO expands operations in Indonesia through major truck contract

    2013-11-12T15:30:47Z

    One of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, has announced a major deal for its Indonesian operations. KramaYudha Tiga Berlian Motors, has won a 50-unit truck deal from Linfox Logistic Indonesia.The fifty units of FUSO’s light-duty trucks were given over to Linfox at KTB’s ...