All News articles – Page 283
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FeatureHöegh charters PCTCs to increase fleet
Industrial shipping company Ocean Yield has signed a shipbuilding contract with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry to deliver two pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) to Höegh Autoliners. The vessels will each have capacity to carry 8,500 passenger cars, the greatest capacity in the company’s global fleet, and are built on a ...
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FeatureEiji Toyoda dies at 100
Toyota’s longest serving president, Eiji Toyoda, has died at the age of 100. The cause was heart failure according to the company. Toyoda, who was the younger cousin of Toyota’s founder Kiichiro Toyoda, worked for the company for 57 years. With a qualified background in mechanical engineering attained in 1936, ...
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FeatureNissan strikes a new Note in Sunderland
Nissan has begun production of the new Note model at its Sunderland plant in the UK.The compact MPV is set to further boost revenues in Sunderland following an investment of £125m ($200m) by Nissan. These funds were secured with a £9.3m grant from the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund. The ...
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FeatureFord signs $10m deal for AGVs
Ford has ordered more than $10m worth of automated guided systems (AGVs) from provider JBT Corporation. The orders include expanding existing AGV installations and integrating AGVs into new manufacturing areas that have not previously used automated material delivery. They will be delivered through the third quarter of 2014, according to ...
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FeatureRussian LSPs meet OEMs in RALA discussions
The newly-formed Russian Automotive Logistics Association (RALA) will hold its first meeting in Moscow this month to discuss a wide range of issues affecting the industry, including service standards, improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness in the supply chain. Discussions will also address the Russian policy and legislation as it affects logistics ...
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FeatureAutolink expands services at Malmö
Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) has added 45,000 square metres of new terminal space for vehicle handling at Frihamnen in Malmö, Sweden. The area has been added to accommodate traffic handled by finished vehicle distribution company Autolink, which needs capacity to meet growing demand according to the port. The company has ...
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FeatureCeva expands services for Ford in US
Ceva Logistics is expanding its business with Ford at the carmaker’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri, which makes the F-150 Regular, Super and Crew Cab and will produce the Ford Transit full-size van in 2014.The signing, which is part of a contract renewal, makes it Ceva’s longest running automotive ...
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FeatureJack Cooper set to buy Allied Holdings
North American vehicle haulier Jack Cooper is to acquire the business of bankrupt rival Allied System Holdings following a successful bid confirmed this week.“Yesterday the Bankruptcy Court judge in Delaware confirmed that Jack Cooper Holdings Corporation was the successful bidder in the 363 auction sale of Allied Holdings,” Michael Riggs, ...
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FeatureLogwin’s Freichel to take up professorship
Dr Stephan Freichel, former managing director of Logwin Solutions Deutschland and board director at Microlog, is about to apply his long experience in the automotive industry in the academic field by taking up a professorial seat in Cologne. Whilst at Logwin, Freichel was responsible for integrating such companies as Microlog ...
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FeatureRyder ventures into Alaskan market
Ryder is opening a maintenance and rental facility in Anchorage, Alaska. This will be the transport and supply chain management group’s first venture in the area. The new plant will provide maintenance and rental services for commercial vehicle fleets. The facility features two and a half service bays, and is ...
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FeatureQAD to provide training to Mexican suppliers
QAD, a provider of software solutions for manufacturers around the world, has announced that it will be providing logistics evaluation and management operation training to suppliers in Mexico.The company, which provides resource planning systems and manages finances, manufacturing demands, and supply chain operations, made the announcement at a meeting of ...
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FeatureDaimler furthers alliance with Renault-Nissan
Daimler and Renault have announced a step forward in the merger of their operations with an agreement to produce light commercial vehicles together. The new van models will be designed and produced in Japan. The move comes as the carmakers continue plans for a joint engine production plant in Decherd, ...
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FeaturePort-related projects granted $104m
The US Department of Transportation has announced the investment of $104m in the implementation of a connective seaport infrastructure known as Tiger-V.The port of Baltimore in the state of Maryland has been particularly lucky in this case, having been endowed with $10,000 to expand its handling capacity at the Fairline ...
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FeatureBrazil aims to stimulate auto parts sector
This September, the Brazilian government is to launch a new programme called “Innovate – Autoparts” (Inovar – Autopeças), aimed at stimulating the automotive parts sector. The main objective is to boost the technological content of components, thereby reducing imports of vehicle parts. This latest initiative will necessitate changes to the ...
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FeatureBetter logistics could save Spain €500m says Anfac
The Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers (Anfac) is continuing to call for improvements in the provision of logistics services as a means of boosting the competitiveness of Spanish industry, believing that by doing so the automotive sector could save an estimated €500m ($790m) a year.The latest annual report ...
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FeatureAlcaline takes delivery of Cargobull trailers
Pan-European haulier Alcaline has taken delivery of six new trailers from equipment supplier Schmitz Cargobull for the delivery of automotive parts throughout the UK and mainland Europe.The new trailers – S.CS Mega curtainsiders with Variosâ Top Technology – replace older models in Alcaline’s 120-strong fleet of trailers, all of which ...
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FeatureBNSF Logistics moves global HQ
BNSF Logistics, the third party logistics subsidiary of the North American rail provider, is moving its global headquarters from Grapevine in Texas to the Lakeside Business District at Flower Mound, on the north side of Grapevine Lake.The new location, which BNSF will take up in November this year, will cover ...
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FeatureRenault appoints de los Mozos to manufacturing and supply chain role
Renault has appointed Jose Vicente de los Mozos as its executive vice president of Manufacturing and Supply chain, replacing Thierry Bolloré who has taken up a new role as chief competitive officer.de los Mozos was most recently director of the Renault Group’s Body Assembly Manufacturing while also serving as managing ...
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FeatureSouth Carolina tipped as Hankook favourite
Orangeburg County has been growing steadily as a hub of logistics suppliers in recent months, leading to speculation that South Korean tyre giant Hankook may select South Carolina as the site of its new US manufacturing plant. Since early 2011, the state is reported to have gained $5.1 billion in ...
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FeatureToyota to invest $28m in North American production growth
Toyota has announced that it will pour $28m into its technical centres at Ann Arbor, Michigan. The move comes as the company seeks to expand its North American operations, with its top US sales executive stating that Toyota aims to construct some of its Prius hybrids in the region. Currently, ...