All Europe articles – Page 39
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FeatureAcumen Distribution leases Merc trucks for inbound contracts
Acumen Distribution, which provides transport and logistics services for the UK automotive industry, has taken delivery of 25 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units to support growth in its inbound business.Acumen now has 40 tractor units specifically engaged in moving inbound parts for the automotive industry, confirmed a spokesperson for the company.“After ...
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FeatureMosolf appoints Dr Kersten Ruoss as CFO
Dr Kersten Ruoss (pictured) has joined German multimodal vehicle logistics provider, Mosolf Group, as its new chief financial officer (CFO). He replaces Friedbert Maul who is leaving the company this week after two years in the job.Dr Ruoss, who also joins the management board, has been with Mosolf since 2013 ...
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FeatureDyer takes on CEO role at DHL Supply Chain UK as Watts retires
Paul Dyer (pictured) will take over from Perry Watts as CEO of DHL Supply Chain UK from the beginning of next year.Dyer moves to the new role in January from his current position at DHL Supply Chain as president of global automotive and managing director at UKI Automotive and Europe. ...
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FeatureDHL Supply Chain boosts UK capacity for OEMs and tier suppliers
DHL has announced the opening of a new 13,000 sq.m facility in Fradley Park, near Birmingham, UK, that is expected to meet capacity requirements for suppliers and manufacturers for the next 5-10 years.The expansion of the Hams Hall facility doubles DHL Supply Chain’s capability in the Midlands region of the ...
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FeatureAudi embraces wearable scanning technology at Ingolstadt
Audi has adopted a wearable scanner from ProGlove at its Ingolstadt plant in Germany in what it describes as the first step towards the widespread use of wearable technologies in its production process.Audi tested the handheld scanner replacement – which leaves both hands free for other handling operations unlike conventional ...
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FeatureJIS parts tracking at Magna Steyr set to hit full speed by spring
A project by GateHouse Logistics and Schmitz Cargobull Telematics to set up a long-distance, just-in-sequence (LD-JIS) tracking solution for new vehicle programs at Magna International’s Steyr facility in Austria is on track to become fully operational by spring next year.In October, the project received third place at Magna International Europe’s ...
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FeatureSMMT highlights implications of post-Brexit tariffs and Industry 4.0
The UK’s automotive trade association has estimated that tariffs on imported and exported finished vehicles could amount to £4.5 billion ($5.6 billion) a year, if Britain makes a clean break from the European Union.Earlier this evening, Gareth Jones, the outgoing president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), ...
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FeatureAlfa Romeo boosts staff at Cassino in advance of production push
Italian carmaker Alfa Romeo expects to add 1,800 staff at its Cassino plant in Italy by 2018 as it gears up towards increased production of the Giulia model and Stelvio SUV.Currently the plant, which is located about 100km from Naples and has produced over 7m vehicles since 1972, employs 4,300 ...
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FeatureSetram introduces electric vehicles at Barcelona terminal
Spanish finished vehicle logistics provider, Setram, has deployed four electric vehicles (EVs) to help with operations at its car terminal in the port of Barcelona. Four Peugeot iPartner vans are being used at the terminal, which can store 13,300 vehicles. The vans are being leased from Spanish car rental and ...
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FeatureSchoeller Allibert to build €15m plant in Beringen
Reusable plastic packaging and container supplier Schoeller Allibert is to begin work on a new Belgian production plant in Beringen, in the province of Limburg, to which it will move from its existing location in Leopoldsburg.Total investment in the facility, which includes a 6,500 sq.m production hall and 3,500 sq.m ...
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FeatureCeva expands service offering to Mercedes-Benz in Spain
Mercedes-Benz has expanded its contract with Ceva Logistics for services at its van plant in Vitoria, Spain, which makes the mid-size Vito van and the V-Class MPV (pictured).Ceva has been working with Mercedes-Benz in the Iberian region since 2012 but started providing services to the carmaker in Vitoria in February ...
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FeatureBMW and logistics automation: from prototype to (augmented) reality
The premium carmaker is taking a step-by-step approach to bringing smarter automation and digital technology into its day-to-day operations, with big plans for the future. BMW’s senior logistics managers are pushing new technology into the carmaker’s supply chain, with a number of pilot projects involving automated guided vehicles (AGVs), robots ...
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FeatureMichelin picks Kuehne + Nagel to manage Polish warehouse
Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has taken over the management of Michelin’s logistics centre in Warsaw, Poland as part of a global contract logistics ‘master agreement’ recently signed between the two companies.Kuehne + Nagel is bringing in a new warehouse management system and will use it to manage receipt and ...
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Tesla planning battery ‘gigafactory’ in Europe
Following its buyout of Grohmann Engineering last week, electric vehicle maker, Tesla, is looking for a site in Europe to build a lithium-ion battery ‘gigafactory’ similar to the one it is currently building in Nevada, in the US.CEO Elon Musk made the announcement at a press conference in Germany last ...
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FeatureGothenburg increases vehicle traffic in both directions
Finished vehicle numbers at the Swedish port of Gothenburg rose by 24% in the first nine months of this year, to 176,548 units. In the most recent quarter (July-September), growth was 15%, with 56,000 cars passing through the port.“Volvo is selling more cars than ever before and the shipping of ...
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FeatureGefco confirms £10m logistics centre near Halewood, UK
Gefco’s division in the UK is investing £10m ($12.4m) in a logistics solutions centre close to Halewood, near Liverpool, in the north-west of England.A spokesperson for the company confirmed that the 12,000 sq.m site would serve tier one UK customers and OEMs but said that, as per the terms of ...
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FeatureEstonia signs up to electronic consignment note protocol
Estonia has joined ten other European countries in adopting the e-CMR (electronic consignment note) protocol, allowing for easier and more efficient shipping of goods in the EU.Umberto de Pretto, secretary general of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), said: “This latest accession to e-CMR by Estonia is an important new ...
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FeatureEckl leaves Ford after four decades for Tablogix
Alfred Eckl (pictured), operations manager parts supply & logistics at Ford Europe, has left the firm after 44 years to join Russian logistics company Tablogix as its business development director.Eckl first joined Ford in Germany as an apprentice in 1972, going on to work in the quality control department in ...
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FeatureHyundai Glovis switches to rail on Slovenia-Poland route
Hyundai Kia’s logistics division, Hyundai Glovis, has made the switch to rail from road for transporting finished vehicles from the port of Koper in Slovenia to Łódź in Poland.The decision will see 22 trucks replaced on the one-way route, which covers more than 1,000km.The move follows a trial in September, ...
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FeatureSingapore’s GIC to buy P3 Logistic Parks for €2.4 billion
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC, has agreed to buy P3 Logistics Parks from TPG Real Estate and Ivanhoé Cambridge for €2.4 billion ($2.6 billion).The two companies acquired European-focused company in 2013 and acquisitions since then have helped it double the size of its portfolio.Lee Kok Sun, chief investment officer at ...