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ArticlePressure growing on UK supply chains
Pressure on the UK’s logistics networks appears to be growing, according to the research behind a new index focusing on perceptions of resilience and funding in UK supply chains.Of 783 companies surveyed between late September and mid-October, around a third said pressure on their supply chain had worsened over the ...
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ArticleEkol buys majority stake in Trieste terminal operator
Turkish transport and logistics provider Ekol Logistics has bought a majority 65% stake in Europa Multipurpose Terminals for an undisclosed sum. The company operates a ro-ro terminal at the port of Trieste, in Italy, served by ocean and rail. The other stakeholders are forwarding company, Casa di Spedizioni, and regional ...
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ArticleSchenker announces management board reorganisation
Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) logistics subsidiary, Schenker, has announced a restructuring of its management board, including the consolidation of certain board divisions and the addition of a new one.From January, the company will combine its air and ocean freight and land transport board divisions into a new ‘Freight’ division. Ewald Kaiser, ...
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ArticleNew MD of warehousing and distribution at Broekman Logistics
Willem Jan van Amersfoort (pictured) has been appointed managing director of warehousing and distribution at Broekman Logistics.After joining the Rotterdam-headquartered company earlier this year, van Amersfoort was already operationally responsible for all warehouse locations, but following the departure of Jacques Klein Kramer, he has now taken on commercial responsibility for ...
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ArticleLimited damage to vehicles after surprise hailstorm in Valencia
An unexpected hailstorm on the last weekend of November in Valencia seems to have caused limited damage to finished vehicles at the Spanish port.“We’re handling 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles at the moment, but we know of other OEMs with losses that we’re not dealing with,” one insurer told Automotive Logistics.Ford, ...
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ArticleDSV secures distributor rights for Westlake tyres in Scandinavia
Global logistics provider DSV has secured exclusive distribution rights for Westlake Tyres in the Scandinavian region.DSV has been using the tyre brand on its own fleet since 2012 and will now offer the truck and trailer tyres to all subcontracted hauliers and to the commercial vehicle market more generally.The countries ...
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ArticleHyundai to offer online car purchasing across the UK from January
Carmaker Hyundai has announced the launch in January of a website in the UK allowing customers to purchase its vehicles and arrange finance online.While the company has provided smaller scale digital store options in the past, such as the one operated with Rockar and another in Madrid, this is the ...
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ArticleHorst Mosolf announces name change and new structure
Automotive logistics specialist Horst Mosolf has announced a reorganisation and name change as part of what it says is a more intense focus on its customers in a rapidly changing market.The company’s official operating name has changed to Mosolf SE & Co.Separate subsidiaries have been created for the company’s four ...
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Grimaldi Group confirms vertical storage unit at Valencia
Grimaldi Group has reaffirmed a commitment to build a vertical storage facility at its Valencia Terminal Europa, on Dique del Este, at the Mediterranean port of Valencia.Mario Massarotti, MD of the group’s Spanish operation, said the new facility was required to improve the quality of service it offered in the ...
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ArticleAcumen 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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ArticleMosolf 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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ArticleDyer 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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ArticleDHL 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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ArticleAudi 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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ArticleJIS 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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ArticleSMMT 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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ArticleAlfa 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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ArticleSetram 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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ArticleSchoeller 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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ArticleCeva 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 ...