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FeatureScania delivers 100 trucks to Czech HOPI logistics
Czech-based logistics provider HOPI has renewed its fleet with 108 trucks from Swedish truck maker Scania. The units were delivered to HOPI’s operations in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. The order stands as one of the largest single orders by Scania and by far the largest in Central Europe. ...
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FeatureKroon takes over Renault Nissan’s European logistics as MacDonald heads to India
Renault Nissan has appointed Frans Kroon (left) as vice-president of Alliance Logistics Europe, heading up the joint division between the two carmakers for inbound and outbound logistics operations and engineering across the wider European region. Kroon has replaced Colin MacDonald, who has been promoted to deputy-managing director for the Renault ...
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FeatureBelarus to adopt utilisation fee on foreign imports
A draft decree on the introduction of a utilisation, or recycling, tax on foreign imported vehicles, based on the one introduced by Russia and Ukraine last year, has been published by the government of Belarus, which is part of the region’s Customs Union. Representatives of Belarus’s trade association said that ...
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FeatureFreese takes up role at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
Jochen Freese has taken up a newly created position as chief commercial officer (CCO) at logistics provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. Freese will manage the business development and sales for the company, taking over some of the current duties of Hellmann’s managing partner Jost Hellman.“We are delighted to welcome Jochen into ...
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FeatureNeovia signs global contracts with Daimler
Neovia Logistics has announced a three-year contract win with Daimler in Canada, as well as a renewal of its contract with the carmaker in South Africa. The addition of the business in Canada brings the number of global facilities Neovia operates for the carmaker to eight. The value of the ...
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FeatureSpain's market recovering but logistics is lagging says Ford
The president of Ford’s Spanish division, José Manuel Machado (left), has said that logistics remains the main "unfinished business" to ensure the future of vehicle manufacturing in the country, which is showing a marked improvement.He stressed that, to be more competitive, vehicle factories in Spain needed to become ever more ...
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FeatureFord's DeMuro to retire; Laurila to replace him in Asia Pacific
Rick DeMuro is leaving his position as director of material planning and logistics at Ford Asia Pacific after eight years in the job and retiring from the company. He is being replaced by Robert Laurila, currently Ford Asia Pacific regional MP&L manager based in Thailand, who Ford said would continue ...
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FeatureMazda begins production in Mexico
Japanese carmaker Mazda has started production at its new plant in Mexico. Organised under a division set up in 2011 called Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (MMVO), the first vehicle off the line at the plant in Salamanca was a Mazda3 sedan destined for the US market. The division is ...
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FeatureYusen expands at Duisport in Germany
Yusen Logistics is expanding its operations at the German inland port of Duisburg with the addition of 26,000 square metres across three facilities, in addition to its existing footprint of five warehouses. The additional capacity includes a 10,000-square-metre automotive crossdock that it said will enable consolidation and just-in-time delivery to ...
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FeatureBLG to handle supply of harnesses for Merc C-Class
German logistics giant BLG Logistics has signed a contract with parts supplier Dräxlmaier for the supply of its cable harnesses to the Mercedes-Benz car plant in Bremen, northwest Germany. It is reported that the contract has been signed on a long-term basis. Since mid-December, BLG’s Automotive Division has been responsible ...
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FeatureGaz appoints CEO and supporting management roles
Following Bo Andersson’s departure as CEO of Russian vehicle maker Gaz at the end of last year, the company has announced that Vadim Sorokin (left) has been appointed president and CEO. Sorokin was previously head of the Gaz’s Light Commercial Vehicles division, a role he will maintain along with his ...
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FeatureWanxiang Group makes surprise bid for bankrupt Fisker
China’s largest automotive parts company, the Wanxiang Group Corporation, made an unexpected last-minute bid for bankrupt carmaker Fisker Automotive at the beginning of January. The company said its initial bid would be worth $24.7m adding that it had agreed to shoulder some of Fisker’s liabilities. Hangzhou-based Wanxiang said that if ...
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FeatureMarseilles Fos partners with TEA logistics for FVL terminal
The Marseilles Fos port authority has selected automotive logistics specialist TEA, part of the Charles Andre transport group, to develop and operate a 14-hectare terminal for finished vehicles at the Brule-Tabac quay in Fos. The terminal will provide both import and export services, and is expected to be operational next ...
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FeatureLSPs ally with AIAG to enhance FVL operations
Logistics providers Union Pacific Railroad and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics have become members of the Automotive Industry Action Group in an effort to boost the latter’s finished vehicle activities. The project will focus primarily on information technology, particularly with application to electronic proof of delivery (epod) and damage repairs. The AIAG, ...
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FeatureHino Motors opens spare parts depot at Dubai World Central Airport
Global truck and bus manufacturer Hino Motors has opened a spare parts facility at the Logistics District of Dubai World Central (DWC) international airport. The depot will be the OEM’s third platform for spare parts, alongside the USA and Belgium. Hino Motors is a subsidiary of the Toyota Motor Corporation ...
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FeatureFord appoints McKelvey director of parts supply and logistics
Ford has appointed Steve McKelvey as its new director of parts supply and logistics at the group’s headquarters in Cologne. Raymond Damerow, who formerly held the position, has moved over to a sales position in Europe. Educated at Michigan State University, McKelvey has been active in the role since September, ...
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FeatureDB Schenker to combine north and eastern European logistics operations
Logistics provider DB Schenker has reorganised its European management structure and merged its northern and eastern European regions. The new merged region extends to the UK, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, and Belarus. It means the European region is now the second-largest in ...
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FeatureGeodis appoints Metzger as MD of Geodis Northern Europe
Geodis Logistics has appointed Andrea Metzger as managing director of its northern European operations. Metzger will assume responsibility for the logistics services within Belgium, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands. She will consolidate Geodis’s growth across Northern Europe, a region with a prevalence of large ports.Metzger graduated from the European Business ...
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FeatureYusen to manage Yamaha PDC
Yusen Logistics division in the Benelux region has signed a contract with motorcycle and recreational vehicle maker, Yamaha Motor Europe, to run its parts distribution centre at Schiphol-Rijk, in the Netherlands. From January 1, 2014 the logistics provider will manage the 30,000-square metre facility, which has a storage capacity of ...
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FeatureEditor's note: supply chain design and development
"I love the expression: supply chain design,” a prominent logistics executive in China told me recently. This enthusiasm reflects a trend in the country’s latest wave of factory expansion. Rising production costs and historically inefficient logistics have prompted carmakers to pay closer attention to the shape of supply chains when ...