More sustainable car carriers on order for Höegh
The Norwegian vehicle carrier has four Aurora-class pure car and truck carriers on order from the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard, with the first two due for delivery in 2024
An ongoing crisis for terminal throughput
Supply chain delays that were initially viewed as temporary hiccups have now morphed into a prolonged crisis as global trade dynamics have been upended
Ford says Lincoln is among the fastest-growing luxury brands in China
Deliveries of the luxury Lincoln brand in China passed 91,000 in 2021 meaning Ford sold more in China than it did in the US for the first time
GM launches CarBravo for second-hand market
GM will introduce the used car sales business this spring, enabling customers to buy a wider range of cars either online or at dealerships and have them delivered to their homes
Reflections on AI, collaborations and sustainability in the automotive supply chain
Optimisation algorithms and cross-enterprise cooperation could be key in coming to grips with sustainability and cost efficiency says software developer INFORM
Jaguar Land Rover expands business with Unipart Logistics
Jaguar Land Rover has signed a second logistics contract with Unipart, this time for the provision of back office customer services for its retail network in the US and Canada
UECC celebrates launch of third LNG battery hybrid car carrier
The third and final in the current series of advanced dual-fuel, LNG battery hybrid car carriers built for European short-sea ro-ro shipping provider UECC has been launched at the Jiangnan Shipyard in China.
Gefco testing Stan autonomous robots for vehicle storage operations
The logistics provider is using the AI-empowered robots to move vehicles around its vehicle distribution compound at Nanteuil-le-Haudouin, France.
Johannes Koch becomes new senior manager of vehicle logistics at Fisker
Johannes Koch has taken up a new role as the senior manager of vehicle logistics in Europe at luxury electric vehicle maker Fisker as of the beginning of this year.
BMW using autonomous parking system from Seoul Robotics
The German carmaker is using the lidar-based technology supplied by Seoul Robotics to move finished vehicles from the factory floor to the point of pick-up for onward distribution
