All Integrated LSPs articles – Page 4
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Craig Clayton moves to vice-president role for IT at MetroGistics
Finished vehicle services provider MetroGistics has appointed Craig Clayton to the newly-created role of vice-president of information technology.Clayton moves from his role as director of IT at the company, which he has held for the past three years. He has more than 12 years of IT management experience, including periods ...
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Ceva 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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Michelin 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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Gefco 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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Eckl 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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Singapore’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 ...
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K Line joint venture to provide total logistics service in Vietnam
Global maritime logistics provider Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Vietnamese logistics company Gemadept Corp have formed a joint venture based in Ho Chi Minh offering 'total' automotive logistics services.The K Line-Gemadept Logistics Company (KGL), as the JV has been called, has secured a 20,000 sq.m vehicle processing facility within ...
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DB Schenker开设新的物流中心为福特欧洲提供支持
DB Schenker投资2,500万欧元(约合2,760万美元)在德国科隆北部Merkenich开设17,000平方米的零部件分销中心。分销中心将负责管理欧洲福特工厂入站零部件,包括附近制造Feista和Fusion车型的工厂。新的中心将替代之前的中心(用于支持福特公司),由地产开发商Goodman在Feldkassel工业园建立,并雇佣200人。该中心将装卸在800供应商的材料,每年接收5,000立方米的货物,并有这些货物出去。每年有近100辆入站卡车经停该中心的时控窗口,有90辆卡车出站。材料在中心里停留2至4小时,然后再运输。该中心可以根据需要扩展到13,000平方米。
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WWL and DB Cargo Italian venture to slash transport times to Asia
WWL and DB Schenker’s Cargo division have agreed to develop a multimodal logistics hub in north-east Italy that will cut the transport time for vehicles to Asia by eight days compared with routes from northern Europe.The port of Monfalcone, near Trieste, is the northernmost port in the Adriatic Sea and ...
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4PL services gain more prominence in Gefco’s €8 billion PSA contract
French-based logistics company Gefco Group has secured an €8 billion ($8.8 billion), five-year deal with its former majority owner PSA Group, with fourth-party logistics (4PL) services for global operations featuring prominently within the contract.Under the agreement, Gefco will design and implement global logistics and transport solutions for the three PSA ...
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Hellmann owner moves onto supervisory board
Klaus Hellmann, managing director and joint owner of Hellmann Group, will relinquish his role to take on a supervisory board position as the global logistics company continues a transition into a new corporate structure.Klaus (pictured), 67, and his cousin Jost, 63, who owns the other 50% of the business, are ...
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Private equity firm Tailwind Capital buys MetroGistics
US-based automotive third party logistics provider MetroGistics has been bought out by private equity firm Tailwind Capital for an undisclosed sum."We are excited to partner with the MetroGistics management team,” said Jeff Calhoun, partner at Tailwind Capital. “The team brings extensive logistics industry experience and an impressive track record of ...
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XPO Logistics sells NA truckload business to TransForce
XPO Logistics has sold its North American truckload business to TransForce for $558m and will use the proceeds to pay down debt.The business formed part of XPO’s $3 billion acquisition of logistics provider Con-way in October 2015 and takes place as the company narrows its focus on areas where it ...
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DSV consolidates Road and Solutions operations in Homburg
Global logistics provider DSV has officially opened a logistics centre in Homburg, Germany. The 22,000 sq.m warehouse consolidates operations from three previous branches in the southern Saarland region – two in Saarbrücken and one in Saarlouis. The move also means DSV is bundling freight forwarding and contract logistics services provided ...
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Canadian pension fund manager buys stake in TVS Logistics
The Quebec Deposit and Investment Fund (CDPQ) has acquired a $155m interest in Indian-based third-party logistics provider, TVS Logistics Services.According to India’s Economic Times, the Canadian pension fund manager has acquired a 37% stake for its money, valuing the company at almost $420m (2,700 crore rupees).The deal will see Goldman ...
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AWL takes on warehousing role for Okinawa Scooters
Indian electric scooter manufacturer Okinawa Scooters has awarded a contract for managing warehousing at its Bhiwadi plant in Rajasthan to AWL India.The deal will allow Okinawa to focus on service quality and product management, according to a company statement. It will also reduce lead times and improve stock accuracy.Rahul Mehra, ...
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Waller named as CFO of Ceva Logistics
Peter Waller (pictured) has been named as Ceva Logistics’ chief financial officer and member of the executive board with immediate effect, replacing Arjan Kaaks.Kaaks, who is said to be leaving to “pursue new opportunities”, only joined the Netherlands-headquartered company from retail firm Maxeda DIY just over a year ago.Waller was ...
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AGCO and 4flow win German BVL supply chain award
Fourth-party logistics services provider 4flow has been named along with agricultural machinery maker AGCO as the 33rd winner of BVL’s German Award for Supply Chain Management.The two companies were recognised for successfully implementing their innovative concept to digitise AGCO’s inbound supply chain, which included 4flow taking responsibility for transport network ...
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Mori takes on role of chief financial officer at APL Logistics
APL Logistics has appointed Shigeo Mori from parent company Kintetsu World Express Group (KWE) as its chief financial officer (CFO).The 30-year veteran previously held various roles within the KW Group, most recently as VP for finance at KWE USA.APL president, Beat Simon, said: “Mr Mori is a seasoned finance executive ...
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DHL Supply Chain wins Toyota parts distribution contract in the UK
DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a three-year contract to manage parts distribution and warehousing in the UK for Toyota.The contract will see DHL provide a range of aftermarket services, including distribution of approximately 200,000 lines each year to over 200 authorised repairers and retailers.Deliveries will take place through the ...