All Middle East articles – Page 11

  • Opening_eurotruck
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    Pushing Europe's boundaries

    2015-03-24T10:43:27Z

    Many barriers prevent a truly international, borderless vehicle logistics service across European countries. However, carmakers and logistics providers are making progress toward integrated networks.Political, economic and diplomatic tensions are rising in Europe, with the escalating issues surrounding Russia and Ukraine, and looming threats of Greece crashing out of the euro-zone, ...

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    Ewals uses multimodal trailer to solve tyre deliveries by rail

    2015-03-24T10:08:33Z

    Transport provider, Ewals Cargo Care, is using its intermodal Mega Huckepack XLS curtain-sided trailer to ship vehicle tyres by truck and rail between Bettembourg in Luxembourg and Le Boulou in the South of France. It is the first time that tyres have been shipped in curtained trailers by rail according ...

  • Last session ALEurope 2015 panel - group shot
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    Europe conference: Are logistics companies ready for the future?

    2015-03-18T10:48:05Z

    At the end of a busy conference in Bonn, senior executives from Adam Opel, Volvo Car, PSA Peugeot Citroen, and Kia Motors joined a panel discussion with editor Christopher Ludwig and publisher Louis Yiakoumi to discuss how ready the logistics industry is for new technologies, whether that is driverless vehicles ...

  • Bremerhaven
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    European ports: Surviving SECAs and instability

    2015-03-16T16:32:29Z

    Our 2014 survey shows growth across vehicle-handling ports, helped by sales recovery and exports. However, some countries and operators are struggling in the face of declining trade and new regulations.Europe’s vehicle industry continues through a cautious recovery, as demonstrated by sea shipments of light vehicles across the greater continent’s primary ...

  • Amazon
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    Future visions of European automotive logistics

    2015-03-13T19:22:03Z

    Delegates gathered in Bonn, Germany for the annual Automotive Logistics Europe conference, where senior executives discussed the role of technology, e-commerce and globalisation in the automotive supply chain. Some of the forecasts were scary, although many foresee increasing complexity and opportunity – if logistics companies can keep up with the ...

  • GlovisAdampol
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    Hyundai Glovis completes Adampol purchase

    2015-03-10T15:46:37Z

    Hyundai Glovis has completed its purchase of a 70% controlling stake in Polish finished vehicle carrier Adampol. As reported last November, the Korean logistics provider signed an agreement to take over Adampol, giving the company direct access to European trucking and logistics assets for the first time. That agreement was ...

  • Dubai_aerial
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    Gefco signs deal with RSA Logistics for services in UAE

    2015-03-04T14:32:24Z

    Gefco’s division in the Middle East has signed a long-term service agreement with Dubai-based third party logistics provider RSA Logistics for the provision of finished vehicle services in Dubai.RSA will provide 100,000 sq.m of compound storage space along with IT support, security and vehicle cleaning services for Gefco, which in ...

  • auto_berth_Wilmington
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    FCA selects Autoport for exports to Middle East

    2015-03-02T15:16:43Z

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has signed a contract with Autoport for the export of vehicles from the port of Wilmington in Delaware to the Middle East. Beginning this month (March) the port processor will begin handling volumes of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles. The vehicles are being made at ...

  • puertomanzanillo
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    Kamigumi looking to build car terminal in Manzanillo

    2015-03-02T11:48:13Z

    The Japanese stevedoring company Kamigumi is seeking permission to build a new vehicles terminal at the Mexican port of Manzanillo. Should it go ahead, the port authority, API Manzanillo, calculates it will henceforth account for 20% of all national production. At present, Manzanillo handles just 1% of new car output.The ...

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    UAZ looks at new export markets to recover sales

    2015-02-17T12:44:56Z

    Russian carmaker UAZ has announced plans to target new markets to increase vehicle exports this year following a sharp drop in exports to established markets last year. The company said it would aim at a 40% increase on last year’s figures to markets in South America, the Middle East, Southeast ...

  • FCA Qualitas Supplier Convention, Torino 2/12/2014.© Giorgio Perottino
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    Mosolf takes supply chain prize in FCA Qualitas awards

    2015-02-06T10:52:17Z

    Transport and logistics provider, Horst Mosolf, has taken the Qualitas award for Supply Chain/Logistics Supplier of the Year at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Supplier Awards.The award was one of 18 given out by FCA at the Supplier Qualitas Convention, which was held recently in Turin, Italy, and hosted by ...

  • car_exports_Japan
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    Weak yen not the only reason for Japanese export growth

    2015-02-04T14:52:33Z

    The weakening yen has helped stimulate a growth in automotive-related exports from Japan to the US along with other markets. In terms of finished vehicle exports to the US, the country saw a rise of 6.4% in December compared to the same month in 2013, reaching almost 152,760 units, according ...

  • BibbyDistribution
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    Bibby Distribution appoints Hecht as managing director

    2015-02-04T14:51:28Z

    UK logistics and supply chain company, Bibby Distribution has appointed Oliever Hecht as its new managing director. Hecht brings more than 20 years of experience in pan-European logistics and supply chain consultancy to his position, having most recently worked as managing partner of Berlin-based U-Net supply chain consultancy, and previously ...

  • Ildefonso
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    Mexico conference: US-EU deal without NAFTA 'doesn't make sense'

    2015-02-02T12:12:35Z

    The North American vehicle industry could lose out on export market potential and manufacturing integration as a result of the exclusion of Mexico and Canada from the ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. According to the Mexican Secretary of the Economy, ...

  • Hoegh Osaka
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    Cargo removed from Höegh Osaka

    2015-01-28T12:01:50Z

    More than three weeks after the Höegh Osaka ran aground in the Solent area off Southampton, UK, the cargo onboard is beginning to be removed from the ship. With an estimated £60m worth of vehicles and machinery on board, a team of people are now driving the vehicles, including Land ...

  • Titan-VNS
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    Kamontus Nuansrisai moves to new position at Titan-VNS

    2015-01-28T10:29:58Z

    Kamontus Nuansrisai has been appointed to the position of transportation manager at Titan-VNS, and will be responsible for transportation activities across all operational areas. Nuansrisai joined the company in early 2014 as transportation manager for the Bang Pla Zone, after roles at Pioneer Air Cargo and DHL, where he held ...

  • Sebastien Barth
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    From racing track to automotive track and trace

    2015-01-23T10:07:10Z

    In the world of F1, the winning is as much down to what happens off the track, as on it. World champions take the podium on behalf of their teams: the mechanics, technicians and the all-important supply chain personnel who, time-critically, have to seamlessly get new nose cones from Brackley ...

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    Vigo port records healthy vehicle handling for 2014

    2015-01-20T16:00:00Z

    In 2014, the north-western Spanish port of Vigo handled more than 423,000 finished vehicles, the vast majority of which were exported.PSA-Citroen accounted for 80% of all automotive traffic in the port, followed by Ford, Renault, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen.Countries where imports from Vigo rose notably were Egypt, Germany, Greece, ...

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    Grimaldi introduces direct services between Europe and US

    2015-01-20T15:37:14Z

    From next month, the Grimaldi Group will launch a new a new direct service between Europe and the US, including the Italian port of Civitavecchia and the ports of Baltimore and Halifax in the US, to transport cars and other ro-ro cargo. The new link will be the first direct ...

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    Dream Angel makes first call at Khalifa

    2015-01-13T11:35:07Z

    On January 5th, Abu Dhabi's port of Khalifa welcomed the vessel MV Dream Angel, which is operated by Nissan Motor Car Carrier, in what was the first call at the relatively new port for a car-carrying vessel.The Dream Angel had arrived from the Japanese ports of Yokohama and Kanda with ...