All middle east articles – Page 21
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Conway Jeffress, Greg Henninger, Hiroto Saikawa, Anthony Laydon, Anthony Laydon, Connie Tang,
Conway Jeffress has settled into his new role as global director of automotive at freight forwarding and logistics provider, Jas Forwarding Worldwide. Jeffress was previously vice-president of automotive at Panalpina but said that because of its restructuring of industry verticals and executive responsibilities, the time was right to make ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Karl May, Roland Gentsch, Craig Jasienski, Glenn Edvardsen, Reinhard Lange,
As part of wider organisational changes at BMW, it has been confirmed that Dr Karl May, formerly head of logistics, design and supply networks, has taken up a new position in outbound logistics at the carmaker as head of Vehicle Distribution and VDCs (vehicle distribution centres). In his previous ...
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FeatureToyota to export US-Venza to Russia
Toyota will start exporting its Venza crossover SUV from the US to Russia and the Ukraine from April this year. The vehicle is being produced at Toyota Motor North America’s Georgetown plant in Kentucky and the company aims to export around 5,000 units in the first year via the ...
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FeatureGefco signs contract with Setram on exports
Spanish logistics provider and terminal operator Setram has signed a contract with Gefco to handle the movement of finished vehicles from France to the port of Barcelona. The vehicles, which were previously dispatched from other European ports, will be loaded there for shipment to Algeria.Around 17,000 Peugeot-Citroën vehicles will ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: GM fights fraud; Antwerp stops added goods; CFLP awards Union Pacific; Michelin chooses JDA; Hellman opts for reusable packaging;
GM teams up in Saudi Arabia to fight counterfeit tradeGeneral Motors Middle East is teaming up with its largest dealer in Saudi Arabia, Aljomaih Automotive Company (AAC), to sponsor the Third Arab Forum for the Prevention of Commercial Fraud and Imitation and the Protection of Intellectual Rights, to be ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Finnlines diverts from Syria; K Line delivers motorcycles; BMW builds new facilities in US; Schenker expands in UK; Service links Koper and Black Sea
Finnlines forced to divert vessel on route to SyriaEuropean short sea operator Finnlines, part of the Grimaldi Group, has reported that it was forced to divert its ro-ro vessel MV Finnsun to Helsinki in Finland from the Belgian port of Antwerp on route to Syria following the discovery of ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Gefco wins Ford business in SA; Yusen sequences for JLR supplier; Sunderland warehouse close to Nissan; UPS increase in LCL
Gefco supports PSA and Ford in South AfricaFollowing Gefco’s opening of a subsidiary in South Africa last year the logistics provider has announced that it has a new contract with Ford to export 30 containers of parts from the carmaker’s Struandale plant there to its Pacheco assembly plant in ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Hena Kausar, Jürgen Maidl, Frank-Peter Arndt, Peter Hörndlein, Kate Betsworth, David Giandinoto, Neil Scott, John Turner, Jaap Bruining, Lucas Vos, Quintin Kendall
Hena Kausar, assistant general manager at Maruti Suzuki India (pictured right), has been awarded the title of Logistics Woman of the Year 2013 by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) as part of its Achievers Award and Talent Hunt programme to recognise supply chain and logistics industry ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Diego Pistone; Luc Billiet; Markus Schaefer; Jason Hoff; Jeffery Bullard; Srecko Mühling; Peter Lowet; Jim Steer
Diego Pistone has left his position head of Fiat Chrysler’s Parts and Service division for the Europe Middle East and Africa region (EMEA) to take up a new role as CEO of Fiat Services and Holdings, the adminstrative arm of the Fiat Group. He has been replaced by Luc ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Turkey exports to Israel; Volvo Truck jv with Dongfeng; German 'mastery' of logistics; Acumen buys Mercedes; Mahindra wins awards
Turkey boosts vehicle exports to IsraelIn 2012, Turkey exported 18,000 units to Israel in spite of the two countries experiencing less than cordial relations. The traffic is expected to continue to rise both this year and well into 2014 as manufacturers in Turkey begin assembly of new models.In the ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Grimaldi terminal to bolster Med servicesItalian ocean carrier and shipowner Grimaldi is strengthening its provision of short-sea services in the Western Mediterranean with a new terminal at the port of Barcelona in Spain. The company was awarded a 15-year concession by the Barcelona Port Authority (renewable for a further ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
CN begins operations at Calgary Logistics ParkTrains have started calling at Canadian National Railway’s (CN) Calgary Logistics Park, the company’s new C$200m ($203m) intermodal terminal located in Conrich, southern Alberta. The terminal will also feature a CN Autoport facility at a later date that will provide services for the regional ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
AGCO chooses K+N for PDCLogistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has signed a contract with agricultural machinery maker AGCO to manage its new aftermarket parts distribution centre (PDC) in Johannesburg, South Africa. The centre, which started operations in December, supplies parts within South Africa as well as to several ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
GM’s logistics director in South America Fred Roldan has taken on additional supply chain responsibilities in a new role as South America supply chain and logistics director. The move follows the departure of Wlamir Giardini who was South America supply chain director but has decided to leave the company. ...
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FeatureIntegrated services take off for DHL
DHL’s supply chain division is boosting revenue with cross-sector strategies and lead logistics services in the automotive industry. Marcus Williams looks at the company’s development in Europe. DHL Supply Chain is the world’s largest contract logistics company, and one of the more advanced in providing lead logistics provider (LLP) ...
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FeatureChristine Krathwohl and the global power player that is GM
GM’s intercontinental material shipments have risen dramatically, changing the dynamic of logistics management and purchasing at the carmaker. Christine Krathwohl, executive director of global logistics and supplier diversity, tells how she is looking for global logistics engineering from providers and increased visibility to keep costs and flows under control.General Motors’ ...
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FeatureECG: How to stop that sinking feeling
Confidence is at a new low in Europe and companies are struggling to survive. Costantino Baldissara calls for a unified approach.Everyone knows that these are difficult times for the European automotive industry and vehicle logistics sector. With the exception of a shortlived rally at the beginning of last year, we ...
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FeatureCollaboration in China - also known as 'huddling for warmth'
Ellen Hua finds China’s logistics providers keen to pull together as growth in the country slows, putting an emphasis on building partnerships between larger and smaller providers and carmakers.With China’s economic growth and its integration into the global supply chain, logistics service providers in the country’s automotive sector have had ...
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FeatureA more Russian logistics network
Russia’s new automotive boom is served by a decidedly different network than in 2008, with more local production, increasing use of domestic ports, and growing sales beyond St Petersburg and Moscow. Anthony Coia reports.With 2012 new vehicle sales likely to finish 7-10% higher than 2011 – at around 3m units ...
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FeatureCounterfeit parts are costing the industry billions
There is evidence of (un)healthy growth in the global trade of counterfeit parts and vehicles, which not only carries risks to the safety of the end-user, but also to the brand reputations of carmakers. Some important discoveries of such parts have been found during customs crackdowns at major logistics centres.A ...