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NewsTri-Wall secures government funding to proceed with Libris project
Packaging specialist Tri-Wall Europe has secured funding of more than £700,000 ($874,000) from the UK government’s Faraday Battery Challenge scheme, aimed at driving research and innovation into the country’s industrial strategy and a crucial part of the UK’s efforts towards net zero emissions. The scheme brings business and academia together ...
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NewsLisa Shashek takes over as head of Cassens Transport
Lisa Shashek has replaced Richard Suhre as president and CEO of US vehicle carrier Cassens Transport, with Brian Suhre becoming executive vice-president and chief operating officer. Throughout her career, Shashek has been involved in several areas of corporate and terminal operations at Cassens. She served as ...
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NewsGroupe PSA results show significant losses in China and Iran
Groupe PSA has released worldwide sales results for the first half of the year that show a decline of 12.7% on the same period in 2018, down to 1.9m vehicles, principally caused by the suspension of the carmaker’s activity in Iran and losses in China…
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NewsChris Conner to take top job at AAPA
Chris Conner is replacing Kurt Nagle as CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). The former CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) will take on the new role in mid-October, though will start on September 23, working alongside Nagle during the transition…
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NewsGhent on a roll with new rail terminal and crossdock
North Sea Port, the merged port authority at the European ports of Ghent, Vlissingen and Terneuzen, has signed a letter of intent with Turkish logistics firm Ekol Logistics and Belgian groupage firm Transuniverse Forwarding to build a multimodal site at Kluizendok, Ghent…
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NewsJLR supplier IAC signs lease at Prologis park
International Automotive Components (IAC) has signed an 11-year lease at the Prologis Park Birmingham Interchange, in the UK…
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NewsBertrandt moves production and logistics to Flechtorf
German engineering services provider Bertrandt is moving its production and logistics operation outside Wolfsburg, Germany to a nearby site in Flechtorf as of next year…
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NewsGefco appoints Kumar to head business in India
Prasanna Kumar has been appointed CEO and managing director of Gefco’s division in India, replacing Arnaud Cauchy. Kumar moves from his role at the logistics and transport provider as project director for Groupe PSA and joint venture customers in the country…
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FeatureBaltimore and Jacksonville handling higher vehicle volumes
The busiest vehicle-handling ports in the US, Baltimore and Jacksonville, have reported gains in the first half of 2019, through higher import and export volumes. Baltimore has seen an increase of 8% compared with the same period last year, handling roughly 428,000 units between January and June. It reported record figures for March, with more than 59,000 vehicles processed, plus around 95,500 units of agricultural and construction equipment. The latest figures continue the growth the port has seen over the last eight years…
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NewsUK automotive on shaky ground amid ‘seismic’ trade shifts
Immingham port The UK’s automotive industry is in danger of being crushed by shifting trade relations across different regions of the world, as vehicle import tariffs change between it and the EU, the US and Japan. Uncertainty over the reworking of two of these key relationships, particularly ...
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NewsNissan Sunderland exports new Leaf to Australia and South America
Nissan has started delivering volumes of the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle (EV) to Australia and South America. The cars are being exported from the carmaker’s Sunderland plant in the UK…
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NewsSamsung SDI to supply Volvo with truck batteries
South Korea’s Samsung SDI has agreed to provide battery cells and modules to Volvo Group. The deal is part of an alliance the pair has signed to develop battery packs for Volvo’s electric-powered trucks…
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NewsNippon Express expands footprint in Morocco
Logistics provider Nippon Express France has opened a second operation in Morocco, a logistics centre in the port of Tangiers…
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NewsToyota and CATL to form battery partnership
Japanese carmaker Toyota and battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) of China have agreed to work together to ensure a stable supply and further development of new energy vehicle (NEV) batteries…
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NewsGPC to acquire truck parts distributor
The Genuine Parts Company (GPC) of the US has agreed to purchase the Todd Group, a distributor of lorry parts and accessories for the independent heavy-duty aftermarket in France…
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NewsFord to end passenger car production in Russia
Ford will end passenger car production at all three of the assembly plants it runs in Russia with Sollers by the end of this year
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NewsVolvo on track from China to Belgium with ARS Altmann and ICL
German vehicle transporter ARS Altmann and Intermodal Container Logistics (ICL) have transported Volvos by train between Xi’an in China and Gent, Belgium.
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NewsBMW Brilliance applies 5G network across China
BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) said this week it has become the first carmaker to enable full 5G wireless at all of its plants. BBA has two assembly plants inTiexi and Dadong, along with an engine plantin Shenyang…
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NewsRenault returns to Nigeria with Coscharis
Renault has outlined plans for the distribution of four vehicles in Nigeria from October this year, which includes local joint venture production from semi-knockdown (SKD) kits of two models and the import of finished vehicles from Brazil…
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NewsHödlmayr shipping Dacia vehicles to Germany
German finished vehicle carrier Hödlmayr has taken over the contract to ship Dacia volumes from parent company Renault’s plant in Pitesti, Romania, to dealers in Germany. Hödlmayr Logsitics Romania will move between 250-300 Dacia vehicles per week by blocktrain in conjunction with road transport services Hödlmayr’s division ...