Policy and regulation – Page 10
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GM furthers efforts to make EV supply chain sustainable
GM is building on its efforts to make the supply of materials for electric vehicle production more sustainable and has joined the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, which was set up to set up to drive more socially and environmentally responsible mining
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Auditel extends services into carbon management with BSI partnership
Auditel has expanded to help organisations achieve net zero in their operations, balancing the emissions produced through their businesses with those taken out of the atmosphere
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Automotive outlook: No going back to ‘normal’
Top Eaton analyst Brandon Mason discusses how inventory and supply chain issues are impacting North American sales and production, as well as how the industry might be seeing the start of permanent changes
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Alternative propulsion, alternative thinking
In this session, leaders from the National Automobile Dealers Association and the American Trucking Associations share the key considerations, changes and innovations required for scaling up electric vehicle sales and logistics in the US
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A true North American railroad: what the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merger means for vehicle logistics
KCS president Patrick Ottensmeyer joins vehicle logistics veteran Dennis Manns in conversation on how the upcoming merger with CP will improve capacity and border flows for vehicle logistics, and how the rail company is mitigating the supply chain crisis, including through investments south of the border
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Transporting the electric future
Dave Dudek, executive vice-president and global automotive and tire sector lead for Ceva Logistics, explains key issues in the handling, storage and transportation of batteries
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United Road applies Guaranteed Pay scheme to all company drivers
As the finished vehicle logistics sector battles with a severe driver shortage United Road is extending its new pay scheme to include all drivers, providing them with greater security
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Accelerate to net zero in the supply chain
Sustainability leaders from General Motors, Toyota, Honda and Kuehne and Nagel discuss how they are working together on common standards, actions and performance to better measure and reduce emissions in the global supply chain, including through The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment.
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Global automotive outlook: A rocky road, but better times are ahead
Top analyst Brandon Mason explains the depth of the semiconductor shortage and its impacts on vehicle production and sales, but also looks ahead to a fast-changing automotive and supply chain landscape across North America.
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Charge the new era of automotive supply chains
Executives from Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) of Canada, SEA Electric and DSV discuss how electrification and digitalisation are changing supply chain requirements, including new partnerships, innovations and technologies to future proof growth and ensure efficiency.
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Data quality and collaboration key to sustainable future
Carmakers and their supplier partners are collaborating more closly through a number of initiatives designed to make the future of automotive production and logistics more sustainable
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Daimler separates business into strategic management of cars and trucks
Daimler is realigning its business, spinning off the commercial vehicle divisions into a new company called Daimler Truck Holding and renaming the car and van business Mercedes-Benz Group
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Germany signs up to e-CMR digital consignment note protocol
Germany has signed up to the e-CMR protocol, which is designed to digitalise consignment notices needed for the international transport of goods and make the process more efficient, while at the same time saving hundreds of tonnes of paper a year.
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Ford to build battery and assembly plants in Kentucky and Tennessee for massive acceleration of EV output
Together with South Korean battery maker SK Innovation (SKI), Ford is investing $11.4 billion on new plants, which aim to significantly increase regional battery supply and production capacity.
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UK haulage industry in crisis as driver numbers haemorrhage
Fuel shortages in the UK are being blamed on a lack of drivers to deliver it but it is just the latest issue to afflict the haulage industry in the wake of Brexit and the Covid pandemic.
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Watch: Moving better through the border, together
Agustin Sustaita, MD of Transportes Logisticos Especializados and D-Troy Logistics partner, discusses door-to-door solutions that can reduce lead times and cost at the US-Mexico border.
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Sustainable supply chains make for sustainable business models
Renault carbon reduction targets will be a challenge for logistics, but the carmaker is working on projects for alternative fuels, transport innovations and new partnerships in the circular economy.
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Microchip shortage threatens finished vehicle carriers, warns ECG
A lack of supply chain visibility in the midst of the latest disruptions to the automotive sector are putting the finished vehicle transport sector in peril, says the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG)
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Kuehne + Nagel moving plant equipment for Porsche eFuel project in Chile
The global logistics provider is handling the delivery of equipment to build a plant in renewable energy plant in Punta Arenas that will make e-fuels for the transport sector
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Maersk embraces sustainable shipping with latest investments
AP Moller-Maersk is replacing eight of its older container vessels with new ones that will run on carbon-neutral methanol and is signing contracts for the green fuel sourcing agreements with providers in Europe and the US