Automobiles

5-star hotel coming to Monaco’s doorstep…

5-star hotel coming to Monaco’s doorstep…

Good Morning Monaco – Thursday, January 13, 2022

Five-star hotel coming to Monaco’s doorstep
Plans are well-advanced for the proposed Kempinski Hotel above Plage Marquet in Cap d’Ail…

Maserati set to return to motorsport in 2023
Maserati is set to make a return to motorsport, more specifically the electrified kind, with an entry into the 2023 FIA Formula E World Championship…

France to lift bar on UK arrivals
French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/13/5-star-hotel-coming-to-monacos-doorstep/

WHO drops pandemic bombshell; 2 more deaths…

WHO drops pandemic bombshell; 2 more deaths…

Monaco

Good Morning Monaco – Wednesday, January 12, 2022

WHO drops pandemic bombshell
A leading World Health Organisation official said on Tuesday, January 11, that on present trends more than half of European residents will have been infected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus within two months…

Two more coronavirus deaths in Monaco  Two residents, 91 and 100, have succumbed to coronavirus, the Government announced on the evening of Tuesday, January...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/12/who-drops-pandemic-bombshell-2-more-deaths/

France forecasts ‘supersonic’ rise in cases…

France forecasts ‘supersonic’ rise in cases… 

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de Monaco

Good Morning Monaco – Friday, January 7, 2022

France forecasts supersonic rise in coronavirus cases
A “supersonic” rise in French COVID-19 cases will continue in the coming days, an official said on Wednesday as the government decreed a health state of emergency in…

UK cancels pre-departure tests
As was widely expected, pre-departure tests for the fully-vaccinated flying to the UK have been...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/07/france-forecasts-supersonic-rise-in-cases/

Unipart Logistics wins Jaguar Land Rover US and Canada customer services contract

Unipart Logistics wins Jaguar Land Rover US and Canada customer services contract

Unipart Logistics Customer Services colleague

OXFORD, England, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Unipart Logistics has won a three-year contract to provide customer services across Jaguar Land Rover’s North American aftermarket.

The new business growth sees Unipart as the single point of contact for Jaguar Land Rover retailers across the US and Canada, focused on delivering exceptional service for the region.

The team of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/06/unipart-logistics-wins-jaguar-land-rover-us-and-canada-customer-services-contract/

Fiat Professional wins twice at Company Car & Van Awards 2022

Fiat Professional wins twice at Company Car & Van Awards 2022

The Fiat Professional E-Ducato
  • Fiat Professional E-Ducato wins Large Electric Van of the Year and Ducato retains Large Van of the Year once again
  • E-Ducato praised for its choice of batteries and range, winning the award for the second time
  • Ducato retains award for third consecutive year thanks to its drivetrain options and variety of conversion options
  • Every Fiat Professional LCV comes with award-winning 555 ownership package* 

Fiat...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/04/fiat-professional-wins-twice-at-company-car-van-awards-2022/

LIQUI MOLY closes the year with a production record

LIQUI MOLY closes the year with a production record
Ernst Prost
For the first time in excess of 100,000 tonnes of lubricant has been produced, a 27 percent increase

LIQUI MOLY has produced more this year than ever before. The German oil and additive specialist produced 105,000 tonnes of lubricant – 27 percent more than in the previous year. “For the first time, we have passed the 100,000-tonne mark,” says Managing Director Ernst Prost. “What would be a strong performance anyway is even more...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/29/liqui-moly-closes-the-year-with-a-production-record/

AMR 2022 welcomes new supports in the new host city

AMR 2022 welcomes new supports in the new host city

The Auto Maintenance and Repair Expo (AMR) is set to return from 24 to 27 March 2022. On the strength of nearly 40 years in the Jing-jin-ji (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei) region, the show has developed into a highly internationalised annual event for China’s automotive aftermarket industry. Its relocation from Beijing to the new state-of-the-art National Convention & Exhibition Center in Tianjin brings along new supporting organisations. The move...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/28/amr-2022-welcomes-new-supports-in-the-new-host-city/

Unipart wins five-year Jaguar Land Rover contract in US

Unipart wins five-year Jaguar Land Rover contract in US

Caroline Benton, Unipart Logistics

OXFORD, England, Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Unipart Logistics has signed a five-year contract to support Jaguar Land Rover’s US expansion in the North East of the country from a new facility in Mickleton, New Jersey.

Mickleton, a flagship 280k square feet aftermarket site, is the first US dual-brand site for Jaguar Land Rover, servicing 90 retailers and the Port of Baltimore. Unipart will employ 100 people...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/03/unipart-wins-five-year-jaguar-land-rover-contract-in-us/

Debut delivery: World’s first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC to start trading

Debut delivery: World’s first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC to start trading

UECC’s first newbuild dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC is set to start commercial operation after delivery from Jiangnan Shipyard Image: UECC

UECC has taken delivery of the world’s first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC that is set to provide significant gains in energy efficiency and emissions reduction as it enters service this year to boost the leading European shortsea ro-ro carrier’s bold effort to decarbonise...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/29/debut-delivery-worlds-first-dual-fuel-lng-battery-hybrid-pctc-to-start-trading/

Monaco higher than France in infection rates…

Monaco higher than France in infection rates… 

Good Morning Monaco – Monday, November 22, 2021

WHO puts Monaco higher than France in infection rates

The World Health Organisation says that Monaco has a rolling seven-day coronavirus positivity rate of 234.96, while France scores 184.52.

Parents campaign against face masks in schools

A number of Monaco parents have formed a protest group to campaign against the compulsory wearing of face masks in the Principality’s schools.

Again, just two new...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/22/monaco-higher-than-france-in-infection-rates/

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