All Asia articles – Page 118
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FeatureMazda makes it a first in Azerbaijan
Mazda vehicles are now on sale in Azerbaijan for the first time thanks to a new five-year contract between the Japanese carmaker and local distributor Rotary Motors. The move is part of Central Asian distribution strategy that is being managed by Mazda Motor Europe (MME) and uses Rotary’s experience in ...
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FeatureWWL offers reliable new service to South America
Recognising an ‘underserved’ market from South America’s West Coast to the US and wider global markets, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has established a new monthly service calling at Ecuador and Peru. Calling at the ports of Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Callao (Peru), the service will ship automotive traffic, as well as high ...
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FeatureSCM a competitive advantage in future says ZF
In a future industry where automotive components developed and built in China are just as highly engineered and innovative as those built in Europe, logistics and supply chain management could become one of the most important distinguishing advantages for a company to increase its sales, according to John Sobeck, Corporate ...
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LSPs look long term at Zeebrugge
Despite a Q1 downturn in car handling activity at the Port of Zeebrugge of 46.2%, two logistics service providers have made significant investments for long-term growth at the world’s biggest automotive port.Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has opened a 7,600m² vehicle processing centre (VPC) at Belgian port, which will offer a ...
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FeatureNissan streamlines logistics under new committees
Nissan is consolidating its operations across North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, and aligning its supply chain management and logistics functions across the region more closely with manufacturing and purchasing. Administration of the new alignment will now be managed by a streamlined team of executives across three committees who ...
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FeatureLSPs chase the Chinese dream
This week’s Automotive Logistics China conference in Shanghai left little doubt that China is the true land of opportunity for the automotive industry and its suppliers during the global recession. Carmakers and tier ones such as FAW Group, Dongfeng, Geely and Magna called for expanded logistics services including milkruns and ...
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FeatureNew NAPA ro-ro service answers strong demand
Norwegian ro-ro provider Partner Shipping has established a new North America Pacific Asia (NAPA) service with Australia’s Praxis Logistics to answer “strong market demand” in the region. It will focus on automotive and high and heavy imports to Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. The new ‘triangle’ service will also target ...
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FeatureAnalysis: Chinese policy on downturn – crosshair or blindspot?
The Chinese government certainly acted quickly and successfully to reverse the first downward sales trend for new car sales it experienced during the second half of 2008. Today, thanks largely to a hefty cut in sales tax on cars with a 1.6-litre engine or less, sales are up in the ...
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Feature“We need to agree to speak the same language”
At this year's China conference in Shanghai delegates called for better and more consistent standards to stabilise the industry. “The price of logistics service has declined, and the economics of small and medium sized LSPs have been hurt severely. Some companies have been experiencing an extreme loss.”Wei Yong, Economic Operation ...
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FeatureSouth Africa is Cruze destination for GM
GM delivered the first shipment of its new mid-size Chevrolet sedan, the Cruze, to its South African operation at the Port of Port Elizabeth last week for final testing and validation. The Cruze, which will be launched in the country later this year, is manufactured at the Daewoo plant ...
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FeatureMercedes looks at logistics in India
Mercedes Benz is planning to increase the amount of parts it sources from India and is focusing on improving its delivery network in the face of logistics difficulties in the country.The company has pursued a 10% annual increase in sourcing from the country over the last decade with components from ...
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FeatureSafety first in the supply chain
Tier suppliers are realising they need a more strategic focus on supply chain management and logistics cost control as the economic downturn exposes inefficient supply routes and sourcing patterns. The problem is hitting those that have expanded global production in recent years but have not pursued a global or even ...
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FeatureLSPs are not too big to fail
Last week, when details were revealed of the Obama administration’s $5 billion financing support package for automotive suppliers of GM and Chrysler, automotive logistics service providers were once again left off the list of those eligible for aid. By now this should come as no surprise, as aid packages across ...
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FeatureToyota awards logistics partners for performance
Toyota has announced its logistics US partners awards for performance in 2008 with NYK Line taking four of 17 plaudits. The 2009 Toyota Logistics Partner’s Dinner Awards also recognised rail operator Norfolk Southern Corporation with three honours out of four for rail activity. In the President’s Award category NYK Line ...
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FeatureMercedes moves to Leningradsky Terminal
In a new three-year contract, Mercedes-Benz Russia SAO, the Russia division of the Daimler-owned German carmaker, has rented 8500m2 in the logistics complex at Leningradsky Terminal from Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co. The company has been based at the nearby Leningradsky prospect building since 2005 and opened a new technical ...
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FeatureLogistics executives on the move
Schenker Deutschland has appointed Dr Michael Kluger (pictured) as Member of the Management Board for Contract Logistics. Dr Kluger, who was most recently Group Director of Business Development at contract logistics provider Fiege Group, has also worked for Ford as Manager of Inbound Material Flow and Logistics Europe, and for ...
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FeatureFar East route into Russia for Rolf
Rolf Group’s supply chain and logistics business, Rolf SCS, has established a new logistics route into Russia from the Far East, at Nakhodka Marine Commercial Port and is supporting it with an auto facility at the Vostochny International Terminal. The port is situated in Primorsky Krai, 85km east of Vladivostok, ...
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FeatureShare and share alike
Two of Germany’s largest automotive component suppliers have signed a global purchasing agreement that will create a stronger supplier network with improvements to the logistics provision of indirect materials. The companies project cost benefits of €400m ($528m). As well as exchanging technological expertise, the companies will establish value-added supply chains ...
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FeatureUnions call off action at Port of Piraeus
Industrial action taken by dock workers at the Port of Pireaus, which has hampered throughput at the port since the beginning of 2008, including automotive shipments, has finally been called off and normal service is now expected to resume. In opposition to the port authority’s move to find a private ...
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FeatureVW plant pushes rail growth in India
Volkswagen has opened its new €580m plant in Pune, India to support its expanding dealership network in the country and intends to support the expansion with a rail logistics model based on its European network. The plant, which will eventually have an annual production capacity of 110,000 vehicles destined for ...