All Asia articles – Page 50

  • Daimler Bus
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    Big movements needed at Turkish ports

    2014-06-04T14:51:02Z

    Turkey’s volatile vehicle trade has seen export growth, but not all of its ro-ro ports have kept up with the services and capacity that manufacturers require to handle the volume effectively.Turkey is a sizeable albeit volatile hub for vehicle trade, with exports a particular strength. Last year, Turkish-based manufacturers exported ...

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    Horizon introduces LCL groupage service from US to UK

    2014-06-04T13:18:14Z

    Automotive freight forwarder and logistics provider, Horizon International Cargo, has announced it will be running and managing its own less-than-container load (LCL) groupage services on a weekly basis to the UK from Chicago and its recently opened New York office.It means the handling of both air and ocean consignments at ...

  • New taxation policy makes CKD to reconsider its strategy in Ukriane
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    The backlash over Ukraine stifles vehicles flows

    2014-06-04T12:30:40Z

    *This story has been updated from an earlier versionFalling currencies, blocked supplies into Crimea and Sevastopol, confusion over new border and customs, and uncertain taxes are making the situation for production and distribution volatile across Russia and Ukraine.It has been a tumultuous year in Ukraine and Russia following widespread protests ...

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    Peel invests £10m in Liverpool as ACL commits G4 con-ro trade

    2014-06-04T08:33:38Z

    Peel Ports Group is making in £10m ($16.7m) investment at the port of Liverpool in the UK to create a dedicated vehicle storage area with a capacity to handle 70,000 vehicles a year, as well as widening the passage which gives access to the port’s Seaforth Dock for larger vessels.The ...

  • M & M Militzer & Münch International Holding AG
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    Schenker announces moves for Land Transport and Contract Logistics

    2014-06-03T10:22:51Z

    German transport and logistics provider Schenker has announced new board members for Land Transport and Contract Logistics at the company. [sam_ad id=6 codes='true']Ewald Kaiser (left) is replacing Karl Nutzinger as board member for the business unit Land Transport. He will take over the role at the beginning of September this ...

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    Toyota launches CKD production in Kazakhstan

    2014-06-03T09:04:05Z

    Toyota will launch complete knockdown (CKD) production of the Fortuner SUV in Kazakhstan over the next couple of months following growing demand in the local market for the carmaker’s SUV brands. The company is working as part of a joint venture project with local carmakers Agromash Holding and Saryarka Avto ...

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    WTO finds that China infringed anti-dumping agreements with US

    2014-05-28T13:19:08Z

    The World Trade Organization (WTO) has upheld a complaint filed by the US stating that China has previously imposed unfair duties on vehicle imports. The complaint was lodged in July 2012 and followed up by another from the US, which accused it of unfairly subsidizing its vehicle and parts makers.In ...

  • DHL_resilience_opinion
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    Supply chains: preventing a weak link

    2014-05-28T12:22:01Z

    It is more important than ever for both manufacturers and suppliers to have greater resilience in their supply chains so not to fracture the growth in British automotive manufacturing.Increasing volatility and uncertainty in global supply chains can cause traditional supply chain management models to break down. Natural disasters, socio-political unrest, ...

  • File photo of an employee walking past new cars at the parking lot of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co. Ltd, Ford Motor's joint venture in China, in Chongqing Municipality
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    ​European sales not much to celebrate yet, says LMC’s Cox

    2014-05-28T12:15:30Z

    A number of recent reports have painted a rosy picture of returning sales to the European market, but the reality is less overwhelmingly positive than these would suggest. This was the opinion of LMC Automotive’s head of European production, Justin Cox, speaking at last week’s spring congress and general assembly ...

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    Thirsty for pressure

    2014-05-23T04:36:35Z

    Gefco’s chief executive, Luc Nadal (pictured), has ambitious plans for global expansion under Russian Railways ownership. But as an avid seaman, he knows it won’t always be smooth sailing.Few logistics providers have seen as much change as the Gefco Group in just two years. The major trigger was PSA Peugeot ...

  • Andrea Ambrogio_web
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    Asian ambitions

    2014-05-23T04:32:02Z

    Gefco was not first to the door in China or south-east Asia, but its regional management believes that it still has great potential to expand.Today, China and Asia barely make up 3% of Gefco’s global turnover, about par with operations in Italy and around ten times smaller than business in ...

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    Chrysler will ship 800k transmissions from Tipton to global facilities

    2014-05-21T18:04:00Z

    Chrysler expects to be shipping 800,000 transmissions out of its new plant in Tipton, Indiana when it reaches full capacity. The facility is set to become a global hub for the nine-speed transmission made there and units will be sent to Toledo, Ohio, for use in the Jeep Cherokee and ...

  • China_-_Russia_Railway_web
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    RZD and China Railways to work on improved cross border traffic

    2014-05-21T09:54:41Z

    Russian Railways (RZD) has signed a strategic agreement with China Railways to develop rail border crossings and supporting infrastructure for both freight and passenger traffic between the two countries.The volume of large container shipments by rail between Russia and China in 2013 amounted to almost 408,000 according to figures from ...

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    Anji orders second PCTC as it increases maritime services

    2014-05-21T09:17:19Z

    Anji Automotive Logistics has ordered a second pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) from Jinling Shipyard, part of the Sinotrans and CSC group, with delivery due in 2016. The vessel will have capacity for 2,000 car equivalent units and will join a growing fleet as the company meets demand for ...

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    Hambantota has become regional hub for South Asia

    2014-05-20T17:07:27Z

    Sri Lanka's Ruhunu Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa port, in Hambantota, is now South Asia's biggest regional transshipment hub for finished vehicles, according to Dr Priyath Wickrama, chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority.In the first quarter of this year alone, the facility handled more than 41,000 transshipped units, which he said was ...

  • Mark_Morgan_FVLN14_web
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    Delegates discuss conflict and cost in vehicle shipments

    2014-05-20T08:59:08Z

    Outside of sudden weather events, such as hailstorms, less than 30% of damages that occur to finished vehicles between the factory and the dealer are traced back to the true culprit, especially when there is no comprehensive system in place to identify where and when that damage happened. So said ...

  • Mercedes VPC2
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    BMW and Mercedes part ways at Baltimore

    2014-05-20T01:22:16Z

    Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) and BMW North America will end a cooperation agreement whereby Mercedes-Benz has processed BMW imports at its terminal at the port of Baltimore, Maryland. The operations will terminate at the end of May, from which point Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) will take over processing activities for BMW. ...

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    What’s keeping US outbound executives awake in the middle of the night?

    2014-05-16T07:10:05Z

    A severe disruption to rail capacity this year has left thousands of vehicles stranded in North America, leading some carmakers to look more carefully at their road and short-sea shipping options. Executives discussed their long-term plans at this year’s conference in California.The prospect of modal shifts for finished vehicle distribution ...

  • Boeing
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    Mercedes-Benz to move terminals in Los Angeles

    2014-05-16T06:46:56Z

    Mercedes-Benz will see some big changes to its US port processing and accessory installation operations, as the carmaker is set to change locations in the Los Angeles area. Speaking at the 2014 FVL North America Conference in North America, Rory Anne Hepner, general manager of vehicle distribution and logistics at ...

  • Nissan-parts-centre-chennai_web
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    Nissan adds Indian PDC; plans Datsun dealerships

    2014-05-14T03:28:13Z

    Nissan has opened a parts distribution centre (PDC) outside Chennai in an effort to expand its service network in India to meet demand in line with the growth of vehicle sales in the country. Situated in the SKCL Industrial Park in Sriperumbudur Taluk, it brings the number of PDCs Nissan ...