All Asia articles – Page 51
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FeatureHöegh charters PCTCs from Ocean Yield
Höegh Autoliners is chartering two pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) from ship owner Ocean Yield for an initial eight-year period.The vessels, which were built in 2010, have capacity for 4,900 car units each and will be delivered in the second quarter of this year.Ocean Yield has paid a total ...
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FeatureWaiting to ride the Chinese waves
Domestic ro-ro shipping on China’s east coast and along the Yangtze River has seen solid growth, but is still treading water relative to the overall market. Transporting vehicles by water for the Chinese domestic market would appear to make a great deal of sense. Around 95% of Chinese production of ...
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FeatureBLG reports a tough 2013 but increases vehicle handling
BLG Logistics has reported an increase in the handling of finished vehicles thanks to Asian and US exports but its operating results have been hit by poor economic conditions in Europe and a drop in high and heavy, and offshore logistics.The German company handled 7.5m vehicles in 2013, around 100,000 ...
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FeatureThis week’s FVL conference in California is streaming Live!
This year's Finished Vehicle North America conference, which is taking place now, is streaming live debate from its main sessions, offering those in direct attendance, and those with an interest abroad, the ability to participate online.This year the luxurious and spacious Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa is playing host ...
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FeatureBNSF expands vehicle-handling facility at Portland
North American Class 1 rail provider BNSF is expanding its 11-hectare North Rivergate Vehicle Facility at the port of Portland in Oregon, in response to an increase in the number of vehicles handled there. The company has bought an additional two hectares from the port of Portland for $1.35m to ...
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FeatureDSV plans to double automotive business by 2020
Logistics and transport provider DSV has announced plans to double its revenue from the automotive sector to €1 billion ($1.4 billion) by 2020, which would account for 20% of its overall business.Talking to Automotive Logistics at last week’s Multimodal exhibition in Birmingham, UK, the company said that the automotive sector ...
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FeatureHonda to import Fit volumes to US through Brunswick
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has confirmed that Honda will move volumes of its 2015 model year Fit, produced in Mexico, through the port of Brunswick for distribution to the US market. International Auto Processing (IAP) will handle the cars upon arrival.While Brunswick has been exporting US-made Honda vehicles for some ...
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FeatureCeva announces “excellent results” from automotive in Q1
Ceva has reported its first quarter results and highlighted “excellent results in the automotive sector” led by two major contracts that are currently being implemented. There were also healthy figures for the contract logistics part of the business, which showed profits up almost 38% year-on-year thanks to the company’s decision ...
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FeatureNissan begins assembly in Nigeria under auto development plan
Nissan has become the first major carmaker to assemble passenger vehicles in Nigeria, following the start of production at the joint venture plant the Renault-Nissan Alliance has with West African conglomerate Stallion Group, in the capital Lagos.The first vehicle off the assembly line was a Nissan Patrol. The carmaker also ...
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FeaturePolitical unrest delays Honda plans in Thailand
Honda is delaying the construction of its third car assembly plant in Thailand because of political unrest in the country. The decision will push back the carmaker’s plans for distribution to the local and wider Asean markets from the $530m plant by at least six months, according to reports by ...
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FeatureRuscon launches weekly Far East rail service
Ruscon, the multimodal subsidiary of Russia’s Global Container Service (GCS), has launched a weekly block train service between Moscow and Khabarovsk in the Far East region of the country.The train, which has a capacity for 154 TEUs, will depart from the GCS-owned MANP inland terminal, south-west of Moscow, at midday ...
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FeatureBetter profits in Europe help TNT
TNT Express has reported improving operating profits for its core European region in the first quarter of 2014, despite a drop in revenues. While some international markets remain under pressure, the company also saw better results for its domestic Brazil operations, which broke even for the quarter.In total, TNT reported ...
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FeatureRecord parts purchasing year for Honda NA; suppliers awarded
Honda has reported a record year for parts purchasing in North America in 2013, spending in excess of $25.5 billion. It brings the amount the carmaker has purchased in terms of parts and materials in the country to more than $300 billion since it began building vehicles in the region ...
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FeatureAcumen secures contracts with Jaguar Land Rover
UK logistics provider Acumen Automotive Logistics has secured new contracts with Jaguar Land Rover for the transport of vehicles from the carmaker’s plants in the UK Midlands to dealers in the south of the UK, as well as for delivery to ports of export. The contracts will mean the annual ...
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FeatureToyota move will unite supply chain management in Texas
Toyota’s decision to build a new headquarters in Texas for its North American corporate functions will bring together for the first time much of the region’s top management for inbound, outbound and spare parts logistics. Toyota’s chief executive and logistics managers expect that this proximity will allow for better collaboration ...
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FeatureBerndt Buchmann appointed head of aftersales for VW India
Volkswagen India has announced the appointment of Berndt Buchmann as its director of Group Service for VW Group Sales India, heading the aftersales sector.Austrian-born Buchmann replaces Dietmar Hildebrandt and will take up his new position on 1st May. His responsibilities will include overseeing parts operations for the carmaker, warehousing, technical ...
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FeatureRussia sets up SEZ for automotive companies in the Far East
Work is ready to go ahead on a special economic zone (SEZ) for the automotive industry near Vladivostok, capital of Russia’s Far East territory. The main focus will be on attracting carmakers from Korea, Japan and China to launch parts production and complete knockdown (CKD) kit assembly, though the authorities ...
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FeatureWWL adds Novorossiysk to Asia-Europe service
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added the Russian port of Novorossiysk, on the Black Sea, to its service from Asia to Europe, the first deep-sea ro-ro carrier to provide access to the port according to the company. The service has feeder operators from two of WWL’s Mediterranean ports on the ...
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Feature‘End of an era’ as Steve Harley retires from Ford
A renowned executive across the carmaker and the industry for more than four decades, Stephen Harley is moving on. He talks to Automotive Logistics about what has changed in logistics as well as his last project at Ford Europe. [This story was updated on 12 May 2014] Stephen Harley (left) ...
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FeatureCrew abandons fire-stricken Eukor car carrier
A Eukor car carrier is adrift off the coast of Japan following a fire that caused the crew to abandon the vessel in a lifeboat on Saturday (April 19). All 24 members of the crew are accounted for and in good condition, having been rescued by a merchant vessel, which ...