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Perfecting the Pallet
A committe of the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has created a standard for disposable and reusable packaging, which it hopes will be adopted internationally. The goal is for sizes to fit all modes, while aiming for the highest efficiency for sea containers.According to Paul Phelps, committee co-chair and a ...
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Consumers drive logistics
The gap between success and failure in the automotive logistics market is widening, with the difference often lying in serving emerging consumersAlthough the outlook for automotive logistics is mixed (awful in some markets) there are simultaneously a host of improving financials from some logistics providers. Meanwhile, global car sales and ...
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FeatureA question of trust in India
The question of trust was central to discussions at this year’s Automotive Logistics India conference held in Chennai last week. While the automotive sector has shown growth among the fastest in world this year, on pace to reach 2.8m passenger car sales, and forecasts expected to double that over the ...
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FeatureChina doubles vehicle imports, LSPs benefit
While vehicle exports from China are surging, with more than 483,000 units recorded in the January to November period (up more than 68% from a year earlier), the country has also seen a big increase in vehicle imports that are reported to have more than doubled in the first ten ...
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FeatureAuto imports lag behind strong KPIs at Bremerhaven
Automotive throughput at the port of Bremerhaven is lagging behind container and contract business despite a strong pre-tax performance overall according to port operator BLG. “In 2010, we expect pre-tax earnings of around €30m (previous year: €16.5m), thus clearly exceeding our expectations,” said BLG’s CEO Detthold Aden at the Bremen ...
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FeatureA little extra planning goes a long way
By Marcia MacLeod Relentless innovation is one of the five ‘mega trends’ that will hit logistics over the next year, said Agility Logistics’ CEO for Europe, Beat Simon, at eyefortransport’s 3PL conference held in the Belgian capital Brussels recently. The others he outlined were economic moderation, the rise in emerging ...
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FeatureGeely seeks help for export plan
Chinese carmaker Geely is looking for logistics companies to provide it with a full range of services for CKD exports as it aims to set up more than 15 plants overseas by 2015. The company is looking at a total annual production of 2m units by then from both full ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Ceva Logistics has announced that Didier Chenneveau, currently European vice president and chief supply chain officer for LG Electronics, will take over as head of Ceva’s growing business in Asia Pacific from Vittorio Favati. “I am pleased to welcome Didier on board and believe he will bring strong leadership ...
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FeatureKorea gives ground on KORUS deal
Further progress was made toward the ratification of the US-Korea free trade agreement last Friday when representatives from both countries met to redraft vehicle tariff proposals included in the deal, with South Korea making significant concessions on a number of points. At the negotiations, which involved US trade representative Ron ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Russia revises import tariffs for foreign assemblyRussia is revising its rules for foreign vehicle assembly in the country, exempting carmakers from abroad that make up to 300,000 vehicles per year there from import tariffs on parts for eight years. Under the current rules, foreign companies benefit from discounted tariff ...
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FeatureOn the road in India
For eight days in November, Automotive Logistics India correspondent, Ramesh Kumar, travelled nearly 3,000km on a Mercurio Pallia car haulier from Chennai to Gurgaon, accompanying a driver, Umesh, and his assistant, Pinto, along with eight Hyundai i10 cars. What Kumar witnessed, and documented by twitter, blog posts and in a ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Groupe CAT opens storage compound in LorraineFrench logistics provider Groupe CAT has officially opened a new storage compound at its centre at Lorraine in the in Saint-Ail region with an event attended by the company’s CEO Alejandro Forbes. The new site is the first to be 100% owned by the ...
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FeatureSuzuki starts shipments to Austria
Suzuki has started shipments of vehicles to the Austrian market from Japan with an expected annual movement of 4,000 vehicles. The Japanese carmaker is using ocean operator K-Line to move the vehicles to Bremerhaven in Germany where they are unloaded and processed by BLG Logistics and Lagermax before shipment on ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Swedish truckmaker Scania marked the centenary of its export activity in Russia last week with the inauguration of a delivery centre in St Petersburg for final assembly and bodywork on trucks adapted for the Russian market. “This facility enables us to move the factory gate closer to the customer, shorten ...
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FeatureTata extends bookings for Nano
Indian carmaker Tata Motors has extended bookings for its Nano vehicles in the Indian states of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh this week. Logistics provider TCI Supply Chain Solutions will be supporting distribution of the vehicle. Asked about the transport of the Nano to the states ...
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FeatureKia passes 1m exports to Latin America
Kia has exported more than 1m vehicles to Latin America from South Korea since it first started exports with the Brisa passenger vehicle to Costa Rica 33 years ago. The milestone was reached earlier this month with the company’s latest shipment of ethanol-gasoline powered Soul Flex vehicles to Brazil. Kia ...
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FeatureWhere now for KORUS deal?
At last week’s G20 summit in Seoul, the US government failed to ratify the much-anticipated KORUS free trade agreement with South Korea, with conflict over automotive import tariffs central to the continued stalemate. US president Barak Obama and South Korean president Lee Myung-bak set a deadline six months ago for ...
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FeaturePort storage a problem for GM Daewoo
GM Daewoo is facing capacity constraints at its port storage yards for the export of vehicles from South Korea to global markets. The company exports 90% of the vehicles it makes in South Korea, led by Chevrolet shipments to the European Union, but because of limited storage space at its ...
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Cargo mix is key to continued growth for Wilh. Wilhelmsen
Shipowner Wilhelm Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) has reported an increase in operating profit for the third quarter of 2010 with the company’s president and CEO, Jan Eyvin Wang stating the higher earning was thanks partly to a more favourable cargo mix achieved through growth in the high and heavy sector. Third-quarter ...
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FeatureUECC adds services as volumes increase
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has added three new routes to its existing services in the Baltic, European and Mediterranean regions because of an increase in finished vehicle volumes. At the end of October the Norwegian company started a new service with its vessel M/V Vinni on its Baltic network ...