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FeatureAutomotive sector can't rest on its laurels
When it comes to collaborating on innovations in logistics, the automotive industry is good at confirming the merits of its own success but, at the risk of seeming conceited, is less good at looking beyond the sector at solutions from other industries, something that is causing it ...
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FeatureUK export surge in Q1 shows 36 year high
Carmakers in the UK have seen a jump in exports of more than 21% in the first quarter of 2012 on the same period last year, accounting for £6.1 billion ($9.7m) worth of vehicles. It is the first time the country has exported more vehicles than it has imported ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Clarification on Antwerp vehicle throughputIn the last edition of Finished Vehicle Logistics magazine we reported that the port of Antwerp had show a 13% decline in the number of new vehicles handled in 2011 on the previous year. This was incorrect. The figure provided for 2011, which correctly ...
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FeatureForeign OEMs take over distribution in India
Fiat and Tata Motors have said they will end their distribution contract in India and the Italian carmaker will handle the business itself under a new separate Fiat Group-owned division that it will establish to handle all commercial and service related activities from the current Tata-dedicated team. Tata has ...
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FeatureRussian axle rule could wreak havoc on sector says ECG
The Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) has called for an urgent review of restrictions on truck axle weights in Russia that it said are "severely restricting the car transport sector, wreaking havoc on manufacturers and transport companies". Normal operating axle limits of ten tonnes have been reduced to ...
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FeatureCeva files for IPO as its auto results shine
Ceva Logistics has filed a preliminary prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and announced it will float its business on the New York stock exchange in a bid to raise up to $400m in share capital. The company, owned by private equity firm Apollo Management, reported ...
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FeatureATRI launches second CSA survey
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has launched its second annual motor carrier survey this week, designed to identify the impact of the Comprehensive Safety Analysis regulations introduced by the US Department of Transport's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in 2010. The regulations are designed to improve large truck ...
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FeatureWWL adds Adelaide based on H&H demand
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics made its first call to Adelaide in Australia last Saturday, a new port of call for the company's route from Europe via North America. The decision to include Adelaide has been driven by a significant increase in high-and-heavy traffic to the region. WWL will ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Honda chooses Glovis for US exportsHonda has chosen Hyundai-owned logistics provider and car carrier Glovis to move volumes of its US-assembled vehicles to South Korea. Glovis will carry the vehicles from the port of Hueneme in California and its port processor division GAPS will provide services at the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Heath Holtz is moving from his position of director of Logistics at Nissan North America in July this year to take up a new leadership role in the Global Supply Chain Management department for the company in Japan. He will report to Yasuyuki Andoh, divisional general ...
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FeatureChrysler mourns loss of inspirational leader
Chrysler's senior vice president, Purchasing and Supplier Quality, Dan Knott has passed away following a battle with cancer. Knott's medical retirement was announced on April 13th after 24 years with the company and he passed away in his sleep peacefully, surrounded by his family last Sunday. "His loss ...
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FeatureChina needs logistics investment and global expertise
Logistics providers operating in China need to make some serious investments if they are to meet the needs of vehicle output, which is slated to increase at a fast pace despite the current slowdown in Chinese car sales. Industry experts also say that manufacturers in China ...
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FeatureCar carriers opt for Hambantota
Long berth delays at the Sri Lankan port of Colombo has led the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) to route all car carriers through Hambantota port starting May 31st 2012. Despite making additional parking areas available in Colombo, the SLPA concedes that the parking remained highly congested given ...
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FeatureBig port increases for Brazil and Mexico
The Brazilian port of Paranaguá has recorded a significant increase in the handling of vehicles in the first quarter of 2012, with imports up 77% on the same period last year and exports up 25%. The port imported 35,000 units in the first quarter compared with 20,000 ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Прочтите эту статью на русском языкеFinnlines adds ro-ro vessels to fleetRo-ro operator Finnlines, part of the Grimaldi Group, has introduced two new ro-ro vessels to its fleet this month, the third and fourth of six new ships coming into operation this year. The MS Finnsky and ...
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FeatureGefco takes on management of Euro rail flows
Прочтите эту статью на русском языкеFrench logistics provider, Gefco, has released further details about the development and management of its own European rail transport network. It is the first logistics operator in Europe to introduce such a system for controlling and optimising delivery times. The ...
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FeatureLow-price drive only a temporary goal
Прочтите эту статью на русском языкеChinese carmakers are looking beyond their traditional focus on price and competition in the entry-level vehicle markets around the world and pushing up standards in terms of product and service levels, with assistance from government to guide improved networks abroad in ...
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FeatureDB Schenker expands services for VW
Прочтите эту статью на русском языкеDB Schenker Logistics has opened a new warehouse at the Hanover-Stöcken supplier park in Germany for the storage and just-in-time supply of components to VW Nutzfahrzeuge's (VWN) neighbouring commercial vehicle production facility, which will begin production of the Amarok pickup from ...
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FeatureIndustry brainstorms resin supply shortage
Прочтите эту статью на русском языкеCarmakers and suppliers have met at an emergency summit in the US to brainstorm options for extending current supplies of the PA-12 resin used in automotive components following extensive damage to the Evoniks Industries facility, which supplies half of world's demand ...
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FeatureLogistics in China is lagging behind infrastructure
Прочтите эту статью на русском языке Logistics processes in China are lagging behind the impressive development of the country's infrastructure, with the integration between networks and modes needing drastic improvement. At last week's Automotive Logistics China conference in Beijing, carmakers, logistics providers and ministry representatives discussed the ...