All articles by Automotive Logistics – Page 59

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    Suzuki starts shipments to Austria

    2010-12-01T00:00:00Z

    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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    3PLs call for better loading and lower costs

    2010-12-01T00:00:00Z

    by Marcia McLeod The need to improve shipment density and load utilisation is the biggest concern among both 3PLs and their shipper customers, according to the 2010 3PL Survey carried out by Capgemini, Panalpina and EyeforTransport. There are also concerns about predictability in delivery and a lack of trust in ...

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    NYK opens second ODC for Ford

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    NYK Logistics has extended its service for Ford in Eastern Europe with the opening of an ‘origin consolidation centre’ (ODC) in Budapest, Hungary. “The function of the ODC is in essence a cross-dock, providing consolidation and reporting services for Ford MP&L in close proximity to its production parts supplier base ...

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    Global news in brief

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    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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    Tata extends bookings for Nano

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    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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    Opel board position for Webber

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    At a meeting held by the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel in Rüsselsheim, Germany on Tuesday it was announced that Susanna Webber, vice president, Purchasing and Supply Chain, at Opel/Vauxhall has been appointed a position on the company’s Management Board. Webber, who moved into her current role in September ...

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    GM restructures business in Africa

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    GM is restructuring its business in Africa and from January will split operations into to sub regions: GM North Africa, to be integrated with GM Egypt, will include activity in Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania; meanwhile, activity in Sub-Saharan Africa, which will include all other countries on ...

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    Kia passes 1m exports to Latin America

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    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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    France-Spain rail link is 'solution for the future'

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    As logistics operators look to Barcelona as an alternative port to Marseilles following the strikes that have disrupted French ports this year, the opening of a new rail link between the Spanish port and Perpignan in southern France next month has been warmly welcomed. “It is of paramount importance that ...

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    Where now for KORUS deal?

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    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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    Port storage a problem for GM Daewoo

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    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

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    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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    Global news in brief

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    STVA takes Toyotas to PolandSTVA, the automotive subsidiary of French rail company SNCF, has won a one year contract with Toyota Europe to ship vehicles from the port of Zeebrugge in Belgium to Mszczonów, near Warsaw in Poland for distribution to the Polish and Ukraine markets. The contract, formerly tendered ...

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    UECC adds services as volumes increase

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    Smooth sailing for MOL

    2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Mitsui OSK Lines has applied a new low-friction ship bottom paint on its latest pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Neptune Ace in trials that have confirmed improvements in fuel efficiency. The paint, which is called LF-Sea and was developed by Nippon Paint Marine Coatings, uses a component called hydrogel ...

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    Executives on the move

    2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Helmut Nittmann, who was Ford’s North American director for service parts supply and logistics, has seen his responsibilities extended under a new title as global director, parts supply and logistics. He will now head service parts supply and logistics strategy in the Americas (both north and south), as well as ...

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    CN speeds throughput for European vehicle imports

    2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

    As part of a comprehensive review of its supply chain, Canada National Railway (CN) has reduced dwell times for European vehicle imports at its Autoport Terminal in Halifax by 25% since it implemented an integrated approach for meeting shipping demand at the terminal in the spring this year. The Autoport ...

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    Jaguar Land Rover looks for support in China

    2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

    David Cameron, the prime minister of the UK, has been in China this week leading a wide-ranging trade mission that included the aim of setting up of a Jaguar Land Rover plant there to meet demand and avoid the high import duties the carmaker is paying. The steep tariffs are ...

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    Renault mulls future with CAT

    2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Renault plans to change the shape of its contract with Groupe CAT when the current five-year term is up in 2012 and is working with the company to improve performance before it decides on its future direction. “I am not sure that a new exclusive five-year contract will be put ...

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    Global news in brief

    2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Last minute efforts made to appease carmakersTalks between trade ministers from the US and South Korea continued this week as the countries try to resolve issues raised by US carmakers ahead of Thursday’s proposed approval of the free trade agreement between the two countries. Both hope to reach an agreement ...