All articles by Automotive Logistics – Page 91
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FeatureKenyan government gets tough with Mombasa Port
Drastic measures are being taken at the Port of Mombasa to solve a lack of capacity that is hampering automotive processing there. As the port strives to operate on a 24-hour basis, Kenyan Finance Minister John Michuki (pictured) has ordered the destruction of 740 vehicles and 7,000 containers worth hundreds ...
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FeatureKey executives on the move
The last few weeks has seen some big names changing jobs in automotive logistics, with appointments at Ford, Ceva, Panalpina and Ryder Europe.Grant Belanger (pictured), ex Executive Director of MP and L Ford, is now also the ex Director of Operations for Ford in South America. Effective October 1st, Grant ...
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FeatureGefco remains upbeat during the downturn
Gefco’s Chairman and CEO Yves Fargues (pictured left) shrugged off the financial meltdown in the traditional car consumption markets last week, announcing that the PSA-owned logistics service provider is aiming for substantial growth in all its main sectors of business.At a press conference in Deauville he announced plans to hit ...
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FeatureMazda crosses Russia on TSR
Mazda has started large-scale transport of vehicles to Russia using the Trans-Siberian Railroad (TSR). The first train left Zarubino on October 3rd and will arrive in Moscow on October 13th.Mazda is the first carmaker to use the route for regular traffic. In the early stages of development of the TSR, ...
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FeaturePoor car sales clog up the supply chain
A severe slump in car sales on both sides of the Atlantic is testing storage capacity at ports and is threatening to curtail production across the industry.In the UK, an “exceptionally weak September market” for new car registrations reported by the Society of Manufacturers and Motor Traders (SMMT) has had ...
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FeatureFirst call at Turkey's multiple carmaker terminal
Turkish multimodal transport firm Arkas has received its first shipment at the Autoport facility it runs in the city of Yeniköy in northeast Turkey. The M/V Toba, operated by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, unloaded 147 automobiles and 119 units of construction equipment as well as spare parts.Built with an investment of ...
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FeatureLuka Koper builds high-rise car park
Port operator Luka Koper is opening a new five-storey warehouse on its dockside storage facilities in Slovenia at the beginning of November. It will support a record growth in throughput established in part by its new Barcelona service.Already capable of holding 50,000 vehicles, the new warehouse is capable of storing ...