All articles by Barry Cross – Page 5
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FeatureEML moves Santander contract to Bergé
Brussels-based shipping line Euro Marine Logistics (EML) has awarded Spanish automotive logistics provider Bergé a contract to undertake stevedoring duties on its finished vehicle traffic at the northern Spanish port of Santander.The contract involves mainly Renault and Nissan brands and covers around 160,000 import-export units a year from this year ...
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Lázaro Cárdenas handles consignment of over 550 BAIC vehicles
The Mexican Pacific Coast port of Lázaro Cárdenas took delivery of a major consignment of over 550 imported BAIC finished vehicles at the end of March.The port handled its first-ever shipment of vehicles on behalf of the Chinese state-owned enterprise in March last year, when it imported 163 D20s that ...
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FeatureInternational rail services start moving vehicles to Portugal and Italy
Two new international vehicle handling rail services have begun operating in recent weeks out of Spain and the Czech Republic.The first, operated by Takargo/Ibercargo, is being used to move Renault vehicles from Spain to Portugal, with trains originating in either Venta de Baños or Valladolid in Spain and running through ...
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FeatureMahindra & Mahindra plans assembly in Sri Lanka
Indian vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra has announced plans to build an assembly plant in Sri Lanka.“We have many assembly plants in Africa and other regions and since business is going well we are looking at an assembly facility in Sri Lanka soon,” said Sanjay Jadhav, the company’s vice president ...
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FeatureStrikes avoided as Spain attempts to overhaul stevedoring policy
Threatened strikes by Spain’s port unions have been temporarily called off and talks resumed with the government as the country attempts to overhaul and liberalise stevedoring policy under pressure from the European Union (EU).The EU has called for a change to practices in the stevedoring sector in which all terminals ...
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FeatureMercedes-Benz Trucks looks to double exports from Brazil to the Arab world
Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Brazil has said it expects to more than double its exports of trucks to the Middle East and North Africa during 2017.Last year it exported 348 units to the region, consisting of 202 medium-weight Atego trucks and 146 light and medium-weight Accelo trucks. In 2016, the majority ...
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FeaturePatimban port set to boost Indonesian finished vehicle exports
The Indonesian government is hoping that a new deep sea port at Patimban, in West Java, will absorb part of the finished vehicle traffic that the existing facility at Tanjung Priok, the country’s largest port (pictured), is struggling to cope with.Thomas Lembong, chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), said: ...
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FeatureUS tariffs ‘of limited long-term impact’ on Mexico, says WWL
Export tariffs to the US will be of limited long-term impact on Mexico’s automotive sector despite some short- to medium-term concerns, the head of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) in Mexico has suggested.Commenting on an analysis of the Mexican market produced by WWL recently, including the threat of tariffs being imposed ...
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FeatureCarmakers to benefit from renovated Sagunto port rail line
Spain’s national ports authority, Puertos del Estado, has committed €40m ($42.6m) to upgrade the railway line linking Zaragoza, Teruel and the port of Sagunto on the Mediterranean coast. Of this, €13.6m is earmarked for sidings and €23m for the rail access into the port.The government said that it wanted to ...
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Bill Villalon ocupa cargo como presidente da APL Logistics
Após a notícia de que Bill Villalon (foto) tinha assumido o cargo de presidente interino pelo provedor de transporte de cargas e logística global, APL Logistics, a empresa confirmou esta semana que ele vai agora assumir permanentemente o papel de presidente.O movimento segue a saída de Beat Simon, que deixou ...
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FeatureReport highlights crisis in maritime car carrier sector
The maritime car carrier sector has failed to return to the levels of activity in place before the global economic crisis, a report issued at the end of last year by Clarksons Research has suggested.In 2008, the number of finished vehicles moved by maritime transport peaked at 21.3m units. While ...
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Grimaldi Group confirms vertical storage unit at Valencia
Grimaldi Group has reaffirmed a commitment to build a vertical storage facility at its Valencia Terminal Europa, on Dique del Este, at the Mediterranean port of Valencia.Mario Massarotti, MD of the group’s Spanish operation, said the new facility was required to improve the quality of service it offered in the ...
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FeatureChennai port expedites automotive consignment clearance
Pressure from the automotive industry in India has finally resulted in the Chennai Customs Zone agreeing to adopt a faster system for container clearance at the port of Chennai.Chennai will now permit direct port delivery of containerised automotive parts using bills of entry under the Risk Management System (RMS). RMS ...
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FeatureGothenburg increases vehicle traffic in both directions
Finished vehicle numbers at the Swedish port of Gothenburg rose by 24% in the first nine months of this year, to 176,548 units. In the most recent quarter (July-September), growth was 15%, with 56,000 cars passing through the port.“Volvo is selling more cars than ever before and the shipping of ...
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FeatureBrussels gives thumbs-up to UECC Ibérica sale
Spain’s terminal operating and services company Marítima del Mediterráneo (Marmedsa) is to take a 50% stake in UECC Ibérica, the Portuguese-based firm that manages and operates the finished vehicle terminal at the northern Spanish port of Pasaia (Pasajes).The remaining 50% of the company will be retained by short-sea maritime services ...
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Port of Paranaguá predicts 83% rise in finished vehicle traffic
The number of finished vehicles that the Brazilian port of Paranaguá will handle in 2017 is expected to grow by 83%, compared to this year. Forecasts from operators indicate that around 163,000 units, taking both imports and exports into account, will pass through the port next year – some 73,000 ...
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FeatureFord to use Vigo for imported Rangers
Ford has chosen the Spanish north-western port of Vigo from which to distribute its Ford Ranger pickup in southern Europe. The Ranger, which is built in South Africa, is the European best seller in its segment.The first consignment, consisting of 280 units, was dispatched from Port Elizabeth in South Africa ...
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FeatureMexico now India’s largest automotive export market
Mexico has become India’s largest market for automotive exports, according to data released by engineering body EEPC India.Between April and July this year, automotive exports from India – including finished vehicles, two- and three-wheelers, and parts and components – amounted to $2.78 billion. Of that, shipments to Mexico accounted for ...
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Work starts on new NYK finished vehicle facility in the Philippines
Work has begun on construction of NYK's new pre-delivery inspection and storage facility in the Philippines. The facility, which will be built on land owned by International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) and used as a storage centre for finished vehicles, is located in Barangay Niugan, Cabuyao Laguna.In a statement, NYK ...
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FeatureColombia’s Santa Marta port to benefit from Kia’s Mexican plant
The opening in May this year of Kia Motor’s plant at Pesqueria in the Mexican state of Nuevo León is helping to consolidate a key commercial route along the Atlantic Ocean, where the Colombian port of Santa Marta is a direct beneficiary. For the rest of this year, the port ...