All articles by Barry Cross – Page 7
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FeatureHyundai opts for Indian coastal service but ro-ro rates are prohibitive
Hyundai has started using a new short-sea coastal service set up by Link Shipping and Management Systems for the transport of vehicles in India between the ports of Chennai on the south east coast, and Pipavav on the north west.However, high port fees are dissuading more shipping lines from entering ...
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FeatureEukor increases Barcelona calls with service to North American and Far East
The Eukor Car Carrier shipping line and its Spanish agent Agencia Marítima Española Evge have announced that they are to reinforce the number of calls being made in the port of Barcelona. Henceforth, a new service, NAME, will link the port to both North America and the Far East, considerably ...
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Santander breaks all records in 2015
In 2015, the Spanish port of Santander broke all throughput records for finished vehicles. By November, it had already handled almost 415,000 units, which was 23% more than the corresponding 11-month period in 2014 and 10% higher than the previous year as a whole. In 2014, Santander handled 374,646 vehicles, ...
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Pasajes handles finished vehicles for southern French market
The northern Spanish port of Pasaia (Pasajes) has begun handling imported Honda vehicles from the UK. The first consignment of almost 100 units arrived on board the car carrier Autostar on 13th January, operated by UECC. The vehicles were shipped from the port of Southampton. However, they were not bound ...
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Россия рассматривает Сербию вместо Турции для производства автокомпонентов
Заместитель премьер-министра РФ Дмитрий Рогозин рассказал, что в правительстве рассматривается вопрос перевода производства автокомпонентов для ведущих автопроизводителей России из Турции в Сербию.“До сих пор эти автокомпоненты производились в Турции,” - сказал Рогозин в интервью новостному агентству "Спутник". - “Мы считаем, что автопром Сербии сможет справиться с таким производством.”Потенциально такой переход ...
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俄罗斯将向出口物流注资几十亿
俄罗斯政府已经宣布，要拿出50亿卢布（约合6,260万美元），支持该国装配厂出口汽车。俄罗斯工贸部长Denis Manturov说，这笔钱将用于原始设备制造商在境外经销之前，在境内运输汽车产生的费用。基金的分配以及项目的实行，可能有俄罗斯出口中心（REC）负责。REC一位发言人证实，该中心将负责分析原始设备制造商的物理计划。国家财政预算可能不会包括过度昂贵的计划，而且钱的额数可能在未来数周内有所变化。Manturov说，“50亿卢布是工贸部的建议，是为了2016年出口车辆的运输提供补偿。但是，我们已经指示政府部门敲定额数，以便我们能决定分配基金。大体上，我们是同意这个想法，但额数抬高，这将接近50亿。”这个计划已经得到市场分析师和原始设备制造商的支持。工业部建议，这个策略将会使俄罗斯的汽车厂保持去年的生产率：大约130万辆。VTB Capital公司分析师Vladimir Bespalov说，“卢布贬值使出口从经济上更有吸引力，但是由于物流成本过高，加大海外出口变得很困难。据工贸部数据，目前俄罗斯汽车厂的平均负载率只有40%。鉴于俄罗斯市场的状态，这种情况很难改善。”GAZ公司副总裁Elena Matveeva也认为这个计划会有积极后果。她说，“这是个非常重要的措施。GAZ集团的出口量不断增长，但是运输物流成本限制着我们的发展。“我们还希望运输补贴不仅包括俄罗斯境内的运输，还包括海外的运输。比如，从俄罗斯边境到古巴的运输，是国内运输成本的10倍。而且更重要的是，这种支持应该在扩展到各种运输，包括铁路和公路。”现代、起亚和大众的代表也表达了对这个计划的支持。然而，很多原始设备制造商们称，虽然补贴的力度很大，但是不会根本上改变出口数量。一家外国原始设备制造商在俄分公司的一位匿名代表称，“社会物流的成本在下降，尤其是海洋运输部门。工贸部讨论过更广泛的出口支持，但是如果为所有物流都进行财政支持花费太高，工贸部就拒绝了这个议案，因为没有太多的资金。”物流补贴似乎比开始预期要少。2015年11月，工贸部副部长Alexandr Morozov称，出口补贴可能最高达到210亿卢布（约合3.5亿美元，这是基于11月份兑换利率）。
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Russia moots switch of auto parts from Turkey to Serbia
Russia's deputy prime minister, Dmitry Rogozin, has revealed that the government in Moscow is seeking to move the manufacture of automotive spare parts for major domestic vehicle producers from Turkey to Serbia.“Until now, these car components were manufactured in Turkey,” Rogozin told the Sputnik news agency. “We believe that the ...
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FeatureLuka Koper sets record for vehicle handling
The Luka Koper Car & Ro-Ro Terminal, at the Slovenian port of Koper, has reported that it broke all previous annual throughput records in 2015. As of the last weekend of the year, it reported that 600,000 finished vehicles had made use of its premises, which is more units for ...
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Porto de Santa Marta atinge novos níveis de produtividade
No porto colombiano de Santa Marta, a instalação do especialista de veículos terminados, Terminal Fast, estabeleceu um novo recorde de produtividade em dezembro.No espaço de uma hora e cinquenta minutos, o terminal desembarcou 632 veículos. De acordo com o porto, isto foi 232% mais rápido do que a média regional, ...
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Valencia frees up stevedoring market for finished vehicles
The Valencia Port Authority in Spain has given the go ahead for the specialist finished vehicles handling facility, Valencia Terminal Europa (VTE), to use personnel not contracted to the port stevedoring company Sevasa-Sagep, during the loading and unloading of Ro Ro vessels.In future, VTE will use its own staff or ...
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Porto de Santa Marta atinge novos níveis de produtividade
No porto colombiano de Santa Marta, a instalação do especialista de veículos terminados, Terminal Fast, estabeleceu um novo recorde de produtividade em dezembro.No espaço de uma hora e cinquenta minutos, o terminal desembarcou 632 veículos. De acordo com o porto, isto foi 232% mais rápido do que a média regional, ...
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Santa Marta port achieves new productivity levels
In the Colombian port of Santa Marta, the specialist finished vehicles facility, Fast Terminal, set a new productivity record in December.In the space of one hour and fifty minutes, the terminal disembarked 632 vehicles. According to the port, this is some 232% faster than the regional average, which is around ...
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Spain must improve logistics to remain competitive
The Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers (Anfac) has released a report highlighting its global vision of how Spain can improve its provision of logistics services. Given that logistics now forms 10% of the overall end cost of a vehicle, getting this area right remains a key factor ...
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Venezuela imports Chery taxis
Chinese carmaker Chery has delivered a first volume instalment of 2,500 taxis to Venezuela through the port of Cabello. The delivery follows an initial shipment of 400 vehicles last month.The Venezuelan Minister of People Power for Aquatic and Air Transport (MPPTAA), Giuseppe Yoffreda, supervised the unloading as part of the ...
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Spain could lose carmaking in five years, warns Machado
The president of Ford Spain, José Manuel Machado (pictured), has warned that the high costs of logistics and energy in Spain could threaten the future of vehicle manufacturing in the country. He said the higher costs meant the industry was less competitive, which could prompt manufacturers to switch production to ...
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Setor de logística indiano busca subsídio para movimentação de veículos por via ferroviária e marítima
Empresas de logística automotiva na Índia estão pretendendo desenvolver melhores serviços costeiros de transporte marítimo e ferroviário para veículos acabados a partir de fábricas de produção para concessionárias. Atualmente, com poucas exceções, esse tráfego é encaminhado por estrada.A barreira à entrada, no entanto, permanece clara: para enviar um carro pequeno ...
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Сектор логистики Индии в поисках субсидий для перевозок автомобилей по железной дороге и морю
Aвтологистические компании в Индии пытаются развить морские каботажные и ж/д перевозки готовых авто от заводов в дилерские центры. Cейчас за редким исключением перевозки осуществляются по автодорогам.Но существуют очевидные барьеры. Стоимость перевозки небольшого авто из Ченнаи в Ахмедабад по автодороге составляет в регионе $173, морем - $218. Автологистические компании направили ...
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Indian logistics sector seeks subsidy to shift vehicle volumes to rail and sea
Automotive logistics companies in India are looking to develop better coastal shipping and rail services to transport finished vehicles from production plants to dealerships. Currently, with few exceptions, this traffic goes by road.The barrier to entry, however, remains clear: to ship a small car from Chennai to Ahmedabad by road ...
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- 印度物流寻求铁路和海运补贴渠道
印度汽车物流公司正在开发更好的沿海航运及铁路服务，将汽车从生产厂运到经销处。目前，除了个别之外，多数运输还是靠公路进行。 困难显而易见：从Chennai到Ahmedabad，通过公路运输一辆小型车的成本是173美元，而海运成本就增加到218美元。因此，物流部门的公司就向联合运输和交通部长Nitin Gadkari写信，要求为每辆车提供补助，这样就可以将运输重点转移到海路或铁路。 他们说，基于印度政府的《2026汽车任务规划（AMP）》，为运输模式的转变提供资金是有意义的事情。 据日前刚刚发布的AMP规划预计，在未来的10年内，印度的汽车业将增长3.5倍至4倍，从目前的价值740亿美元，增长到2,600亿至3,000亿美元。 然而，印度的物流部门相信，贸易扩大的速度可以更快。但是，如果采用最环保的运输模式，就需要一些补贴。 在沿海滚装服务方面，已经有所行动。比如，在过去的两年里，华伦威尔森物流印度公司一直在努力建立滚装服务，在Chennai和Gujarat之间运输汽车、公交车建筑设备。然而，由于缺乏财政激励政策，加上对船舶燃料征税，这样的服务并不可行。 WWL印度公司执行董事Gur Prasad Kohli说，“如果每辆的能够获得3,000卢比（约合45美元）的补贴，而且对船用油还施以进口补贴的话，沿海航运才可行。”他还补充说，政府其实一直都很清楚这种情况。 虽然目前的形式还不明朗，Kohli将会在董事会上提出要求，向沿海航运投资300万美元到600万美元。这样的话，第一年可能会有损失，但是最终的回报大于冒险成本。 铁路方面来说，在过去的12个月里，在Gurgaron的APL Logistics Vascor Automotive已经投资开发特殊设计的双层铁路货车，现在已经投入使用，在Chennai和Delhi及Guwahati之间运输汽车。尽管常务董事Umesh Bhanot说，浮动剧烈的铁路货运现状使这个行业并不看好。事实上，他提出疑问，在近几年里，柴油的价格下降近24%，但为什么费用会一直上涨。 据Bhanot称，这或许是因为环保运输的出现，比如铁路，对公路的压力相对减少。目前，铁路在印度整车运输市场里的份额低于5%。他认为，政府要在2026年之前生产930万乘用车的目标（这是AMP规划的一部分）可能很难单靠公路实现；因此，需要鼓励一些替代方案。 利用多模式方案创造整车部门的竞争网络方面的问题，将在德里召开的印度汽车物流会议上讨论，会议日期为12月8日至10日。点击注册，获得更多资讯。
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Ford begins exports of Fiestas via Lázaro Cárdenas
The Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas has handled its first ever consignment of Ford vehicles for export, which were despatched to Portland, in the US. The 68 Ford Fiesta vehicles were transported aboard NYK’s Hyperion Leader.The cars were built at the Ford plant at Cuautitlán Izcalli, in Mexico State, where ...