All Central America articles – Page 20
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FeatureSC Line adds Jacksonville to ro-ro route
SC Line, an ocean forwarder of vehicle, truck and heavy equipment based in Panama, has started making bi-weekly calls at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal at the port of Jacksonville. The new service will connect Jacksonville with Colombia, Panama and Venezuela, as part of SC Line’s USATruck ro-ro ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Redesigned Nano could reach US shores in three yearsA redesigned version of Tata's low-cost Nano minicar will come to the United States in three years, according to Ratan Tata, chairmen of India's Tata Group."The US is a very enticing market," Tata said in an interview during ...
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FeatureBrazil's new auto plan will help imports, too
The Brazilian government has launched a new automotive plan to stimulate growth and production in the country, which should open up the way for lower taxes on both locally produced and imported vehicles. Since the plan was announced earlier this month, foreign carmakers, including China's JAC ...
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FeatureWWL adds service to Chile
Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added a monthly ocean service call to the port of Antofagasta in Chile, as part of its service along South America’s West Coast.Starting this month, the latest service will add to WWL’s current calls at the ports of Guayaquil in Ecuador and Callao ...
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FeatureBuilding on the bridge to Turkey
What suppliers and logistics providers in the Turkish market are doing to localise automotive production and improve logistics costs for the total supply chain. Marcia MacLeod reportsTurkish automotive production is growing again, with opportunities in logistics for both established third-party logistics providers and new entrants to the country. Turkey’s ancient ...
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FeatureDelivering on VW's targets
Confident, cool, calmDeveloping new conceptsAdapting the European networkProviders and entrepreneurial decisionsHow to reduce emissions by 2018Transparency in visibilityThe Volkswagen Group has one of the world’s most complex distribution networks. Andrea Eck explains the advanced logistics concepts that are helping to make it faster, more precise and greener even as it ...
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FeatureBoxing clever
Container lines note a rise in box movementsRo-ro will remain dominantFor niche markets, mainlyBMW not lured by falling rates aloneContainer are increasing for Jaguar Land RoverDoor-to-door container serviceMethods of securementWhile ro-ro may seem an automatic choice for mass transport of cars, there are many markets in which the speed, security ...
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FeatureToyota shows its colours in Europe
Toyota Motor Europe’s head of logistics, talks exclusively about how the global sales leader has been redesigning its supply chain and logistics as part of a strategy to improve costs and shorten order-todelivery cycles for regional productionA Strategic change;The inbound network;Mapping Toyota's flowsDiversifying the carrier base;Centralising packaging;Shortening the order-to-delivery cycle;Outbound ...
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FeatureHello BRIC road
Safety legislation could worsen driver shortageStimulating demandFeeling the painTegma to spread its reach further Transporting tractorsGefto taps technologyNew legislation and a volatile market are hurting road haulage companies in Brazil. Tony Danby assesses the scenario for vehicle road haulage in Latin America’s largest market.Brazil’s road haulage segment for finished vehicles ...
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FeatureLogistics in the front line of crisis response
Levent Yuksel, Toyota Motor Europe’s head of logistics, on how the global sales leader has been redesigning its supply chain and logistics as part of a strategy to improve costs and shorten order-todelivery cycles for regional production. He talks to Christopher Ludwig.Although Toyota has roared back to the top of ...
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Light at the end of a long tunnel
In August, Brazil’s government announced a stimulus package worth R133 billion ($66 billion) designed to improve its already outdated transport infrastructure, in which only 6% of the roads are paved, the rail network is a woefully inadequate and there have been few concessions or significant developments for port terminals in ...
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FeatureThe right pick and mix for Meritor
Production and logistics network;Monitoring costs with a TMS;Aftermarket logistics;Global transport management.While manufacturers are often keen to stress their ability to monitor their supply chains and logistics to achieve the best cost and efficiency, many tend to leave much of the execution and administration of this to third-party logistics providers, from ...
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Tax advantages keep auto investment in Poland
There are new developments being discussed for an automotive cluster in the Silesia region of Poland near GM’s Opel’s plant in Gliwice, which lies at the heart of the Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSEZ). It reaffirms the importance of the automotive industry to the region since Opel decided in 1996 ...
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FeatureTax advantages keep auto investment in Poland
A less taxing future?;World container index Shanghai-Rotterdam;Drewry's air freight price index.There are new developments being discussed for an automotive cluster in the Silesia region of Poland near GM’s Opel’s plant in Gliwice, which lies at the heart of the Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSEZ). It reaffirms the importance of the ...
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FeatureEDITOR’S NOTE: Gefco/GM; pressures on free trade
Automotive logistics, by definition, always moves. From sorting material at crossdocks to loading in ports, sailing, trucking or flying, the supply chain is in constant flux. So too is the automotive logistics industry itself. A struggling European market brings not only painful cuts, but also changes in logistics strategies. GM’s decision ...
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FeatureChina slowdown prompts supply chain network changes
An ever-changing picture. How logistics providers are relentlessly developing their networks despite the slowdown in Chinese productionDelphi aims to take control;Lear tackles logistics cost issues;Fiat-Chrysler's export network;Gefco builds on joint ventures;Go west, 3PLs.Although the world’s largest vehicle-producing nation has experienced a slowdown in manufacturing over the past year, carmakers, tier ...
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FeatureTracking the long haul in rail
We review the North American industry’s investment and capacity utilisation for moving vehicles by rail.North American network;Improving direct rail links;Battles on the west coast;Worry over railcar shortages and allocations;An industry making improvements.The port of Portland, on the US northwest coast, is an obvious destination for vehicles exported from Asia; Toyota, ...
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FeatureBuilding on the bridge
Marcia MacLeod reports on what suppliers and logistics providers in the Turkish market are doing to localise automotive production and improve logistics costs for the total supply chainTurkish automotive production is growing again, with opportunities in logistics for both established third-party logistics providers and new entrants to the country. Turkey’s ...
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FeatureCan outbound keep up with North America’s changes?
Rail and road capacity better than expected Move to hub-and-spoke distributionReducing empty backhaulsDynamic ETA and visibilityElectronic data sharingA new associationA flexible futureDelegates at Automotive Logistics Global debated the implications of vehicle production growth in Mexico, and whether the industry will offer enough direct services and capacity to handle changing vehicle ...
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FeatureShifting markets mean a sea change for logistics
With US domestic freight trends weak, inventory lagging on production and exports from the US to Europe and China slowing, the forecasts from the opening session at this week’s Automotive Logistics Global conference in Detroit sounded like more bad news for the transport and logistics industry. But while ...