All Europe articles – Page 110
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FeatureDynamic engineering
The design of logistics networks can have a decisive effect on their performance and efficiency, but it is necessary for manufacturer and logistics providers to reengineer them as often as possible to gain the most efficiency.When companies decide how parts are going to flow from suppliers to assembly plants, or ...
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FeatureHow to choose a spare parts warehouse
Warehousing is a critical part of spare parts distribution, with carmakers having to balance decisions on locations, size, providers, IT systems and picking technology.
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FeatureBehr necessities for tier one expansion
Behr America is putting logistics at the heart of its North American growth, including adding new assembly processes, changing 3PLs and increasing its use of intermodal transport
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FeatureLow tide for vehicles in South American ports
Brazilian and Argentine ports are seeing some choppy waters but the finished car market continues to provide significant volumes. After years of neglect, there are signs that public and private investment are gathering apace.Brazil, which for a decade has been on the mighty march of the BRIC economies, has recently ...
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FeatureGrowing pains at China’s top ro-ro ports
Following fast growth in vehicle flows, China has licensed more ports for import to the country, while terminals have invested in storage and value-added services. However, an uncertain market and port space issues are making disruptive waves for some brands and shipping lines.Despite slower economic growth, China’s car market has ...
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FeatureNeptune Lines marks 20 years in the Black Sea
European shortsea operator Neptune Lines is marking its second decade of uninterrupted activity in the Black Sea at a time when carmakers and their logistics providers are focusing again on the area as an access point to markets including Russia, Romania and Turkey. Most recently the company has reported providing ...
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FeatureGaz exports bus chassis to Cuba
Russian commercial vehicle maker Gaz has begun sending bus chassis to Cuba and expects to deliver 330 by the end of the year. PAZ, a subsidiary of Gaz's Russian Buses division, has sent 210 PAZ-32053 chassis to Cuban bus manufacturer, Caisa, for final assembly and will also be supplying spare ...
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FeatureProgreso tempts auto traffic from Veracruz
Given increasing capacity shortages for vehicles at the Mexican port of Veracruz, the government of the Yucatán region is trying to tempt vehicle manufacturers to make use of the port of Progreso to serve markets in the US, as well as Central and South America.Gabriel Magaña Legorreta, managing director of ...
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FeatureDFDS invests £34m to scrub out the sulphur
Leading ocean forwarder DFDS Seaways is investing a further £34m ($53m) in scrubber technology to filter sulphur from its vessels’ exhaust gases. The latest investment covers three vessels bringing the number in its fleet using scrubbers to 12. It comes ahead of environmental regulations set by the European Commission that ...
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FeatureWhen the hammer falls – auction car logistics
Auction houses sell millions of cars around the world both online and at centres, and they need specific and complex logistics solutions to meet their customers' changing needs.Before auction house customers take delivery of their purchases, it is likely that the cars they have bought have moved through a logistics ...
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FeatureOpportunites for Russian CKDs
Russian government policy has pushed carmakers in Russia and Central Asia toward expansion by kit assembly methods. Logistics is playing a critical role and providers are likely to see more opportunities. Russian kit production growth Government influences Subsidies in the Far East Central Asian opportunity Localisation and CKD Big ...
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FeatureGefco and Ford team up in UK market
Transport and logistics provider Gefco has announced a new partnership with Ford. Under the agreement, the logistics provider will assume responsibility for multi-user, in-night distribution of parts to dealers across several UK regions. This is the first alliance of its kind to be implemented between the two organisations in the ...
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FeatureDB Schenker consolidates business in Frankfurt
DB Schenker is consolidating the management of its Transport and Logistics division with the European headquarters of its rail freight company in a new headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.The building, called Alpha Rotex, is located in Frankfurt’s Gateway Gardens at the city’s airport and will house 500 employees. DB Schenker has ...
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FeatureShanghai VW begins SKD assembly at Urumqi
Volkswagen’s joint venture with SAIC Motor – Shanghai Volkswagen – has begun production at its newest plant in China, located at Urumqi in the western region of Xinjiang. It is the first vehicle plant in the region.The carmaker has started production at the plant with the new Santana model, which ...
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FeatureUkraine fees will hit foreign carmakers
Ukraine has introduced a utilisation fee for imported cars that foreign carmakers say is a protectionist measure and will limit market access for them. The duty, which went into effect on September 1 this year. is designed by the government to stimulate domestic production and is likely to benefit Ukrainian ...
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FeatureGCS adds two more automotive customers to its Novorossiysk operation
Logistics provider Global Container Services (GCS) is providing supply chain services for China’s Brilliance Auto and Taiwanese carmaker Luxgen through the port of Novorossiysk in Russia.In two recently-signed contracts, GCS will be transporting complete knockdown (CKD) kits along a 470km route from the port to assembly plants in the southern ...
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FeatureTruck fleet purchasing part 2: tailoring trucks to fit a niche
In the second part of our study into truck fleet procurement for vehicle logistics, manufacturers and equipment providers explain how they are striving to meet the large needs of a very small industry.Talking to car hauliers about their fleet purchasing strategies reveals just how specialised their requirements are for vehicle ...
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FeatureTruck fleet purchasing part 1: LSPs better shop around
Given the high costs in purchasing and running fleets, it is vital that car hauliers consider their options carefully when buying power units. We speak to the buyers to find out what they want Assessing performance and designBuying in a niche marketLife-cycle costA buyer’s spec listService parts and maintenance Although ...
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FeatureJLR ‘disappointed’ at DHL Unite members' strike
As reported last week, staff employed by DHL providing support to inbound logistics activity at Jaguar Land Rover’s plants in the UK, have taken strike action today (August 28) in a protest over pay disparities between themselves and JLR workers.The action, which is backed by the UK’s Unite union, is ...
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FeatureMazda to handle South Africa imports and sales
Mazda has established a national sales company in South Africa that it said will enable independent control of the import and sale of its vehicles to the country, as well as provide customer services. The new company – Mazda South Africa – will be based in Johannesburg and involves a ...