All Europe articles – Page 158

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    Brazil’s suppliers expand

    01 October 2010

    Global tier ones in Brazil restructured their supply chains during the industry slump, only to find a year later that they were scrambling to meet huge new demand. Tony Danby investigates how the timely overhaul of their logistics and supply chains has helped them cope with the unexpected onslaught of ...

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    Have the tides turned for car shipping?

    01 October 2010

    A new market entrantTrade from Japan must pick upQuite a bit of cargo aroundThe one concern above all othersNo one is pretending there has been a return to pre-recession highs, but the car shipping market has come back to high speed and nearly full capacity. But with worries over a ...

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    Fathoming the new frontier

    01 October 2010

    Carmakers and LSPs getting to grips with the complexities of the new Customs Code unifying Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan need a good eye for detail and a close relationship with customs officials if they are to tackle what remains a risky procedure full of compromise and hidden costsInvestment fearsSomething old, ...

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    The road to 4m cars is paved with rail

    01 October 2010

    The road remains the only way to goTrailers of all different sizesMature logistics: using regional stockyardsWith the Indian market on pace to surpass 4m units a year in the next five years, manufacturers are increasingly dissatisfied with the low standard of vehicle distribution, and want to see a viable rail ...

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    A misty outlook for container sea trade

    01 October 2010

    Car component trade by sea container has recovered well since the recession, but box shortages and slow steaming have caused issues for some manufacturers’ supply chains. And with the outlook uncertain, capacity questions remain unansweredContainer shipping and the car businessHonda UK works direct with shippersSafmarine builds a closer relationship with ...

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    An emerging case for change

    01 October 2010

    Supply chains in emerging markets present unique challenges for packaging. Companies are now beginning to adopt the best of the established techniques, and are developing some interesting new approaches of their ownTata introduces pooled packagingWestern packaging providers move into ChinaStandards are a major concernWhat to do when suppliers aren't where ...

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    China’s growth hinges on its ports

    01 October 2010

    Shanghai PortGerman craftsmanship is in demandHigh and heavy calls the shotsSea routes linking north and south ChinaThe future?China imports more cars from Europe and the US than it exports and the trend looks set to continue. Namrita Chow reveals that in spite of being restricted to five ports for bringing ...

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    Finding a common language for vehicle logistics

    01 October 2010

    The costs of not having standardsEurope is behindThe outbound chain is characterised by OEMs and LSPs each using their own words and codes when it comes to things like scheduling, tracking and payment. Malcolm Wheatley discovers some progress toward standardisation, but will OEMs invest in change?For the two companies involved, ...

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    Getting closer all the time

    01 October 2010

    Last year, the Renault-Nissan Alliance began rewriting its playbook for logistics with the creation of common management charged with speeding up the pace of integration for parts and vehicle logistics. A year and a half later, the progress is much higher than anticipated.In June 2009, when Carlos Ghosn, the CEO ...

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    Bringing lean to the LSPs

    01 October 2010

    A philosophy of lean logistics and continuous improvement is not just for the large carmakers of the world; even smaller logistics providers have found ways to use the principles to improve their business.The Huppertz Group, a medium-sized, family-owned German logistics provider, will open a logistics centre in 2011 in Kassel ...

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    Can social media help logistics?

    01 October 2010

    When Iceland’s volcano erupted earlier this year, closing most of European airspace for weeks, social media web sites found a new purpose as airlines began to channel passenger updates through Facebook and Twitter. Air Berlin and Air Baltic, for example, said they received millions of requests for information via Twitter, ...

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    Standing atop the Welt of BMW’s vehicle distribution

    01 October 2010

    Central controlA reserved approach to outsourcingKeeping a stable distribution flowEurope–an unexpected rise in subcontractingNorth America–get the capacity in thereChina–surprisingly collaborative providersLooking ahead–IT and carbon cuttingMathias Wellbrock is carefully driving BMW’s outbound logistics with tight, in-house control while building closer relationships with providers; all of which is becoming even more critical ...

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    The US needs more car hauliers

    01 October 2010

    The increasing worry over a double dip recession in the US may accentuate problems in the finished vehicle supply chain in North America; the lack of truck capacity, aging equipment and a shortage of skilled hauliers.Domestic OEMs such as Ford have been telling Finished Vehicle Logistics since May that they were ...

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    Is Russia moving in the wrong direction?

    01 October 2010

    Russia’s prime minister Vladimir Putin said in September that Russia would further raise import tariffs on foreign produced vehicles from the current 25% duty to stimulate Russian production. Exact figures and timings were not given but carmakers and logistics providers are bracing themselves. The news puts a damper on recent ...

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    Waiting for the Leafs to turn

    01 October 2010

    Nissan, which will soon bring its electric Leaf model to Japan, the US, China and parts of Europe, is anticipating delivery delays as production out of its Japanese plant struggles to fill orders before local production begins in other markets. Customers could expect delays for the first two years particularly ...

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    Nissan chooses NYK for Central Europe

    29 September 2010

    Nissan has chosen NYK Logistics to handle inbound collections across Central Europe for supply to its assembly plants in Barcelona, Spain and Sunderland in the UK. The new contract builds on NYK’s existing provision for the carmaker in Eastern Europe and the UK. The Central European business involves collections from ...

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    Suardiaz CAT joint venture closes on full capacity

    29 September 2010

    Details of the joint venture between CAT Group and Grupo Suardiaz reported last week have become clearer following comments from CAT Group’s head of the company’s Vehicle Logistics division, Antoine Nemand, who told Automotive Logistics News this week that the company is closing on its goal of full capacity for ...

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    Global news in brief

    29 September 2010

    NYK vessel attacked near IndonesiaA car carrier operated by NYK Line was attacked by pirates off the coast of Indonesia, near Kalimantan, earlier this month. The Cheerleader, which was travelling between Kobe, Japan and Jakarta in Indonesia,was boarded by pirates on September 10th. The pirates stole money but fled without ...

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    Executives on the move

    22 September 2010

    Harry Doms is joining electric vehicle maker Tesla as EMEA regional logistics manager at the beginning of October and will be responsible for establishing the distribution network for finished vehicles to and throughout Europe. He will be responsible for negotiating and establishing agreements for outbound freight costs with LSPs throughout ...

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    Grimaldi committed to MoS despite exit from GLD

    22 September 2010

    Rather than casting doubt on its commitment to the Motorway of the Seas (MoS) initiative, Grimaldi’s decision to pull out of its agreement with fellow ocean forwarder LD Lines for the operation of a ferry service between France and Spain has been taken because the Italian operator wants to concentrate ...