All Europe articles – Page 177
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FeaturePirates target MOL car carrier
On Sunday night a Mitsui OSK Lines’ car carrier was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, 900km off the coast of Somalia. The Jasmine Ace, which was carrying 377 used vehicles on route to the Port of Mombasa in Kenya, evaded capture by taking evasive action but sustained ...
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FeatureIndian-Italian JV targets small car segment
Indian LSP Pallia Transport has entered into a 50:50 logistics joint venture with Italy’s Gruppo Mercurio to provide end-to-end vehicle movement services between India and Europe. Called Mercurio Pallia Logistics, the new company is looking to benefit from the growth in Indian vehicle sales especially with Monday’s launch of the ...
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FeatureA Born identity for Mitsubishi in Europe
Mitsubishi is moving its European head office from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to the same location as its parts distribution centre and assembly plant in Born in the southeast of the country. The move comes as part of a major restructuring of Mitsubishi’s European unit which will see various ...
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FeatureKia boosts aftermarket parts operation
Kia is in the process of transferring its aftermarket parts operation in the UK from Fradley (near Lichfield) to join Hyundai at a new 19,500m2 distribution warehouse in Tamworth in the Midlands. Full transfer will be completed on May 5th this year. The new £32m ($46.7m) facility is managed by ...
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FeatureLow volumes mean idle fleets
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is planning to lay up between 15-20% of its 60-strong fleet as the industry experiences a 30-40% decrease in automotive volumes. "Like our customers, we have to adjust our capacity,” said CEO Arild Iverson. “Since we do not predict any significant up-turn in the market until ...
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Container lines fear floating in a bloodbath
Freight rates for container shipping have fallen so dramatically in the past months that many struggling container lines and other players will not survive if prices stay at this level or decrease further, according to several executives from shipping lines and logistics companies. Speaking at Bremen Logistics Day 2009 ...
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FeatureCeva blurs the line between LSP and tier one in Brazil
AV Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Ceva Logistics, has bought the assets of Delphi’s supply operation at GM’s Automotive Industrial Complex in Gravatai, Brazil. The acquisition puts AVM in control of an 8,000m2 warehouse with responsibility for the full range of services involved in the supply and sub-assembly of front suspension ...
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FeatureDHL is first to receive quality award from Jaguar Land Rover
DHL Exel Supply Chain has become the first company to receive Jaguar Land Rover’s new Quality Award for Best Business Process Quality Improvement Project. The Quality Awards have been established to recognise teams working in partnership with the JLR business that have made exceptional contribution to quality during 2008. The ...
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Ford wants more intermodal solutions
Ford is exploring a range of intermodal options across Europe as it seeks to cut logistics costs and improve efficiency, including new rail lines to Russia, a Central Eastern hub in Poland and the use of the Danube as a commercial inland waterway in Romania. Talking at this year’s Automotive ...
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FeatureVW keeps FRID tabs on delivery in Germany
Volkswagen has introduced a new RFID system at its Wolfsburg plant in Germany with support from IBM to improve the efficiency and visibility of its inbound parts handling. Heralded by the company as “the biggest motor vehicle factory in the world under one roof”, the Wolfsburg facility has a daily ...
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FeatureFicosa chooses Chep for parts protection
Ficosa Otomotiv San, the Turkish division of the Spanish automotive parts maker Ficosa Group, will use CHEP’s folding large containers (FLCs) at its plant in Bursa for transport of wire harnesses to a number of its plants in Eastern Europe.According to Dan Walsh, Sales Director at CHEP, the pallet and ...
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FeatureBetter logistics could help Nissan go Mexico
Nissan has been renegotiating logistics contracts and reengineering transport networks at its Mexican operations to make its cost more competitive, raising the chances that it could shift more production of cars and parts there, according to Gerardo de la Torre, Supply Chain Management and Logistics Director for Nissan Mexicana. “Right ...
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FeatureOverheard in Montreux: 'What we actually need is action'
Delegates at the Automotive Logistics Europe conference held last week in Montreux talked about the need for leadership, sober prognosis and a greater transparency in the relationship between OEMs and logistic service providers. Only then can the industry move on from the current crisis and deal with the challenges ahead: ...
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FeatureEuropean truckmakers reach for new markets
Commercial vehicle sales in Europe have fallen significantly in 2009, with the registrations of new vehicles contracting by more than 35% in January to 145,000 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. The sales drop has led truckmakers to export and assemble vehicles outside their traditional markets, although the ...
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ECG president Mehrtens takes on new role
After 20 years with the Netherlands-based Broekman Group, Frits Mehrtens has resigned as General Manager of Broekman Automotive, to become Business Development Director for Greencat, effective March 1st. Mehrtens, who has been president of the European Association of Vehicle Logistics (ECG) since May 2007, will step down from that post ...
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IT still in demand despite recession
The demand for visibility and IT services in the supply chain is proving resilient despite the huge drop in vehicle sales and production, IT suppliers have told Automotive Logistics. Several companies have just announced investments or updates to their IT systems, while an IBM survey of supply chain executives published ...
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Tata Nano could be saving grace for supply chain
Following months of delay, Tata Motors has announced that the Nano, the world’s cheapest car, will officially launch on March 23rd, and should reach dealers by the first week of April, according to the company. Sales in the short term could defy the sour economy and be enough to help ...
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Carriers get creative in tough times
With new car sales at their lowest point in decades in the US, finished vehicle logistics providers are looking outside their traditional business segments. Car transporter United Road, has grown in the used-vehicle market, in moving repossessions as well as “green” vehicles. Ro-ro carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is moving ...
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March is make or break for LSPs
The automotive supply chain in both Europe and North America will be at high risk during the coming months as part suppliers and logistics providers come under financial stress, analysts predict. Following the high number of plant closures and production cuts since December, a result of a global collapse in ...
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FeatureGefco receives new UK trailer fleet
Lohr has provided Gefco with a fleet of ten car carrier trailers from its factory in Strasbourg, France that will enable more efficient vehicle transport from the company’s regional distribution centre in Corby, in the English Midlands. The Eurolohr 3.53 UK Hybrid trailers, which allow mixed loads for up to ...