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All Feature articles – Page 197
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FeatureSlimstock receives award for swift action following MOL Comfort disaster
Slimstock, a UK-based software logistics company, has recently received an award in the Planning And Forecasting Software category at the 2014 Logistics Business IT Awards for its quick response after a Mitsui ship carrying automotive parts sank in the Indian Ocean last year. The containerised parts were being imported by ...
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Feature宇森物流在海防市开设多功能仓库
宇森物流在越南北部海防直辖市（Hai Phong）开设了一家多功能工厂，这是公司在越南拓展业务的一部分。宇森物流发言人证实说，该工厂可提供一系列入厂服务及汽车零部件服务，同时也可提供整车运输服务。 该工厂建在临近海防港与莱县港开发区的海防Dinh Vu工业区，总占地面积100,000平方米。工厂包括一个占地12,000平方米的仓库，一个占地23,870平方米、存储容量达3,000个标准箱的空集装箱装卸站，和一个可容纳100辆卡车的车库。同时，它还包含化学及电子部门，这些部门同汽车一起，在过去的几年里在该区域蓬勃发展。 宇森物流驻海防港的办事处已重迁该地，集清关业务，无船承运人以及销售功能为一体。 公司表明海防港劳动力充裕，诸如大工业中心和高速公路网这些基础设施建设也在加速建设之中。 公司在发布会上表明，“新的工厂能够提供综合的仓储服务，并能将仓储和集装箱货运中转站结合在一起。作为海防唯一的多功能仓库，它可以满足客户的各种需求，包括原材料与零部件进口，完整货物的船运，以及整合买家货物的物流需求”。 在上周（11月12日）召开的开幕式上，宇森物流的总裁Hiromitsu Kuramoto先生展现了他在该区域的宏图壮志，“我们一直在为增进东盟经济一体化而不懈奋斗，跨国界全球物流网络的建立势在必行。通过商业发展来促进海防直辖市的经济建设，一直是我们长期以来为之努力的目标” 宇森物流（越南）今年迎来十周年庆典。
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FeatureYusen oткрывает многоцелевой склад в Хай Понге
Yusen Logistics открыла многоцелевой склад в городе Хай Понг в северном Вьетнаме. Здесь предлагается весь спектр услуг для автосектора: входящие и послепродажные запчасти и компоненты, услуги по обработке готовых авто. Центр расположен на участке площадью 100 000 кв.м в промышленной зоне Хай Понг Дин Ву недалеко от порта Хай Понг. ...
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FeatureYusen opens multipurpose warehouse in Hai Phong
Yusen Logistics has opened a multi-purpose warehouse in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam, as part of its ongoing expansion in the country. The facility offers a full range of automotive services for inbound and aftermarket parts, as well as providing services for finished vehicle handling, confirmed a spokesperson for the ...
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FeatureFord reorganises Africa and Middle East business
Ford will combine its African and Middle East divisions into one business unit from the beginning of January next year. Ford Middle East and Africa will be managed in two sub-regions – South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa. The carmaker said that while regional ...
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FeatureVehicle imports to China on the up while exports fall
While China’s government has forecast that industry growth in the automotive sector will reach 8% by 2020, and account for 7.5% of its GDP, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) has recently released its own October figures, highlighting a growth in imports, but indicating that exports were down. In ...
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FeatureThe importance and growth of manufacturing logistics in the UK
A wealth of opportunity is available to companies that think internationally, and businesses producing parts for the manufacturing industry should be looking to the corners of the world in search of contractsGone are the days when complex products and all their components were made in one factory. These days, manufacturers ...
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FeatureVolvo Trucks opens first PDC in Indonesia as demand grows
Volvo Trucks is reported to have opened a $10m parts distribution centre (PDC) in Balikpapan, Indonesia to meet demand and reduce waiting times for service parts generated by the mining industry in the country.Last year the Kalimantan province, where Balikpapan is located, accounted for 80% of Volvo’s total spare parts ...
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FeatureMercedes-Benz deepens global procurement footprint
Mercedes-Benz Cars has announced it is expanding the international reach of its procurement organisation in an effort to safeguard its 2020 growth strategy. The move will see a closer integration of procurement and supplier quality functions, with locations in China, North America and South Africa playing a more important role ...
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FeatureTransplace enhances customs portal for US-Mexico shippers
North American 3PL and technology provider, Transplace, has announced improvements to the customs portal it provides for shippers moving goods through the US-Mexico border, including those in the automotive industry. According to the company the system automates and standardises the interaction between shippers, importers and customs, for better communication and ...
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FeatureDenso opens Nashville facility as part of North American expansion plan
Automotive systems supplier Denso is opening a parts distribution centre (PDC) in Nashville Tennessee as part of its plans to expand product development and manufacturing capabilities across the region.The Nashville facility – Denso Logistics Nashville Tennessee (DLNT) – represents an investment of $6.7m and covers an area of 15,300 sq.m.Overall ...
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FeatureAnalysis: logistics in China still needs to shift from big to strong
Automotive logistics providers in the world’s largest market might be saying the right things but the industry lacks transparency in many areas. Christopher Ludwig provides a résumé of the market following an important industry gatheringExecutives at Chinese automotive and logistics companies speak a remarkably similar language when it comes to ...
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FeaturePINC Solutions to launch aerial drones for inventory management
Yard management and supply chain software supplier, PINC Solutions, will launch a drone technology service called PINC Air at the beginning of next year to provide accurate inventory tracking on a range of products including trailers, finished vehicles and heavy machinery.A spokesperson for the company confirmed that it had already ...
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FeatureChina reveals measures to make logistics sector globally competitive
China’s State Council has released guidelines to promote the development of the commerce and logistics sectors to boost consumption and speed up job creation. According to state-run news agency, Xinhua, commercial loans and other policy support will be provided to relevant companies with the intention of building them into globally ...
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FeatureGAC delivers 1,000 tonne metal press to Volvo Car
The Project Logistics division of integrated logistics provider and maritime services company, GAC, has delivered a 1,000+ tonne metal forming press to Volvo Car’s body components plant in Olofström, Sweden.The press, made by Müller Weingarten, was moved in three parts by truck from the equipment maker’s Kaiserslautern facility in Germany ...
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FeatureVehicle exports on the increase in Spain
According to the Spanish government the country's ports will handle a total of 2.5m finished vehicles in 2014, up 7% over 2013. The minister for public works, Ana Pastor Julián (left), said that next year ports would handle 2.7m units, equivalent to an increase of 8%.In the first seven months ...
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FeatureDevaluation of ruble brings losses to importers in Russia
Most OEMs in Russia have taken hits to their revenue figures due to the continued drop in the exchange value of the Russian ruble against the euro. The ruble has fallen 40% against the euro this year, with a 20% drop over the autumn.Market experts agree that the current situation ...
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FeatureKion renames Linde Material Handling as part of North American strategy
Linde Material Handling North America is changing its name to Kion North America Corporation as of January 2015. The company said the change would allow it to better align itself with its European parent company, The Kion Group, and serve as a platform for its North American growth strategy. The ...
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FeatureRhenus appoints Russell Turner to lead activity at Cannock
Freight forwarding and logistics provider Rhenus has appointed Russell Turner branch manager to head operations at its Cannock facility in the UK.Turner has 30-years experience in the logistics industry and has worked for a number of leading providers, including Kuehne + Nagel, DB Schenker and, most recently, at DHL Freight, ...
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FeatureCeva posts automotive wins while profit drops; reorganises global operations
In its Q3 results, Ceva Logistics has reported that business wins in 2014 so far are up 20% year-on-year. New business in the Contract Logistics division has risen 19% and Freight Management wins increased by 20%, thanks to new automotive contracts in the last quarter. However, overall profits have fallen ...