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All Feature articles – Page 306
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Ceva Logistics has announced that Didier Chenneveau, currently European vice president and chief supply chain officer for LG Electronics, will take over as head of Ceva’s growing business in Asia Pacific from Vittorio Favati. “I am pleased to welcome Didier on board and believe he will bring strong leadership ...
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FeatureKorea gives ground on KORUS deal
Further progress was made toward the ratification of the US-Korea free trade agreement last Friday when representatives from both countries met to redraft vehicle tariff proposals included in the deal, with South Korea making significant concessions on a number of points. At the negotiations, which involved US trade representative Ron ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Russia revises import tariffs for foreign assemblyRussia is revising its rules for foreign vehicle assembly in the country, exempting carmakers from abroad that make up to 300,000 vehicles per year there from import tariffs on parts for eight years. Under the current rules, foreign companies benefit from discounted tariff ...
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FeatureF-150 rollout is running smoothly says Ford
Ford has been eager to mitigate claims it is being forced to delay the shipment of some F-150 pickups from Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan because of a parts supply shortage. “The plant is shipping trucks now and has been continually for the past two weeks,” company spokesperson Anne Marie ...
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FeatureUK logistics providers weather the storm
Snow and ice came early to the UK this year, with many areas of the North East hit badly last week and bleak conditions spreading across the whole country by Tuesday. For logistics providers caught in the squall it was time to see whether they had learned from last January’s ...
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FeatureOn the road in India
For eight days in November, Automotive Logistics India correspondent, Ramesh Kumar, travelled nearly 3,000km on a Mercurio Pallia car haulier from Chennai to Gurgaon, accompanying a driver, Umesh, and his assistant, Pinto, along with eight Hyundai i10 cars. What Kumar witnessed, and documented by twitter, blog posts and in a ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Groupe CAT opens storage compound in LorraineFrench logistics provider Groupe CAT has officially opened a new storage compound at its centre at Lorraine in the in Saint-Ail region with an event attended by the company’s CEO Alejandro Forbes. The new site is the first to be 100% owned by the ...
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FeatureDaimler awards its best carriers
This year’s European Carrier Day awards showed a return to form following 2009’s pared down ceremony, with an evening dinner and a full day of management presentations on strategy and tenders at Daimler’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. The awards given are the highlight of the event, now running for ten ...
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FeatureSuzuki starts shipments to Austria
Suzuki has started shipments of vehicles to the Austrian market from Japan with an expected annual movement of 4,000 vehicles. The Japanese carmaker is using ocean operator K-Line to move the vehicles to Bremerhaven in Germany where they are unloaded and processed by BLG Logistics and Lagermax before shipment on ...
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Feature3PLs call for better loading and lower costs
by Marcia McLeod The need to improve shipment density and load utilisation is the biggest concern among both 3PLs and their shipper customers, according to the 2010 3PL Survey carried out by Capgemini, Panalpina and EyeforTransport. There are also concerns about predictability in delivery and a lack of trust in ...
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FeatureNYK opens second ODC for Ford
NYK Logistics has extended its service for Ford in Eastern Europe with the opening of an ‘origin consolidation centre’ (ODC) in Budapest, Hungary. “The function of the ODC is in essence a cross-dock, providing consolidation and reporting services for Ford MP&L in close proximity to its production parts supplier base ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Swedish truckmaker Scania marked the centenary of its export activity in Russia last week with the inauguration of a delivery centre in St Petersburg for final assembly and bodywork on trucks adapted for the Russian market. “This facility enables us to move the factory gate closer to the customer, shorten ...
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FeatureTata extends bookings for Nano
Indian carmaker Tata Motors has extended bookings for its Nano vehicles in the Indian states of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh this week. Logistics provider TCI Supply Chain Solutions will be supporting distribution of the vehicle. Asked about the transport of the Nano to the states ...
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FeatureOpel board position for Webber
At a meeting held by the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel in Rüsselsheim, Germany on Tuesday it was announced that Susanna Webber, vice president, Purchasing and Supply Chain, at Opel/Vauxhall has been appointed a position on the company’s Management Board. Webber, who moved into her current role in September ...
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FeatureGM restructures business in Africa
GM is restructuring its business in Africa and from January will split operations into to sub regions: GM North Africa, to be integrated with GM Egypt, will include activity in Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania; meanwhile, activity in Sub-Saharan Africa, which will include all other countries on ...
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FeatureKia passes 1m exports to Latin America
Kia has exported more than 1m vehicles to Latin America from South Korea since it first started exports with the Brisa passenger vehicle to Costa Rica 33 years ago. The milestone was reached earlier this month with the company’s latest shipment of ethanol-gasoline powered Soul Flex vehicles to Brazil. Kia ...
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FeatureFrance-Spain rail link is 'solution for the future'
As logistics operators look to Barcelona as an alternative port to Marseilles following the strikes that have disrupted French ports this year, the opening of a new rail link between the Spanish port and Perpignan in southern France next month has been warmly welcomed. “It is of paramount importance that ...
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FeatureWhere now for KORUS deal?
At last week’s G20 summit in Seoul, the US government failed to ratify the much-anticipated KORUS free trade agreement with South Korea, with conflict over automotive import tariffs central to the continued stalemate. US president Barak Obama and South Korean president Lee Myung-bak set a deadline six months ago for ...
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FeaturePort storage a problem for GM Daewoo
GM Daewoo is facing capacity constraints at its port storage yards for the export of vehicles from South Korea to global markets. The company exports 90% of the vehicles it makes in South Korea, led by Chevrolet shipments to the European Union, but because of limited storage space at its ...
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Cargo mix is key to continued growth for Wilh. Wilhelmsen
Shipowner Wilhelm Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) has reported an increase in operating profit for the third quarter of 2010 with the company’s president and CEO, Jan Eyvin Wang stating the higher earning was thanks partly to a more favourable cargo mix achieved through growth in the high and heavy sector. Third-quarter ...