All articles by Marcus Williams – Page 147
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FeatureGlovis shifts strategic focus from automotive to bulk
Hyundai’s integrated logistics subsidiary Glovis is reported to be shifting the strategic focus of its ocean transport business from finished vehicle shipments to the bulk sector, in an effort to increase business outside of the automotive industry.Under its 2020 business plan the company stated it will increase the number of ...
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FeatureGefco enhances service for Mirgor
Gefco has designed a new customised logistics service for Argentinean industrial supplier Grupo Mirgor, which it said will enable the automotive and electronics supplier to manage its national and international supply of parts more efficiently. Mirgor, which has been using Gefco services for a decade, makes vehicle air conditioning units, ...
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FeatureDHL launches logistics academy with the BVL
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight division of DHL, has announced the launch of a logistics academy that will provide a modular training programme for automotive manufacturers, suppliers and customers of its business, beginning in Germany.The Corporate Automotive Logistics Academy 4.0 (CALA 4.0) was launched last week (October ...
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FeatureChrysler starts Cherokee deliveries
Chrysler has finally begun shipments of the Jeep Cherokee to US dealerships from its Toledo North plant in Ohio. The Cherokee is replacing the Jeep Liberty but dealers have been waiting for the new vehicle for more than two months as the company worked on recalibration work to the vehicle’s ...
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FeatureRail Cargo invests €2.2m for automotive
Rail Cargo Group, the freight rail division of ÖBB Group, has invested €2.2m to convert and upgrade 50 of its existing freight wagons into dedicated automotive cars for the transport of pressed parts.The wagons, which are now fully in service between Austria and Slovakia, were modified by the division’s subsidiary ...
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FeaturePanopa inaugurates Audi logistics centre in Hungary
Panopa Logistik’s division in Hungary has officially opened the 75,000-square-metre logistics optimisation centre it operates for services to Audi’s plant in Györ. The total investment is estimated at between €30-35m.At an official opening ceremony held this week, Rudiger Buss, CEO of Panopa Logistik, said the inauguration of the centre marked ...
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FeatureCDN supplies vinDeliver to US carrier market
Car Delivery Network (CDN), which provides electronic proof of delivery (ePoD) services through its cloud-based transport management system to the finished vehicle sector, has announced two recent adoptions of its technology.US car carrier, Hansen and Adkins Auto Transport, has chosen to connect CDN’s mobile ePoD app, called vinDeliver, to its ...
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FeatureLogistics providers take SmartWay Excellence awards
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revealed this year’s winners of its SmartWay Excellence Awards programme for shippers, logistics providers and freight carriers, with car hauliers and automotive inbound providers among the recipients. The awards are part of the EPA’s Smartway Transport Partnership, a voluntary programme that aims to ...
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FeatureAAPA signs MOU with Green Marine for cleaner ports
The American Association of Ports Authorities has signed an agreement with Green Marine to advance the environmental sustainability of port and terminal operators. Green Marine is a 70-member voluntary marine industry initiative that aims to develop environmental performance beyond regulatory requirements in areas such as air, land and water emissions. ...
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FeatureToyota cuts output in Australia
Toyota’s division in Australia has said it will reduce production at its Altona plant near Melbourne because of a drop in export orders. Exports account for 70% of total production output from the plant, which makes the Camry, Camry Hybrid and Aurion sedans, mainly for the Middle East markets.This year ...
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FeatureQuintiq to support DB Schenker Rail network in Europe
DB Schenker Rail is to start using a software platform supplied by Quintiq, the supply chain planning and optimisation provider, to integrate its rail network across Europe. Quintiq will work with IT consultants Ab Ovo and DB Schenker Rail’s in-house IT department to implement the platform, which the company said ...
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FeatureMagneti Marelli plant to feed ASEAN and Japanese markets
Italian Components maker Magneti Marelli has inaugurated a new plant in Batu Kawan in the Malaysian state of Penang.The plant replaces the facilities at Bayan Lepas and will boost production from 1.7m lighting units, including front and rear lights, to 2.2m, with the potential to increase capacity to 2.9m. It ...
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FeatureUS Government shutdown could threaten US ports
The federal government shutdown in the US, which is moving into to its second week as Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives remain in dispute over president Obama’s healthcare reform, is currently having a minimal impact at US ports that specialise in automotive cargo. This is thanks in ...
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FeatureJonnaert replaces Hodac at ACEA
Erik Jonnaert has replaced Ivan Hodac as secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Hodac, who has been leading ACEA in the role for the past 12 years, is retiring. The ACEA Board of Directors has asked Hodac to stay on as senior advisor to the ACEA Board, ...
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FeatureToyota chooses K+N for Ukraine facility
Logistics and transport provider Kuehne + Nagle has signed a three year contract with Toyota to manage its spare parts warehouse in Ukraine. The company will support the supply of parts and accessories to Toyota dealers and service stations in the country, from a 37,000-square-metre share warehouse in Chayka near ...
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FeaturePortland boosts exports with Ford
Ford will begin export shipments of vehicles from the US to China through the port of Portland in Oregon in the next few weeks. It is the first time that Ford has used the port for exports to China, although it established shipments to South Korea from there last year.In ...
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FeatureSouth Africa’s carmakers suffer a month of strike disruption in supply chain
Carmakers including BMW, GM, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen are still struggling to regain production levels following a four-week strike by members of the National Union of the Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) that affected component suppliers across the country. The strike ran alongside a three-week strike by union ...
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FeatureDB Schenker expands network in Turkey
Germany’s DB Schenker is setting up its own domestic network for procurement and distribution in Turkey, with automotive one of the primary industries covered, along with electronics and machinery.According to the company, network expansion in the country is taking place in three phases. The first phase extends from Edirne in ...
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FeatureTriebel to head fourth region in Panalpina rejig
Panalpina is appointing Peter Triebel (pictured) to head a new fourth region in its global organisation of markets. The logistics provider has realigned its regional set up to include the Middle East, Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States (MEAC), which will take effect in January 2014, and made Triebel ...
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FeatureECG joins forces with AIAG
The Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), which represents the interests of the finished vehicle carriers in Europe, has formed a strategic partnership with the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) in North America. According to ECG, the partnership has been set up to find common solutions for the issues facing ...