All articles by Marcus Williams – Page 148
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FeatureLondon taxis ship to Australia
The iconic London taxi cab is heading for Australia in a trial shipment of vehicles that will be used in a governmental Taxi Action Plan being rolled out in Perth, designed to improve the security standards and availability of taxis in the city.The ex-demonstrator TX4 models, 98 of which will ...
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FeatureUS hours-of-service rule could change outbound business models
The introduction of new hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers brought in by the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in July this year is causing concern for vehicle carriers operating across the country.One of the main concerns is the provision stating that drivers who have reached 70 hours ...
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FeatureOcean Exchange awards prizes for marine innovations
The Ocean Exchange, an advocate group for shipping and logistics innovation, has announced the two winners of its Ocean Exchange 2013 awards. Each award includes a $100,000 prize from worldwide sponsors Gulfstream Aerospace and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL). The winners are ECOsubsea and WITT. The prize is given to innovations ...
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FeatureWWL buys SRO Manufacturing
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has acquired the manufacturing division of SRO Group, which handles customised manufacturing and service repairs for service vehicles, trucks and heavy construction machinery. The company said the acquisition will enhance WWL’s technical services offering in Australia for equipment assembly and processing customers. The SRO Group Vehicle ...
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FeatureGerman OEMs move up Gartner list
BMW and Volkswagen have moved up in the annual ranking of the top 25 supply chain organisations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, compiled by research and advisory firm Gartner. BMW has moved up from ninth position to sixth, while the Volkswagen Group has made a bigger leap, ...
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FeatureRTL handles landmark delivery
Last week logistics provider Russian Transport Lines (RTL) received its 1,000th ro-ro vessel at its terminal in the Sea Fishing Port of St Petersburg. The M/V City of St Petersburg, which is operated by Euro Marine Logistics (EML), joint-owned by Mitsui OSK Lines and Höegh, delivered more than 1,500 Nissan ...
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FeatureMichelin renews contract with Ceva
Tyremaker Michelin has renewed its contract with Ceva Logistics for the management of its 25,000-square-metre tyre warehouse at the company’s Valladolid plant in Spain.Under the three-year contract, Ceva will provide warehousing services, inventory management, picking and loading, as well as transport bound for Michelin customers, which include automotive manufacturers, spare ...
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FeatureChevy Stingrays arrive at US dealers
GM’s Chevrolet division has begun delivering the 2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe to dealers in the US from its Bowling Green assembly plant in Kentucky.The carmaker is using vehicle haulier Jack Cooper Transport to deliver the vehicles, which are being shipped by road to dealers across the country via Nashville where ...
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FeatureChrysler slows assembly to avoid logistics strain
Chrysler has said that it will temporarily suspend the second shift at its Toledo North assembly plant, which is making the Jeep Cherokee, to avoid putting “additional strain” on its logistics providers tasked with delivering the vehicles upon release.Chrysler has been making the Cherokee, which is replacing the Jeep Liberty, ...
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FeatureNissan plans local output in Myanmar
Nissan Motor has signed a deal with Tan Chong Motors, based in Myanmar, for the local assembly of Nissan Sunny models. Production is planned to start in 2015 at a new facility in the Bago region of the country that Tan Chong will build. No investment figure was made available ...
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FeatureZebra reveals precision tracking system
Tracking software provider Zebra Technologies has introduced an application that provides real time information on the location, status and condition of reusable racks and containers used to store and deliver parts to the vehicle assembly line.According to the company, the management solution has been designed to simplify the complexity of ...
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FeaturePasha announces major US ro-ro developments
Pasha Automotive Services (PAS), a division of US-based logistics and transport provider, The Pasha Group, is developing a multipurpose ro-ro terminal with Port Manatee, which is sited at the entrance to Tampa Bay in Florida. It is the closest port in the Gulf to Mexico, according to the company, which ...
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FeatureAdampol is prepared for Russian road tolls
Russia's Ministry of Transport is planning to introduce 3,000km of toll roads by the end of 2016 to generate revenue for wide-ranging improvements to the country's road network, but existing weight and route restrictions are posing problems for those transporting finished vehicles, something of which Polish carrier Adampol and its ...
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FeatureHöegh charters PCTCs to increase fleet
Industrial shipping company Ocean Yield has signed a shipbuilding contract with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry to deliver two pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) to Höegh Autoliners. The vessels will each have capacity to carry 8,500 passenger cars, the greatest capacity in the company’s global fleet, and are built on a ...
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FeatureEiji Toyoda dies at 100
Toyota’s longest serving president, Eiji Toyoda, has died at the age of 100. The cause was heart failure according to the company. Toyoda, who was the younger cousin of Toyota’s founder Kiichiro Toyoda, worked for the company for 57 years. With a qualified background in mechanical engineering attained in 1936, ...
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FeatureFord signs $10m deal for AGVs
Ford has ordered more than $10m worth of automated guided systems (AGVs) from provider JBT Corporation. The orders include expanding existing AGV installations and integrating AGVs into new manufacturing areas that have not previously used automated material delivery. They will be delivered through the third quarter of 2014, according to ...
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FeatureAutolink expands services at Malmö
Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) has added 45,000 square metres of new terminal space for vehicle handling at Frihamnen in Malmö, Sweden. The area has been added to accommodate traffic handled by finished vehicle distribution company Autolink, which needs capacity to meet growing demand according to the port. The company has ...
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FeatureCeva expands services for Ford in US
Ceva Logistics is expanding its business with Ford at the carmaker’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri, which makes the F-150 Regular, Super and Crew Cab and will produce the Ford Transit full-size van in 2014.The signing, which is part of a contract renewal, makes it Ceva’s longest running automotive ...
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FeatureJack Cooper set to buy Allied Holdings
North American vehicle haulier Jack Cooper is to acquire the business of bankrupt rival Allied System Holdings following a successful bid confirmed this week.“Yesterday the Bankruptcy Court judge in Delaware confirmed that Jack Cooper Holdings Corporation was the successful bidder in the 363 auction sale of Allied Holdings,” Michael Riggs, ...
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FeatureGrowth and compromise for Yusen Logistics
Japan’s Yusen Logistics has been expanding its services to carmakers and tier suppliers, particularly in the UK, with the use of strategic crossdocks, as well as investments in IT. But to implement innovations, the provider points to the need for compromise.It has been about two years since Yusen Logistics was ...