All articles by Marcus Williams – Page 95
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FeatureCNH Industrial chooses Kuehne + Nagel for spare parts distribution in China
Agricultural and construction equipment maker, CNH Industrial, has awarded a two year contract to logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel to manage its spare parts deliveries in Shanghai, China.Kuehne + Nagel said it will consolidate two of CNH Industrial’s separate business operations into one single distribution centre and deploy IT systems ...
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FeatureFrench fuel crisis adds to woes for transport sector
[Updated May 27th] Road freight movements in France are being hit this week by a fuel crisis that has almost emptied almost a third of the country’s 12,000 fuelling stations. According to a Reuters report, oil workers at Total have shutdown output at three of its five refineries in France ...
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French fuel crisis adds to woes for transport sector
Road freight movements in France are being hit this week by a fuel crisis that has almost emptied a quarter of the country’s 12,000 fuelling stations. According to a Reuters report, oil workers at Total have shutdown output at three of its five refineries in France and deliveries from a ...
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FeatureDB Schenker breaks ground on Shenyang joint venture
Following the announcement that it was setting up a joint venture with China’s Jinbei Automotive at the end of 2014, DB Schenker has joined the company to break ground on the site of a warehouse facility in the Tiexi district of Shenyang, which will serve the automotive industry.Schenker Logistics Jinbei ...
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FeatureThe Supply Chain Conference: Debating what North American automotive supply chains need to be faster, smarter and tougher
At the end of the first Supply Chain Conference in Atlanta, OEM and logistics decision makers discussed complexity, the supply chain mindset, environmental standards and the culture of change required to stimulate innovationAs the recent years of rapid growth begin to ease off, carmakers, tier suppliers and logistics providers operating ...
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FeatureWWL adopts voluntary sulphur reduction policy across global ports
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has introduced a new sulphur policy governing the emissions from its ocean vessels, limiting the sulphur content of its fuel when at berth to less than 0.1% across all ports visited globally. The company is using marine gas oil and abatement – or scrubber – technology, to ...
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FeatureChristophe Poitrineau moves back to Italy with Ceva
Christophe Poitrineau has moved from his role as vice-president of Asia at Gefco to take up a new role at Ceva Logistics as executive vice-president and head of the Italy Cluster.The new role marks a return to Italy for Poitrineau who was managing director of Ceva’s business in the country ...
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FeatureFedEx completes buyout of TNT Express
Global courier FedEx has officially completed its takeover of European rival TNT Express following approval by European regulators in January this year. The buyout, which is worth around €4.4 billion ($5 billion), means FedEx adds a leading ground network distribution service for customers.FedEx will move its European headquarters to Hoofdoorp ...
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FeaturePorsche moving to share VW’s PDC in Ontario
Porsche Cars North America will lease part of a Volkswagen Group of America parts distribution centre (PDC) in Ontario, California, near Los Angeles, putting Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche parts under the same roof.The space became available after Volkswagen opened a PDC earlier this year in northern California, near Sacramento, earlier ...
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FeatureBMW and Schneider Electric make it to Gartner Supply Chain Top 25
Research and advisory firm Gartner has published its annual list of the top 25 supply chain companies. The only carmaker to appear in the list is BMW, which makes its first appearance in the ranking at number 22. Toyota, which was at 24 last year, has dropped out of the ...
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FeatureRobert Walpole takes up CEO role at Schenker USA
DB Schenker USA has appointed Robert Walpole (left) to the position of CEO at its Schenker division in the country. Walpole moves from his role as senior vice-president, global logistics development, and will oversee both the contract logistics and the transport businesses.“Robert has a proven track record in leading teams ...
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WWL promotes Gur Prasad Kohli to head new South Asia office
Gur Prasad Kohli (left), who has been managing director for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) in India for the past five years, is moving to a new role as head of WWL’s new South Asia area office. The office combines the current responsibilities for South-East Asia and India.Kohli replaces the head ...
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FeatureSupply Chain Conference: Increasing recalls are a heavy burden for logistics
The increase in vehicle recalls, from safety to emissions issues, is putting more pressure on OEM supply chains to find parts, store more inventory and manage expectations, write Marcus Williams and Christopher Ludwig in Atlanta (l to r) Toyota's Eduardo Huante, Ford's Helmut Nittmann and Volkswagen's Anu GoelOver recent years, ...
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FeatureSupply Chain Conference: Carmakers to benefit from greater use of intermodality
The levelling out of car sales in North America and the reordering of production locations is giving carmakers the chance to make the delivery of their materials more efficient and sustainable, mainly through the greater use of intermodality, with rail as a core element.According to PWC Autofacts sales look to ...
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FeatureTransport strike to hit all modes across France
Union-affiliated transport workers in France were scheduled to stage two days of strike action from today (May 18th) in protest at moves by the government to introduce a new bill deregulating the labour market without a parliamentary vote.The strikes are likely to affect all modes of transport and disrupt the ...
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Featuretime:matters extends Sameday network to the US
German freight expeditor time:matters is expanding its US operation with the integration of United Airlines into its Sameday 24-hour international delivery network.The company said customers would benefit from fast transport and handling times to and from the US.By way of example, it said urgently required spare parts from southern Germany ...
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FeatureNissan buys $2.2 billion stake in Mitsubishi
Nissan is buying a 34% share in rival Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi for ¥237 billion ($2.2 billion) and will extend the strategic alliance the companies have had for the past five years.The two carmakers have agreed to cooperate in areas including purchasing, common vehicle platforms, technology sharing, joint plant activity and ...
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FeatureDPH buys Liberty Terminals
Diversified Port Holdings (DPH) has bought Liberty Terminals, which provides breakbulk and bulk stevedore services at the ports of Savannah and Charleston in the US. Liberty Terminals will now operate as Seaonus Stevedoring-Savannah.DPH is the holding parent company for Seaonus, which provides stevedoring and warehousing services. It also owns Portus, ...
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FeatureHonda officially opens latest Thai plant
Honda has officially opened its new plant at the Rojana Industrial Park in Thailand, following the beginning of Civic assembly there in March this year.The industrial park is in Prachinburi province, where the OEM has invested 17.15 billion bahts ($465m) in a 214,000 sq.m facility that will have an annual ...
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FeatureGefco reports a modest rise in turnover
Transport and logistics provider Gefco generated turnover of €4.2 billion ($4.75 billion) during 2015, up 3% on the previous year.The group, which expanded its customer base and made a number of acquisitions during the year, enjoyed a 9.5% rise in revenue from international industrial customers, according to its latest annual ...