News – Page 299
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FeatureMajor Audi CKD hub for Asia exports
Audi is having a 46,000-square metre logistics facility built for it at the Logport II complex at Duisburg port in Germany for the export of complete knockdown (CKD) kits to China and India. Duisburg is an inland waterways port situated on the river Rhine near Essen.The facility, which is ...
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FeatureBrazil launches port investment plan
The Brazilian government has announced a $26 billion incentive programme to overhaul and expand the country’s congested ports. In a bidding process that will begin next year, the government said it is counting on an ‘explosion’ of outside investment as it looks for private enterprise to step in and ...
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FeatureSchenker doubles BMW export centre
DB Schenker Logistics is doubling the size of its Leipzig logistics centre to meet demand for BMW assembly in China and South Africa. The $33m facility began making regular shipments of complete knockdown (CKD) kits of the 3 and 5 Series by rail to Shenyang in December ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
GM to stop assembly at BochumGeneral Motor’s European division Opel has confirmed it will close its Bochum plant in Germany in 2016. The announcement follows one in June when the carmaker said it would not be producing a successor for the current Zafira at the plant because of shrinking ...
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FeatureTentative deal ends SoCal ports strike
A second week of crippling strike action at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may be avoided following early reports that an agreement has been reached today between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and LA/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association (HEA). Federal mediators from Washington ...
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FeatureIndustry mourns loss of Jim Moore
It was with great sadness that Automotive Logistics learned of the passing of Jim Moore this week. Moore was vice president, Supply Chain Excellence, at Ryder System and had more than 25 years’ experience in the supply chain industry. He died on Saturday night after a lengthy illness. ...
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FeatureAPL Vascor JV offers rail service in India
International supply chain provider APL Logistics and North American 3PL Vascor have set up a joint venture in India to provide rail transport and yard management for vehicles, the first step in a wider project for comprehensive inbound, outbound and aftermarket services in the country. Based in Delhi and ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Following last week’s news that Dr Detlef Trefzger has resigned as DB Schenker’s member of the Board for Contract Logistics/SCM, it has been announced that he will take up a new role on the management board for Kuehne + Nagel with global responsibility for the Contract Logistics business unit. ...
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FeatureGefco improves PSA exports to South America
Gefco is moving automotive parts to PSA Peugeot-Citroën facilities in Brazil and Argentina from suppliers in Europe thanks to a relocation to a new warehouse in Trnava, Slovakia. Since September the company has been managing an international logistics platform in Trnava, near Bratislava, where parts are delivered from suppliers ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Qingdao port to import vehicles from 2013China's State Council has recently said the port of Qingdao in eastern Shadong province will begin functioning as a major car import terminal in 2013. It will be the only such facility in Shandong province to do so. A ro-ro terminal and auxiliary ...
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FeatureAuto growth is ray of hope for Ceva in Q3
Ceva Logistics has reported positive results in its automotive business for the third quarter of 2012 driven by “extremely strong growth” in the Americas region. The situation in Europe, however, remains “a big area of concern” with Ceva continuing to feel the impact of factory closures and reduced output. It ...
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FeatureHonda to boost exports from North America
Honda Motor has said it intends to boost vehicle exports from the US and could raise volumes from the current level of between 6%-7% to as much as 20% from the wider North American region. By the end of this year it will have exported a total of 1m vehicle ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Bruno Sidler has stood down from his role as chief operating officer at Ceva Logistics and is moving to a new COO position in February next year at market expansion services group DKSH, which focuses on the consumer goods, healthcare, performance materials and technology sectors in Asia.“DKSH will benefit from ...
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FeatureVW starts work on second India PDC
Volkswagen has broken ground on a second regional parts distribution centre in India near Mumbai. The 21,000-square-metre facility, which is expected to be ready in the first quarter of 2014, is being built at Bhiwandi with good access to the Nava Sheva port, as well as Mumbai and Pune. ...
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FeaturePT GAD will import Land Rover to Indonesia
The Indonesian importer for Jaguar cars, PT Grandauto Dinamika (PT GAD), will also begin importing and distributing Land Rover vehicles to the country from the beginning of next year. PT GAD, a joint venture between Wearnes Automotive group and Hadi Widjaja Tanaga, president of Premium Automobiles, has been importing ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Auto Marine Transport to build PCTCs with SamjinRo-ro and breakbulk operator Siem Car Carriers has helped establish a new ship tonnage provider Auto Marine Transport to build energy efficient pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) to meet demand over the next decade. The new company has now signed an initial ...
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FeatureJLR signs up with Chery for China output
Jaguar Land Rover has signed a joint venture agreement with Chinese carmaker Chery for production of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles at a new $1.7 billion facility in Changshu near Shanghai, due for completion in 2014. It will be the first time that the company has manufactured vehicles from ...
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FeatureEuropean carrier performance rebounds for Daimler
Daimler has once again awarded its top performing vehicle logistics carriers in Europe during an annual ceremony and strategy meeting with providers held this past week at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt, Germany. Three road carriers were presented with prizes, while Daimler’s logistics management also pointed to an overall ...
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FeatureGefco central to RZD freight corridor plans
Russian Railways (RZD) has said this week that French transport provider Gefco, in which it bought a 75% stake in October for €800m, will play an integral part in a new rail freight corridor linking Europe with Asia via a new common rail enterprise being planned between Russia, Belarus ...
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FeatureAutoport handles Toyota trial with Vehnet
Toyota has recently completed a trial project for vehicle throughput at the Turkish Autoport terminal near Koecaeli, with operator Arkas Group. The trial involved 1,500 imported vehicles and 475 exports, and is the biggest vehicle handling project terminal has handled since it opened in June 2008. Ocean forwarder ...