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FeatureTata begins exports of Nano
Tata has begun exports of its low-price Nano model to neighbouring countries including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan. The first consignment of nearly 500 units was taken via Jawaharlal Nehru Port by Tata’s exclusive third party logistics provider TCI Supply Chain Solutions. The Mumbai-based carmaker would not confirm details of ...
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FeatureSaab tries again with Chinese distributor
Following last week’s collapse of its $150m deal with Hawtai Motor Group, Spyker-owned Swedish carmaker Saab has signed a fresh memorandum of understanding with another Chinese carmaker – Pang Da Automobile Trade – which includes a 50-50 distribution joint venture for Saab-branded vehicles in China. Pang Da is China’s largest ...
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VW chooses Savannah for Chattanooga importsAs Volkswagen prepares to ramp up production at its new US plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2012, it has announced that it will be using the port of Savannah for parts imports. Volkswagen Group of America has chosen the port’s Garden City Terminal for ...
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FeatureDaimler extends olive branch to providers
Daimler struck a conciliative tone at last week’s ECG Assembly by calling for a more collaborative, supportive partnership between carmakers and vehicle logistics providers that will restore the trust providers have lost in their customers since the financial crisis. Egon Christ, head of worldwide vehicle transportation for the German carmaker, ...
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FeatureMahindra Logistics aims to double turnover
Following the news that Mahindra Logistics reached an annual turnover of 1,000 crore ($219m) last year to become one of India’s largest integrated 3PLs, the company’s CEO Pirojshaw Sarkari has revealed that it intends to double that figure by 2015 and will concentrate on logistics training to back up its ...
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FeatureCeva targets global supply chain
Ceva Logistics has created a new organization called Supply Chain Solutions, which it says will more effectively respond to the global demands of its customers. It has also announced the latest offering in its SMART Solutions portfolio with the addition of SMART End to End, which the new division will ...
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FeatureCalls for better communication at Transport Logistics expo
At the biannual Transport Logistic exhibition and conference taking place in Munich, Germany this week, discussions about supply chain optimization focussed on communicating lead times as essential in an environment for ocean forwarding characterized by fluctuating capacity and rising fuel costs. “To optimize the supply chain for my customers, I ...
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Finished vehicle executives head for California
Senior logistics executives from leading carmakers and LSPs are heading for Newport Beach in California next week to discuss what needs to be done in terms of capacity, infrastructure and regulation to support even the modest recovery in the North American finished vehicle sector. Following the success of the inaugural ...
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Renault to export from Russia Later this month Renault will begin exports of its Logan and Sandero models to Ukraine from its Avtoframos plant in Russia. The plant, which is located south of Moscow, increased output last year by 70% to just more than 87,000 vehicles. Current output includes ...
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FeatureInvestment drain from vehicle logistics in Europe
Despite rising profits among many carmakers, Europe’s finished vehicle logistics industry is threatened by a lack of investment coupled by rising costs and stagnant rates, a scenario already causing capacity bottlenecks, according to the president of the European Association of Vehicle Logistics (ECG), Costantino Baldissara (pictured). Speaking to Automotive Logistics ...
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FeatureUS tornado affects carmakers
Carmakers are continuing to assess the impact on business of last week’s devastating tornados, which hit the southeast of the United States. For three days between 25-28 April, 362 tornadoes were recorded, including 312 in a single 24-hour period. It was the largest tornado strike in US recorded history. The ...
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FeatureBLG growth also means changes
German logistics provider BLG has reported growing volumes in its automotive processing with 5.4m vehicles handled in 2010 compared with 4.6m for the previous year. Taken along with its container and retail business segments, and cost reductions made across the company, BLG saw pre-tax earnings more than double to more ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA) has appointed Kazuhiro Miyauchi its executive vice president of purchasing, production control and logistics control. He moves from Toyota Motor Corporation’s purchasing project management and unit parts division but will retain his position there as managing officer in addition to his new ...
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FeatureSwedish truckmakers deliver in Q1
Sweden’s truckmakers Volvo Trucks and Scania have both showed significant increases in global deliveries in the first quarter of 2011, with each reporting strong demand from Europe and South America. Volvo Trucks reported an increase of 81% for total truck deliveries compared with the same Q1 period last year, while ...
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Libyan embargo hits shipments to TripoliA Grimaldi-owned multipurpose vessel carrying trucks and other used ro-ro cargo between Malta and Libya was turned back from docking in Tripoli in April following its interception by a NATO vessel. The M/V Setubal Express was prohibited from entering the port of Tripoli by HMS ...
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FeatureCapacity crunch as China mulls longer trailers
The contentious issue of vehicle trailer lengths for road transport in China may be resolved at the beginning of July when new safety laws are introduced by the Ministry of Transport. However, restrictions on capacity defined in the new guidelines, which propose a regulation length of 16.5 metres for a ...
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FeatureGrimaldi on pace to double profit
Despite rising oil prices, unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, and economic instability in several major European markets, the Naples-based shipping company Grimaldi Group has seen a remarkable growth in profits during the first months of 2011, led in particular by its three Italian-incorporated companies, according to Emanuele ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Julie Krehbiel has resigned as vice president and general manager – Automotive, from US rail provider Union Pacific. The company said she had left for “personal reasons”. No further details were made available. Krehbiel has been replaced by Linda Brandl, who moves from her position as vice president of the ...
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FeatureDHL reports confident UK auto sector
According to new research by DHL Express almost half of the UK’s automotive businesses involved with import and export expect overseas demand for their products to grow in the next three months, boosting the UK economy and lending a positive impetus to today’s GDP figures for the period between January ...
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Saturday night’s alright for CevaCeva Logistics has added services for Saturday deliveries to the US from Mexico as part of its Consolidated Border Truck programme (CBT). The Saturday Night Expedite service will ensure the transport of freight that needs to arrive in the Midwest or Ontario, Canada by Monday morning. ...