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Rail providers look for balance as coal revenues plummet
The largest ever decline in coal production recorded in the US in 2015 has hit revenues at several of the North American Class 1 rail companies, with drops in revenue from that commodity of between 30%-40% recorded in the fourth quarter. At the same time, revenues from automotive shipments have ...
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Car shipments start at the UK port of Ramsgate
[Updated 1st February] Last week saw the first delivery of finished vehicles to the port of Ramsgate in the UK, marking the start of a new port operation, which is being handled by transport and logistics provider Gefco.Around 1,000 Peugeot-Citroën vehicles were delivered aboard the UECC-operated car carrier Autopremier from ...
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ERL ro-ro vessel abandoned in Bay of Biscay
The ro-ro vessel Modern Express, operated by European RoRo Lines (ERL), is currently drifting at a severe list in the Bay of Biscay following a loss of stability in heavy seas and Force 8 gales. All 22 crew members have been evacuated.The Panama-flagged vessel, which remains afloat but has ...
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FeatureMark Boucher takes over outbound logistics at Volkswagen Group of America
Mark Boucher (left) is now general manager of vehicle logistics for the Volkswagen Group of America, based in Herndon, Virginia. Boucher leads the company’s outbound logistics team and has responsibility for the finished vehicles supply chain from factories through to dealer delivery in the US.Boucher, who has been with the ...
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BMW begins local engine supply to JV plants in China from new facility
BMW’s joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings – BMW Brilliance Automotive – has opened a new engine plant in Shenyang to supply its assembly plants in the nearby districts of Dadong and Tiexi.This will be the first time that engines for those plants are supplied exclusively from China. Previously ...
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Jan de Rijk buys out De Rooy Logistics
Jan de Rijk Logistics has finalised its takeover of rival Dutch provider De Rooy Logistics, a specialist in transport, warehousing and value added services for the automotive sector.Jan de Rijk said the undisclosed acquisition would reinforce its automotive logistics activities for commercial vehicles service parts and create a basis for ...
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Pasajes handles finished vehicles for southern French market
The northern Spanish port of Pasaia (Pasajes) has begun handling imported Honda vehicles from the UK. The first consignment of almost 100 units arrived on board the car carrier Autostar on 13th January, operated by UECC. The vehicles were shipped from the port of Southampton. However, they were not bound ...
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UK hits vehicle export milestone; engine production boosted by overseas demand
The UK exported a record number of vehicles in 2015 – at more than 1.2m – equal to more than 77% of the country’s total production for the year, which stood at more than 1.5m units according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). That production ...
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Gefco provides GefBox packaging service for Caterpillar
Transport and logistics provider Gefco has extended its contract with construction equipment maker Caterpillar in the UK to include the provision of a reusable packaging programme that will use its GefBoxSystem.Gefco has been supplying a European road transport solution between the Caterpillar suppliers and its plants for a number of ...
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Jens Wollesen to take up contract logistics role at BLG
German transport and logistics provider, BLG Logistics, has appointed Jens Wollesen to head its contract logistics division from the beginning of July this year. He also becomes a member of the board of management.Wollesen will move from his current role where he is member of the executive board at Kuehne ...
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Ford will stop all operations in Japan and Indonesia by end of year
[Updated 26th January] Ford has confirmed that it is ceasing all operations in Japan and Indonesia, including sales and imports of Ford and Lincoln vehicles to the countries, in the face of weak market share.According to a statement on Monday (25th January) from Ford Asia Pacific’s vice-president of communications, Karen ...
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A world of potential on board
Greater system and technology integration will be required to increase the effectiveness of telematics in the supply chainTelematics technology, whether in the form of GPS-related tracking, navigation, or internet connections, is increasingly playing a big role in the automotive sector. As most cars today are equipped with such features, the ...
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Россия рассматривает Сербию вместо Турции для производства автокомпонентов
Заместитель премьер-министра РФ Дмитрий Рогозин рассказал, что в правительстве рассматривается вопрос перевода производства автокомпонентов для ведущих автопроизводителей России из Турции в Сербию.“До сих пор эти автокомпоненты производились в Турции,” - сказал Рогозин в интервью новостному агентству "Спутник". - “Мы считаем, что автопром Сербии сможет справиться с таким производством.”Потенциально такой переход ...
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XPO Logistics asegura la renovación de contrato con GM
General Motors Reino Unido ha ampliado su relación a largo plazo con XPO Logistics mediante una renovación de contrato por tres años.El contrato consiste en la distribución de piezas de recambio del automóvil Vauxhall en el Reino Unido. XPO Logistics ha asegurado el nuevo acuerdo de la cadena de suministro ...
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XPO Logistics secures GM contract renewal
General Motors UK has extended its long-term relationship with XPO Logistics in a three-year contract renewal.The contract involves the distribution of Vauxhall automotive aftermarket parts in the UK. XPO Logistics has secured the new supply chain agreement after the success of its ‘night distribution’ service, where the provider makes out-of-hours ...
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WWL fully acquires South African joint venture with Groupe CAT
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is buying 50% of the shares in CAT-WWL, a joint venture network of ten vehicle-processing facilities in South Africa that WWL originally set up with Groupe CAT in 2006.After acquiring the shares and taking full ownership, WWL will become one of the top independent providers of ...
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Kia begins moving cars through Paragon’s Grimsby facility
Kia Motors has started processing vehicles through its new UK facility at Stallingborough near the port of Immingham on the north-east coast, managed by transport and logistics provider Paragon Automotive.The start of operations follows the signing of a £115m ($176.5m) 10-year deal last year that will see Paragon receive, store ...
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Audi to restructure production network
Audi has announced that it is restructuring its international production network to accommodate what it calls ‘mobility of the future’. The moves will have a significant impact on logistics and supply chains. From 2018, large series production of the first purely electric driven Audi SUV will begin at its ...
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FeatureIran back on the map as a contender in the car market
Last week’s official lifting of many international economic sanctions against Iran could mark a major step forward for both its domestic car producers and those international brands eager to make the most of pent up demand in the Iranian market. Carmakers and global shipping lines are among those companies who ...
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FeatureRussia pumps billions into subsidising export logistics
The Russian government has announced that it will provide grants of 5 billion roubles ($62.6m) to support the export of cars from assembly plants in the country.Denis Manturov, Russia’s minister of industry and trade (left), said last week that the money would cover the costs incurred by OEMs when transporting ...
