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FeatureRotterdam keeps tariffs low for 2014
The port of Rotterdam has announced that its tariffs for 2014 will remain at the same level as those for 2008. Compared to this year, the rate will rise by 1% come January, after the port authorities committed to lowering tariffs during the economic crisis. The port has kept tariffs ...
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FeatureBolloré to develop Dakar terminal
Senegal’s port of Dakar (Port Autonome de Dakar), on the west coast of Africa, has awarded a 25-year contract for the operation of its vehicle ro-ro terminal on Pier 2 to Bolloré Africa Logistics (BAL), a division of the Bolloré Group, one of the world’s biggest transport and logistics providers. ...
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FeatureThreat to EU deal with Ukraine could affect imports
European carmakers will be hoping that political tensions in Ukraine don't jeopardise the proposed trade deal between that country and the European Union, which promises to all but remove duties on vehicle imports to the country as well as get rid of the controversial utilisation fee. The deal was to ...
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FeatureBrit European enhances services with Mandata
Vehicle carrier Brit European is using a transport management system (TMS) from transport and logistics software provider Mandata to improve finished vehicle services for customers including construction equipment maker JCB.Mandata works with a number of automotive logistics providers and Brit European has been using the company’s Manpack3 TMS technology for ...
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FeatureTransnet boosts auto wagon fleet
South African rail company Transnet has officially launched the use of its latest freight wagons for vehicle manufacturers. Around 230 of a total production number of 350 have been made by Transnet Engineering, at its facility in Uitenhage near Port Elizabeth. The last wagon is expected to be ready for ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel opens secure warehouse in US
Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has officially opened a new North American facility in Atlanta, Georgia that includes a secure area for the storage of valuable cargo and special equipment including vehicles and aircraft engines.“For over 25 years, Atlanta has been Kuehne + Nagel’s regional headquarters for the Southeast and ...
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FeatureCeva signs three-year contract with Scania
Ceva Logistics has announced a three-year contract with truck and bus maker Scania worth €3.5m ($4.6m).Under the agreement Ceva will manage the delivery of spare parts to 100 locations in Spain and Portugal, equal to around 2,300 tonnes annually.Scania’s services and quality director Ángel Vázquez said there were several factors ...
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FeatureIran deal will lift sanctions on automotive trade
The accord signed last week between Iran and six other countries designed to curtail the former’s nuclear programme involves the lifting of certain restrictions on the trade of vehicles and automotive parts, which could be of particular advantage to carmakers with previous links to the country, including Renault, PSA Peugeot ...
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FeatureCAPS rebrands container management business
US-based pooling service provider Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS) has rebranded its Intermediate Bulk Container management business as Chep Pallecon Solutions. Chep and CAPS are both divisions of supply chain and information management provider Brambles.“We have combined forces with the existing Chep Automotive & Industrial Solutions group under a much ...
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FeatureKCS sees auto revenue growth
North American rail provider, Kansas City Southern (KCS), has seen a 7% rise in revenue from its services for the finished vehicle sector in the third quarter, and said it was looking for greater opportunities in 2014 from new vehicle plants opening in Mexico.Revenue generated from its automotive business rose ...
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FeatureMazatlán vies for Chrysler exports
The port of Mazatlán, on Mexico’s west coast, is aiming to resurrect its finished vehicle business next year and is currently in negotiations with Chrysler to handle outbound traffic from the carmaker’s recently opened Saltillo van assembly plant, located 750km to the east.In July this year Chrysler’s Saltillo plant began ...
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FeatureChina Auto Logistics prices down luxury imports in Q3
China Auto Logistics has announced its results for the third quarter ending on September 30th this year, revealing overall decreases in net revenue and profits from the same time last year. While imported vehicle sales, which make up almost 100% of third quarter revenues, were up from the second quarter, ...
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FeatureInform - Next generation of yard management system
The webinar showed how customers such as Volkswagen, Indonesia Port Corporation, and ICO/NYK Line have achieved the next level of efficiency by using the yard management system SyncroTESS. Popular amongst large maritime terminals, plant compounds and inland distribution hubs around the world, this complimentary session explores the main success factors ...
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FeatureRoad fee could hit Russian carriers
From November 1, 2014 the Russian government is imposing a new fee on trucks exceeding 12 tonnes using federal highways in Russia, equal to RUB3.5 (US$0.1) per kilometre. The Russian highways authority said the move will not have a significant effect on the road transport of finished vehicles as the ...
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FeatureSkoda innovates at Czech plant
VW’s Skoda division has announced a series of logistics projects, designed to improve transport efficiency and reduce costs, that it said will be pioneered at its main production facility at Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic.The first of three innovations devised by the company is the implementation of new transport ...
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FeatureAcumen updates WMS at Halewood
UK-based transport provider Acumen Distribution, a subsidiary of the Acumen Logistics Group, is investing in a new warehouse management system (WMS) used at its facility in Halewood, Liverpool.The Optima system is being introduced to the 4,600-square-metre facility in preparation for increased parts flows from July 2014. The warehouse, which was ...
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FeatureCar usership is changing – how should supply chains adapt?
Trends in the automotive market are fundamentally shifting, resulting in manufacturers facing challenges on two fronts: maintaining profits in established markets, where sales are falling, and taking advantage of the sales opportunities in growing markets in Asia and South America. In both situations, supply chains are proving key to sustaining ...
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FeatureFresh strikes hit South Africa’s car industry
Updated 27/11/13 to include additional comment. Transport workers affiliated with the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) went on strike last Thursday (November 14) in Johannesburg, a move which could affect the local distribution operations of such OEMs as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Volkswagen.Around 3,000 workers were reported ...
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FeatureVW India exports Vento to Mexico
Volkswagen India has made its first delivery to Mexico of Vento exports, produced at the carmaker’s Chakan plant near Pune. The carmaker said that Mexico would become the largest export market for its Indian production, with every second car produced at the Pune plant for export being sold there.As well ...
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FeatureBMW opts for Eco Plus from DB Schenker Rail
DB Schenker Rail has begun transporting vehicle components in Germany for BMW using its Eco Plus service between Frankfurt am Main to the carmaker’s plants in Regensburg and Landshut. The service, which DB Schenker promotes as being CO2 free because it purchases the electricity used from renewable sources, will run ...