All News articles – Page 293
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FeatureGlobal round up: Ford in Top 25; Vladivostock traffic; Yusen expands in Chicago; Gefco prestige service;
Ford makes Gartner Supply Chain Top 25Ford has made it into the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 ranking for the first time, reaching number 22 this year, up from 26 last year and number 51 in 2011. It is the only carmaker in the top 25 and has been ...
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FeatureVehicles stranded at Zarate
Some 20,000 cars are reported stranded at the Argentine port of Zárate because they lack an import licence. Port Terminal Zárate is having to bear the brunt of the problem because it is responsible for 90% of Argentina's finished vehicle import-export business.This lack of speedily issued licences has increased ...
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FeatureEuropean transport providers fight for survival
As Europe’s car industry slides deeper into recession the list of priorities in the finished vehicle sector has become an unfortunately simple one: there is only one and it is survival. Speaking at last week’s Spring Congress and General Meeting of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) ...
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FeatureUN supports logistics development in Ukraine
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has been in Ukraine to look at the creation of an automotive cluster in Zaporozhye Oblast and the possibility of a further four clusters designed to improve transport links and logistics between automotive component suppliers. According to UNIDO, which had been invited ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Bochum PDC to stay open; Greenbrier railcar; Daimler uses PINC, Malaysia cuts duties, Ford Awards
Opel Bochum PDC will remain open beyond plant closureGM’s Opel division has confirmed its spare parts distribution facility next to the Bochum assembly plant in Germany will remain open after the plant closes next year to fulfill contract obligations with Neovia Logistics Services. Neovia, previously Caterpillar Logistics Services, works ...
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FeatureFord to close plants in Australia
Ford will cease vehicle production in Australia in October 2016 citing high manufacturing costs and market fragmentation amongst the reasons for the withdrawal. It will bring to an end a period of almost 90 years of carmaking in the country but the company has lost approximately A$600m ($574m) over ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Dan Bednarzyk, David Aldana, Jim Barnett, Jean-Paul Vignal, Oliver Mélot, Yves Fargues
Dan Bednarzyk, foremerly vice president of Nissan’s Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in the US, has moved to the newly-created position at the carmaker of vice president, Total Delivered Cost. In his new role Bednarzyk is leading Nissan's efforts to maximise the company's total delivered cost efficiency across all model ...
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FeatureKamaz to focus on foreign expansion
Russia's largest truck manufacturer Kamaz is developing its global logistics with a focus on the creation of production facilities abroad. The company is eager to maintain growth sees the prospects of doing so in the Russian market as less likely. by Vladislav Vorontnikov"Although the capacity of the Russian truck ...
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FeatureCarmakers can look to Krishnapatnam
The Indian port of Krishnapatnam is building a dedicated finished vehicle terminal, with the first phase due to open in June this year. It is being promoted by the port’s majority shareholder, CVR Group, which is based in Hyderabad, by Barry CrossThe port, which is around 190km north of ...
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FeatureSubaru opts for WWL at Brunswick
Japanese carmaker Subaru has chosen Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) to manage vehicle import processing at the US port of Brunswick in Georgia. The logistics provider will handle processing for vehicles at the port’s Colonel’s Island ro-ro terminal, including accessorisation, pre-delivery inspection and preparations for truck transport to dealers. ...
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FeatureSchenker deals with DAF and BMW
Germany’s DB Schenker has secured two recent automotive contracts in quick succession that will see it supply comprehensive services for DAF Trucks’ new plant in Brazil while its joint venture with Saito opens a new warehouse for BMW in Japan. In the DAF Trucks contract, DB Schenker’s local division ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Rates dispute halts Renault Nissan; GM invests in Lansing; Metcash buys in Australia; Barcelona grows; Honda builds at logistics facility; Nissan van for GM
Rates dispute halts Renault-Nissan deliveries in IndiaAll outbound movements of Renault Nissan Alliance vehicles from the Orangadam plant near Chennai in India are reported to have been suspended this week because of a dispute over freight handling rates. The automotive joint venture is reported to be demanding a 20% ...
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FeatureToyota begins Europe exports to North America
Toyota is now building models of its Yaris compact car in France for export to the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, the first ever model to be built in Europe for the North American market. Previously the North American-sold Yaris has only been made in Japan. The 1.5-litre petrol-fuelled ...
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FeatureGreater localisation for Iveco in Kazakhstan
The Allur Group, a Kazakhstan-based vehicle manufacturer, has recently increased the local parts used for the semi-knocked down (SKD) assembly of Iveco vehicles in the country, including batteries and other energy-related products. The manufacturer plans to use more local parts in future to lower costs, improve logistics and expand ...
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FeatureYusen fire could hit Renault Nissan supply in India
A spare parts warehouse run by Yusen Logistics close to Chennai, India, which served the nearby Renault Nissan Automotive India assembly plant, was almost completely destroyed by a fire last week. It has necessitated the rollout of emergency plans to ensure the supply of aftermarket parts to Renault Nissan dealerships ...
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FeatureLogiventures expands in Sri Lanka
Logiventures, the Sri Lankan-based logistics services provider and a division of the Hayleys Group, has invested an undisclosed sum in eight acres of land in close proximity to Hambantota port complex on which it plans to build a logistics hub to support the vehicle processing facility it opened ...
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FeatureJaguar starts deliveries of F-Type
Jaguar has started shipping its F-Type sports car from the Castle Bromwich plant in the UK. The carmaker said that 75% of the vehicles will be exported and a percentage of these will be taken by rail twice weekly from its railhead on the Castle Bromwich site to ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Santiago Castro, Jan Bures, Masamichi Kogai, Alexander Raczynski, Carl Gustaf Göransson, Remco Innemee, Tsuyoshi Yamauchi, Yutaka Nakagawa, James Squires, Michael McClellan, Je
Santiago Castro has been appointed sales and exports director for Nissan Latin America and the Caribbean (NLAC). He will report to Jose Roman, managing director for Nissan Latin America and the Caribbean. Nissan's Latin America and the Caribbean division includes 37 countries and during fiscal year 2012 sold ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: DHL adds for Asia-Europe; WWL to build; Airbag triggers BMW recall; Barloworld buy-out; Denso opens in Iowa; Renault Nissan Awards
DHL adds Asia-Europe servicesDHL Global Forwarding, Freight has added two new routes between Asia and Europe for intermodal shipments, including those for the automotive sector. The first route offers daily rail shipments from Shanghai via the trans-Siberian route in the north and through the border at Malaszewicze in Poland ...
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FeatureSpare parts logistics crucial to Seat in Russia
Spanish carmaker Seat, part of the Volkswagen Group, could start building cars in Russia within the next three years but needs a strong spare parts logistics strategy to maintain sales growth, according to the head of the company’s Russian unit, Roman Kuzmin (pictured). He said that poor spare parts distribution ...