All News articles – Page 302
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FeatureGlobal round up
Ford to close Genk plant in restructure of Euro operationsFord is has said it will close its Genk plant in Belgium at the end of 2014 and move Mondeo, S-Max and Galaxy minivan production to its Valencia plant in Spain pending the outcome of a consultation ...
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FeaturePortuguese strike hits VW and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck
Rolling strike action currently taking place at Portuguese ports has forced both Volkswagen and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe to look at shifting consignments to Spanish ports in order to get round stoppages caused by backlogs to export volumes. The strike, called by pilots, stevedores and ...
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FeatureBrazilian port Suape posts record imports
The north-western Brazilian port of Suape has taken delivery of a record consignment of vehicles from General Motors and Volkswagen. In total, around 2,200 vehicles were offloaded at Berth 4 – a much higher figure than the fortnightly average of 1,000 vehicles imported from both Argentina and Mexico.Finished vehicle ...
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FeatureSC Line adds Jacksonville to ro-ro route
SC Line, an ocean forwarder of vehicle, truck and heavy equipment based in Panama, has started making bi-weekly calls at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal at the port of Jacksonville. The new service will connect Jacksonville with Colombia, Panama and Venezuela, as part of SC Line’s USATruck ro-ro ...
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FeatureOpel follows 4PL trend for parts
While the big news this year for logistics at General Motors Europe has been the pending outsourcing of its inbound and outbound logistics management to Gefco as a ‘fourth party logistics provider’ (4PL), for more than a year GM’s Opel/Vauxhall unit has also been working with another ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Redesigned Nano could reach US shores in three yearsA redesigned version of Tata's low-cost Nano minicar will come to the United States in three years, according to Ratan Tata, chairmen of India's Tata Group."The US is a very enticing market," Tata said in an interview during ...
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FeatureVW inaugurates multimodal centre near Wolfsburg
Volkswagen has expanded the logistics capacity at its Wolfsburg plant in Germany with a €26m ($33.5m) multimodal logistics centre in nearby Fallersleben. The new facility, which was inaugurated last week, will control the shipment of complete knockdown (CKD) kits to VW plants, as well as the ...
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FeatureEuropean vehicle inventory returns to bad old days
Last week’s ECG Conference in Prague revealed that OEM order and production systems in Europe are still not responsive enough to market demand, with vehicle inventory levels rising as sales decline. Meanwhile, poor forecasting and communication, as well as longer delivery lead times in some cases, appear ...
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FeatureBrazil's new auto plan will help imports, too
The Brazilian government has launched a new automotive plan to stimulate growth and production in the country, which should open up the way for lower taxes on both locally produced and imported vehicles. Since the plan was announced earlier this month, foreign carmakers, including China's JAC ...
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FeatureWWL buys controlling stake in ALS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has bought a 60% stake in Abnormal Load Services Holding (ALS), a UK-based high-and-heavy-equipment logistics provider that specialises in ‘out of gauge’ transport and supply chain services.ALS will now become an integrated part of WWL, enhancing the Norwegian logistics provider’s services for existing and ...
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FeatureSouth African transport strike ends
A three-week long strike started by truck drivers in South Africa is reported to have ended following renegotiations involving the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Aribitration (CCMA). The South African Transport & Allied Workers' Union (SATAWU) and several smaller groups agreed Friday to an offer from ...
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FeatureUK trials longer semi trailers
The UK’s Department of Transport (DfT) has selected a 172 transport providers operating in the country to begin a ten-year trial into the use of longer semi trailers, including those providing services to the automotive industry. Carried out by the DfT’s Freight and Logistics Division, the study has ...
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FeatureLogent moves vehicles for Volvo
Volvo Car Corporation is handing over the distribution of vehicles and yard management from its Torslanda facility to Logent Automotive Logistics, a subsidiary of Swedish logistics provider Logent. Logent already provides stevedoring services at Volvo's car terminal a the port of Gothenburg, a contract it has had since April ...
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FeatureToo much hurry up and wait
Unallocated volume, capacity problems and a more demanding and capricious customer base are just some of the pressures the finished vehicle sector is facing in North America, and according to Bill Kerrigan, director of KGI Global Consulting, there is still a lot of ‘hurry up and wait’ characterising intermodal ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Yusen opens Russian Far East branchYusen Logistics’ Russian division has opened a branch in the Russian port city of Nakhodka in response to “the growing demand for logistics services in the Far East”. Situated on the Trudny Peninsula, 85km east of Vladivostok, and near the Vostochny intermodal container terminal, ...
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FeatureVantec secures contract with Nissan in Russia
UK-based logistics and transport provider, Vantec Europe, has won a two-year contract in Russia to provide Nissan’s car plant in St Petersburg with warehousing and transport services from June 2013. The value of the contract has not been disclosed. Vantec Europe will be working in partnership with Russian transport ...
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FeatureCeva's Pattullo steps down as CEO
In a surprise move, Ceva Logistics’ CEO John Pattullo is retiring from the company at the end of this week and will be replaced by Marvin O. Schlanger, Ceva’s current Chairman of the Board. Pattullo will continue to serve on Ceva’s Board of Directors.“When John came to Ceva, he ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Rail Freight Group recognises DB Schenker RailDB Schenker Rail has won an award in the Environmental Innovation category at the annual Rail Freight Group Awards 2012 for its components recycling facility, the brainchild of staff member Andrew Hogan. During 2011 Hogan developed a cutting shop to enable damaged ...
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FeatureNYK revises down profit forecast
NYK has revised its financial outlook for the first half of 2012 and now expects to lose ¥10.5 billion ($135.3m) because of investment losses and low rates according to a report from market analyst IHS. The Japanese forwarders initial statement for the period foresaw profits of ¥7.5 billion.According to ...
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FeatureChep signs with Delamode; launches IcoQube
Container pooling provider Chep is working with the Delamode Group, which provides logistics and forwarding services in Central and Eastern Europe, for the transport and handling of standard multiple-use containers for automotive suppliers based in Romania. An average of 60 to 70 truckloads per month are processed at ...