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FeatureWWL adds service to Chile
Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added a monthly ocean service call to the port of Antofagasta in Chile, as part of its service along South America’s West Coast.Starting this month, the latest service will add to WWL’s current calls at the ports of Guayaquil in Ecuador and Callao ...
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FeatureCarmakers aim for greater accuracy in delivery
Old habits die hard in the automotive logistics industry and according to Greg May, president and CEO of Car Delivery Network, you either decide to change them or the market will do it for you.Delegates at last week’s Automotive Logistics Global conference in Detroit learned about the latest changes ...
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FeatureDB Schenker builds access to Russia
DB Schenker Logistics has added four new hubs in Europe for land shipments of cargo, including vehicles and parts, to Russia. The new gateways, which are linked to DB Schenker’s network in Europe, are in Berlin, Germany, Krakow in Poland, Riga in Latvia and Helsinki in Finland. The company ...
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FeatureFighting the good fight
The European economic climate is exerting pressure on policymakers in Brussels and across the continent. The vehicle logistics industry must be united for its voice to be heard, writes the ECG's President.The ECG has worked diligently to increase its influence in Brussels. The dual role it plays – as an ...
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FeatureEDITOR’S NOTE: What does innovation in vehicle logistics look like?
Calls for innovation in the vehicle logistics sector can often be found on the pages of this magazine and at our conferences. Executives from OEMs and providers regularly accuse one another of being too entrenched in established practices and too proprietary about their own data.But what does innovation in this ...
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FeatureRussian Railways will buy Gefco stake
One win longer than another;Big questions for big customers.As Automotive Logistics was going to press, PSA Peugeot Citroën announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with Russian Railways (RZD), the state-owned rail operator, to sell a majority stake in PSA’s logistics provider, Gefco, and form a “strategic partnership”. PSA ...
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FeatureEDITOR’S NOTE: Gefco/GM; pressures on free trade
Automotive logistics, by definition, always moves. From sorting material at crossdocks to loading in ports, sailing, trucking or flying, the supply chain is in constant flux. So too is the automotive logistics industry itself. A struggling European market brings not only painful cuts, but also changes in logistics strategies. GM’s decision ...
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FeatureEDITOR’S NOTE: Is inbound really better and more important?
An electronic survey at our FVL North America event asked 250 delegates what OEMs thought was more important: inbound or outbound logistics. Perhaps it was unsurprising that the audience, mainly vehicle logistics providers and outbound managers at OEMs, saw the grass as greener and voted 73% for inbound.Asked which was ...
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FeatureThreat to US ports lifted
Fears of a widespread strike at ports along the US East and Gulf coasts next month have been allayed following an agreement between the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) to extend collective bargaining for another 90 day period to the end of ...
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FeatureShifting markets mean a sea change for logistics
With US domestic freight trends weak, inventory lagging on production and exports from the US to Europe and China slowing, the forecasts from the opening session at this week’s Automotive Logistics Global conference in Detroit sounded like more bad news for the transport and logistics industry. But while ...
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FeatureMiami Uni wins GM/Wayne State supply chain competition
A team of students representing Miami University were chosen as the winners of the second annual GM/Wayne State University Supply Chain competition, held at the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit this past weekend. The event featured presentations by teams from 16 universities that were based on automotive supply ...
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FeatureNYK buys controlling stake in Rolf SCS
Japan’s NYK has bought a 51% controlling stake in Russian vehicle logistics provider Rolf SCS, a division of the Rolf Group, in a new joint venture designed to enhance finished vehicle logistics services in Russia and expand the customer base of each company. Rolf will retain the remaining ...
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FeatureRussian Railways wins bid for Gefco
Months of speculation over the sale of PSA Peugeot Citroen’s logistics subsidiary Gefco was brought to an end last week when it was announced that Russian Railways (RZD) had emerged as the winning bidder for a 75% stake in the company worth €800m ($1.04 billion). RZD is the ...
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FeatureThyssenKrupp invests in Alabama
ThyssenKrupp Materials North America (TKMNA), a division of the materials giant ThyssenKrupp, is investing $13m to build a new materials processing and distribution centre in Woodstock, Alabama. The centre will serve the Coil Processing Group division. A spokesman for the company said the decision to locate the new ...
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FeatureMurano move unconfirmed says Nissan
Nissan said this week that reports it was moving the Murano crossover from Japan to the US in 2014 were purely speculative. Reports in the Japanese business press said that the carmaker was planning to start producing the Murano at the Smyrna plant in Tennessee, which already ...
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FeatureSpot rates increase as strike looms
As the threat of widespread strike action by dock workers on US East and Gulf coasts draws nearer, shipping companies are reported to be raising spot prices for containers on routes between Asia and the US.Citing recent data from the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index, Lloyd’s Loading List ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Hoegh to charter additional car and truck carriersHöegh Autoliners will charter two new 6,500 capacity Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC) in 2014 to replace existing vessels. The vessels will be owned by shipowner Ocean Yield and will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering' s (DSME) ...
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FeatureProtests shut Japanese plants in China
Japanese carmakers have been forced to shut plants in China and seen dealerships attacked by rioting protestors angry at Japan’s recent move to purchase the territorially-contested islands in the East China Sea, known as the Diaoyu by the Chinese and the Senkaku by the Japanese . The ...
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FeatureUK takes steps to secure auto growth
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders forecast, Britain's OEMs will break records within the next three years, producing over 2m vehicles per annum. But success brings problems, too - most notably in logistics. Eighty per cent of production parts are already made in Britain ...
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FeatureUS accuses China of unfair levies
The US government has launched a new trade case with the World Trade Organisation against Chinese vehicle and parts export subsidies that Trade Representative Ron Kirk said were unfair and distorted international trade. The latest challenge contests $1 billion in subsidies and follows on from an earlier ...