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FeatureGMSA recognises LSPs in supplier awards
GM South Africa has announced its supplier award winners for services provided in 2011 at an event held in Port Elizabeth last week, with recognition for logistics providers Bidvest Panalpina Logistics, BLG Logistics of South Africa and UTI Sun Couriers. BLG received the award for the provision of ...
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FeatureAuto trade shows strong growth
The automotive industry is out in front when it comes to the global trade in goods but could cut costs with some innovative thinking about rail for finished vehicles.Speaking at the beginning of this week’s RoRoEx conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, Mike Garratt, managing director of MDS Transmodal, pointed out ...
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FeatureAstra decision will increase local content
Last week’s announcement that Vauxhall’s plant at Ellesmere Port in the UK has secured production of the next-generation Astra compact in 2015 will be a boost to the UK supply chain, with the carmaker confirming that it intends to raise local content to 25%, up from around 10% ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Santos Brasil and Schaeffler sign distribution agreementTerminal operator Santos Brasil has signed a five-year contract with the German engineering multinational Schaeffler, which has a manufacturing plant in the Brazilian city of Sorocaba, from where it supplies the entire domestic and export automotive production sector with a range of ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
ABP invests £25m for improved access at GrimsbyAssociated British Ports (ABP) have released further details of the start of work on its £25m Grimsby Riverside Ro-Ro Terminal. The development heralds the largest-ever capital investment in the port of Grimsby and will offer significantly improved access for vehicle imports and ...
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FeaturePort services in Europe are uneven
The European Commission has highlighted the need for revised legislation on the provision of ports services across the region because development and integration with the wider logistics network remains uneven. In an official statement released last week the Commission said that currently there is "a patchwork of national ...
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FeatureCat to sell stake in logistics division
Caterpillar is selling a controlling stake in its logistics division to Platinum Equity, a mergers and acquisitions specialist, for $750m. Under the terms of the agreement, Platinum Equity will take a 65% stake in Caterpillar Logistics Services, the third party logistics division of Caterpillar's wholly-owned subsidiary Caterpillar Logistics. Caterpillar ...
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FeatureFord and Penske awarded for supply chain solution
Ford and Penske Logistics have been jointly awarded this year's European Award for Logistics Excellence by the European Logistics Association (ELA) at an event held last week in the Ukraine capital Kiev. The award recognised their jointly-developed Network Integrator concept, which provides a single distribution platform for a ...
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FeatureAutomotive sector can't rest on its laurels
When it comes to collaborating on innovations in logistics, the automotive industry is good at confirming the merits of its own success but, at the risk of seeming conceited, is less good at looking beyond the sector at solutions from other industries, something that is causing it ...
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FeatureUK export surge in Q1 shows 36 year high
Carmakers in the UK have seen a jump in exports of more than 21% in the first quarter of 2012 on the same period last year, accounting for £6.1 billion ($9.7m) worth of vehicles. It is the first time the country has exported more vehicles than it has imported ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Clarification on Antwerp vehicle throughputIn the last edition of Finished Vehicle Logistics magazine we reported that the port of Antwerp had show a 13% decline in the number of new vehicles handled in 2011 on the previous year. This was incorrect. The figure provided for 2011, which correctly ...
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FeatureForeign OEMs take over distribution in India
Fiat and Tata Motors have said they will end their distribution contract in India and the Italian carmaker will handle the business itself under a new separate Fiat Group-owned division that it will establish to handle all commercial and service related activities from the current Tata-dedicated team. Tata has ...
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FeatureRussian axle rule could wreak havoc on sector says ECG
The Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) has called for an urgent review of restrictions on truck axle weights in Russia that it said are "severely restricting the car transport sector, wreaking havoc on manufacturers and transport companies". Normal operating axle limits of ten tonnes have been reduced to ...
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FeatureCeva files for IPO as its auto results shine
Ceva Logistics has filed a preliminary prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and announced it will float its business on the New York stock exchange in a bid to raise up to $400m in share capital. The company, owned by private equity firm Apollo Management, reported ...
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FeatureATRI launches second CSA survey
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has launched its second annual motor carrier survey this week, designed to identify the impact of the Comprehensive Safety Analysis regulations introduced by the US Department of Transport's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in 2010. The regulations are designed to improve large truck ...
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FeatureWWL adds Adelaide based on H&H demand
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics made its first call to Adelaide in Australia last Saturday, a new port of call for the company's route from Europe via North America. The decision to include Adelaide has been driven by a significant increase in high-and-heavy traffic to the region. WWL will ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Honda chooses Glovis for US exportsHonda has chosen Hyundai-owned logistics provider and car carrier Glovis to move volumes of its US-assembled vehicles to South Korea. Glovis will carry the vehicles from the port of Hueneme in California and its port processor division GAPS will provide services at the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Heath Holtz is moving from his position of director of Logistics at Nissan North America in July this year to take up a new leadership role in the Global Supply Chain Management department for the company in Japan. He will report to Yasuyuki Andoh, divisional general ...
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FeatureChrysler mourns loss of inspirational leader
Chrysler's senior vice president, Purchasing and Supplier Quality, Dan Knott has passed away following a battle with cancer. Knott's medical retirement was announced on April 13th after 24 years with the company and he passed away in his sleep peacefully, surrounded by his family last Sunday. "His loss ...
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FeatureChina needs logistics investment and global expertise
Logistics providers operating in China need to make some serious investments if they are to meet the needs of vehicle output, which is slated to increase at a fast pace despite the current slowdown in Chinese car sales. Industry experts also say that manufacturers in China ...