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FeatureCar carriers opt for Hambantota
Long berth delays at the Sri Lankan port of Colombo has led the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) to route all car carriers through Hambantota port starting May 31st 2012. Despite making additional parking areas available in Colombo, the SLPA concedes that the parking remained highly congested given ...
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FeatureBig port increases for Brazil and Mexico
The Brazilian port of Paranaguá has recorded a significant increase in the handling of vehicles in the first quarter of 2012, with imports up 77% on the same period last year and exports up 25%. The port imported 35,000 units in the first quarter compared with 20,000 ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Прочтите эту статью на русском языкеFinnlines adds ro-ro vessels to fleetRo-ro operator Finnlines, part of the Grimaldi Group, has introduced two new ro-ro vessels to its fleet this month, the third and fourth of six new ships coming into operation this year. The MS Finnsky and ...
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FeatureGefco takes on management of Euro rail flows
Прочтите эту статью на русском языкеFrench logistics provider, Gefco, has released further details about the development and management of its own European rail transport network. It is the first logistics operator in Europe to introduce such a system for controlling and optimising delivery times. The ...
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FeatureLow-price drive only a temporary goal
Прочтите эту статью на русском языкеChinese carmakers are looking beyond their traditional focus on price and competition in the entry-level vehicle markets around the world and pushing up standards in terms of product and service levels, with assistance from government to guide improved networks abroad in ...
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FeatureDB Schenker expands services for VW
Прочтите эту статью на русском языкеDB Schenker Logistics has opened a new warehouse at the Hanover-Stöcken supplier park in Germany for the storage and just-in-time supply of components to VW Nutzfahrzeuge's (VWN) neighbouring commercial vehicle production facility, which will begin production of the Amarok pickup from ...
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FeatureIndustry brainstorms resin supply shortage
Прочтите эту статью на русском языкеCarmakers and suppliers have met at an emergency summit in the US to brainstorm options for extending current supplies of the PA-12 resin used in automotive components following extensive damage to the Evoniks Industries facility, which supplies half of world's demand ...
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FeatureLogistics in China is lagging behind infrastructure
Прочтите эту статью на русском языке Logistics processes in China are lagging behind the impressive development of the country's infrastructure, with the integration between networks and modes needing drastic improvement. At last week's Automotive Logistics China conference in Beijing, carmakers, logistics providers and ministry representatives discussed the ...
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FeatureRussian resurgence needs logistics scrutiny
PSA Peugeot-Citroën began rolling out the first pre-series 408 models designed especially for the Russian market at its Kaluga plant in Russia on Monday this week. The initial production precedes full ramp up for mass production at the company’s PCMA facility, which is jointly run with Mitsubishi, later this ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
CarGoLog service for deliveries in ItalyA new finished vehicle service in Italy is promising direct delivery of vehicles from manufacturers to dealerships through the country as well as offering value-added ancillary services including pre-delivery inspection (PDI). Called CarGoLog, the company was founded in 2009 but has expanded during 2011 ...
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Evonik explosion threatens severe parts shortage
A fire at a polymer materials supplier in Germany could hit the supply of vehicle components with a risk to production of vehicles in Europe and wider markets as rival producers and parts suppliers forecast a severe shortage within weeks. OEMs are now working with their suppliers and industry ...
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FeatureVW begins PDC network development
Volkswagen has started work on a new 16,000-square metre parts distribution centre (PDC) in Gurgaon, India, which is expected to be up and running by the end of the year. Work on the centre, designed to serve the Northern region of India which accounts for 35-40% of the carmaker’s ...
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FeatureGM awards Brazilian logistics providers
General Motors has recently presented its 2011 Supplier of the Year awards to companies providing it with materials and services for operations in Brazil and the wider South American market. At a ceremony in São Paulo, the carmaker recognised the performance of 38 of its suppliers for the ...
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FeatureWWL adjusts to a new reality
In its latest Environmental Sustainability Report, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics reports that it is on track to reduce its “relative greenhouse gas emissions” by 30% by 2015 compared to 2005, through improvements in fleet use, energy efficiency and new vessels. The latter point includes the use of larger ships, as ...
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FeatureNissan increases model line at Sunderland
In a further boost to manufacturing and supply at Nissan's Sunderland plant in the UK, the carmaker has announced it will begin producing a new midsized hatchback model at the plant from 2014, bringing annual output at the plant to more than half a million units, with big demands on ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
DAF invests €30m in Eindhoven PDCPACCAR subsidiary DAF Trucks is investing €30m ($39m) in a new 26,000-square-metre parts distribution centre (PDC) in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The facility, which is due for completion in the first half of 2013, will replace the truckmaker's existing PDC in Eindhoven and provide additional capacity ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Vicki Streukens is moving from her position as General Motors' director of vehicle logistics for North America to take up a new role as director of logistics, customer care and aftersales at the carmaker. Streukens has been director of vehicle logistics since 2006 having previously served in a variety of ...
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FeatureEuro rail providers combine networks
SNCF Geodis, the transport and logistics division of French rail provider SNCF Group, is combining part of its transport network with Swiss intermodal rail operator, Hupac. The two companies have begun working on a combined and expanded service on the east-west European route via France and Belgium. This month SNCF ...
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FeatureToyota JV begins exports from India
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), the joint venture between Toyota Motor and Indian engineering conglomerate Kirloskar Group, has started exports of Etios models to South Africa from its facility near Bangalore via the port of Ennore. It is the first time the company, in which Toyota has a controlling 89% share, ...
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FeatureToyota awards US LSPs for outstanding service
Toyota Logistics Services, the North American logistics division of Toyota, has revealed the winners of its US logistics partners Excellence Awards for performance in 2011, with strong showing from ocean forwarder K Line America and rail provider Union Pacific Railroad. The Special Service Award went to road transport provider ...