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Feature2011 conference season kicks off in Bonn
The 2011 Automotive Logistics conference season is set to begin with a bang as more speakers have now been confirmed for the 9th annual Automotive Logistics Europe conference, including top logistics executives from major carmakers such as General Motors, Daimler, BMW, Ford of Europe, Audi and others. The conference, the ...
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FeatureGeely reaches out for help in a global future
Revising expectationsBackground and careerExporting cars and kitsBuilding better relationships at seaShipping contractsStreamlining managementGeely’s global exports and presence had been small outside China before the Volvo purchase, but it has plans to grow significantly in emerging markets around the world. Namrita Chow caught up with the woman in charge of international ...
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FeatureThe business case for container pooling
There is an old Chinese proverb which states “To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous”. And how uncomfortable times have been for many players in the automotive industry over the past few years with fluctuating production demands, increasingly global supply chains, and ...
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FeatureIn Profile: Yves Caracatzanis of Renault
While Yves Caracatzanis has had roles across the manufacturing process at Renault, logistics is at the bookends of his career to this point. He started with the carmaker in 1992 as project leader in logistics, before spending more than a decade in various manufacturing roles in plant, as well as ...
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3PLs need to be more proactive
3PLs must become more flexible and innovative in meeting the changing needs of the supply chain, according to carmakers. But manufacturers should do more to help planning.“We want 3PLs to be open to new ways of working, to be more responsive to change,” emphasised Bob Mountain, head of supply chain ...
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Perfecting the Pallet
A committe of the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has created a standard for disposable and reusable packaging, which it hopes will be adopted internationally. The goal is for sizes to fit all modes, while aiming for the highest efficiency for sea containers.According to Paul Phelps, committee co-chair and a ...
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Consumers drive logistics
The gap between success and failure in the automotive logistics market is widening, with the difference often lying in serving emerging consumersAlthough the outlook for automotive logistics is mixed (awful in some markets) there are simultaneously a host of improving financials from some logistics providers. Meanwhile, global car sales and ...
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FeatureA question of trust in India
The question of trust was central to discussions at this year’s Automotive Logistics India conference held in Chennai last week. While the automotive sector has shown growth among the fastest in world this year, on pace to reach 2.8m passenger car sales, and forecasts expected to double that over the ...
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FeatureSTVA supports Renault in Morocco with Geodis
French rail provider STVA has entered into a joint venture with freight manager Geodis Wilson for the provision of finished vehicle rail wagons and compound management for Renault when its €600m greenfield plant in Tangier, North Africa goes into production in January 2012. The plant is based in the Melloussa ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Ford extends aftersales contract with Norbert DentressangleFord has signed a multi-million, two-year contract extension with Norbert Dentressangle Transport Services for the distribution of aftersales parts to the carmaker’s 300 UK dealers. The operation involves Norbert Dentressangle collecting orders from Ford’s Daventry facility for onward delivery directly to the dealerships overnight ...
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FeatureChina doubles vehicle imports, LSPs benefit
While vehicle exports from China are surging, with more than 483,000 units recorded in the January to November period (up more than 68% from a year earlier), the country has also seen a big increase in vehicle imports that are reported to have more than doubled in the first ten ...
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FeatureBenaim to leave Toyota Motors Europe
Big changes at Toyota Motors Europe, due to come into effect in January, include the appointment of a new director of vehicle logistics following the announcement that Emile Benaim will retire at the end of the year. Benaim’s successor is Levent Yuksel, who will take responsibility of both the Production ...
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FeatureAuto imports lag behind strong KPIs at Bremerhaven
Automotive throughput at the port of Bremerhaven is lagging behind container and contract business despite a strong pre-tax performance overall according to port operator BLG. “In 2010, we expect pre-tax earnings of around €30m (previous year: €16.5m), thus clearly exceeding our expectations,” said BLG’s CEO Detthold Aden at the Bremen ...
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FeatureA little extra planning goes a long way
By Marcia MacLeod Relentless innovation is one of the five ‘mega trends’ that will hit logistics over the next year, said Agility Logistics’ CEO for Europe, Beat Simon, at eyefortransport’s 3PL conference held in the Belgian capital Brussels recently. The others he outlined were economic moderation, the rise in emerging ...
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FeatureGeely seeks help for export plan
Chinese carmaker Geely is looking for logistics companies to provide it with a full range of services for CKD exports as it aims to set up more than 15 plants overseas by 2015. The company is looking at a total annual production of 2m units by then from both full ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Ceva Logistics has announced that Didier Chenneveau, currently European vice president and chief supply chain officer for LG Electronics, will take over as head of Ceva’s growing business in Asia Pacific from Vittorio Favati. “I am pleased to welcome Didier on board and believe he will bring strong leadership ...
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FeatureKorea gives ground on KORUS deal
Further progress was made toward the ratification of the US-Korea free trade agreement last Friday when representatives from both countries met to redraft vehicle tariff proposals included in the deal, with South Korea making significant concessions on a number of points. At the negotiations, which involved US trade representative Ron ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Russia revises import tariffs for foreign assemblyRussia is revising its rules for foreign vehicle assembly in the country, exempting carmakers from abroad that make up to 300,000 vehicles per year there from import tariffs on parts for eight years. Under the current rules, foreign companies benefit from discounted tariff ...
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FeatureF-150 rollout is running smoothly says Ford
Ford has been eager to mitigate claims it is being forced to delay the shipment of some F-150 pickups from Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan because of a parts supply shortage. “The plant is shipping trucks now and has been continually for the past two weeks,” company spokesperson Anne Marie ...
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FeatureUK logistics providers weather the storm
Snow and ice came early to the UK this year, with many areas of the North East hit badly last week and bleak conditions spreading across the whole country by Tuesday. For logistics providers caught in the squall it was time to see whether they had learned from last January’s ...