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FeatureJaguar Land Rover looks for support in China
David Cameron, the prime minister of the UK, has been in China this week leading a wide-ranging trade mission that included the aim of setting up of a Jaguar Land Rover plant there to meet demand and avoid the high import duties the carmaker is paying. The steep tariffs are ...
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FeatureRenault mulls future with CAT
Renault plans to change the shape of its contract with Groupe CAT when the current five-year term is up in 2012 and is working with the company to improve performance before it decides on its future direction. “I am not sure that a new exclusive five-year contract will be put ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Last minute efforts made to appease carmakersTalks between trade ministers from the US and South Korea continued this week as the countries try to resolve issues raised by US carmakers ahead of Thursday’s proposed approval of the free trade agreement between the two countries. Both hope to reach an agreement ...
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Webinar: Optimising your yard, presented by Vehnet
Last week Automotive Logistics hosted its first webinar, an introduction to what will be an ongoing series on important topics for the automotive supply chain and logistics industry. The webinar tackled the issue of optimising yard management and was presented by Steve Jones, founder and managing director of software specialist ...
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FeatureRFID to reduce loss on returnables
The Joint Automotive Industry Forum (JAIF) has drawn up a new set of guidelines for RFID tracking and tracing of returnable containers in the supply chain. The Global Guideline for Returnable Transport Item (RTI) Identification is the result of a project looking into problems affecting ownership, maintenance, losses and special ...
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Global news in brief
High local content and shorter lead times for Daimler IndiaDaimler’s new Indian truck plant in Oragadam, Tamil Nadu will rely on a high degree of local content with only fuel injection systems and electronic components imported from overseas, according to the company. Unlike a number of overseas car and commercial ...
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FeatureAnalysis: WWL to use more 'group' capacity
Shipping line and logistics provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is set to restore laid-up capacity in November, as well as add up to 12 new vessels to its fleet in the next two years, as it seeks to renew its stable of 60 pure-car-and-truck carriers (PCTCs) and roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ships ...
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FeatureCargo threat could slow air freight
The discovery of a cargo shipment containing explosive material destined for the US from Yemen at the weekend has raised the prospect of a review of current cargo checks – which have been described as “less exacting than those on passengers” by former head of security at BAA, Norman Shanks. ...
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FeatureNorfolk Southern looks for auto volume growth in 2011
At its third quarter analyst briefing held last week, Norfolk Southern’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer Don Seale said the North American rail provider expected to add to its automotive business in 2011 thanks to new plant activity at BMW’s Spartanburg facility in South Carolina, and Volkswagen’s plant ...
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FeatureInfrastructure spend welcomed by LSPs
Last week’s much anticipated Comprehensive Spending Review, unveiled by the UK’s chancellor George Osborne, has pleased those in the logistics industry. Freight operators learned that the government plans to invest £30 billion ($47.5 billion) in capital spending on transport projects over the next four years, including £10 billion for road ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Shanghai GM sets Sail for ChileGM’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation has begun exports of the Chevrolet New Sail to the Chilean market with 1,000 of the vehicles already dispatched on a vessel operated by Chile’s CSAV. The company has also announced plans to sell the sedan in ...
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FeatureBackdated UK ports tax to be scrapped
Bob Neill, UK parliamentary under secretary of state at the department of communities and local government (pictured centre), met companies at the port of Sheerness on Monday to update them on the action being taken to reverse damage many are still suffering because of backdated ports rates brought in under ...
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FeatureUECC lays it back on the line
Despite ongoing weakness in the general European market for the sales and the shipping of cars, short-sea provider United European Car Carriers (UECC) will this month put a vessel currently in lay-up back into service, according to the company’s top management. The company has also revealed a significant improvement in ...
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FeatureAutomotive Logistics Europe conference back in Bonn
The dates have now been set for the 2011 Automotive Logistics Europe conference, which will be held in Bonn, Germany from February 28th to March 2nd. (www.automotivelogisticseurope.com). Speakers are already being confirmed for the 9th annual event, including Susanna Webber, the new vice president, purchasing and supply chain for Opel/Vauxhall. ...
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FeatureUst-Luga receives record shipment
The biggest shipment of vehicles on a deep-sea car carrier to call at the Russian port of Ust-Luga’s Yug2 car terminal arrived on Monday with a cargo of over 3,050 Hyundai vehicles. The Grand Mercury, a Hyundai operated vessel, delivered the cars directly to the Russian market, which has typically ...
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FeatureFrench strikes cripple car shipments
French strike action over pension reforms, which began last week and included the suspension of rail services by SNCF staff, has brought vehicle movements by rail to a virtual standstill. “For all intents and purposes it can be considered zero,” confirmed Alain Leray, deputy managing director at STVA, the vehicle ...
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FeatureContact and capacity lead ECG debate
Lively debate about the need to invest in new logistics capacity, coupled with moves by European carmakers to finally improve their communication with suppliers, were both highlights of this year’s ECG conference, completed last Friday in Berlin. While newly-appointed head of Opel/Vauxhall logistics, Jeffrey Morrison, was vowing to improve GM’s ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
GM confirms closure of AntwerpDespite speculation last week that GM Europe was in talks with China’s Geely over the future of its Opel plant in Antwerp, the company confirmed this week that the plant will close and that there will be no further negotiations for vehicle assembly there beyond the ...
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FeatureFord berates EU-Korea trade agreement
As the EU and Korea wait for ratification of the free trade agreement signed on 6 October, carmakers in Europe, including Ford, appear determined to lobby for changes that will overcome the perceived competitive disadvantages the deal represents for the European automotive industry. The agreement was signed by EU trade ...
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FeatureUS trucking regs could worsen driver shortage
New legislation on driver safety coming into effect towards the end of this year on US highways could change the shape of existing logistics networks in the country, and could exacerbate a growing shortage of drivers, according to trucking and logistics companies. Such a shortage would mean less capacity to ...