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FeatureHonda's Performance Excellence winners
American Honda has announced the winners of its 2009 Performance Excellence programme – the carmaker’s logistics operations performance recognition awards. The winners are CSX, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) and Selland Auto Transport. Logistic vendors in each category are evaluated monthly on their performance in logistics quality, speed and vehicle ...
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FeatureTime-critical recovery to continue next year?
In just over a week the annual time-critical movement of consumer goods par excellence will be getting underway from the North Pole for the budget price of a glass of egg nog, or milk and cookies left by the chimney. But time-critical movements of automotive parts have also seen a ...
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FeatureMercedes growth in shipping to China
The strong growth of Mercedes-Benz models in China has resulted in new export contracts from Europe and the US between the carmaker and finished vehicle carriers K-Line and NYK. Starting in January, K-Line and NYK will be working on a 50:50 split of movements of Mercedes’ S-, E-, C- A-, ...
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FeatureDHL opens logistics centre in the Philippines
DHL has officially opened a new logistics centre in Parañaque City in the Philippines, which will support automotive aftermarket parts distribution for international brand dealerships across the country including Toyota, Mitsubishi and Honda. At 40,000m2 it is one of the company’s largest facilities in the region and has a capacity ...
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FeatureMercedes will handle BMW in Baltimore
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) will process BMW and MINI vehicles through the Port of Baltimore from March 2010 under a new five-year deal between the two companies. MBUSA will provide pre-delivery inspection services including processing and repair at its facility at the port for an annual movement of 50,000 BMW and ...
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FeatureNissan to export $40m parts from India
Nissan is planning to export automotive production parts from India worth $40m by 2012, with half of that figure met next year. The company will export production parts including engine pistons, clutch disks and starter motors from its Chennai facility via the port of Ennore to Japan, Thailand and China. ...
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FeatureMaking inroads to outbound in India
Last week’s Automotive Logistics India conference was marked by a sense of urgency amongst attendees eager to solve the problem of moving vehicles across a country that has seen a huge escalation in domestic and export demand for small cars. GM’s director of logistics and supply chain for Asia Pacific, ...
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FeatureMosolf leads commitment to India with joint venture
Jorg Mosolf, CEO of German logistics service provider Horst Mosolf (pictured), used last week’s Automotive Logistics conference in India to announce the joint venture activity it is pursuing in the country, an indication of how serious providers are getting about doing business there. The company has just completed the start ...
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FeatureLogistics savings sway C-Class move
Daimler is planning to shift production of the next-generation Mercedes C-Class for the US market to its plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from Sindelfingen in Germany in 2014. At the same time it will move C-Class production for the European market from Sindelfingen to Bremen. In return, SL production will move ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel secures contract with BMW SA
BMW has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a three year contract to fully manage its South African Parts and Accessories Distribution Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg. The decision to award the full contract builds on partial management of the BMW-owned and operated facility, which the company undertook at the end of 2008. ...
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FeatureLoading regulation could save Europe billions
As the European Commission prepares its transport white paper toward legislation for the industry over the next decade, the Association for Finished Vehicle Carriers (ECG) has called for regulation that will secure a common loaded length for finished vehicle transporters at 20.75 metres (68ft). Speaking at the recently-held European Commission ...
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FeatureMercedes receives award for trimodal logistics project
Mercedes-Benz’s engine, axle and transmission plant at Untertürkheim near Stuttgart has received second prize at the European Logistics Excellence Awards for its global outbound parts logistics activity. The awards, which were held during last week’s bestLog Conference in Brussels, recognised the operation for meeting established economic and ecological objectives outlined ...
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FeatureCeva provides full distribution for Goodyear Turkey
Goodyear’s Turkish division, Goodyear Lastikleri TAS, has chosen Ceva Logistics to be its logistics provider, providing full truck load (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) distribution services from the tyre maker’s Adapazari and Izmit plants to dealers and automotive manufacturers throughout the country. In all Ceva anticipates distributing around 45,000 tonnes of ...
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FeatureRhenus centre supports John Deere in Mannheim
German provider Rhenus Logistics has opened a new logistics centre at its site in Mannheim to provide production supply and factory logistics for John Deere’s German operation – John Deere Werke Mannheim. The new centre features two halls with warehousing, loading and picking areas, covering an area of 16,000m2 on ...
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FeatureCAT Group to process Kias through Le Havre
From January 2010, CAT Group will process and distribute Kia vehicles to the carmaker’s dealerships in France via the Port of Le Havre, handling 20,000 new and 2,000 used vehicles per year delivered there by Eukor. The move marks a shift of activity from the Port of Antwerp for distribution ...
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FeatureIndia's first auto hub underway
India’s railway minister Mamata Banjeree laid the foundation for the country’s first automobile logistics hub in Shalimar, West Bengal last Saturday. It will be the first of 15 such hubs to be established across India as part of a drive to increase automotive rail freight to 15% (from 2% currently) ...
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FeatureDaimler announces European Carrier Awards
German carmaker Daimler has announced the winners of its European Carrier Awards for 2009. The annual awards, now in their tenth year, are given to those companies the carmaker has recognised for providing the best finished vehicle service in Europe over the course of the year. The event was held ...
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FeatureCanadian govt takes action over CN dispute
Canada’s federal government imposed back-to-work legislation on Monday for 1,700 locomotive engineers at Canadian National Railway (CN), the country’s largest freight operator, who are striking over contract and wage issues. The strike action, which began at midnight last Saturday, has threatened vehicle movements in the country, with CN forced to ...
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FeatureDaimler Kamaz JV imports truck kits from Japan
Daimler has established a 50:50 joint venture with Russian car and truckmaker Kamaz to produce Fuso Canter light trucks from semi-knockdown kits imported from Japan. Daimler owns 85% of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and will contribute €4.1m to the venture – called Fuso Kamaz Trucks Rus – ...
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FeatureSpyker Cars moves to UK to cut inbound costs
Logistics considerations are behind Spyker Cars’ decision to move its production from Zeewolde in the Netherlands to Coventry in the UK. Spyker, which makes high performance supercars, said it is looking to reduce shipping costs and cut delivery times with the move to the new plant, which is closer to ...