All North America articles – Page 89
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FeatureToyota considers US Camry exports to Korea
Toyota has said it may stop production of Camry vehicles that are built in Japan for export to South Korea and move it to the US in an effort to cut down on high export costs. A spokesman for the company said it was not ready to discuss the ...
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FeatureParsifal arrival is perfectly timed
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has put its second new-generation Mark V ro-ro vessel into operation. The MV Parsifal is currently on route from Asia to North America with a full load of predominantly breakbulk and high&heavy cargo, as well as a consignment of passenger vehicles – “exactly the mix she ...
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GMSA chooses Motorvia for vehicle deliveriesSouth African finished vehicle carrier Motorvia is to start carrying vehicles for General Motors South Africa (GMSA) following a successful tender for business approved last week. The new agreement will run for three years. Uitenhage-based Motorvia provides specialised vehicle transport and delivery services for ...
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FeatureBaltimore port in the lead at H1
The US port of Baltimore has recorded a 15% increase in vehicle handling for the first half of 2011 compared to the same period last year putting it ahead of rival ports including New York, which handled the most vehicles in 2010 at just more than 590,500. Baltimore came second ...
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ADB investment in India railRail services in India, including those for freight, are to benefit from loans of up to $500m from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The multi-tranche financing facility for India’s Railway Sector Investment Programme is designed to improve services along some of its busiest freight and passenger ...
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FeatureAuto is leading exports from Turkey
According to figures from Turkey’s Automotive Manufacturer’s Association, 66% of the country’s vehicle production was exported in the first eight months of 2011, around 534,000 vehicles of a total production for the same period of 810,000. Automotive is now the leading export sector in Turkey with a 20% share in ...
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FeatureGreen focus for Toyota at Long Beach
Toyota Motor Sales has renewed its lease at the port of Long Beach for the import of vehicles through its Pier B vehicle processing facilities. The 20-year lease, which will run to the end of 2028 (it is retroactive to January 2009), involves a $240m investment in 58-hectare site. Toyota ...
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BLG sign joint venture in ChinaGermany’s BLG Logistics is reported to have signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement with Beijing-based Cinko Supply Chain Management for Chinese vehicle exports as well as imports of foreign cars to China. Called BLG Cinko Autotec and based in Tianjin, the new venture will begin ...
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FeatureSafety first for US forwarders
The full impact of new safety regulations for trucking in the US introduced by the Department of Transport’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are still being assessed, but there are clear signs from leading carriers that demonstrating high results is likely to work to their advantage in tenders with ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Sean Liang is the new director of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain for GM China replacing Michael Filazzola, who has moved to a new position as executive director of GPSC for GM Holden in Australia, the position previously occupied by Liang. Liang will be responsible for the Purchasing organisation’s business ...
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FeatureKia hits 1m delivery milestone in US
Kia Motors has delivered its one millionth vehicle to the US through the West Coast port of Tacoma, Washington state. The 2011 Optima Hybrid rolled off a K-Line vessel at the port's Blair Terminal earlier this month. It was manufactured at the carmaker’s Hwasung plant in South Korea. The vehicle ...
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FeatureBMW parts distribution workers get six-month reprieve
Workers at a BMW parts distribution centre in California have been granted a temporary reprieve from redundancy following negotiations between the German carmaker and the Teamsters Union. Union leaders were told at the beginning of June that BMW was planning to lay off 70 workers at the Ontario centre at ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has announced two appointments to its global executive management team in the Americas. John Felitto has now taken on the role of president and CEO of WWL Vehicle Services Americas. Felitto, who joined the company more than 10 years ago, has been operating in this role as ...
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FeatureNissan to cut exports from Japan
Nissan Motor is cutting its exports from Japan by a third in a new strategy designed to boost domestic sales and reduce the impact of the strong yen, which is hitting the company’s profits. Currently the yen is staying near a record ¥76.25 against the dollar, strengthening this week even ...
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FeatureReasons to be cheerful for freight industry
The logistics industry is in good health despite the dire warnings of recession from the world’s financial centres according to analysis from consultancy Transport Intelligence. Despite turmoil in the market over the debt crisis in Europe and a downgrade in the US credit rating, there may be reasons to believe ...
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Sonic has most complex logistics for GM in North AmericaGeneral Motors launched production this week of the Chevrolet Sonic subcompact at its Orion Township assembly plant in suburban Detroit, the only subcompact car it manufacturers in the US. According to Kenneth Knight, GM executive director of global and North ...
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FeatureChinese logistics costs rise as US, Europe stagnate
Chinese logistics costs in the first half of 2011 have risen to 18% of the country’s GDP, an increase of 0.1% since last year according to a report by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP). The rise comes at a time when logistics costs in Europe and North ...
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Supply chain and earthquake costs hurt carmakers' profits
The release of earnings reports over the past week has revealed supply chain threats to carmakers’ profits in the form of higher raw material costs, currency shifts as well as component shortages and premium freight logistics costs, both related to the lingering impacts from the Japanese earthquake. Several carmakers facing ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Greg May, president of US finished vehicle carrier, Jack Cooper Transport, is to leave the company at the end of August. He will remain involved with the company as a consultant and continues in his role as vice chairman of subsidiary Jack Cooper Logistics. May has not announced what his ...
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FeatureVW works toward crossdock network
Volkswagen has been undergoing trials at three group consolidation centres in Europe as it aims to shift from a regional system of freight forwarding to running a network of crossdocks. The group is now in the process of tendering for more consolidation centres in the coming years. According to Thomas ...