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    North American vehicle ports - riding the waves

    2013-07-01T17:31:32Z

    Import and export growth trends;North American ports survey;Mapping out old and new shipping routes;Growth in the south and Mexico;Infrastructure developments;Future risks and rewards. Significant growth for both vehicle imports and exports continues throughout North American ports. The numbers and trends are in this annual port survey of the regionThe ...

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    Spending may stave off the cold in Russia

    2013-07-01T16:39:55Z

    Rising Russian output;Port developments;Rail restrictions;Road distribution.Regardless of unpredictability in vehicle sales, Russia needs more investment for vehicle logistics.Russia’s automotive growth in recent years, coupled with government incentives for local production, led many OEMs to set up shop in the country. More domestic production has rebalanced the Russian finished vehicle logistics ...

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    Brazilian ports law risks ignoring auto terminals

    2013-07-01T13:13:30Z

    A revision to a recent law governing new terminal investment in Brazil’s ports is causing concern among ro-ro operators who are worried that concessions will be awarded to bulk commodities and containers at the expense of vehicles.Last December, the Brazilian government announced a R$58 billion ($26 billion) incentive programme to ...

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    Import and export systems - fishing for downstream efficiency

    2013-06-28T18:53:05Z

    Uneven outbound chain;Managing over greater distances; Building vehicle destinations into production planning. The links jump to sections of the article Uneven dwell time affects port processors, shipping lines and OEMs alike but is build-for-distribution a wish too far? Even seasoned automotive logistics veterans are impressed at the scale of ...

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    India ports – shaping up to ship out

    2013-06-28T18:09:57Z

    India must add services and new port infrastructure to keep up with growing exportsKeeping up with exportsOEM port preferencesNYK: how to improve Indian ports Chennai holds strong Making the perfect portAlthough the Indian market has seen domestic sales decline this year, growth has remained stronger for passenger vehicle exports. In ...

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    Executives on the move: Gerrit Hes,Brian Taylor,Jesper Hansen,Erik Jonnaert,

    2013-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Gerrit Hes has left his position as managing director at Koopman Logistics Group, a role he has been in for the last five years. According to a letter sent out by Siebe Koopman, director of parent company Koopman Holding, Hes decided to stand down from his position on June ...

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    Brazil omits safeguards for ro-ro in ports bill

    2013-06-19T00:00:00Z

    The Brazilian government has revised the law governing new terminal investment at the country’s ports this month following the announcement last December that it was introducing a $26m incentive programme to solve endemic problems of congestion. The previous law (8630/93) applying to terminal development stated that the port authority ...

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    An automotive gateway in London?

    2013-06-12T00:00:00Z

    DP World’s London Gateway, a new container port east of London due to start operations in the fourth quarter of this year, could become a node for containerised parts and finished vehicles in and out out of the UK. Speaking during an Automotive Logistics Webinar, Peter Ward, ...

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    Disparities persist at Spanish ports

    2013-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Finished vehicle manufacturers using Spanish ports have noted a disparity between promised flexibility in handling and the reality on the ground. Indeed, recent meetings of the National Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers (ANFAC) have emphasised that problems with stevedoring persist and that little in the way of streamlining ...

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    Global round up: Ford in Top 25; Vladivostock traffic; Yusen expands in Chicago; Gefco prestige service;

    2013-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Ford makes Gartner Supply Chain Top 25Ford has made it into the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 ranking for the first time, reaching number 22 this year, up from 26 last year and number 51 in 2011. It is the only carmaker in the top 25 and has been ...

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    Vehicles stranded at Zarate

    2013-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Some 20,000 cars are reported stranded at the Argentine port of Zárate because they lack an import licence. Port Terminal Zárate is having to bear the brunt of the problem because it is responsible for 90% of Argentina's finished vehicle import-export business.This lack of speedily issued licences has increased ...

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    Carmakers can look to Krishnapatnam

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    The Indian port of Krishnapatnam is building a dedicated finished vehicle terminal, with the first phase due to open in June this year. It is being promoted by the port’s majority shareholder, CVR Group, which is based in Hyderabad, by Barry CrossThe port, which is around 190km north of ...

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    Subaru opts for WWL at Brunswick

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Japanese carmaker Subaru has chosen Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) to manage vehicle import processing at the US port of Brunswick in Georgia. The logistics provider will handle processing for vehicles at the port’s Colonel’s Island ro-ro terminal, including accessorisation, pre-delivery inspection and preparations for truck transport to dealers. ...

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    Global round up: Rates dispute halts Renault Nissan; GM invests in Lansing; Metcash buys in Australia; Barcelona grows; Honda builds at logistics facility; Nissan van for GM

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Rates dispute halts Renault-Nissan deliveries in IndiaAll outbound movements of Renault Nissan Alliance vehicles from the Orangadam plant near Chennai in India are reported to have been suspended this week because of a dispute over freight handling rates. The automotive joint venture is reported to be demanding a 20% ...

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    Logiventures expands in Sri Lanka

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Logiventures, the Sri Lankan-based logistics services provider and a division of the Hayleys Group, has invested an undisclosed sum in eight acres of land in close proximity to Hambantota port complex on which it plans to build a logistics hub to support the vehicle processing facility it opened ...

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    WWL bids for Melbourne auto terminal development

    2013-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has submitted a bid to redevelop the Webb Dock West automotive terminal at the port of Melbourne. If the bid is successful it will be the 12th automotive terminal that WWL operates around the world. The Port of Melbourne Corporation will be releasing the request ...

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    Global round up: BLG volumes in 2012; San Antonio carriers divert; Chrysler drives ePOD; Toyota exports from US to Russia; Yusen inbound for Jaguar; Geodis buys into Spanish rail

    2013-05-08T00:00:00Z

    BLG handles more vehicles in 2012BLG Logistics Group has reported earnings before tax of €49.1m ($64.4m) for 2012, a slight increase over the €48.5m recorded in 2011, with gains in the Automobile Logistics and Contract Logistics sectors. The strongest division with earnings of €419m was Automobile Logistics, followed by ...

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    Vigo cuts fees for vehicles

    2013-04-17T00:00:00Z

    Vigo Port Authority in northwest Spain has approved a reduction in storage fees for finished vehicles. Henceforth, irrespective of whether they are kept in the port's vertical storage facility or at the Bouzas Ferry Terminal, fees charged will be the same. Previously, there were three distinct tariffs in ...

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    Vehicle exports bolster European ports

    2013-04-10T00:00:00Z

    A Finished Vehicle Logistics magazine survey of vehicle handling activity in 2012 at European vehicle ports has revealed a relative stability in volumes, thanks to rising exports, despite the overall decline in the market. The survey, which included nearly 35 responding ports or port amalgamations, showed that ports ...

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    Global round up: Skoda expands; Gaz starts new LCV; Toyota links with JLR to identify risk; Daimler builds in Bremen; TNT sells China road operations; Toyota Awards; Dayaowan port to get auto hub

    2013-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Skoda expands Czech parts centre and production capacity The Volkswagen Group’s Skoda division has started operations at its newly expanded €32m ($41m) parts centre in Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic. The company also launched production of a new model at its recently expanded plant in the same city. ...