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FeatureDHL supports major multimodal project for Formula E in China
DHL has shipped 41 electric race cars, spare parts, and 45 lithium-ion batteries to China for the opening of the second season of the FIA Formula E championship.The vehicles and equipment have been moved more than 12,000km from Donington Park in the UK, to Beijing, China, via Belgium, Germany, Belarus ...
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FeatureECG Panel discussion: Talk is cheap, what is needed is action
A panel of OEMs and vehicle logistics experts discussed the present and future of Europe's vehicle logistics industry at the end of the ECG Conference in Vienna. Most expressed a desire to work more closely together – and perhaps they have even found a way to do it. While Europe ...
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FeatureStrike at port of Calais causes more freight delays
The port of Calais is once again subject to disruption for trucks bound for the UK following strike action by port security workers that began early in the day on October 13th.Truck check-in posts have been blocked by strikers, who are demanding better working conditions and requesting that more personnel ...
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FeatureDSV to buy UTi
DSV, a Danish transport company offering road, air, sea and logistics transport services, has signed an agreement to acquire US-based non-asset-based supply chain management company, UTi Worldwide. The deal values UTi at around $1.35 billion, and the news is expected to add around 50% to DSV’s annual revenue and scale, ...
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FVL 10th anniversary playlist
Who knew that logistics had inspired and influenced some of the world's greatest musicians?Ok, so while that might not strictly be true, bands and artists have been singing about 'Trains and Boats and Planes', 'Truck Driver's Blues' and 'Running Late' for years.Musicians from Otis Redding, to Kraftwerk, The Chemical Brothers, Bob ...
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FeatureFord extends contract with NYK Auto Logistics in India
Ford India has extended the scope of a contract it signed with NYK Auto Logistics (India) in 2011. Initially, this simply involved the provision of ro-ro terminal services for finished vehicles at the Indian ports of Chennai and Ennore. However, under the new arrangement, NYK Auto Logistics (India) has also ...
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FeatureColin Howard moves from Goodpack to Ewals Cargo Care
European logistics service provider Ewals Cargo Care is expanding its activities in the automotive industry and has employed Colin Howard to develop and support its European growth plan. He moves over from his role as sales director, automotive for Goodpack, the intermediate bulk container provider.Howard has more than 20 years ...
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FeatureAcumen wins BMW Group contract
UK logistics provider, Acumen Automotive Logistics, based in Coventry, has won a three-year contract with the BMW Group to deliver Minis from the carmaker’s Oxford plant to dealers in the UK.Acumen will deliver the vehicles to an area stretching from East Anglia on the east coast of England – to ...
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FeatureEnergy storage breakthrough could cut car hauliers’ emissions
Skeleton Technologies and Adgero SARL have developed the world’s first Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for road freight vehicles, which could reduce fuel consumption and associated emissions by up to 25%.Skeleton Technologies, energy storage specialists, and Adgero SARL, hybrid technology specialists, have teamed up to design the innovative new hybrid ...
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FeatureDHL to handle UK distribution of Saab parts with Orio
Orio UK, the only supplier of Saab original aftermarket parts, has signed a deal with logistics provider, DHL Supply Chain, for next day delivery to service centres around the UK. Orio UK is a regional division of Orio, formerly Saab Automobile Parts.DHL will provide a free overnight delivery service on ...
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FeatureRhenus secures five-year contract renewal with Daimler
Daimler has awarded freight forwarding specialist Rhenus Logistics UK a five-year contract renewal to continue logistics services between the UK and Germany. Rhenus, which has worked with Daimler since 2010, is providing transport and logistics services at 67 collection points across the UK and Ireland for the delivery of automotive ...
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FeatureAmerican hauliers: Adding up the miles
Constraints on rail capacity and changing demand could see road hauliers covering greater distances, as well as facing greater challengesThe fact that the majority of volume vehicle movements in North America use rail – perhaps for 70-75% of miles covered, by some estimates – would suggest that most truck deliveries ...
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FeatureDHL launches cross border LTL service between US and Mexico
[This story was updated on Thursday 23rd July] DHL’s freight handling division, DHL Global Forwarding, has introduced a less-than-container load (LTL) service between the US and Mexico that it said has already been adopted by the automotive, engineering and manufacturing sectors, among others.Han Roest, global sector head of automotive at ...
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FeatureECG column: Growing pains
ECG president Costantino Baldissara (pictured with vice-president Wolfgang Göbel, far left) says that the return of stronger European growth means that capacity is once again tight and carriers are on the lookout for driversFor many of us, the financial crisis, almost a decade ago already, is becoming a distant memory. ...
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FeatureA tale of two seasons for North American vehicle logistics
The 6th annual FVL North America conference brought together 350 delegates to sunny California, where they discussed the lingering chill of winter affecting the logistics network, at the same time that sales and investment in the sector continue to sizzleAdditional reporting by Marcus Williams and Rachael HoggIt was the best ...
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FeatureECG column: a decision made
ECG president Costantino Baldissara (pictured with vice-president Wolfgang Göbel, far left) weighs up the effect of the EU’s trailer length compromise on vehicle logistics, with an eye on a future review dateIn my last column, written early December 2014, I noted the likelihood that the legislative process of the revision ...
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FeatureToyota part 3: On time, any time, all of the time
Run with the precision of its famed production system, transport management forms the backbone of Toyota’s service parts distribution, with daily, multimodal services, and strong controls over expedited freight Toyota’s North American Parts Operations (NAPO) division manages a complex set of transport flows designed to allow for the latest possible ...
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Feature美国汽车业早早进入寒冬
美国汽车业在去年所遭受的破坏，在上个星期重新上演，所有50个州都创下降雪与最低气温的记录。 美国东北部的情况尤其严重，Buffalo、NY的降雪达到7英尺。东北部的经销商严重受到复杂气象条件的影响，很多人还忙于在停车场清雪。 在入厂物流方面，福特公司被迫在上周末关闭Buffalo冲压工厂，因为无法进行零部件交付，但是目前生产已经回归正常。 这个地区在感恩节休息期间仍存在复杂天气的警告。当地新闻媒体Buffalo News警告说，在东部Utica到Albany，以及纽约市，这周会有冬季暴雪，禁止商用车在I-87的两个方向上行驶，而I-84已经停止通行。将会有大雪从阿帕拉契中部席卷东北内陆地区。 铁路供应商Norfolk Southern报告称，目前的业务已经严重受到Buffalo附近极端天气的影响，预计破坏还会进一步。 该铁路供应商在一次声明中称，“指定经过或出发地为Buffalo地区的铁路货运客户，在接下来的几天还将受到损失。经过纽约西部的货运，将要绕经其他线路，估计会造成24-48小时的延误。” 公路与铁路供应商已经宣布了在多式联运方面，缓解冬季气候影响的许多措施。 Schneider公司宣布已经增加了25%的集装箱，还准备了备用车队，为严重中断情况做准备。还有报道称，公司已经扩大寒冷地区“插件功能”，以及所有地点的“启动保障方案”，来保障货车通行。 与此同时，加拿大铁路供应商CSX公司，已经比去年提高了375个机车数量，加上Chicago Gateway方案和Selkirdk起点轨段，能降低北部地区的拥堵和转接延迟，还包括其他一系列应变措施。 铁路供应商BNSF已经在芝加哥的工厂，增加了800个新的集装箱和挂车停靠点，以应对天气引起的提货与交付问题。公司还将在新的机车上安装风干设备，来阻止冻结刹车线，以及增加更多的除雪设施，还有一系列其他应变措施。 北美地区在去年，受到冬季极端天气的严重影响，加上供应与员工问题，许多汽车生产厂都被迫关门。
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Feature宇森物流拓展福特中欧业务
宇森物流与福特公司签署了一份新的多年合同，旨在为福特收集境内零部件，并运送至福特在布拉格和布达佩斯的原始配送中心。新签署的合同加深了宇森物流同福特公司物料规划和物流部门的合作，同时也意味着除了在原始配送中心按照现有合同提供管理之外，还提供卡车运输零担货运。 宇森物流表明目前正在横跨波兰南部，捷克共和国，斯洛伐克，奥地利，匈牙利，斯洛文尼亚和克罗地亚在内的240多家供应商处搜集零部件。同时，它也正将可重复利用的包装返还给那些供应商。 宇森物流欧洲分部汽车主管John Mitchell先生说，“我们很荣幸获此殊荣，能够有机会为福特公司的供应链提供附价值。这份荣誉进一步强化了我们在该地区的汽车网络，这对消费者来说是好事，对其供应商是好事，同样的，对像我们一样的供应商也是好事。” 宇森物流始于2006年同福特公司合作，它被选中经营福特布拉格原始配送中心，该中心为福特驻欧洲工厂提供汽车零部件在中欧的统一原始装载服务。在2010年，福特汽车在布达佩斯开设了第二家原始配送中心，而该中心仍旧由宇森物流负责经营。
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Feature戴姆勒宣布2014欧洲承运商奖项获得者
戴姆勒公司已经宣布欧洲承运商奖的年度获奖者，每年这个奖都颁给得到最佳服务肯定的出厂服务供应商。 德国运输供应商Ernest Frankenback公司被提名为乘用车部门最佳搭档，而来自英国的ECM（汽车交付服务）公司被认证为商用车部门的最佳搭档。 Ernest Frankenback被选拔获得乘用车部奖项，戴姆勒公司称“突出表现更进一步”。公司之前还以其出色服务获得2002年和2009年的欧洲承运商奖。 与此同时，ECM也第三次获得戴姆勒的认证，之前于2011年获得欧洲承运商将，乘用车部门奖项，于2013年获得总体表现特殊奖。除此之外，与戴姆勒合作最长的物流供应商之一的物流企业Horst Mosolf，被授予终身成就奖。该德国公司为戴姆勒公司提供超过50年的服务，曾5次获得乘用车部门奖项。 戴姆勒全球运输物流总监Heiko Gaiser说，“运输物流是我们成功的秘诀之一 — 没有他们，就没有车能从工厂到达客户那里。因此，我们的货运伙伴的出色表现，对于我们非常重要。同时，我们将继续努力，把我们的全球汽车运输打造得更加高效和灵活。” 该奖是戴姆勒集团“欧洲承运商日”庆祝活动之一，今年是在西班牙维多利亚的梅赛德斯-奔驰厢型车工厂里举行。大约有100家欧洲运输物流供应商参加，并讨论目前的行业趋势和所面临的挑战。