All Africa articles – Page 27
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FeaturePotential and problems in equal measure
Different strokes Heavy investment Coping with growth Finding partners for growthAccess and infrastructureA flexible futureDespite political uncertainty and its recent propensity for economic boom and bust, Russia is still a major growth market for automotive. With LSPs investing heavily in ports, inland terminals and transport assets, Chris Lewis looks at ...
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FeatureOne vision for a global platform at UTi
UTi Worldwide is standardising its organisation to better replicate global services from one market to another. Christopher Ludwig finds the firm’s top executives believe great logistics services begin with the car industryThe power of one;Replicating services globally;The potential for regional sourcing.UTi Worldwide might not be the most recognisable name or ...
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FeatureClear port growth could get blurry
Germany takes the lead Transhipment central in BelgiumBalancing flowsUK ports reboundConnecting ScandinaviaIberia develops despite tough economyUps and downsFrench and Italian portsOcean carrier strategiesLast year was a surprisingly strong year for European new vehicle handling at ports, with particular strength in Germany and surprising resilience even in hard-hit Spain. But increasing ...
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FeatureConverging theory and reality in supply
Textbooks cover the basics of forecasting and inventory management but, as Malcolm Wheatley relates, the scale and speed of aftermarket parts supply requires increasingly complex IT solutionsA complex environment;If it looks like fish, it may not be fish;A global solution for Jaguar.When Piaggio Group Americas had problems with aftermarket spares ...
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FeatureGoing for growth at Chery
Exporting to RussiaManaging export logistics in-house Long-term partnerships with shipping linesFocus on efficiency rather than price aloneInvesting in improved logisticsTime of transitionAs China’s leading automotive exporter shifts its focus toward higher-range models, Ellen Hua talks to Chery International vice-president Feng Ping about what the company expects from its logistics partners ...
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FeatureAnother second chance in Detroit
Expanding the distribution networkExport growthFind ways to collaborateOcean capacity–a move towards global tenders?Rail wagon shortages Doing well on the road With fast growing volume in North America, and surprisingly strong exports, the Chrysler Group’s resurgence under Fiat’s control has been one of the industry’s best tales of turnaround. Efficient, global ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Greg May, who left his position as president of leading US car carrier Jack Cooper Transport last August, has moved into a new role as president and CEO of Car Delivery Network (CDN). CDN provides real-time information on outbound vehicle movements via cloud-based applications for shippers and carriers. May said ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Ceva Logistics has appointed Giuseppe Chiellino as managing director for the company's business in Italy. Chiellino will be in charge of all contract logistics and freight management activities and report to Gianfranco Sgro, Ceva's president of Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa. Ceva has a number of automotive contracts in ...
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FeatureGefco extends service for Dacia
Gefco has renewed its multimodal logistics service for Romanian carmaker Dacia, which combines road and rail shipments to move vehicles from the carmaker's plant in Pitesti, Romania to the Italian market. Gefco will now be able to also utilise the assets of Gruppo Mercurio, for vehicle movements in Italy following ...
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FeatureFord exports help build India output
Ford's sales figures in India, combined with its exports to overseas markets, reached just under 10,500 units in February. The results build on a total for last year that saw 120,000 in domestic sales. The carmaker exported 30,000 vehicles last year, approximately 20% of its local output. The February result ...
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FeatureGMSA begins Isuzu exports to Kenya
General Motors South Africa exported its first shipment of Isuzu KB light commercial vehicles to Kenya last weekend, the latest market for the company's right-hand drive versions of the vehicle, which is already exported to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Mauritius. Isuzu already has a 30% share of Kenyan LCV ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Höegh Autoliners commences regular Sagunto serviceHöegh Autoliners has launched a new regular service from the Spanish Mediterranean port of Sagunto to the US East Coast, complementing existing services from Sagunto to the Far East, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. Vessels will call on a three-week rotation. ...
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FeatureBrazil seeks review on Mexico trade pact
Brazil has made it known that it wishes to renegotiate a trade agreement it has with Mexico, bringing forward from 2020 to 2015 the possibility of trade in heavy vehicles. The Complimentary Economic Agreement (ACE) first appeared in 2003 and has resulted in bilateral automotive businesses growing from little more ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Geely to export CKDs for assembly in EgyptChinese carmaker Geely is reported to have entered an agreement GB Auto (Ghabbour Auto), a vehicle assembler based in Egypt, for the production for vehicles for sale in the country and the wider North African market. Geely said last year that it was ...
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FeatureCar Terminal Alicante starts operations
Car Terminal Alicante has established an import-export facility for finished vehicles in the Mediterranean Spanish port of Alicante at Muelles de Poniente. It will mainly handle vehicles being exported to Asia or imported into Spain from that region, as well as sending rental cars to companies in the Balearic ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Seat starts exports to China from Spain In January, Spanish producer Seat began exporting cars to China from the port of Barcelona, in northeast Spain. The initial consignments, which consisted of 250 Leon units, were shipped directly to the Chinese ports of Huangpu and Xingang. The new service is ...
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FeatureRenault begins export-led production in Morocco
Renault has started production at its Melhoussa assembly plant in Morocco and will begin shipments of two models through the adjacent Tanger Med port, which has a 20-hectare car carrier terminal capable of handling 1m vehicles a year. The company has confirmed logistics contracts with French logistics providers including SNCF ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Axel Marschall has officially moved to a new position at DB Schenker Rail this week assuming management responsibility for Sales at the European DB Schenker Rail Group. He is now member of the Board of Management of DB Schenker Rail Deutschland responsible for Sales, the responsibility he took over on ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
As part of wide restructuring efforts at DHL Supply Chain (read more here), Paul Dyer, previously managing director of Automotive UK and head of Global Automotive, has taken on a new role as managing director, Automotive, Industrial, LLP (UKI). Dyer will continue to lead the automotive sectors across the ...
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FeatureLSPs seek global slice of post-production work
A chance to extend outsourcing in China Will Indian OEMs hand over the reigns?Expanding terminals in North AfricaEstablished services in the USBMW keeps it in-house but remains flexibleWhile some carmakers keep as much post-production work in-house as possible, port terminals and logistics providers believe they can do the work cheaper. ...