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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Renault to export from Russia Later this month Renault will begin exports of its Logan and Sandero models to Ukraine from its Avtoframos plant in Russia. The plant, which is located south of Moscow, increased output last year by 70% to just more than 87,000 vehicles. Current output includes ...
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FeatureInvestment drain from vehicle logistics in Europe
Despite rising profits among many carmakers, Europe’s finished vehicle logistics industry is threatened by a lack of investment coupled by rising costs and stagnant rates, a scenario already causing capacity bottlenecks, according to the president of the European Association of Vehicle Logistics (ECG), Costantino Baldissara (pictured). Speaking to Automotive Logistics ...
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FeatureBLG growth also means changes
German logistics provider BLG has reported growing volumes in its automotive processing with 5.4m vehicles handled in 2010 compared with 4.6m for the previous year. Taken along with its container and retail business segments, and cost reductions made across the company, BLG saw pre-tax earnings more than double to more ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA) has appointed Kazuhiro Miyauchi its executive vice president of purchasing, production control and logistics control. He moves from Toyota Motor Corporation’s purchasing project management and unit parts division but will retain his position there as managing officer in addition to his new ...
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FeatureSwedish truckmakers deliver in Q1
Sweden’s truckmakers Volvo Trucks and Scania have both showed significant increases in global deliveries in the first quarter of 2011, with each reporting strong demand from Europe and South America. Volvo Trucks reported an increase of 81% for total truck deliveries compared with the same Q1 period last year, while ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Libyan embargo hits shipments to TripoliA Grimaldi-owned multipurpose vessel carrying trucks and other used ro-ro cargo between Malta and Libya was turned back from docking in Tripoli in April following its interception by a NATO vessel. The M/V Setubal Express was prohibited from entering the port of Tripoli by HMS ...
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FeatureCapacity crunch as China mulls longer trailers
The contentious issue of vehicle trailer lengths for road transport in China may be resolved at the beginning of July when new safety laws are introduced by the Ministry of Transport. However, restrictions on capacity defined in the new guidelines, which propose a regulation length of 16.5 metres for a ...
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FeatureGrimaldi on pace to double profit
Despite rising oil prices, unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, and economic instability in several major European markets, the Naples-based shipping company Grimaldi Group has seen a remarkable growth in profits during the first months of 2011, led in particular by its three Italian-incorporated companies, according to Emanuele ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Julie Krehbiel has resigned as vice president and general manager – Automotive, from US rail provider Union Pacific. The company said she had left for “personal reasons”. No further details were made available. Krehbiel has been replaced by Linda Brandl, who moves from her position as vice president of the ...
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FeatureDHL reports confident UK auto sector
According to new research by DHL Express almost half of the UK’s automotive businesses involved with import and export expect overseas demand for their products to grow in the next three months, boosting the UK economy and lending a positive impetus to today’s GDP figures for the period between January ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Saturday night’s alright for CevaCeva Logistics has added services for Saturday deliveries to the US from Mexico as part of its Consolidated Border Truck programme (CBT). The Saturday Night Expedite service will ensure the transport of freight that needs to arrive in the Midwest or Ontario, Canada by Monday morning. ...
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FeatureChina to boost vehicle exports
China is targeting an increase in vehicle exports over the next five years as it enters its 12th Five Year Plan period, with carmakers targeting both developing markets and more mature sectors such as the US. Building on developments in the last phase, which ran from 2006 and saw significant ...
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FeatureTurkey announces auto strategy
The Turkish government has released details of its action plan for the automotive industry covering the period between 2011 and 2014. Published in a document released last week called The Turkish Automotive Strategy Report and Action Plan, the move is aimed at firmly establishing the country as a production centre ...
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FeatureVW hits record deliveries in Q1
The Volkswagen Group finished the first quarter of 2011 with a significant increase in vehicle deliveries, moving more than 1.97m vehicles from January to March, up from 1.73m over the same period last year. The 13.7% increase means the company outperformed the overall market, which grew 8.1%. Furthermore, VW reported ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Gefco launches European service from UKGefco has launched a daily departure and delivery service from Coventry in the UK to 15 countries across Europe. The new EuroDailyService service aims to provide better journey times and increased frequency through more direct routes, according to the company. Gefco also said it will ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Dr Ernst-Hermann Krog has retired from his position as head of brand logistics at Audi and been replaced by Dr Michael Hauf, who moves from his position as head of Plant Planning at the carmaker. Krog has been with the VW Group since 1980 in a variety of roles including ...
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FeatureSaab struggles with delivery freeze
Production at Saab’s plant in Trollhättan, Sweden remains at a standstill as the company tries to resolve payment issues with suppliers that have refused to continue delivering parts. The payment problems have raised questions about long-term survival the carmaker, which was bought by Spyker International in February last year from ...
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FeatureMazda to use Trans Siberia Railway all year
Mazda will be using the Trans-Siberian Railway route it started shipping vehicles on in 2008 for the entire year this year. The move follows studies the Japanese carmaker has made into the effect of weather conditions on the vehicles. It was the first carmaker to use the route for regular ...
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FeatureGo ahead for Grimsby terminal
Following last week’s news that the UK port of Tyne has shown strong growth in its import activity (read more here), another port on the UK’s northeast coast–Grimsby–is to receive a boost for its finished vehicle handling with the approval of a dedicated two berth ro-ro riverside terminal. Last week ...
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FeatureGefco widens reach with Mercurio stake
Peugeot-Citroën’s logistics arm Gefco is acquiring a controlling 70% share in Italian transport and distribution company Gruppo Mercurio following an agreement signed with Venice European Investments (VEI), the investment fund controlled by holding company Palladio Finanziaria. The figure of the transaction has not been released, though Palladio is reported to ...