All Feature articles – Page 155
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No one size fits all
Close analysis of damage rates, transport efficiency and handling procedures are necessary to meet the complex and diverse packaging needs of aftermarket distributionPackaging for spare parts requires a multitude of different materials and equipment depending not only on the type of part being moved, but where it is in the ...
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Myanmar concede a Kerry Logistics la gestión de sus puertos internos
Kerry Logistics ha anunciado que su filial, KLN (Singapur) ha obtenido la concesión para operar los puertos internos en Yangon y Mándala, se trata de los principales puertos comerciales de Myanmar, en el sudeste asiático. Anteriormente el propio gobierno gestionaba los puertos. Según Kerry Logistics, el gobierno de Myanmar estaría ...
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UPS strengthens US-Mexico cross border services
UPS has announced that it has strengthened its cross-border services to help US exporters find new opportunities in Mexico, and Mexican exporters to increase trade with the US.The US is Mexico’s largest trading partner, and Mexico is the United States’ second-largest export market – after Canada – and its third-largest ...
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BMW NA chooses Neovia Logistics for PDC labour services
Neovia Logistics, a US-based 3PL and supply chain management company, has announced that it has entered into a five-year agreement with BMW of North America.The agreement will see Neovia providing labour services for the OEM’s US regional parts distribution centres in Stockton, California, and Minooka, Illinois. Neovia began working with ...
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Honda moving CR-V production from Mexico to US
Honda has announced that it plans to move production of the CR-V from Guadalajara in Mexico, to the company’s Indiana plant in the US. Production of the new HR-V, meanwhile, which is already built at the carmaker's plant in Celaya, Mexico, will also be added to Guadalajara. Both moves are ...
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FeatureSuzuki looking to export cars from India to Russia
Suzuki is currently considering exporting cars from its Indian division, Maruti Suzuki, to Russia.“Our promising Russian model lineup includes cars that are currently assembled in India. Therefore, we are working on this issue in terms of logistics, delivery time and price,” said Irina Zelentsova, sales and marketing director, Suzuki Motor ...
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China’s CMG to merge with Sinotrans CSC
China’s government has approved the multi-billion dollar merger of its state-owned shipping and logistics giant CMG with rival Sinotrans & CSC Holdings, also a state-owned firm.According to Reuters the merger places brings together CMG’s assets worth an estimated 624 billion yuan ($96 billion) with those owned by Sinotrans & CSC ...
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ThyssenKrupp makes further investment in Mexico for regional supply
Vehicle components supplier, ThyssenKrupp, is deepening its footprint in Mexico with the announcement of a €70m ($75.6m) steering systems plant in Puebla that is expected to open early next year. The plant will produce around 1.4m electric power-assisted steering systems per year by 2018 for supply to OEMs in North ...
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Tamara Histand moves to Renaissance Global Logistics
Tamara Histand, who was previously executive vice president of global automotive at Ceva Logistics, is to take up a new role with Renaissance Global Logistics as chief commercial officer (CCO). The role is newly created at the company and Histand will be responsible for business development and account management activities.Renaissance ...
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Russia’s Bronka port signs container deal with CMA CGM
There have been a number of recent developments at the new Russian deep-water port of Bronka, which opened in October last year. Last month the port’s owner, Fenix, signed a long-term agreement for the handling and storage of container cargo with CMA CGM. CMA CGM ranks as the world’s third ...
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FeatureDaimler mulls Mercedes production at former GM plant in Russia
Russian authorities are in negotiation with Daimler executives over the possible launch of Mercedes-Benz production near St Petersburg, according to George Poltavchenko, the regional governor. The OEM could takeover GM’s plant there, with the federal government suggesting it is keen to transfer GM’s agreement on industrial assembly to Daimler.“Negotiations with ...
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Kuehne + Nagel opens Singapore logistics hub
Kuehne & Nagel has opened a 50,000 sq.m logistics centre in Singapore to support a range of industries in Asia. It is the logistics group’s largest-ever investment outside of Europe.The Singapore Logistics Hub will service multiple users and sectors, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical and healthcare companies operating in ...
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Hyundai bringing Santa Fe Sport to Alabama and Accent to Mexico
Hyundai Motor in the US has said it will add production of the Santa Fe Sport crossover SUV to its output at the Montgomery plant in Alabama. The model is already in production at Kia Motors’ plant in West Point plant in Georgia, but has not been made in Montgomery ...
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FeatureJapan: The ripple effects of a global sea change
While it remains the top exporter of finished vehicles, Japan has shifted from its central role in the global vehicle trade, with shipping companies adjusting their strategies accordinglyJapan has been the world’s top exporter of vehicles for decades, and it remains renowned for its quality of manufacturing as well as ...
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FeatureCanada: Changing with the scenery
It may be at a similar level of development, but Canada is a different logistical landscape to the US, and its changing production patterns mean providers have to work harder to remain efficientWhen considering North America’s vehicle logistics network, emphasis is most obviously put on the US, the world’s largest ...
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FeatureLuka Koper sets record for vehicle handling
The Luka Koper Car & Ro-Ro Terminal, at the Slovenian port of Koper, has reported that it broke all previous annual throughput records in 2015. As of the last weekend of the year, it reported that 600,000 finished vehicles had made use of its premises, which is more units for ...
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Myanmar awards inland port concession to Kerry Logistics
Kerry Logistics has announced that its subsidiary, KLN (Singapore) has been awarded a concession to operate inland ports in Yangon and Mandalay, both major commercial ports in the South East Asian country of Myanmar. The ports were previously managed by the government. According to Kerry Logistics, the Myanmar government is ...
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FeatureRussia: Struggling not to walk away
Lower volumes and higher costs are leading some tier suppliers to leave Russia, while domestic firms often lack the stability and quality to compensateThe Russian automotive supply chain remains under heavy pressure as the market shrinks further. With General Motors withdrawing most of its sales and production in the country ...
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FeatureEurope regulators approve FedEx acquisition of TNT
Regulators in the European Union have approved FedEx’s acquisition of TNT Express. The news sees the end of a six-month antitrust investigation that had previously been one of the biggest hurdles towards the deal.The merger – worth around $5 billion – which was announced in April last year, would give ...
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FeatureMagna: One for all, and all for one
Magna is putting an emphasis on global coordination, standards and best practice for both logistics and packaging, with technology and training crucial to the tier one’s future successA defining characteristic of large tier one suppliers is often decentralisation. At Canada-based Magna – North America’s largest tier supplier and among the ...