All Feature articles – Page 194
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FeatureRhenus UK appoints Chris Blissitt as operations manager
Freight forwarding and logistics operator Rhenus UK has appointed Chris Blissitt as its operations manager.As part of the company’s ongoing expansion, Blissitt has been promoted from his previous role as export operator at Rhenus’ Bradford facility. He will now work at Rhenus’ headquarters in Manchester, managing a team of eight ...
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FeatureNYK agrees to pay fine following US anti-trust probe into ro-ro charges
Japanese transport and logistics giant, NYK, has agreed to pay a fine of $59.4m as part of a plea agreement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) following charges that it violated US anti-trust laws in connection with shipping services for finished vehicles.A number of the world’s leading ro-ro providers, ...
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FeatureCalsonic Kansei increases footprint in Sunderland
Automotive components supplier Calsonic Kansei has invested £800,000 ($1.2m) in establishing a 9,300 sq. m warehouse at Doxford International Technology Park in Sunderland, UK, which was officially opened this week (January 14th). The company, which makes heat exchange, air conditioning, exhaust, interior, and electronic automotive components, is a major supplier ...
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FeatureWayne State and AIAG offer second vehicle supply chain programme
The Vehicle Industry Purchasing and SCM Certificate Training Program, offered by Wayne State University’s School of Business, in cooperation with the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) moves into its second year. The course, which begins on February 19th and lasts for 23 weekly sessions, will take place at AIAG’s headquarters ...
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FeatureThai rail link to benefit automotive shipments in region
China has signed an agreement with Thailand to build a double track rail link stretching more than 870km between Nong Khai on the Laos border with Thailand, to the Thai industrial zone in the east of the country. According to industry analysts in the region, the development bodes well for ...
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FeaturePort Panama IDC targets automotive business
Port Panama City, Florida, has recently completed its intermodal distribution centre (IDC), and is now ready to accommodate new business. Addressing the Port Authority in a meeting last week, Becca Hardin, interim director of the Bay County’s Economic Development Alliance (EDA), said that the EDA is targeting automotive companies in ...
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FeatureKrathwohl moves to global supply chain role at Cooper Standard
[Story updated on 13 January] Christine Krathwohl has left her role at finished vehicle carrier Jack Cooper, where she was managing director of the company’s Strategic Advisory Board, and taken up a new position at automotive parts supplier Cooper Standard as vice-president of global supply chain. She took up the ...
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FeatureStricken Höegh car carrier towed to Spitbank for investigation
A Höegh Autoliners car carrier, with around 1,400 vehicles and 100 pieces of earthmoving equipment on board, grounded in the waters known as the Solent, outside the UK south-coast port of Southampton, refloated itself on January 7th and has been moved to investigate further.
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FeatureDoT’s Foxx warns of worsening infrastructure in US
At a forum held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Monday this week, US secretary of transport, Anthony Foxx, warned that the US infrastructure deficit was growing and would worsen without further investment and long-term planning for new technology.“Whatever the infrastructure deficit is on paper, it’s probably a ...
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FeatureNorfolk Southern unveils first emission-friendly locomotives
North American rail provider Norfolk Southern has revealed the first two low emission locomotives produced at its Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania. A further 23 have been commissioned.The first engines – GP33ECO switching locomotives – have been funded by the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program.Following ...
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FeatureCDN kicks off 2015 with $1m for further growth
Car Delivery Network, which provides real-time electronic information on outbound vehicle movements, has announced it has secured $1m in funding from private investors to expand its operations as an independently owned and operated business. While the investors are unnamed CDN said they were from outside the automotive industry."These funds will ...
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FeatureRenault tests rail delivery service between Spain and France
Renault has tested a new rail route that could be used to move cars from its Valladolid plant in Spain to France on a regular basis, including to the Flins plant outside Paris. The vehicles are currently moved by road.The service is being provided by logistics provider Groupe CAT in ...
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FeatureDPCA to sell vehicles to ASEAN region from Singapore
PSA Peugeot Citroën has signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement with Dongfeng Motor, its partner in China, to sell Chinese and European-made vehicles in ASEAN markets from a base in Singapore.The agreement, which is reported to be worth 100m yuan ($16m), is part of PSA’s existing strategic partnership with Dongfeng ...
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FeatureNYK to open vehicle terminal in Gujurat with APM
NYK Auto Logistics India (NALI), a subsidiary of NYK Line, has recently announced that it will start operating a finished vehicle logistics terminal at Gujarat Pipavav Port from June 2015. The port is operated by APM Terminals and located near Gujurat in the northwest of India.APM Terminals Pipavav, the operator ...
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FeatureAntwerp reports ro-ro hit by political, economic and epidemic factors
While the Belgian port of Antwerp has reported strong figures for container and liquid bulk traffic through 2014, the number of vehicles handled is down by almost 8% compared to the previous year.A final figure on volumes moved through the port last year is expected to be around 1.2m, compared ...
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FeatureUkraine starts year with additional import duty on cars
On January 1 this year Ukraine introduced additional import duties on a wide range of goods, including cars. The duties will lead to a substantial increase in automotive logistics expenditure, according to leading providers operating in the country, adding to financial pressures caused by the falling exchange rate Ukraine’s currency, ...
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China fines eight car carrier shipping lines
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has fined eight international shipping lines for anticompetitive practices in the transport of finished vehicles.This news follows similar fines levied in Europe following a 2013 investigation by the European Union, Japan – courtesy of the country's Fair Trade Commission – and Chile, where ...
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FeatureK-Line chooses Hambantota port for vehicle hub as volumes soar
Japanese ocean forwarder K-Line is planning to use Sri Lanka’s Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port (MRMRP) – more popularly known as known as Hambantota – as its future regional distribution hub for finished vehicles bound for Africa and the Persian Gulf.Recently, K-Line established a new transshipment record at Hambantota, involving the ...
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FeatureEditor's note: Planung und Ordnung
No OEM can escape the need for reliable logistics in today’s competitive automotive industry. However, the function arguably has a more elevated status at some companies.At Audi, logistics and in-plant material flow are major if not defining features of its production system, as logistics directly influences output, worker movements and ...
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FeatureEditor's note: expect the unexpected
In the forthcoming issue of Finished Vehicle Logistics, we have something of a special focus on Europe, including reports from the ECG Conference, a feature interview with PSA Peugeot Citroën, with Audi, as well as the European carmaker's association (ACEA). This reporting comes as the European Union and economic area ...