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FeatureGlobal ro-ro report: Moving with the trade winds
The ro-ro industry has mostly balanced capacity to market demand, but there are regional variations, while changing trades and larger vessels will cause waves at sea. Additional reporting by Christopher LudwigThe global ro-ro shipping industry is one of the most complex – not to mention capital intensive – parts of ...
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FeatureGovernment is biggest stumbling block for India’s automotive future
More than half the delegates canvassed at last week’s Automotive Logistics India conference, held in Pune, thought that government inaction was one of the main problems facing the progress of the automotive logistics industry in the country and would be until elections in India were completed in 2014. Speakers and ...
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FeatureGM’s Holden to end manufacturing in Australia in 2017
GM has announced it will discontinue vehicle and engine manufacturing in Australia by the end of 2017, as well as significantly reduce its engineering operations. GM operates under the Holden division in the country, with headquarters in Port Melbourne.“The decision to end manufacturing in Australia reflects the perfect storm of ...
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FeatureMaruti Suzuki on raising the Indian supply chain
Competition can do wonders for a business. When rivals outdo a company, it is often forced to explore possibilities that were previously unknown to it. This is something Sudam Maitra, former senior managing executive officer for supply chain at Maruti Suzuki, realised early in a purchasing career that has spanned three decades
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FeatureRaising the Indian supply chain: MACE wants to "bring on the bad boys!"
Stories in this section: Maruti Suzuki on raising the Indian supply chainQ&A with Sudam Maitra“Bring the bad boys” might sound like an unusual statement from Raghunath Balkrishna Madhekar, senior advisor at the Maruti Centre of Excellence (MACE). But when Madhekar speaks, people listen. It was Madhekar, who has worked at ...
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Raising the Indian supply chain: Q&A with Sudam Maitra
Sudam Maitra (pictured) talks to Ramesh Kumar about using third party logistics providers and mapping the tier supply chainRamesh Kumar: You’re planning a new manufacturing facility in Gujarat. Will you entice suppliers to set up factory-side facilities?Sudam Maitra: It will be a mix-and-match. Today, we have a lot of suppliers ...
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FeatureSpanish production and exports on the rise
In October Spain's 17 car factories produced almost 211,000 vehicles, including passenger cars and commercial vehicles, an increase of 17% compared to October 2012, according to figures released by the Spanish association of car and truck manufacturers (ANFAC). In the first ten months, total production rose 9.32% to 1.83m units.ANFAC ...
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FeatureVandalism behind BNSF derailment
A BNSF Freight train carrying finished vehicles was derailed north of Tulsa, Oklahoma, last Friday (December 13th) in an incident that is being investigated as an act of vandalism.The train was on route from Tulsa to San Bernardino, California and was hauling vehicles when its rail wagons were decoupled and ...
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FeatureAPL expands in southern US
APL Logistics has announced the opening of its first customs brokerage office, the latest in the company’s efforts to expand its US network. The centre will operate through its recently-acquired subsidiary Carmichael International Service, with which it formed an alliance in 2012. APL aims to ease business operations for customers ...
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FeatureDHL to develop Chicago container facility
DHL Global Forwarding has announced an investment of $35m for a warehouse space in Chicago, Illinois. Around 40,000 square metres is available for container-loading and package preparation, ready to forward on to a variety of industry suppliers likely to include automotive. The facility will be strategically located at the Chicago ...
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FeatureSupply chain promises deferred, but not yet broken in India
This year’s Automotive Logistics India conference came at the end of a tough year for the domestic automotive market. But the downturn has not prevented manufacturers from striving and investing to improve speed and flexibility in their supply chains.Report by Christopher Ludwig and Zoë Apostolides in PuneIt was not supposed ...
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FeatureRZD Logistics opens control centre for Ford Sollers
Russian Railways Logistics (RZD Logistics) has launched a dispatch control centre for Ford Sollers at the Alabuga special economic zone (SEZ) in the central Russian region of Tartarstan. Ford Sollers is RZD Logistics’ first client in the zone and the services supplied by the centre are designed to enhance inbound ...
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FeatureJAC expands in Russia and Ukraine with CKD production
Chinese carmaker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) has launched CKD assembly of the J5 sedan in Ukraine and has plans to launch similar assembly of the S5 crossover in Russia in a bid to expand its presence in the region.The J5 facility is located at Bogdan Corporation’s car plant in the ...
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FeatureWandrie back in top role at Benteler
Faith Wandrie has moved from her role as director of Production Control and Logistics at tier one supplier Faurecia to take up the position of supply chain director ñ NAO at body structure and chassis provider Benteler Automotive.Wandrie said the main scope of her new role includes planning, release procurement, ...
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FeatureGrey moves to Syncreon in South America
Toby Grey, former managing director of TNT Brazil, is to take up a new role at logistics provider Syncreon on January 6 next year as senior vice president for South America. He will assume responsibility for Syncreonís current operations and new business growth in South America for both the automotive ...
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FeatureLorenz takes over MD role at Jungheinrich UK
Warehouse equipment provider Jungheinrich UK has announced the appointment of Jan Lorenz as its new managing director. He replaces Hans-Herbert Schultz and takes up the new role on January 1, 2014.Schultz, who has been in the role for seven years, has taken over responsibility for sales in North-West Europe and ...
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FeatureCarl Ice to take over as CEO of BNSF
Carl Ice, currently president and chief operating officer at North American rail provider BNSF Railway, is taking over as CEO at the start of the new year. He replaces Matthew Rose who is moving to the role of executive chairman."BNSF is a great organisation with great people that provides important ...
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FeatureAutomotive Logistics India – available to view now
Sessions from this year’s Automotive Logistics India conference, which took place last week in Pune, are now available to view here. This new initiative, which has free registration, opens up presentations and discussions at the conference to a global audience. As well as viewing the principal conference stream over two ...
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FeaturePortugal to expand Setúbal ro-ro terminal
Portugal’s government has approved the expansion of the ro-ro terminal at the port of Setúbal, which will require an investment of around €3.5m ($4.8m)."It's an investment to be made exclusively using the Port Administration of Setúbal and Sesimbra's (APSS) own funds,” said Sérgio Monteiro, Portugal's secretary of state for Transport. ...
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FeatureWWL renews contract with port of Los Angeles
The port of Los Angeles has renewed its long-term contract with terminal processor Vehicle Services Americas (VSA), a division of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL). The 10-year agreement provides for a five-year extension, which would allow VSA to operate the 37-hectare automotive processing terminal through to the beginning of 2027.The terminal ...