All Feature articles – Page 262
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FeatureCargobeamer at VW Wolfsburg
Cargobeamer – a German company that has developed a new high-speed road-rail transfer system – has installed its first fully operational system at Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant, Cargobeamer chief executive officer, Dr Hans-Jurgen Weidemann told a press conference in London last week. By Chris Lewis At the moment, the facility ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: UECC starts to Broekman; DHL delivers for Faurecia; Nissan buys trailers from Korea; LeanCor in China education;
UECC delivers vehicles to Broekman terminal in Rotterdam United European Car Carriers (UECC) has started a regular weekly service for vehicle shipments between the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and the northern Spanish ports of Pasajes and Santander. The service is also handling high and heavy, breakbulk and ...
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FeatureBMW to start Mini production in India
BMW will begin production of its Mini Countryman in India later this year at its plant in Chennai, India. A more specific date is to be announced but the first models to be produced will be the Mini Cooper D Countryman and the Mini One Countryman; each will be ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Ed Wilson, Joerg Schnackenberg, Anu Goel, Fred Diaz, Reid Bigland, Justin Arnold, David Whyte, Linda Mitchell
Ed Wilson is moving from his role as manager of port operations and metrics at Volkswagen Group of America to take up a new position as general manager of vehicle logistics at the carmaker. From 1st May this year he will be responsible for all vehicle logistics activities supporting ...
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FeatureProfits down for Gefco but strong prospects ahead
The Gefco Group has reported a small decline in revenue for 2012 compared to 2011, while operating profit has dropped by more than half. The group, which is now majority-owned by RZD Russian Railways, saw a rise in revenue from new customers outside PSA Peugeot-Citroën, its former owner, as ...
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FeatureVigo cuts fees for vehicles
Vigo Port Authority in northwest Spain has approved a reduction in storage fees for finished vehicles. Henceforth, irrespective of whether they are kept in the port's vertical storage facility or at the Bouzas Ferry Terminal, fees charged will be the same. Previously, there were three distinct tariffs in ...
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FeatureChinese logistics needs to enter a new phase
With logistics costs in China now at an historic high, and posing a major challenge to the country’s expanding automotive industry, the government and private industry are now stressing the country’s need to shift to a more ‘sustainable growth’, it was revealed this week at the Automotive Logistics China ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Ceva handles service parts for Iveco; GM ships engines to China; Racking for Ford;
Ceva extends contract with Iveco in TurkeyCeva Logistics has extended its contract with commercial vehicle maker Iveco for three more years covering the warehousing and distribution of spare parts throughout Turkey. Ceva supplies 27,000 different Iveco parts from its ?ekerp?nar? warehouse, ranging from the smallest components to complete engine ...
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FeatureBMW benefits in Bavaria
German logistics provider, Rudolph Logistik, has inaugurated a logistics centre in Wallersdorf in Lower Bavaria for the supply of car body parts to BMW's nearby plant in Dingolfing. The 32,600-square-metre warehouse, the LSPs tenth in the region, has been stocking parts since January and sequential just-in-time deliveries to the assembly ...
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FeatureAftermarket challenges for carmakers hit by recall
Japanese carmakers including Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mazda, have been forced to recall nearly 3.5m vehicles because of a defective passenger side airbag problem caused by a faulty inflator. The OEMs are now faced with a major aftermarket logistics challenge in sourcing and supplying replacements across the globe in ...
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FeaturePeugeot 208 hits full output in Brazil
Peugeot has started full production of its 208 model in Brazil following the launch of the vehicle there in January. The vehicle is being made at its $460m production centre in Porto Real in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The French carmaker will make 55,000 of that model ...
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FeatureTensions with North Korea could disrupt supply chain
Ongoing political tension in Korea that includes military threats from the North is causing concern amongst carmakers, with some looking at contingency measures in the face of potential instability in the supply chain. North Korea’s closure of a special cooperative industrial zone between North and South Korea also includes ...
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FeatureVehicle exports bolster European ports
A Finished Vehicle Logistics magazine survey of vehicle handling activity in 2012 at European vehicle ports has revealed a relative stability in volumes, thanks to rising exports, despite the overall decline in the market. The survey, which included nearly 35 responding ports or port amalgamations, showed that ports ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Skoda expands; Gaz starts new LCV; Toyota links with JLR to identify risk; Daimler builds in Bremen; TNT sells China road operations; Toyota Awards; Dayaowan port to get auto hub
Skoda expands Czech parts centre and production capacity The Volkswagen Group’s Skoda division has started operations at its newly expanded €32m ($41m) parts centre in Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic. The company also launched production of a new model at its recently expanded plant in the same city. ...
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FeatureGreenbrier responds to auto railcar demand
North American transport equipment maker Greenbrier has received orders for 5,400 railcars (wagons) between January and March this year valued at $575m. The orders cover a broad range of railcar types, including 700 automotive-related rail products. The railcars include 89-foot flatcars and the company’s proprietary MultiMax auto racks ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move:Johann Schuberthan, Jügen Maidl, Karl May, Heath Holtz, Ben Shain, Avril Palmer-Baunack, Alan Kelsey, Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, Philippe Gilbert
Johann Schuberthan will retire from his role as BMW’s head of Inbound Logistics and Logistics Planning at the end of this month, with a successor (yet to be announced) in place by the beginning of June this year. Schuberthan had been in the role for four years. BMW has ...
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FeatureCeva adjusts debt and ownership as profits drop
Partly as a response to flagging profits, a high amount of debt and negative cash flow, Ceva Logistics has reached an agreement with shareholders to turn a large share of debt into equity stakes, which will lead to lower interest payments and a cash injection. When this transaction is ...
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FeatureNissan turns over a new Leaf in UK
Nissan launched production of its second generation Leaf electric vehicle at the Sunderland plant in the UK last Thursday, the first time the vehicle has been produced outside of Japan. The company revealed its global and regional sourcing strategy for the plant, including import of key electronic components from ...
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FeatureMore outsourcing at Hero Moto
In advance of opening a new plant this October, India’s Hero Motocorp has been looking to logistics providers to help improve inbound and outbound logistics costs and delivery times. Along with outsourcing more container imports, the manufacturer has introduced a new loading and securement system for outbound distribution. Hero ...
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FeatureBrazil extends Inovar-Auto programme
A delay in agreeing regulation for Brazil’s vehicle technology and supply chain incentive scheme (Inovar-Auto) has prompted the government to extend by a further two months the temporary clearance of those companies that have already joined the programme, which was supposed to have started by March 31. ...