All Integrated LSPs articles – Page 25
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FeatureGefco extends GK Auto contract for Hyundai distribution in Iraq
Gefco’s division in Dubai has extended its contract with GK Automotive, which distributes Hyundai vehicles in Iraq, for another three years. The company has been responsible for GK Automotive's logistics operations there since June 2013.Gefco handles the vehicles on import from South Korea on bi-weekly basis at its storage site ...
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FeatureGuided by choices
In the push to improve productivity, manufacturers and logistics providers are looking to increase the use of AGVs in parts and material warehouses, although there are still questions about investment and flexibility. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are an increasingly common sight in the automotive industry, particularly in production plants, where ...
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FeatureRoadrunner buys Integrated Services for $13m
US integrated logistics provider Roadrunner Transportation Systems has bought Integrated Services (ISI), an Indiana-based regional logistics provider focused on warehousing and transport services for the automotive industry. The purchase, which includes divisions ISI Logistics and ISI Logistics South, is worth $13m. The company will fit into Roadrunner’s Truckload Logistics division“In ...
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FeatureWWL makes trial shipment of equipment to UK’s port of Tyne
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has made a trial shipment of 15 excavator units to the port of Tyne on the UK’s northeast coast. The equipment, moved for an undisclosed but established WWL customer, was brought aboard the MV Tristan from various ports in Asia as part of WWL’s Abnormal Loads ...
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FeatureEsso to produce low sulphur fuel following tests with WWL
Esso Belgium, an affiliate of petrochemical giant ExxonMobil, has announced it will be converting higher sulphur residual oils into fuel for transport, including for commercial shipping, at its refinery in Antwerp. The move follows tests on a new ultra-low sulphur fuel in conjunction with logistics provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) ...
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FeatureWWL restructures with top executive moves
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has restructured its global organisation from four geographical business units into two market performance areas (MPAs): Atlantic and Asia Pacific. The switch, which is effective this month, includes a number of top executive reassignments.“Over the years, WWL has continuously developed and grown our organisation to suit ...
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FeatureUnion Pacific joins Ford’s list of preferred suppliers
North American rail provider Union Pacific Railroad has become one of Ford’s preferred suppliers as part of its Aligned Business Framework (ABF).“Union Pacific Railroad has demonstrated a high level of collaboration and have not only embraced but integrated the ABF principals into their day to day operations and interaction with ...
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FeatureNYK launches Symphony Project in ASEAN region
NYK and two of its subsidiaries are setting up a collaborative venture with Weathernews and Kozo Keikaku Engineering to provide value-added logistics services in the ASEAN region that includes risk assessment on environmental issues.Called Symphony Project, the venture will focus on developing services for the ASEAN countries where demand for ...
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FeatureGefco opens two-wheeler centre in Turkey
Gefco Turkey has started operations at a new 10,000 sq.m warehouse in Çayırova in Turkey’s north-western Kocaeli province that will handle storage and onward distribution of two-wheeler vehicles to dealers across Turkey, as well as catering to other manufacturers.The company said that 5,000 sq.m of the new warehouse is bonded ...
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FeatureA logistics drinking tour
Mexico conjures up many vivid and often contrasting images; from pristine Caribbean beaches to brazen kidnappings and violence; from the crowded streets of Mexico City to open, unspoilt desert landscapes. For the automotive industry, the country has attracted billions of dollars in investment even as many executives worry about cargo ...
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FeatureOn the up and up in Europe
European vehicle logistics has brighter days ahead thanks to improving sales, however the ECG wants the sector to work together on making key regulatory changes in the European ParliamentThe last time I wrote for this column I said it felt as though we had finally reached the bottom of the ...
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FeatureSchöner takes up director role at Geodis Wilson in Brazil
Karin Schöner has taken up a new role as director of strategic development at Geodis Wilson in Brazil. She has moved from her role at Panalpina in the country where she was senior vice president and district manager central. She will remain based in São Paulo. Schöner will be directly ...
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FeatureCeva appoints Bissell to Contract Logistics role
Ceva Logistics has appointed Brett Bissell as chief operating officer (COO), Contract Logistics.Bissell joined Ceva in 2011 as executive vice president, Latin America. He is a senior executive with more than 20 years of extensive international experience and previously served in executive positions with supply chain services provider Flextronics International, ...
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FeatureCeva picks up contract for Ford Coldwater ODC
Ceva Logistics has expanded its service offering for Ford with the provision of inbound transport services to the carmaker’s new Coldwater Origin Distribution Center (ODC) in Michigan. The company, which has been working with Ford for 20 years, will provide pickup and delivery of parts to the ODC, which handles ...
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FeatureThe home frontier
*This article is part of a special focus on Mexico. For other features related to finished vehicle logistics in Mexico click here. For features on the automotive supply chain in Mexico click here.Mexico’s domestic market has been stagnant and yet it is complex, including a high number of used sales ...
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FeatureSpecial outbound report: For the rápido go the spoils in Mexico
Logistics providers that don’t act quick could fall behind in the race to handle rising volume out of Mexico. Our special Mexico report continues by exploring the opportunities for vehicle logistics Reporting from south of the borderThe finished vehicle logistics portion of this multi-part report, written by editor Christopher ...
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FeatureAll systems ‘go’ at Nissan
*This article is part of a special focus on Mexico. For other features related to the automotive supply chain in Mexico click here; for more on finished vehicle logistics in Mexico click here.In fifth part of our Automotive Logistics Mexico special, Nissan Mexicana's logistics specialists explain how the carmaker, together ...
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FeatureRight at the heart of it all
*This article is part of a special focus on Mexico. For other features related to the automotive supply chain in Mexico click here; for more on finished vehicle logistics in Mexico click here.Part three of our Automotive Logistics special report on Mexico: the rise of ‘global’ products means the country ...
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FeatureDown Mexico way...and back again
*This article is part of a special focus on Mexico. For other features related to the automotive supply chain in Mexico click here; for more on finished vehicle logistics in Mexico click here.In the second part of this special Mexico report, we explore how huge amounts of automotive material crossing ...
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FeatureSpecial report: Many shades of Mexico
Logistics is part of what has helped carmakers succeed in Mexico’s historically difficult economy, but will it be an advantage or pitfall in future?Reporting from south of the borderThis special multi-part report, by editor Christopher Ludwig, explores Mexico’s historic and developing supply chain as well as the logistics challenges connected ...