News – Page 292
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FeatureVolkswagen commissions seven plants in China
The Volkswagen Group has commissioned the creation of seven new plants in China. The first of these will be the Volkswagen FAW Engine plant located in Changchun, which is set to produce and supply the latest generation of EA888 engines.Changchun is a key powertrain production base for VW. In the ...
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FeatureMetalworkers' strike stops car assembly in South Africa
Vehicle production in South Africa has come to a standstill this week following a strike that began on Monday (19th) by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), affecting more than 30,000 workers across the country’s assembly plants. BMW, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen are amongst ...
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FeatureNissan signs exclusive contract with Ennore port
Nissan Motor India has signed an exclusive 10-year contract with the port of Ennore to export cars manufactured at its Oragadam plant near Chennai.The new agreement grants Nissan certain concessions in the use of the wharf, allowing it to handle up to 60,000 units per year there at the rate ...
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FeatureWWL expands Mexico-US ocean service
As first announced at the Finished Vehicle Logistics conference held in California in June this year, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is expanding its ocean transport service from Veracruz in Mexico from September 2013 and will offer two to three sailings per month to the US East Coast, which will include connections ...
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FeatureDHL workers vote to strike at Jaguar Land Rover plants
DHL staff that support inbound logistics activity at Jaguar Land Rover’s plants in the UK have voted to strike next Wednesday (August 28th) – albeit for 30 minutes – in a protest at pay disparities between DHL and JLR staff. The action is being taken by warehouse, in-plant and driver ...
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FeatureDB makes trial rail shipment from Zhengzhou
DB Schenker has cooperated on a test rail shipment from Zhengzhou in north central China, which arrived in Hamburg, Germany at the beginning of August. The maiden service comprised 51 containers for customers in trade and industry, which included a consignment of tyres, They covered the 10,214km route through China, ...
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FeatureGefco launches Riga-Kaluga rail link
Transport and logistics provider Gefco has recently launched a rail link from the Latvian sea port of Riga to the Rosva industrial park in Vorotinsk near Kaluga in Russia. The link will remove the need for any road transport between the two locations, which will bring down costs and improve ...
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FeatureGebrüder Weiss expands in Hungary
Transport and logistics provider, Gebrüder Weiss, has taken a step to expand its presence in Hungary with the launch of an industrial facility in Györ in the west of the country.Operations at the new 1,500-square metre facility at the Ipari Park logistics complex began in July according to the company ...
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FeatureOEMs continue operations despite unrest in Egypt
Carmakers operating in Egypt are continuing to assemble cars despite the ongoing political unrest in the country. While production had been temporarily suspended at some operations at 6th October City, south of Cairo, where most of country’s assembly plants are located, there are no reports of production supply problems and ...
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FeatureUECC expands services to connect Europe and the UK to North Africa
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has incorporated the port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy with its North to South ro-ro liner service, which will offer transshipment connections from ports in northern Europe to growing automotive markets in North Africa. UECC’s new service will move cars, vans and high-and-heavy cargo ...
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FeaturePINC appoints vice president of Operations
Yard management and supply chain software supplier, PINC Solutions, has appointed Steve Huey as vice president of Operations.Huey brings more than 25 years of information technology and operations experience to the role, including expertise in service delivery operations, implementation services, technology architecture and cloud solutions. PINC said these skills would ...
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FeatureHyundai plans own dealer network in Mexico
Hyundai has announced that it intends to establish its own dealer network in Mexico and end its contract with Chrysler de Mexico, which has been handling distribution in the country for the Korean carmaker for the past 14 years.“This decision has been taken to seek broader business opportunities under the ...
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FeatureNYK’s Metis Leader makes first delivery
NYK Line’s newest vessel Metis Leader had made its maiden voyage from Kawasaki in Japan to the port of Vancouver on the US Pacific coast carrying more than 5,000 Subaru passenger cars.It called at New Westminster port in Canada on route to unload some of the vehicles before delivering more ...
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FeatureBMW in Mexico assembly plant negotiations
BMW has entered into discussions regarding the possibility of a vehicle assembly plant in Mexico, according to an interview with BMW North America in Automotive News. This comes as the latest in a series of investment projects within the automotive sector in Mexico. Ludwig Willisch, CEO of BMW North America, ...
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FeatureUECC to reintroduce ro-ro service in Turkey and Russia
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is to launch a regular ro-ro liner service between major ports in Turkey and Russia starting this September. The service will transport cars and vans, as well as high-and-heavy cargo. It will make weekly calls at the ports of Derince in Turkey and Novorossiysk in ...
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FeatureGaiser replaces Scherr in top Daimler logistics role
Daimler has a new man in charge of global logistics with the appointment of Heiko Gaiser (pictured), who has replaced Dr Holger Scherr as head of worldwide transport logistics, passenger cars, trucks vans and buses.Scherr has begun a new position as head of logistics and supplier Management at the Mercedes-Benz ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel appoints Detlef Trefzger as CEO
Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Dr Detlef Trefzger as its chief executive officer with immediate effect. He replaces Karl Gernandt, chairman of the company who had also been acting as CEO following the departure of Reinhard Lange in May this year because of health reasons.Trefzger took up a ...
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FeatureSouth Africa strike could compound problems for BMW
South Africa’s biggest manufacturing union – the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) – is planning a widespread and open-ended strike from Monday August 19th in a pay dispute affecting 30,000 vehicle assembly workers. The action is likely to compound problems for BMW South Africa, which has already ...
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FeatureImperial eyes China-Africa trade in joint venture
South Africa’s Imperial Logistics has started a joint venture with advisory and procurement firm, The Beijing Axis, with a view towards capturing more business between Asia and Africa.Imperials’ chief integration officer, Cobus Rossouw, said the partnership was looking to benefit growing trade between China and Africa, which analysts have said ...
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FeatureUPS opens contract logistics centres in China
UPS is expanding its services in China with the addition of two contract logistics facilities in Chengdu and Shanghai. They bring the total number of contract logistics centres that UPS has in the country to more than 130, covering 87 cities.The company said the two facilities are located close to ...