News – Page 314
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FeaturePelindo adds car terminal at Kalibaru
Indonesian state-owned port operator, Pelindo II, has announced plans to build an additional terminal to handle finished vehicles and automotive spare parts at its Kalibaru Harbour project, at the Port of Tanjung Priok in north Jakarta. Initial investment in the Kalibaru Port development is expected to cost around $2.4 ...
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Honda to build logistics centre in SpainHonda has announced plans to build a new logistics centre in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda, near Barcelona in Spain. The new facility, expected to be approximately 24,000-square-metres and due to open in late 2013, will be located on part of the existing 86,000-square-metre ...
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FeatureToyota to shift Japan-made US Yaris exports to Europe
Starting next May Toyota will build its Yaris models destined for the US, Canada and Puerto Rico in France rather than Japan. The Yaris model is already built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) near Valenciennes but models exported to North America are currently made at the Toyota ...
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FeatureDaimler chooses K+N for Kecskemet
Kuehne + Nagel is providing inbound logistics support for production of the B-Class at Mercedes-Benz’s €800m ($1,014m) Kecskemét plant in Hungary and has opened a new warehouse next to the facility to support timely material supply to the body shop and final assembly line. The Austrian-based logistics provider is ...
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FeatureStobart to take over Autologic
UK logistics and property giant Stobart Group has entered the car transport market after reaching an agreement to buy finished vehicle haulier Autologic for £12.4m ($19.5m) subject to shareholder agreement and regulatory approval.According to Stobart, in order to maximise its future potential, Autologic, also based in the UK, would ...
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FeatureDriver policy legit says Norbert Dentressangle
The managing director of Norbert Dentressangle’s Transport Division, Hervé Montjotin, has reiterated the company’s adherence with transport legislation in Europe following investigations earlier this month made by French authorities at four of the logistic providers premises in the east and south-east of the country. The calls were initiated by ...
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JATCO ships volume ATs to AvtoVazJATCO, the Japan-based automotive joint venture between Nissan, Mitsubishi and Suzuki that makes automatic and continuously variable transmissions, has started volume shipments of automatic transmissions (ATs) to AvtoVaz at its plant in Togliatti–the first time the Japanese company has supplied a Russian carmaker.The contract ...
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FeatureSpanish logistics costs could be cut by 500m euros
The Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers (ANFAC) has suggested that logistics costs in the automotive sector in Spain could be cut by €500m ($635m) while overall cost savings for the industry could reach as high as €5 billion.Currently, logistics costs in Spain's automotive sector amount to around €3.5 ...
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FeatureRussian logistics needs long-term investment plans
The Russian automotive industry is showing clear signs of stable growth as well as investment in production capacity once again, but making the best of that growth demands accurate sales forecasts, which is something that the industry as a whole has not been good at, according to Peter Layer, ...
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FeatureRussia cuts permits to protect domestic LSPs
As delegates gear up for next week's Automotive Logistics Russia conference in Moscow the persistent problem of haulage licence permits for transport between Russia and Poland has resurfaced, with Russia cutting permits for haulage and implementing steep fines for invalid ones in an effort to protect domestic ...
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FeatureInternet is having an impact on used car hauls
The transport of used cars in North America has gone through a significant transformation as online purchasing takes more ground away from traditional auctions. Online tools are also being used more to organise the shipping of vehicles, which is now more often between disparate parts of the country. With ...
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FeatureAllied falls back into Chapter 11
North American car carrier, Allied System Holdings, has re-entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings this week following filings against the company from two lenders that have been involved in litigation against it since 2009. The action, which involves its 18 subsidiaries including Allied Automotive and Axis, follows a previous filing ...
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FeatureRenfe to sell stakes in rail providers
Spain's Catalan Railways (FGC), which is owned by the autonomous government of Catalonia, is to guarantee continuity of the Autometro and Cargometro services which provide finished vehicle and parts movements for Seat's Martorell plant near Barcelona, despite the withdrawal of Spanish National Railways (Renfe) in March. The announcement of ...
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FeatureToyota centre widens reach across Spain
Toyota Motor Europe has officially started of operations at its newly relocated parts centre in Illescas, 40km south of Madrid. The company had its previous centre to the north of the capital at San Agustín de Guadalix. Toyota has invested €26.7m ($33.3m) in the new 19,600m_ facility, called Toyota ...
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Ceva takes 100% of China domestic service Ceva Logistics has bought the remaining 30% share in Ceva Ground China from its partner Shanghai JY Group, making the former joint venture company a wholly-owned subsidiary. Ceva Ground China was established in 2009 as a rebranded version of its time-definite domestic ...
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FeatureA perfect storm for North America hauliers?
Figures quoted at last week's Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference forecast auto sales in 2012 finishing at their highest level since 2007. According to Michael Robinet, managing director at IHS Automotive Consulting, the figure will hit around 14.3m this year compared to 12.7m last year, and move to just ...
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FeatureCanadian Pacific resumes services after strike
A nine-day strike at Canada's second largest rail provider, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), which brought all freight operations to a standstill, was brought to an end last Friday following the passing of a government back-to-work bill late on Thursday. The strike, which included around 4,800 locomotive engineers, conductors and ...
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FeatureYves Fargues to retire as CEO of Gefco
Yves Fargues, chairman and CEO of Gefco, has announced he will retire from the role on the 1st July. He will be replaced by Luc Nadal, currently freight transport and logistics director, who will take up the role of CEO of the Gefco Group. Fargues was appointed chairman and CEO ...
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FeatureVeracruz is top auto port but faces capacity issues
The port of Veracruz on Mexico's East Coast increased vehicle throughput by almost 30% in 2011 to become the top car-handling port in North America, with a total of 753,685 units moved, including 588,000 exports. Carmakers including VW, Ford and Nissan are using Veracruz for both import and ...
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FeatureDealers need to extend hours of service
North American OEMs and providers have called for greater flexibility in service and operating hours at dealers, even proposing a 24/7 scenario, something that elicited a mixed reaction from the dealer community attending last week's Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference held in Newport Beach, California. John Symes, ...