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FeatureK Line sets up agency in Brazil
K Line has set up its own shipping agency in Brazil for car carrier and bulk shipping activity. Called K Line Ro-Ro & Bulk Agencia Maritima, the new company was established in May as a joint venture between K Line Brasil (K Line’s 100%-owned general agent for the car carrier ...
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FeatureFord award for Norfolk Southern
UPS Autogistics and Ford have presented US rail carrier Norfolk Southern with the 2008 Carrier of the Year Award for overall logistics excellence. Norfolk Southern transported more than 1.4m Ford vehicles in 2008 and is the carmaker's largest carrier in North America, handling the majority of the Ford shipments by ...
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FeatureHow to avoid a blackout in Brazil
Buoyed by government incentives, Brazil’s automotive market has performed well during the global recession, but without investment in its infrastructure the country could be facing a logistics blackout when sales and production take off again in earnest. This was the message from last week’s Automotive Logistics South America conference in ...
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FeatureANT Lojistik invests to meet demand
Despite a Q1 production downturn in the Turkish automotive market of 59%, finished vehicle provider ANT Lojistik is investing in a new compound and expanding its delivery fleet thanks, in part, to new contracts in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Bulgaria. ANT Lojistik spokesman, Ceren Eker Buyruk, told Automotive Logistics that the ...
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FeatureUS hauliers join forces to tackle downturn
US finished vehicle haulier Active Transportation has bought a majority stake in one of GM’s oldest hauliers, Jack Cooper Transport, establishing a merger and new company called Cooper-Active. The company will be based in Kansas City, Missouri and employ 1,000 workers. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Greg May, ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel takes Chery to Thailand
Kuehne + Nagel Thailand has been awarded a new contract from Thai Chery Yarnyon, the authorised importer and distributor of Chery vehicles in Thailand. Kuehne + Nagel will provide management services for the importation of 2,000 Chery cars from Wuhu in China in containers. The vehicles will be transhipped in ...
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Feature'The best time to invest is in a crisis'
“The best time to invest is in a crisis in any country or system, because afterwards there comes a boom.” José Ricardo Chiarello, Volkswagen do Brasil’s Head of Logistics (pictured). “Two years ago Brazil was close to a logistics blackout and this could happen again in two years. The ...
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FeatureNissan chooses NYK for inbound supply
NYK Logistics has been awarded a new two-year contract by Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) for inbound logistics services to its plant in Sunderland to support production of the Micra, Note and Qashqai. The contract was previously held by Ryder. NYK will deliver nearly 800 different parts to the plant, from ...
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FeatureAutomotive green shoots for Ceva?
Despite a 58.3% drop in profits in the first quarter, Ceva Logistics has reported wins in automotive inbound business since March, including materials and supply chain management. The results come as stock levels at OEMs reach the point in which production is being increased says the company. “We have recently ...
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FeatureGM says China import plans not a significant shift
The number of cars that GM imports from Mexico, China and South Korea to the US could double according to a leaked 12 page dossier submitted to politicians in Washington this week. According to reports in the Chinese media, GM will start shipping cars from Shanghai in 2011, with first ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel support Audi in Korea
Audi Volkswagen has signed a three-year contract with Kuehne + Nagel for warehouse management and spare parts distribution to the aftermarket in South Korea. Kuehne + Nagel is building a new logistics centre near the Incheon seaport as part of the deal, scheduled to be fully operational by September this ...
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FeatureVascor benefits from volume drop and repo rise
Lower production volumes in the US and the increase in repossessions are leading to an increase in the handling business for remarketed vehicles. “Last year they were about 42m used cars that were traded in the US. That is pretty significant if you think that its about 10m for new ...
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FeatureIndian JV looks at rail for vehicle moves
NYK Line’s Indian arm has signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement with India’s state-owned Container Corp (Concor) to handle vehicle movements by rail. The company will initially move vehicles owned by Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai on a leg between Delhi and Chennai in dedicated freight wagons. It will also invest ...
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FeatureThere is more to explore in Turkey for German LSPs
Manufacturers in Turkey have called for more investment in automotive logistics from foreign companies, particularly from Germany. Both Ford and tier one supplier Avon Automotive have pointed out opportunities in the Turkish markets, saying that now is a particularly good time to investment, even as the market has seen huge ...
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FeatureTrade on the slowdown says VW
Shipping lines could be using the slowdown in vehicle movements and container volume to develop new trade lanes, according to Volkswagen Logistics’ Andrea Eck, Head of Outbound Logistics for the logistics division of Europe’s largest carmaker. “At the moment there is a very good chance to develop new lanes and ...
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FeatureMiracle cure for Ford in Michigan
As part of a major $550m retooling of its Wayne plant in Michigan, Ford has signed a contract worth more than $7m with Chinese machinery manufacturer Jiangsu Miracle Logistics System Engineering. It is not only the first Ford order for Miracle Logistics but the first one that the company has ...
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FeatureUK port still sees scope for automotive
Despite declining volumes at its car terminals in the past six months, the Port of Tyne, near Newcastle in the north of England, is keen to develop recently acquired land for the automotive industry. “We have about 50 acres (20 hectares) to develop, and we want to look at it ...
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FeatureWWL reveals green giant down under
On Monday Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics held a ceremony in Melbourne, Australia to name its new car and truck carrying vessel MV Tijuca, described as one of world’s largest and most environmentally adapted car and truck carrying vessels.The ceremony was led by Lady Sponsor Mrs Andrea Schrempp, wife of Wolfgang Schrempp, ...
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London cabs go global
Greater volumes of the iconic London Taxi are set for distribution from Shanghai to global markets as London Taxis International (LTI) reaches final negotiations with a number of logistics providers. “We are in the latter stage of negotiations with various companies to handle this side of the business but a ...
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FeatureBLG benefits from shipping surfeit
In the face of Q1 results that saw business at its Bremerhaven Auto Terminal drop by half, BLG Logistics is benefitting from charters arising from the surfeit in vessels that many shipping companies find themselves with in the current downturn. K Line and Van Uden are just two of the ...