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Ssangyong handling imports through Portbury with new VPC

2016-06-15T13:11:12Z

[Update June 17th] The UK division of Korean carmaker SsangYong Motor (SYMUK) has taken over control and management of its vehicle importation and reception base at the Portbury, near Bristol. The carmaker has also created a vehicle preparation centre (VPC) on a new facility at the port following an investment ...

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Car business a bright spot for NYK; oversupply and low rates cloud results

2016-05-04T16:10:50Z

The steady growth in ultra-large container ships and stagnating demand for ocean freight shipments to Europe have combined with historically low spot freight rates in the dry bulk sector to severely hit profits at Japan’s NYK Group, according to the latest financial report.However, healthy finished vehicle volumes between North America ...

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FCA: Making hay while the sun shines

2016-03-29T11:29:19Z

After six years basking in the glow of rising US sales, and now enjoying low fuel prices, Fiat Chrysler needs to improve productivity today before things change again, says Marc Brazeau, head of outbound and Mexico logistics in North AmericaA team on a long winning streak can build momentum that ...