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FeatureAlliance consolidates in port of Tyne
The Renault Nissan Alliance has now made the port of Tyne in the Northeast of England its common entry point for vehicle imports to the UK, including Nissan, Infiniti and Dacia models. The carmaker has been using the port since 1995, whereas Renault had been using the nearby port ...
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FeatureEuropean ports survey 2012
The world’s most active vehicle-trading sea network. While European ports saw declines in imports within a tough market, volumes were surprisingly resilient in some areas, driven by exports, developing regions and changing OEM strategies. In this story...A mixed marketGrowth in Northern EuropeBenelux DevelopmentBritish flows/ The suffering southNew marketsMore choice ...
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FeatureCar ports come back to life in South America
Port risk Ports push for businessNorthern LightsFord’s private port Brazil’s deep southArgentina’s ZàrateDelta DockEighthThe strength of the Brazilian car market has kept imports rising through Brazil and exports out of Argentina. But with investment in capacity needed, Tony Danby reports on future risks and development.Brazilian and Argentine ports reported lower ...
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FeatureInfrastructure fund could benefit ports
Following President Obama’s State of the Union address delivered in February, ports in the US stand to benefit from a new funding proposal within the Department of Transport for $5 billion directed at infrastructure across the region. The American Infrastructure Investment Fund is designed to provide an incentive ...
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FeatureGefco signs contract with Setram on exports
Spanish logistics provider and terminal operator Setram has signed a contract with Gefco to handle the movement of finished vehicles from France to the port of Barcelona. The vehicles, which were previously dispatched from other European ports, will be loaded there for shipment to Algeria.Around 17,000 Peugeot-Citroën vehicles will ...
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FeatureMore cars through Lazaro Cardenas
In 2012, the Mexican Port of Lazaro Cárdenas is reported to have increased the number of finished vehicles it handled by nearly 30% from more than 167,000 units in 2011 to around 213,500 units (of which 172,527 were imported and 40,937 exported).Amongst the carmakers using the port is ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: GM fights fraud; Antwerp stops added goods; CFLP awards Union Pacific; Michelin chooses JDA; Hellman opts for reusable packaging;
GM teams up in Saudi Arabia to fight counterfeit tradeGeneral Motors Middle East is teaming up with its largest dealer in Saudi Arabia, Aljomaih Automotive Company (AAC), to sponsor the Third Arab Forum for the Prevention of Commercial Fraud and Imitation and the Protection of Intellectual Rights, to be ...
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FeatureAntwerp partners with Rosmorport
The port of Antwerp in Belgium has signed a five-year agreement with Russia’s state-owned port developer Rosmorport to collaborate on port development, expansion of transport and logistics networks, and attracting investments in port facilities.Rosmorport is responsible for developing and maintaining Russia's maritime infrastructure and port facilities. The country is ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: New linkspan for Grimsby; Gefco supports John Deere; More MacGregor ramps for Japan; Geely backs London taxis; Schenker opens in Czech
Linkspan delivered for Grimsby ro-ro terminalThe latest stage in the development of Associated British Ports’ new £26m ($41m) Grimsby River Terminal has recently been completed with the delivery of a specially designed 70-metre-long linkspan bridge.The linkspan arrived at the Port of Grimsby ready for installation by heavy-lifting experts Mammoet ...
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FeatureTentative deal struck on US port action
Following another month of fears that the US East Coast and Gulf ports could be hit by a widespread strike by longshoremen, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) has announced that a tentative agreement has been reached between the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen’s ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Grimaldi terminal to bolster Med servicesItalian ocean carrier and shipowner Grimaldi is strengthening its provision of short-sea services in the Western Mediterranean with a new terminal at the port of Barcelona in Spain. The company was awarded a 15-year concession by the Barcelona Port Authority (renewable for a further ...
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FeatureRenewed strike threat to US ports
US East Coast and Gulf ports are facing the renewed threat of widespread strikes at the end of December with the extension to the current bargaining process between the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) due to expire on the 29th December. If the ...
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FeatureTesla moves to Tilburg for distribution
Premium electric carmaker Tesla Motors has announced it will begin distribution of its Model S sedan from its new 6,000-square-metre European distribution centre at Tilburg in The Netherlands. It is the first time the vehicle has been distributed outside of the US since it was introduced last June ...
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FeatureBrazil launches port investment plan
The Brazilian government has announced a $26 billion incentive programme to overhaul and expand the country’s congested ports. In a bidding process that will begin next year, the government said it is counting on an ‘explosion’ of outside investment as it looks for private enterprise to step in and ...
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FeatureMajor Audi CKD hub for Asia exports
Audi is having a 46,000-square metre logistics facility built for it at the Logport II complex at Duisburg port in Germany for the export of complete knockdown (CKD) kits to China and India. Duisburg is an inland waterways port situated on the river Rhine near Essen.The facility, which is ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Qingdao port to import vehicles from 2013China's State Council has recently said the port of Qingdao in eastern Shadong province will begin functioning as a major car import terminal in 2013. It will be the only such facility in Shandong province to do so. A ro-ro terminal and auxiliary ...
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FeatureTentative deal ends SoCal ports strike
A second week of crippling strike action at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may be avoided following early reports that an agreement has been reached today between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and LA/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association (HEA). Federal mediators from Washington ...
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FeatureAutoport handles Toyota trial with Vehnet
Toyota has recently completed a trial project for vehicle throughput at the Turkish Autoport terminal near Koecaeli, with operator Arkas Group. The trial involved 1,500 imported vehicles and 475 exports, and is the biggest vehicle handling project terminal has handled since it opened in June 2008. Ocean forwarder ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Carmakers count the cost of Hurricane SandyAs ports along the US East Coast continue to count the cost of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy two weeks ago the port of New York and New Jersey has reported that around 16,000 passenger cars were damaged.Quoting the New York Shipping the ...
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FeatureUS restores network after Hurricane Sandy
The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the US East Coast last week continues to affect ports handling container and finished vehicle movements in the northeast region but all ports have now reopened and are processing freight. At the port of New York and New Jersey, which was closed for ...