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All Shipping - vehicles articles – Page 36
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ArticleGlobal round up
Auto helps fuel Lufthansa Detroit serviceLufthansa Cargo has begun a new service between Frankfurt, Germany and Detroit, Michigan in the US to meet increased demand from sectors including automotive. “The new freighter connection supplements the daily flights operated by Lufthansa passenger aircraft, and offers our customers more capacity and greater ...
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ArticleLatin's America's export engine
Northbound networkOcean exportsVehicle processing connectionsThe domestic networkOverland challengesZero-damage mindsetMexico is the fastest growing region for vehicle production in North America. While its benefiting from some recovery to its main market in the US, it is also expanding its links to the south in Latin America, reports Anthony CoiaMexican automotive production ...
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ArticleGlobal round up
Newly-established shipping company North Sea RoRo will begin a service between the port of Gothenburg in Sweden and Killingholme port in the UK on 24th January. Headed by CEO Mårten Carlquist, the new service aims to provide an alternative to the service currently operated by DFDS and will offer three ...
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ArticleGlobal round up
Ford establishes Dubai PDC with HellmannFord has set up a parts distribution centre at the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that will be operated by Rudolph Logistics Group & Hellmann Automotive. The carmaker is reported to have invested $53m in the 29,500m2 depot, which will handle ...
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ArticleHeavy ideas on weighty prices
There is a feeling among some high-and-heavy manufacturers that the prices they pay to logistics providers do not always correspond to the service they receive, particularly in relation to the car industry. But should such OEMs be more grateful, particularly to shipping lines, whose services are essential to their global ...
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ArticleUECC hits milestone at Pasajes
Norwegian-based short-sea vehicle forwarder, United European Car Carriers, has celebrated a milestone at the Spanish port of Pasajes with the movement of its six millionth vehicle through its terminal facility there. The terminal handles more than 250,000 units a year led by exports of 85% and imports of 15%. The ...
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ArticleGlobal round up
Grimaldi extends Med ro-ro serviceItalian forwarder Grimaldi has extended it Mediterranean ro-ro service between Livorno in Italy and Valencia in Spain with the addition of a call at the Italian port of Genova. The service, which began last week, will provide three sailings a week served by two ro-ro vessels–Eurocargo ...
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ArticleGlobal round up
Mercurio Pallia invests in vehicle carryingMercurio Pallia Logistics, the joint venture between Italy’s Gruppo Mercurio and India’s Pallia Transport, has said it plans to invest nearly Rs69 crore ($13.8m) in specialised vehicle trailers based on what it calls a ‘truck-on-truck’ concept for the Indian and wider Asia-Pacific automotive markets. The ...
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ArticleThe benefits of a clearer outbound plan
Shipping and logistics provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is hosting a dedicated webinar with Finished Vehicle Logistics that will look closely at the business decisions related to the outsourcing of supply chain management for the outbound supply chain. The focus will be on how to increase benefits by clarifying logistics ...
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ArticleGlobal round up
Japanese carmakers extend production cutsToyota has extended the reductions to its global manufacturing output because of supply shortages caused by the flooding in Thailand. Cuts to output at plants in Japan for the two weeks between October 24th and November 5th have now been extended meaning production between November 7th ...
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ArticleGlobal round up
Tender for new vehicles terminal at Lázaro CárdenasThe Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas will issue a tender for a new finished vehicles terminal in either November or December this year. This tender will require an investment of $40m. The eventual concession will be for a two-berth, 400,000m2 facility, although ...
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ArticleGlobal round up
Fesco adds Tacoma to US-Russia serviceRussian transport and logistics provider Fesco Transport is responding to growing demand for breakbulk, ro-ro and project cargo deliveries in the Far East of Russia with a new fortnightly service from the port of Tacoma on the US West Coast. Fesco Russian Pacific Line is ...
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ArticleShipping lines need to engage with bunker regs
Shipping lines and associations, including the ECG and ECSA, have vowed to continue fighting legislators to stop or delay the imminent MARPOL regulations designed to cut shipping fuel sulphur content on short sea routes in northern European waters. However, ocean forwarders should take a more constructive approach and cooperate with ...
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ArticleDirect service answers Russian demand for Toyotas
K-Line has delivered a shipment of Toyota and Lexus vehicles on a direct deep-sea service from Nagoya in Japan to the Yug-2 multimodal terminal at the Russian port of Ust-Luga. It is the first deep-sea delivery of Toyota vehicles through the port, which has previously only handled two deep-sea shipments ...
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ArticleStaying afloat on shifting seas
Shipping lines reign in capacityA more complex networkA quick recovery from earthquakeTough market for European short-seaCould emission regulation benefit road transport?From financial crises to environmental disasters, the ro-ro market has weathered an almost perfect storm in the last few years. With tougher emission rules in the offing and new-building at ...
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ArticleParsifal arrival is perfectly timed
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has put its second new-generation Mark V ro-ro vessel into operation. The MV Parsifal is currently on route from Asia to North America with a full load of predominantly breakbulk and high&heavy cargo, as well as a consignment of passenger vehicles – “exactly the mix she ...
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ArticleMOL and Hoegh join forces in Europe
Ocean car carriers Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Höegh Autoliners have decided to consolidate their short sea shipping and feeder operations in Europe with the formation of a 50-50 joint venture, Euro Marine Logistics (EML), which integrates the existing European short sea and logistics activities of both companies as well ...
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ArticleWilhelmsen gains profits on deep-sea volumes
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) has reported an increase in its operating profit by nearly 24% to $71.4m for the second quarter. The rise was due to a continued increase in deep sea volumes said the company, including continued export out of Korea and high and heavy volumes. A spokesperson ...
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ArticleGlobal round up
Milestone journey for DB Schenker RailLast Saturday DB Schenker Rail moved the first European-sized freight train on the UK’s High Speed 1 (HS1) rail link connecting the Channel Tunnel to London. The HS1 is the only European-sized rail route in the country. The new service will connect the UK via ...
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ArticleRo-ro providers divided on sulphur rule
The European Commission (EC) has adopted proposals to cut shipping fuel sulphur content on short sea routes in northern European waters to 0.1% from 1.5% from 2015. The proposal also aims to cut fine particle emissions from ships by up to 80%, according to the EC. The proposal incorporates global ...