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    Honda exports one millionth car from US

    2012-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Honda has exported its one millionth car from the United States, 25 years after exports from the country began. The milestone vehicle was a silver Accord EX-L Sedan and was loaded on a Höegh car carrier at port Hueneme in California bound for Seoul in South Korea. The vehicle ...

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    Brazil launches port investment plan

    2012-12-12T00:00:00Z

    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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    Global round up

    2012-12-05T00:00:00Z

    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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    Gefco improves PSA exports to South America

    2012-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Gefco is moving automotive parts to PSA Peugeot-Citroën facilities in Brazil and Argentina from suppliers in Europe thanks to a relocation to a new warehouse in Trnava, Slovakia. Since September the company has been managing an international logistics platform in Trnava, near Bratislava, where parts are delivered from suppliers ...

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    Executives on the move

    2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Bruno Sidler has stood down from his role as chief operating officer at Ceva Logistics and is moving to a new COO position in February next year at market expansion services group DKSH, which focuses on the consumer goods, healthcare, performance materials and technology sectors in Asia.“DKSH will benefit from ...

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    Honda to boost exports from North America

    2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Honda Motor has said it intends to boost vehicle exports from the US and could raise volumes from the current level of between 6%-7% to as much as 20% from the wider North American region. By the end of this year it will have exported a total of 1m vehicle ...

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    Auto growth is ray of hope for Ceva in Q3

    2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Ceva Logistics has reported positive results in its automotive business for the third quarter of 2012 driven by “extremely strong growth” in the Americas region. The situation in Europe, however, remains “a big area of concern” with Ceva continuing to feel the impact of factory closures and reduced output. It ...

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    Global round up

    2012-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Nissan India hikes car prices to cover logistics costNissan’s subsidiary in India has increased the price of its Micra hatchback and Sunny sedan models this month to counter what it said is a sharp increase in logistics and transport costs in the country. The move follows similar price increases ...

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    Executives on the move

    2012-11-07T00:00:00Z

    As part of some widespread leadership changes at Ford, Joe Hinrichs is moving from his position as group vice president and president of the Asia Pacific Africa to take up a new role at the beginning of December this year as executive vice president and president of the Americas.Hinrichs ...

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    Global round up

    2012-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Yusen to provide linefeed services to Jaguar for InapalYusen Logistics has secured a contract with Portuguese parts supplier Inapal Plasticos to provide linefeed preparation services for Jaguar Convertible F Type production at the Castle Bromwich facility in the UK. Inapal Plásticos supplies Jaguar Land Rover with spoilers and ...

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    Global round up

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Ford to close Genk plant in restructure of Euro operationsFord is has said it will close its Genk plant in Belgium at the end of 2014 and move Mondeo, S-Max and Galaxy minivan production to its Valencia plant in Spain pending the outcome of a consultation ...

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    Brazilian port Suape posts record imports

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    The north-western Brazilian port of Suape has taken delivery of a record consignment of vehicles from General Motors and Volkswagen. In total, around 2,200 vehicles were offloaded at Berth 4 – a much higher figure than the fortnightly average of 1,000 vehicles imported from both Argentina and Mexico.Finished vehicle ...

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    SC Line adds Jacksonville to ro-ro route

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    SC Line, an ocean forwarder of vehicle, truck and heavy equipment based in Panama, has started making bi-weekly calls at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal at the port of Jacksonville. The new service will connect Jacksonville with Colombia, Panama and Venezuela, as part of SC Line’s USATruck ro-ro ...

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    Global round up

    2012-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Redesigned Nano could reach US shores in three yearsA redesigned version of Tata's low-cost Nano minicar will come to the United States in three years, according to Ratan Tata, chairmen of India's Tata Group."The US is a very enticing market," Tata said in an interview during ...

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    Brazil's new auto plan will help imports, too

    2012-10-17T00:00:00Z

    The Brazilian government has launched a new automotive plan to stimulate growth and production in the country, which should open up the way for lower taxes on both locally produced and imported vehicles. Since the plan was announced earlier this month, foreign carmakers, including China's JAC ...

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    WWL adds service to Chile

    2012-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added a monthly ocean service call to the port of Antofagasta in Chile, as part of its service along South America’s West Coast.Starting this month, the latest service will add to WWL’s current calls at the ports of Guayaquil in Ecuador and Callao ...

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    Building on the bridge to Turkey

    2012-10-01T16:32:35Z

    What suppliers and logistics providers in the Turkish market are doing to localise automotive production and improve logistics costs for the total supply chain. Marcia MacLeod reportsTurkish automotive production is growing again, with opportunities in logistics for both established third-party logistics providers and new entrants to the country. Turkey’s ancient ...

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    Delivering on VW's targets

    2012-10-01T16:09:26Z

    Confident, cool, calmDeveloping new conceptsAdapting the European networkProviders and entrepreneurial decisionsHow to reduce emissions by 2018Transparency in visibilityThe Volkswagen Group has one of the world’s most complex distribution networks. Andrea Eck explains the advanced logistics concepts that are helping to make it faster, more precise and greener even as it ...

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    Boxing clever

    2012-10-01T15:54:47Z

    Container lines note a rise in box movementsRo-ro will remain dominantFor niche markets, mainlyBMW not lured by falling rates aloneContainer are increasing for Jaguar Land RoverDoor-to-door container serviceMethods of securementWhile ro-ro may seem an automatic choice for mass transport of cars, there are many markets in which the speed, security ...

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    Toyota shows its colours in Europe

    2012-10-01T15:41:19Z

    Toyota Motor Europe’s head of logistics, talks exclusively about how the global sales leader has been redesigning its supply chain and logistics as part of a strategy to improve costs and shorten order-todelivery cycles for regional productionA Strategic change;The inbound network;Mapping Toyota's flowsDiversifying the carrier base;Centralising packaging;Shortening the order-to-delivery cycle;Outbound ...