Tag: intermodal

Geely improves service parts deliveries with SF Philippines

Chinese carmaker Geely has reported stronger service parts deliveries in the Philippines thanks to its logistics partner SF Philippines, which has helped the carmaker streamline deliveries and improve dealer support.

Rail and road in North America compete for growing auto freight

While rail companies continue to consolidate in North America, railroads are competing for a larger share of vehicle and parts flows with road freight.

Megan Kelly

CPKC and CSX add new rail route across Mexico and southeast US

A new Class 1 rail corridor from CPKC and CSX is reshaping cross-border finished vehicle logistics with enhanced capacity, faster transit times, and expanded access to key ports and OEM production hubs.

Charlie Blackie-Kelly

AMP Capital buys ITS ConGlobal from Carlyle Group

Alternative logistics in Africa: The sky's the limit

BMW and Greer: A port far from any storms

Port of Calais expansion begins as France pledges to shut down The Jungle

Plant locations: Right place, right time

Considerations such as market demand, time to market, regulations, supplier and infrastructure issues are essential in choosing new manufacturing locations.

Supply Chain Conference executive report: A connection worth more than the sum of its parts

Supply Chain Conference: Mexican and intermodal shockwaves

Dewart named president, Yusen Logistics Mexico; Shimizu moves to head India

Europe Conference: Planning for more than the Zeitgeist in the supply chain

Mexico conference: Swapping customs agents, cross-border trucking and other happenings on the border

Kia begins moving cars through Paragon’s Grimsby facility

Local suppliers struggle to gain scale in Brazil's fragmented market

The race to deliver

China conference: the big come to get stronger

Toyota part 3: On time, any time, all of the time

Mosolf Automotive Railway adds more cars

VW reported making short sea shipments between Portugal and Germany

Toyota part 1: Cornerstone of a strong supply chain

American vistas of the Toyota way: A report in five parts

Connecting the many Mexicos – conference report

Reliable Transport Group launches freight brokerage company

The cross-border crawl

Packaging case study: An intercontinental shift

Planes, trains and slow boats to China

Premium plant logistics

India conference: GST may finally be on the way

Chery JLR puts complex logistics plan into action

Audi special report: Vorsprung durch Logistik

Audi is a major profit and innovation centre for the entire Volkswagen Group – and that includes its logistics processes, systems and infrastructure. The company’s in-plant and inbound logistics in Europe have helped to maintain high volumes and product variety despite space constraints in factories and have set the standard for global expansion in China, Mexico and elsewhere.

Audi special reports: A global outlook

Audi is exporting European best practices to support growing production ventures as far afield as China and Mexico

Audi special report: A fast, flexible network

Audi’s inbound logistics depends on tight planning and delivery adherence, while the carmaker is also exploring more consolidation within the Volkswagen Group

Symbols for better days ahead

Russia considering vehicle exports to Iran

Renault opens Algerian SKD assembly plant for Symbol production

APLL Vascor launches rail service for vehicle movements in India

South America: Where logistics can hurt you

Emirates SkyCargo expands to Budapest

ECG Conference: Regulation, regulation, regulation

Global conference: relentless logistics at Ford, Honda and Chrysler

Keeping up to speed

A stronger grip on the market

Dressing for a hot market in a cold network

All systems ‘go’ at Nissan

Down Mexico way...and back again

Special report: Many shades of Mexico

NYK expands Mexico business with CSI stake

China’s new growth comes with old stories

JCB cuts logistics emissions by 16% with dual-fuel fleet

Executive summary: Blue skies over Bonn as logistics returns to growth

A transformation loaded with ambition at Volvo

Supply chain promises deferred, but not yet broken in India

Gaining power through diversity in ASEAN

Brazil struggles to keep supply chain costs from taking off

Complexity meets coordination at Magna Europe

Magna Logistics Europe has increasingly taken a more integrated approach to engineering logistics across the tier supplier’s massive European network, including rolling out IT tools and concepts developed at contract manufacturing unit, Magna Steyr

Growth and other good problems to have in North American supply chains

London Gateway could boost flows of components by rail

Sharing the burden