Marcus Williams

Freelance writer and editor

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Ever had your luggage stolen from an airport arrivals carousel while stuck on the tarmac after landing and then been fed misleading information by the airline for weeks, ultimately resulting in a refusal to compensate?

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DP World heads off ro-ro and multilevel capacity shortage with cross-border containerised vehicle delivery service from Mexico to US and Canada https://t.co/1CGQaRKZ6n

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Lisa Kline has replaced Matt Ritter as vice-president of vehicle planning and logistics at Subaru of America. Ritter has taken over as regional vice-president of the eastern region for the carmaker https://t.co/lZkSg6riKe @subaru_usa

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.@renaultgroup has appointed Denis Le Vot (pictured) chief supply chain officer, a new role that combines supply chain functions across business units. Jean-François Salles is also moving to a new role as vice-president of partnerships https://t.co/iLzDjhlaN2

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As supply chain disruption eases, UK carmakers have increased production and export volumes, but @Stellantis and @Ford have added to calls from the @SMMT for a review of trade rules on localised content for EV production https://t.co/KIxedhBAkQ

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.@VW is improving the vehicle inspection and repair process at its port locations in North America, with greater transparency on logistics flow and a more accurate ETA for vehicle deliveries, supported by software from @inform_software https://t.co/3Xz47adeQn #FVLNA

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Benjamin Pohl told delegates at this year’s FVL North America conference that @Ford is looking closely at digital tools for real-time information to better identify where and when damage is occurring in the vehicle delivery process https://t.co/2rMNtLeJ5j #FVLNA

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Analysts at last year's ECG Spring Congress looked at the rise in Chinese vehicle exports to Russia in the wake of the withdrawal of western carmakers following the start of hostilties in Ukraine https://t.co/OyxJk5vspI @ECG_Association

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The current shortage in deep-ocean ro-ro capacity for vehicle imports to North America has necessitated the rapid set up of a landbridge between the west coast ports and inland destinations to the east https://t.co/bjO4kuo7ys

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Carmakers including @VW and @NissanMotor are working with their logistics and technology providers to get greater transparency in the outbound network and manage customer expectations on vehicle deliveries in the face of supply chain disruption https://t.co/hk2rDjWPe7

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At this month's Spring Congress of the @ECG_Association closer industry dialogue was seen to be helping repair a stubborn capacity crisis in the European finished vehicle logistics sector https://t.co/AZQGU5PNwt

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Suppliers need “commitment and accountability” from OEMs across departments on EV strategy and purchasing, according to a major North America OEM-supplier relations index https://t.co/oSR0xIVWgu

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Vietnamese electric vehicle maker Vinfast has delivered its first shipment of VF8 electric SUVs to the Canadian port of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island https://t.co/8WJGoc0qcW @VinFastofficial

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.@Toyota Motor North America and Paccar are building on their collaboration to develop Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells, for both inbound and finished vehicle deliveries https://t.co/R8uw8te7Ri

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.@Toyota is tackling capacity constraints in the export of its vehicles from the US with a process to improve sequencing at the ports. Missy Pearlman, general manager of Toyota Logistics Services, talks about the new system and its supply chain alignment https://t.co/nEVrh31uEM

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.@Nissan is changing the way it organises vehicle deliveries in North America in an effort to fill empty backhauls and get greater efficiency for itself and its carriers, according to JS Bolton, director of FVL and supply chain systems and strategy https://t.co/Z9LWXrNTr0 #FVLNA

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At this year's FVL North America conference in California, carmakers and their logistics providers discussed how greater collaboration was needed across the sector to establish shared safety and charging standards in the distribution of EVs https://t.co/E932OVw8Ln #FVLNA

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Dan Emerson, vice-president of Canada operations @WalWil_ASA , talks about developments at its vehicle terminal at the Canadian port of Vancouver and what it is doing with Vancouver Fraser Port Authority increase capacity https://t.co/ZW76HFnSnW

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North American finished-vehicle processor @AmportsInc handled more than 1.5m vehicles across its eight terminal facilities in 2022 and spent the year improving infrastructure and applying new digital technology to make operations more efficient https://t.co/GFtQu0dM0p

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While vehicle volumes through North America’s gateway ports were sporadic last year, terminal operators have been working with port authorities to manage flows while investing for the return of stable volumes with more sustainable infrastructure https://t.co/oG2ILvsVlE