Nissan appoints WWL to handle its India logistics

NISSAN HAS AWARDED Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (India) a contract to provide yard management services and inland transport for vehicles destined for the domestic market from Nissan’s vehicle manufacturing plant in Oragadam in Chennai. From May 2010, Nissan’s Chennai plant will start with an annual production capacity of 200,000 vehicles. WWL will work closely with local trucking and logistics companies to develop the most optimal vehicle distribution network in India. Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (India) was founded in January 2009 to establish a long-term presence in India covering the company’s five product portfolios – Ocean Transportation, Terminal Services, Technical Services, Inland Distribution and Supply Chain Management (SCM). The company opened a new office in Chennai in July 2009 to support this project, and the expansion of all five of its products with customers and suppliers across India. WWL has worldwide experience in inland logistics for finished automobiles, RoRo and break-bulk cargo. It has been responsible for the entire distribution of finished vehicles for Nissan and Infiniti in the US, Mexico and Canada. Its scope of services starts from the end of the assembly line all the way to dealer delivery. The company aims to use the experience it has gained working with Nissan in the Americas and build on that for the Indian market.