PR Log (Press Release) –
Dec 25, 2009 – The Lithuanian economy is to heading towards a deep recession in 2009. A direct bearing of this will be felt in the country's automotive industry, according to BMI's 2009 Lithuania Autos Report. Estimates from the Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles (ACEA), indicate that total vehicle sales reached 31,973 units, down by 9.8% compared with 2007 levels. New passenger cars registrations reached 22,217 units last year compared with 21,606 sold in 2007 while commercial vehicle segment registrations stood close to 31% lower at 9,756 units last year. BMI believes that much of the fall in the commercial vehicle segment could be attributed to the downturn in the transport sector. According to local media reports, a drop in orders and growing losses in the road haulage sector are leading many firms to close or cut back their operations. BMI expects the economy to suffer a deep recession in 2009. We expect real GDP growth of -7.1% yearon- year (y-o-y) this year, which is likely to be followed by a growth of 1.5% in 2010, most of the which will come in H210. In line with this view, we expect consumers to stay away from the purchase of highticket items as such as cars. Our 2009 sales outlook presents a close to 35% y-o-y decline to 20,780 units. Recovery in the market will fall in line with the overall recovery in economic conditions. We forecast sales to stand at only 1% higher in 2010 compared with 2009's 21,000 units. Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have no domestic assembly capacity, which pulls down their scores for limits of potential returns in BMI's Business Environment Ratings for the sector. Estonia lies in sixth place with Lithuania and Latvia in eighth and ninth, respectively. Toyota Motor is the most popular brand on the Baltic passenger car market, with a close to 16% market share and vehicle sales reaching 275 units in October 2008. The second most popular brand was Volkswagen (VW), followed by Škoda Auto. The components sector remains as the most significant part of the industry, out of which the wire and cables industry accounts for 79% of output. SY Wiring Technologies Lietuva, co-owned by Germany's Siemens and Japan's Yazaki, is the key player in the market, mostly helped by its supply contract with Renault which ran until 2008. Another supplier, Lietkabelis, produces cable bundles for Volvo Trucks. On the whole the country has huge potential for growth, mainly coming from consumer demand. Nevertheless the recession is likely to leave a strong dent to consumer confidence in the short and medium term.
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Report Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Lithuania Autos Industry SWOT
- Lithuania Political SWOT
- Lithuania Economic SWOT
- Lithuania Business Environment SWOT
- CEE Regional Case Study
- Autos Mergers And Acquisitions
- Top Ten Auto Industry Deals
- Porsche And Volkswagen: Key Figures (2008)
- Cutting Down The Load
- Business Environment Ratings
- Western, Central & Eastern Europe Business Environment Ratings
- Industry Forecast Scenario
- Lithuania - Historical Data & Forecasts 2006-2014
- Macroeconomic Forecast Scenario
Table: Lithuania - Economic Activity
- Competitive Landscape
- Suppliers
- Component Industry - Market Share (%), By Segment
- Dealerships
- Commercial Vehicles
- Baltic Market, 2008
- Company Monitor
- PSA Peugeot Citroen Regional Profile
- Financial Woes
- Focus On Faurecia
- Merger Opportunity
- Eye On Eastern Europe
- Company Profiles
- Ford/Mazda
- Yazaki Wiring Technologies (formerly SY Wiring Technologies)
- BMI Forecast Modelling
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Sources
- Appendix
- Regional Demographic Data
- Wages (average labour force per annum), US$ PPP
- Population
- Household Spending Per Capita, US$
- Private Consumption Per Capita, US$ PPP
- Market Size, GDP, US$bn
About Business Monitor International
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пятница, 25 декабря 2009 г.
среда, 23 декабря 2009 г.
HASTUS™ software to help improve efficiency and automate bus operations at Halifax Metro Transit
PR Log (Press Release) –
Dec 23, 2009 – GIRO Inc. is pleased to announce that Metro Transit, owned by Halifax Regional Municipality, has purchased the 2009 version of HASTUS software as a sole-source solution for improved overall bus operations. The acquisition is an upgrade from Metro Transit’s previous HASTUS installation and provides new tools for day-to-day operations management, efficient work assignment, and effective resource allocation.
With services expected to grow by more than 30 percent over the next five years, Metro Transit required a reliable and integrated solution enabling them to automate manual processes, streamline administrative operations, and manage increasingly complex payroll activities and collective agreement regulations.
With the opening of Metro Transit’s Ragged Lake Transit Centre (RLTC) scheduled for May 2010, efficiency and accuracy are essential for successful bus and crew resource management across multiple transit centers. Metro Transit will continue to benefit from automated scheduling using the Vehicle, Crew, CrewOpt, Geo, and Bid modules. The newly added Minbus module and Roster Optimize algorithm will help Metro Transit optimize bus schedules and vehicle allocation to ensure cost-effective and efficient routes, schedules, and operator assignment.
The acquisition of the DailyCrew and DailyVehicle modules will help facilitate the management of day-to-day operations including the daily assignment of operator work, which accounts for roughly 30 percent of overall work assignment.
“For nearly 20 years, Metro Transit has benefitted from efficient scheduling and cost savings using the HASTUS scheduling software, and we are eager to broaden our application of the solution with new daily management tools,” said Metro Transit’s Edward Robar, Manager Planning and Development. Erin Flaim, Manager of Service Delivery, added that “HASTUS will enable Metro Transit to continue providing excellent service to our customers and maintain operator satisfaction as our transit operations become more complex.”
“We are extremely pleased to have been selected as the sole-source transit solution for this long-time customer after years of providing reliable and flexible tools for Metro Transit’s scheduling needs,” said GIRO’s Robert Victor, Account Manager. “We have every confidence that the increased automation and efficiency made possible by our optimization algorithms and new operations capabilities will help Metro Transit to quickly streamline operations across their transit centers,” added Victor.
With services expected to grow by more than 30 percent over the next five years, Metro Transit required a reliable and integrated solution enabling them to automate manual processes, streamline administrative operations, and manage increasingly complex payroll activities and collective agreement regulations.
With the opening of Metro Transit’s Ragged Lake Transit Centre (RLTC) scheduled for May 2010, efficiency and accuracy are essential for successful bus and crew resource management across multiple transit centers. Metro Transit will continue to benefit from automated scheduling using the Vehicle, Crew, CrewOpt, Geo, and Bid modules. The newly added Minbus module and Roster Optimize algorithm will help Metro Transit optimize bus schedules and vehicle allocation to ensure cost-effective and efficient routes, schedules, and operator assignment.
The acquisition of the DailyCrew and DailyVehicle modules will help facilitate the management of day-to-day operations including the daily assignment of operator work, which accounts for roughly 30 percent of overall work assignment.
“For nearly 20 years, Metro Transit has benefitted from efficient scheduling and cost savings using the HASTUS scheduling software, and we are eager to broaden our application of the solution with new daily management tools,” said Metro Transit’s Edward Robar, Manager Planning and Development. Erin Flaim, Manager of Service Delivery, added that “HASTUS will enable Metro Transit to continue providing excellent service to our customers and maintain operator satisfaction as our transit operations become more complex.”
“We are extremely pleased to have been selected as the sole-source transit solution for this long-time customer after years of providing reliable and flexible tools for Metro Transit’s scheduling needs,” said GIRO’s Robert Victor, Account Manager. “We have every confidence that the increased automation and efficiency made possible by our optimization algorithms and new operations capabilities will help Metro Transit to quickly streamline operations across their transit centers,” added Victor.
Recently released market study: Iran Shipping Report Q1 2010
PR Log (Press Release) –
Dec 23, 2009 – The major development in Iran's maritime sector over the last quarter are announcements from one of the country's main shipping companies, the state-owned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), about the company's 2008 results and its plans for the future. On April 22 2009 the NITC announced that the company had recorded a US$510mn net profit in the last Iranian financial year (March 2008-March 2009). The company's revenue was US$1.5bn. NITC chairman Mohammed Souri is reported by the Iranian Moj News Agency as stating that 'in 2008, NITC transferred 103mn tonnes of petroleum product abroad.' On a separate occasion Souri announced that the NITC would benefit from an expected doubling of oil exports from the Middle East over the long term, and that the company was keen to expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations by adding a planned 40 new LNG carriers to its fleet. BMI notes that while 2008 was a good year for the company and the future looks bright, the NITC will have to ride out a bumpy 2009. The company's operations will be hit by the downturn in oil demand, which has seen the price of oil fall dramatically from its 2008 high. The liquid bulk sector has suffered, and tanker charter rates have plummeted. The only thing really keeping the sector afloat is the use of tankers for oil storage purposes. The predicted impact of the downturn on Iran can be viewed in BMI's trade forecasts. In 2009 we expect imports and exports to fall by 4% and 5%, respectively. This downturn will manifest itself in a fall in throughput at Iran's ports. Container throughput at one of the country's main ports, Bandar Abbas, is expected to fall by 6.4% in 2009. We predict that trade growth will begin to recover in 2010, with total trade volumes for Iran forecast to increase by 3.9%. As well as an in-depth analysis of Iran's shipping sector the Q309 Iran Shipping Report also offers a global overview of the dry bulk, liquid bulk and container sectors and overviews of the 11 largest shipping lines in the world and their strategies over the quarter to weather the downturn in trade volumes.
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Report Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Iran Shipping SWOT
- Iran Political SWOT
- Iran Economic SWOT
- Iran Business Environment SWOT
- Global Overview
- Container Market Overview
Table: H109 Container Carried Results
- Dry Bulk Overview
- Liquid Bulk Sector Overview
- Market Overview
- Port of Bandar Abbas
- Overview
- Terminals
- Expansions And Developments
- Multi-Modal
- Industry Forecast
Table: Major Port Data
Table: Trade Overview
Table: Key Trade Indicators
Table: Main Import Partners
Table: Main Export Partners
- Company Profiles
- A.P. MØLLER-MAERSK
- Mediterranean Shipping Company
- CMA CGM
- Evergreen Line Overview
- China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) Overview
- Hapag-Lloyd- Q409
- Neptune Orient Lines (& APL)
- China Shipping (CSCL)
- Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)
- Hanjin Shipping
- Mitsui OSK Lines
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Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets.
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Report Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Iran Shipping SWOT
- Iran Political SWOT
- Iran Economic SWOT
- Iran Business Environment SWOT
- Global Overview
- Container Market Overview
Table: H109 Container Carried Results
- Dry Bulk Overview
- Liquid Bulk Sector Overview
- Market Overview
- Port of Bandar Abbas
- Overview
- Terminals
- Expansions And Developments
- Multi-Modal
- Industry Forecast
Table: Major Port Data
Table: Trade Overview
Table: Key Trade Indicators
Table: Main Import Partners
Table: Main Export Partners
- Company Profiles
- A.P. MØLLER-MAERSK
- Mediterranean Shipping Company
- CMA CGM
- Evergreen Line Overview
- China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) Overview
- Hapag-Lloyd- Q409
- Neptune Orient Lines (& APL)
- China Shipping (CSCL)
- Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)
- Hanjin Shipping
- Mitsui OSK Lines
About Business Monitor International
Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets.
BMI offers three main areas of expertise: Country Risk BMI's country risk and macroeconomic forecast portfolio includes weekly financial market reports, monthly regional Monitors, and in-depth quarterly Business Forecast Reports. Industry Analysis BMI covers a total of 17 industry verticals through a portfolio of services, including Daily Alerts, monthly regional Insights, and in-depth quarterly Country Forecast Reports. View more research from Business Monitor International at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1010
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For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 1.800.844.8156.
понедельник, 21 декабря 2009 г.
Recently released market study: Argentina Autos Report Q1 2010
PR Log (Press Release) –
Dec 21, 2009 – Argentina's autos industry is experiencing knock-on effects of the global economic crisis. As BMI explains in its Q09 Argentina Autos Report, the decline in the export sector is having a dramatic impact, which has prompted us to revise down our real GDP growth forecast for 2009 to -1.0% compared with the 0.6% growth that we expected earlier. With most banks now reluctant to approve loans, new vehicle registrations tumbled by almost 35% y-o-y to 66,794 units in 2M09, according to estimates from the Asociación de Fábricas de Automotores de Argentina (Adefa). BMI believes that private consumption growth will be impeded as a result of declining real wages and restricted access to credit. As such, we have limited our vehicle sales forecast at 500,000 units, down by 18-20% by the end of 2009 compared with 2008. An annual contraction of 0.9% in economic growth will keep vehicle sales even lower, falling by nearly 3.5% y-o-y in 2010 after which it may bounce back with a robust 4% growth in 2011. Falling domestic demand is likely to be aggravated by a fall in export volumes to 285,316 units this year, down from close to 351,900 units in 2008. We believe this will give existing carmakers reason to delay expansion plans, at least in the short to medium term. Honda Motor has postponed construction on a vehicle and engine assembly plant until mid-2010 and Ford Motor has reportedly reduced production from 18,319 units in Q108 to 10,625 units in Q109 in order to avoid inventory accumulation. We forecast that announcements like these will result in nearly 27-30% lower annual production volumes of 438,500 units for 2009. Recovery in Argentina is likely to be slower than in most markets, as we expect 2008 production levels to be reached no sooner than 2013. Argentina has decreased by 1.3 points to 59.7 in BMI's Business Environment Ratings for the industry in Latin America, primarily due to a significant reduction in Limits of Potential Returns in the industry. Nevertheless, the market remains an attractive platform for carmakers seeking to tap long-term growth in the region. Toyota Motor, a relatively new participant in the country, now ranks fifth in terms of output, ahead of Volkswagen (VW), Mercedes-Benz, and Fiat. In terms of sales, VW, General Motors (GM), and Ford are the top three.
Report Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Argentina Autos Industry SWOT
- Argentina Political SWOT
- Argentina Economic SWOT
- Argentina Business Environment SWOT
- Latin America Regional Overview
- Increasing Trade Links With China
- Business Environment Ratings
Table: Latin America Autos Business Environment Ratings
- Industry Forecast Scenario
- Production And Sales
Table: Argentina’s Autos Sector - Production, 2007-2014
Table: Argentina’s Autos Sector - Sales, 2007-2014
Table: Argentina’s Autos Sector - Trade, Imports And Exports, 2007-2014
- Economic Contribution
Table: Argentina’s Auto’s Sector Economic Contribution, 2006-2013
- Macroeconomic Forecast Scenario
Table: Argentina - Economic Activity, 2006-2013
- Competitive Landscape
- Market Overview
Table: Argentina - Vehicle Production, Jan-Sept 2009 (Units)
Table: Argentina - Vehicle Sales, Jan-Sept 2009
- Industry Developments
- Investments
- Company Developments
- New Investment
- Commercial Vehicles
Table: Argentina’s Commercial Vehicle Market, 2001-2008 (CBUs)
Table: Argentina’s Commercial Vehicle Production, 2001-2008 (CBUs)
- Light Commercial Vehicles
Table: Argentina’s Light Commercial Vehicle Sales, Jan-Sept 2009
Table: Argentina’s Light Commercial Vehicle Production, Jan-Sept 2009
- Heavy Commercial Vehicles
- Heavy Vehicle Sales, 2008
Table: Argentina’s Heavy Commercial Vehicle Production By Manufacturer, 2001-2008 (CBUs)
- Buses
Table: Argentina’s Bus Sales, 2006-2008
Table: Argentina’s Bus Production By Manufacturer, 2000-2008 (CBUs)
- Suppliers
- Company Monitor
- Ford Motor South America Regional Overview
- Ford Regional SWOT
- Company Profiles
- Volkswagen
- General Motors
- Peugeot Citroën Argentina
- Renault
- Country Snapshot: Argentina Demographic Data
- Section 1: Population
Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
- Section 2: Education & Healthcare
Table: Education
Table: Life Expectancy, 2005-2030
- Section 3: Labour Market & Spending Power
Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006
Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$)
Table: Average Annual Manufacturing Wages, 1995-2001
- BMI Methodology
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Automobile Industry
- Sources
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About Business Monitor International
Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets.
BMI offers three main areas of expertise: Country Risk BMI's country risk and macroeconomic forecast portfolio includes weekly financial market reports, monthly regional Monitors, and in-depth quarterly Business Forecast Reports. Industry Analysis BMI covers a total of 17 industry verticals through a portfolio of services, including Daily Alerts, monthly regional Insights, and in-depth quarterly Country Forecast Reports. View more research from Business Monitor International at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1010
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For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 1.800.844.8156.
Report Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Argentina Autos Industry SWOT
- Argentina Political SWOT
- Argentina Economic SWOT
- Argentina Business Environment SWOT
- Latin America Regional Overview
- Increasing Trade Links With China
- Business Environment Ratings
Table: Latin America Autos Business Environment Ratings
- Industry Forecast Scenario
- Production And Sales
Table: Argentina’s Autos Sector - Production, 2007-2014
Table: Argentina’s Autos Sector - Sales, 2007-2014
Table: Argentina’s Autos Sector - Trade, Imports And Exports, 2007-2014
- Economic Contribution
Table: Argentina’s Auto’s Sector Economic Contribution, 2006-2013
- Macroeconomic Forecast Scenario
Table: Argentina - Economic Activity, 2006-2013
- Competitive Landscape
- Market Overview
Table: Argentina - Vehicle Production, Jan-Sept 2009 (Units)
Table: Argentina - Vehicle Sales, Jan-Sept 2009
- Industry Developments
- Investments
- Company Developments
- New Investment
- Commercial Vehicles
Table: Argentina’s Commercial Vehicle Market, 2001-2008 (CBUs)
Table: Argentina’s Commercial Vehicle Production, 2001-2008 (CBUs)
- Light Commercial Vehicles
Table: Argentina’s Light Commercial Vehicle Sales, Jan-Sept 2009
Table: Argentina’s Light Commercial Vehicle Production, Jan-Sept 2009
- Heavy Commercial Vehicles
- Heavy Vehicle Sales, 2008
Table: Argentina’s Heavy Commercial Vehicle Production By Manufacturer, 2001-2008 (CBUs)
- Buses
Table: Argentina’s Bus Sales, 2006-2008
Table: Argentina’s Bus Production By Manufacturer, 2000-2008 (CBUs)
- Suppliers
- Company Monitor
- Ford Motor South America Regional Overview
- Ford Regional SWOT
- Company Profiles
- Volkswagen
- General Motors
- Peugeot Citroën Argentina
- Renault
- Country Snapshot: Argentina Demographic Data
- Section 1: Population
Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
- Section 2: Education & Healthcare
Table: Education
Table: Life Expectancy, 2005-2030
- Section 3: Labour Market & Spending Power
Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006
Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$)
Table: Average Annual Manufacturing Wages, 1995-2001
- BMI Methodology
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Automobile Industry
- Sources
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About Business Monitor International
Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets.
BMI offers three main areas of expertise: Country Risk BMI's country risk and macroeconomic forecast portfolio includes weekly financial market reports, monthly regional Monitors, and in-depth quarterly Business Forecast Reports. Industry Analysis BMI covers a total of 17 industry verticals through a portfolio of services, including Daily Alerts, monthly regional Insights, and in-depth quarterly Country Forecast Reports. View more research from Business Monitor International at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1010
About Fast Market Research
Fast Market Research is an online aggregator and distributor of market research and business information. We represent the world's top research publishers and analysts and provide quick and easy access to the best competitive intelligence available.
For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 1.800.844.8156.
пятница, 18 декабря 2009 г.
Make The Most Of Your Trip By Saving Money On Airport Parking
PR Log (Press Release) –
Dec 18, 2009 – In the hopes of saving a few bucks, most of us have asked a friend or family member for a ride to the airport. Given the prices of airport parking, who could blame us? Most of us are only aware of the parking garages that cost $15/day and upwards. Given the state of today’s economy, this is simply not financially feasible.
One woman, however, says if you’re savvy, you don’t need to pay anywhere near that. Dee Cohen, frequent traveler and owner of the website www.OffAirportParking.org stated "I felt badly waking up friends at 5 am for rides to the airport to make the 7:30 flights. I started gathering information of various cities and parking lots nearby that have good pricing."
As Dee began researching, she discovered some fascinating things about parking prices. She found that some airports had a slew of inexpensive options, while others were harder to come by. In looking around the country, Dee discovered that nearly every single airport offered at least one major inexpensive option. On her website she lists different airports all around the US and the affordable parking options for each of them.
With Fort Lauderdale airport, for example, she discusses two private parking lots near the airport as well as a hotel close to the airport where you can leave your vehicle. There is also a shared ride service that is will pick you up at your house before your flight or drop you off there from the airport that is less than twenty dollars. Because cabs can be quite expensive, Dee looks to find ways people can save money and find alternatives to getting rides from friends or family. Dee has carefully compiled information on several airports, and the price differences between what she finds and what the average traveler knows about are often drastically different.
For more information on to save money with airport parking and parking information for different airports, you can visit http:// www.offairportparking.org where you can study different cities around the US as well as read articles about the airports.
One woman, however, says if you’re savvy, you don’t need to pay anywhere near that. Dee Cohen, frequent traveler and owner of the website www.OffAirportParking.org stated "I felt badly waking up friends at 5 am for rides to the airport to make the 7:30 flights. I started gathering information of various cities and parking lots nearby that have good pricing."
As Dee began researching, she discovered some fascinating things about parking prices. She found that some airports had a slew of inexpensive options, while others were harder to come by. In looking around the country, Dee discovered that nearly every single airport offered at least one major inexpensive option. On her website she lists different airports all around the US and the affordable parking options for each of them.
With Fort Lauderdale airport, for example, she discusses two private parking lots near the airport as well as a hotel close to the airport where you can leave your vehicle. There is also a shared ride service that is will pick you up at your house before your flight or drop you off there from the airport that is less than twenty dollars. Because cabs can be quite expensive, Dee looks to find ways people can save money and find alternatives to getting rides from friends or family. Dee has carefully compiled information on several airports, and the price differences between what she finds and what the average traveler knows about are often drastically different.
For more information on to save money with airport parking and parking information for different airports, you can visit http:// www.offairportparking.org where you can study different cities around the US as well as read articles about the airports.
Study: Bulgaria Road Freight Will Grow By An Annual Average Of 6.6% In The 2009-2013 Period
PR Log (Press Release) –
Dec 18, 2009 – In July 2008, deputy Prime Minister Meglena Plugchieva said Bulgaria was prepared to carry out 10 road projects, covering the estimated cost of EUR88.4mn (US$138.9mn) out of its own funds. Earlier in the year, the European Union had frozen its co-financing agreement for the projects over what it said were irregularities in the way the money was being spent. EU funding had been coming from the PHARE, SAPARD, and ISPA programmes, and was suspended until Bulgaria was able to show it had the capacity to spend the money according to programme guidelines. Plugchieva said, however, that 'work on these projects will not stop and they will be completed with national financing if PHARE funds need to be cancelled. These projects are extremely important and we will not let them fail.' Most of the highways concerned are designed to improve road links with neighbours Greece and Romania. In fact, taking into account the gradual improvement of the highway system, in BMI's newly-released Bulgaria Freight Transport 2009 report, we conclude that freight carried by road will grow by an annual average of 6.6% in the 2009-2013 period. A number of factors underpin this projection. We believe that tonne/kms will now start to increase, driven by improvements in both GDP and trade volumes, as the rate of decline of average length of haul slows significantly or stops. Despite the subsequent funding issues, Bulgaria's EU accession on January 1 2007 was clearly supportive, helping link the country closer to continental road networks. Public-private partnership (PPP) models will help unlock additional investment funds for motorway construction. Work has begun on a second US$318mn bridge over the Danube River, linking the country's port of Vidin with Romania's Calafat by mid-2010. And the outlook for Bulgarian economic growth is encouraging, with GDP set to expand by an annual average of 5.5% over the next five years. Looking across all freight transport modes, we now project airfreight to grow at the strongest pace (7.6% per annum), followed by oil and gas pipelines (7.8%), inland waterways freight traffic (7.1%), road haulage (6.6%), maritime freight (6.6%) and rail (6.4%). Taken together all freight, measured in million tonne-km (mntkm) will grow by an annual average of 6.7% per annum during 2009-2013, ahead of GDP. The total value of transport and communications GDP will rise to US$10.6bn in nominal terms by 2013, representing 14.4% of Bulgaria's GDP. The transport and communications sector employed 202,700 people, or 7.5% of the labour force, in 2006. Against the backdrop of a falling population, we see that figure reducing holding roughly steady to 2012.
Report Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Bulgaria’s Freight Transport Industry SWOT
- Bulgaria Political SWOT
- Bulgaria Economic SWOT
- Bulgaria Business Environment SWOT
- Freight Transport Business Environment
Table: Europe Freight Transport Business Environment Ratings
- Bulgaria’s Freight Transport Sector
- Bulgaria Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
- Transport Intensity Index
- Political Risk Summary
- Economic Risk Summary
- Business Environment Risk Summary
- Legal Code/Corruption
- Labour Force
- Industry Trends And Developments
- Road
- Rail
- Air
- Sea
- Industry Forecast Scenario
- Global Oil Products Price Outlook
Table: Oil Product Price Assumptions, Q108-Q409 (US$/bbl)
Table: Oil Product Prices, 2007-2014 (US$/bbl)
- Macroeconomic Outlook
Table: Bulgaria - Economic Activity, 2006-2014
- Transport Outlook
Table: Bulgaria’s Transport And Communications Sector, 2006-2014
Table: Freight Carried, Domestic And International, 2006-2014
- Trade Environment
Table: Value Of Imports By Category, 2006-2014 (US$mn)
Table: Value Of Exports By Category, 2006-2014 (US$mn)
Table: Bulgaria’s Top Export Destinations, 2002-2006 (US$mn)
Table: Bulgaria’s Export Trade, 2003-2006 (% growth y-o-y)
Table: Bulgaria’s Import Trade, 2001-2006 (% growth y-o-y)
Table: Bulgaria’s Top Import Sources, 2002-2006 (US$mn)
- Market Overview
- Multi-Modal
- Competitive Landscape
- Road
- Infrastructure
- Competitive Landscape
- Rail
- Infrastructure
- Competitive Landscape
- Company Profile: Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) EAD
- Air
- Infrastructure
- Competitive Landscape
- Water
- Infrastructure
- Maritime Competitive Landscape
- Company Profile: Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar)
- Pipelines
- Competitive Landscape
- Country Snapshot: Bulgaria Demographic Data
- Section 1: Population
Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
- Section 2: Education And Healthcare
Table: Education, 2002-2005
Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030
- Section 3: Labour Market And Spending Power
Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006
Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$)
Table: Average Annual Wages, 2000-2012
- BMI Methodology
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Transport Industry
- Sources
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About Business Monitor International
Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets.
BMI offers three main areas of expertise: Country Risk BMI's country risk and macroeconomic forecast portfolio includes weekly financial market reports, monthly regional Monitors, and in-depth quarterly Business Forecast Reports. Industry Analysis BMI covers a total of 17 industry verticals through a portfolio of services, including Daily Alerts, monthly regional Insights, and in-depth quarterly Country Forecast Reports. View more research from Business Monitor International at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1010
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For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 1.800.844.8156.
Report Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Bulgaria’s Freight Transport Industry SWOT
- Bulgaria Political SWOT
- Bulgaria Economic SWOT
- Bulgaria Business Environment SWOT
- Freight Transport Business Environment
Table: Europe Freight Transport Business Environment Ratings
- Bulgaria’s Freight Transport Sector
- Bulgaria Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
- Transport Intensity Index
- Political Risk Summary
- Economic Risk Summary
- Business Environment Risk Summary
- Legal Code/Corruption
- Labour Force
- Industry Trends And Developments
- Road
- Rail
- Air
- Sea
- Industry Forecast Scenario
- Global Oil Products Price Outlook
Table: Oil Product Price Assumptions, Q108-Q409 (US$/bbl)
Table: Oil Product Prices, 2007-2014 (US$/bbl)
- Macroeconomic Outlook
Table: Bulgaria - Economic Activity, 2006-2014
- Transport Outlook
Table: Bulgaria’s Transport And Communications Sector, 2006-2014
Table: Freight Carried, Domestic And International, 2006-2014
- Trade Environment
Table: Value Of Imports By Category, 2006-2014 (US$mn)
Table: Value Of Exports By Category, 2006-2014 (US$mn)
Table: Bulgaria’s Top Export Destinations, 2002-2006 (US$mn)
Table: Bulgaria’s Export Trade, 2003-2006 (% growth y-o-y)
Table: Bulgaria’s Import Trade, 2001-2006 (% growth y-o-y)
Table: Bulgaria’s Top Import Sources, 2002-2006 (US$mn)
- Market Overview
- Multi-Modal
- Competitive Landscape
- Road
- Infrastructure
- Competitive Landscape
- Rail
- Infrastructure
- Competitive Landscape
- Company Profile: Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) EAD
- Air
- Infrastructure
- Competitive Landscape
- Water
- Infrastructure
- Maritime Competitive Landscape
- Company Profile: Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar)
- Pipelines
- Competitive Landscape
- Country Snapshot: Bulgaria Demographic Data
- Section 1: Population
Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
- Section 2: Education And Healthcare
Table: Education, 2002-2005
Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030
- Section 3: Labour Market And Spending Power
Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006
Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$)
Table: Average Annual Wages, 2000-2012
- BMI Methodology
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Transport Industry
- Sources
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About Business Monitor International
Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets.
BMI offers three main areas of expertise: Country Risk BMI's country risk and macroeconomic forecast portfolio includes weekly financial market reports, monthly regional Monitors, and in-depth quarterly Business Forecast Reports. Industry Analysis BMI covers a total of 17 industry verticals through a portfolio of services, including Daily Alerts, monthly regional Insights, and in-depth quarterly Country Forecast Reports. View more research from Business Monitor International at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1010
About Fast Market Research
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For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 1.800.844.8156.
среда, 16 декабря 2009 г.
Unbiased and Real Movers Reviews in Movers Search And Reviews
PR Log (Press Release) –
Dec 16, 2009 – [Hallandale Beach], [Florida], [12.16.2009] - For the first time people are offered the chance to complain as well as appreciate the moving services offered by their respective moving companies through Movers Search And Reviews. As of now, it is considered as the only movers reviews site that has separate segments for complaints as well as moving reviews consolidated in a single platform. Additionally, it is impossible for fake movers reviews and fake complaints bypass the compact security check levels.
According to the information collected from the administrators of Movers Search And Reviews, there are several criteria that consumers are required to fulfill before being able to successfully submit movers reviews. The first eligibility criteria (is more or less common to most of the movers reviews site) for reviewing a moving company, the reviewer should be already serviced by the respective moving company. It is a must to register with Movers Search And Reviews before going ahead with any activity in the site. Then of course, the system will allow to write and submit a review. But will not publish it until a document is forwarded to the administrator of Movers Search And Reviews that will prove the reviewer has already taken service from the reviewed moving company. It is impossible to submit fake movers reviews because no one can out smart the security system devised in Movers Search And Reviews. After speaking with the admin of the website, it is found that Movers Search and Reviews is designed to protect the consumer and guide them to make the right decision. Understanding the fact that usually a significant number of people navigate through movers reviews site before finally hiring a moving service provider, Movers Search And Reviews arranged for a website where people can find 100% true moving reviews and complaints for making accurate decision.
According to the information collected from the administrators of Movers Search And Reviews, there are several criteria that consumers are required to fulfill before being able to successfully submit movers reviews. The first eligibility criteria (is more or less common to most of the movers reviews site) for reviewing a moving company, the reviewer should be already serviced by the respective moving company. It is a must to register with Movers Search And Reviews before going ahead with any activity in the site. Then of course, the system will allow to write and submit a review. But will not publish it until a document is forwarded to the administrator of Movers Search And Reviews that will prove the reviewer has already taken service from the reviewed moving company. It is impossible to submit fake movers reviews because no one can out smart the security system devised in Movers Search And Reviews. After speaking with the admin of the website, it is found that Movers Search and Reviews is designed to protect the consumer and guide them to make the right decision. Understanding the fact that usually a significant number of people navigate through movers reviews site before finally hiring a moving service provider, Movers Search And Reviews arranged for a website where people can find 100% true moving reviews and complaints for making accurate decision.
понедельник, 14 декабря 2009 г.
New report, Ukraine Shipping Report Q1 2010, predicts steep drop in demand
PR Log (Press Release) –
Dec 14, 2009 – The shipping industry entered 2009 in a state of crisis. All shipping sectors had been hit hard, with the dry bulk sector struggling to recover from a plunge in November 2008 that took the Baltic Dry Index to a nine-year low. Rumours persisted that containers were being shipped for a little as US$200 and that the only thing keeping the liquid bulk sector afloat was that tankers were being used for floating storage rather than the actual transport of oil. It is in the climate of uncertainty that BMI has launched a new set of reports to its portfolio the BMI Shipping Reports. BMI's research and analysis of the shipping sector indicates the global economic downturn and constriction of trade is set to impact upon Ukraine's shipping sector in 2009. This can be seen in our forecasts for the Ukrainian shipping sector, where we have used measurements of throughput at the country's main ports of Illichivsk and Odessa as an indicator of how much demand there is for shipping. In 2008 these ports handled 18.9mn and 34.6mn tonnes respectively. In 2009 we predict that through port at the port of Illichivsk will fall by 13% whilst at Odessa it will decline by 16.2%. Container throughput at the facilities are set to witness a steeper decline with container volumes forecast to fall by 28% to 481,921TEUs at Illichivsk in 2009 and to decrease by a predicted 30.5% to 397,725TEUs at Odessa. BMI's Ukraine Shipping Report offers data from previous years of its port throughput, which has been used along with our forecasts of the country's imports and exports to predict throughput trends for the next five years (2009-2013) as well as detailed analysis to explain our assumptions behind these forecasts. The BMI Ukraine Shipping Report offers in-depth analysis into the three main shipping sectors of container, bulk dry and bulk liquid and detailing the strategy that major shipping companies in these sectors have so far implemented to protect themselves against the downturn. We also offer analysis of other tactics that we feel operators in these sectors could use over 2009 as trade continues to contract. The report offers an overview of country's main ports of Odessa and Illichivsk with analysis of the ports' facilities, expansions and developments that are already under way at the ports or planned to increase the ports working capabilities as well as details of multi-modal links from the ports to the rest of the country's transport network. Finally the Ukraine Shipping Report offers an in-depth overview of 11 of the main global shipping companies (China Shipping, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Hanjin, Hapag Lloyd, Maersk, MOL, MSC, NOL, NYK.) BMI analyses the firms' vital financial statistics, the companies' different operating sectors and their most recent activity. On top of this, the Ukraine Shipping Report offers a country specific overview on Maersk and CMA CGM's shipping operations in the country. SWOT Analysis
Report Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Ukraine Shipping SWOT
- Global Overview
- Container Market Overview
Table: H109 Container Carried Results
- Dry Bulk Overview
- Liquid Bulk Sector Overview
- Market Overview
- Odessa Commercial Sea Port
- Overview
- Terminals, Storage And Equipment
- Expansions And Developments
- Multi-Modal Links
- Sea Commercial Port of Illichivsk
- Overview
- Terminals, Storage And Equipment
- Expansions And Developments
- Multi-Modal Links
- Industry Forecast
Table: Major Port Data
Table: Trade Overview
Table: Key Trade Indicators
Table: Main Import Partners
Table: Main Export Partners
- Company Profiles
- A.P. MØLLER-MAERSK
- Mediterranean Shipping Company
- CMA CGM
- Evergreen Line Overview
- China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) Overview
- Hapag-Lloyd- Q409
- Neptune Orient Lines (& APL)
- China Shipping (CSCL)
- Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)
- Hanjin Shipping
- Mitsui OSK Lines
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About Business Monitor International
Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets.
BMI offers three main areas of expertise: Country Risk BMI's country risk and macroeconomic forecast portfolio includes weekly financial market reports, monthly regional Monitors, and in-depth quarterly Business Forecast Reports. Industry Analysis BMI covers a total of 17 industry verticals through a portfolio of services, including Daily Alerts, monthly regional Insights, and in-depth quarterly Country Forecast Reports. View more research from Business Monitor International at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1010
About Fast Market Research
Fast Market Research is an online aggregator and distributor of market research and business information. We represent the world's top research publishers and analysts and provide quick and easy access to the best competitive intelligence available.
For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 1.800.844.8156.
Report Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Ukraine Shipping SWOT
- Global Overview
- Container Market Overview
Table: H109 Container Carried Results
- Dry Bulk Overview
- Liquid Bulk Sector Overview
- Market Overview
- Odessa Commercial Sea Port
- Overview
- Terminals, Storage And Equipment
- Expansions And Developments
- Multi-Modal Links
- Sea Commercial Port of Illichivsk
- Overview
- Terminals, Storage And Equipment
- Expansions And Developments
- Multi-Modal Links
- Industry Forecast
Table: Major Port Data
Table: Trade Overview
Table: Key Trade Indicators
Table: Main Import Partners
Table: Main Export Partners
- Company Profiles
- A.P. MØLLER-MAERSK
- Mediterranean Shipping Company
- CMA CGM
- Evergreen Line Overview
- China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) Overview
- Hapag-Lloyd- Q409
- Neptune Orient Lines (& APL)
- China Shipping (CSCL)
- Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)
- Hanjin Shipping
- Mitsui OSK Lines
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About Business Monitor International
Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets.
BMI offers three main areas of expertise: Country Risk BMI's country risk and macroeconomic forecast portfolio includes weekly financial market reports, monthly regional Monitors, and in-depth quarterly Business Forecast Reports. Industry Analysis BMI covers a total of 17 industry verticals through a portfolio of services, including Daily Alerts, monthly regional Insights, and in-depth quarterly Country Forecast Reports. View more research from Business Monitor International at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1010
About Fast Market Research
Fast Market Research is an online aggregator and distributor of market research and business information. We represent the world's top research publishers and analysts and provide quick and easy access to the best competitive intelligence available.
For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 1.800.844.8156.
вторник, 8 декабря 2009 г.
"Serbia Autos Report Q1 2010" is now available at Fast Market Research
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Dec 08, 2009 – In Q408, the number of newly registered passenger cars fell by 4.1% as Serbian consumer spending began to be impacted by the economic crisis. The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has stated that the overall economy shrank by 3% in the quarter. BMI forecasts a 1.6% contraction in 2009, and we expect domestic sales to suffer. However, the market should still see growth, driven by the extra production provided by the new Zastava-Fiat factory. On January 30, the government signed a deal with Italian group Fiat. 15,000 units of Fiat's Punto model will be produced in Serbia, beginning in March. This marks the first phase of the EUR700mn (US$900mn) agreement that was originally made between the parties in September last year. Under the agreement, Fiat will own a 70% stake in the Serbian state-owned carmaker, Zastava Automobile, with the government retaining 30%. Deputy Prime Minister Mladjan Dinkic has said that that the cars will be made in Zastava's plant in Kragujevac, central Serbia, where the manufacturer currently produces its Zavasta 10, a brand nearly identical to the Fiat Punto. As such, production of the Zavasta model will be replaced by at least 15,000 units of the Fiat Puntos, which are to be sold in the 'Serbian market and in neighbouring countries', a spokesperson has said. Serbia's co-operation with Fiat is hailed as the largest foreign investment so far in the country and the partners are looking to reach an annual production target of 200,000 units by end-2010, and hope to add 100,000 units each year. The partnership, reached last year, gives Fiat a 70% stake in Zastava in return for its EUR700mn investment in Serbia. The government is expecting the Zastava-Fiat JV to lead to export-led growth in Serbia. Fiat's entry in the country will also help to attract around 100 Fiat contactors, which will be investing at least EUR200mn in the country. The Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (Siepa) has estimated that increased export activity will lead to the creation of some 10,000 direct jobs in the industry. The partnership between Fiat and the Serbian government alone will create 2,400 direct jobs.
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About Business Monitor International
Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets.
BMI offers three main areas of expertise: Country Risk BMI's country risk and macroeconomic forecast portfolio includes weekly financial market reports, monthly regional Monitors, and in-depth quarterly Business Forecast Reports. Industry Analysis BMI covers a total of 17 industry verticals through a portfolio of services, including Daily Alerts, monthly regional Insights, and in-depth quarterly Country Forecast Reports. View more research from Business Monitor International at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1010
About Fast Market Research
Fast Market Research is an online aggregator and distributor of market research and business information. We represent the world's top research publishers and analysts and provide quick and easy access to the best competitive intelligence available.
For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 1.800.844.8156.
For more information or to purchase this report, go to http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/product.aspx?productid=43354
About Business Monitor International
Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets.
BMI offers three main areas of expertise: Country Risk BMI's country risk and macroeconomic forecast portfolio includes weekly financial market reports, monthly regional Monitors, and in-depth quarterly Business Forecast Reports. Industry Analysis BMI covers a total of 17 industry verticals through a portfolio of services, including Daily Alerts, monthly regional Insights, and in-depth quarterly Country Forecast Reports. View more research from Business Monitor International at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1010
About Fast Market Research
Fast Market Research is an online aggregator and distributor of market research and business information. We represent the world's top research publishers and analysts and provide quick and easy access to the best competitive intelligence available.
For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 1.800.844.8156.
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