The trend towards nearshoring is continuing even after the coronavirus pandemic, according to Munich-based international freight forwarder Robert Kukla. The intermodal service provider is seeing continued growth in transport from Turkey and the Maghreb states, particularly for the textile, automotive, chemicals and furniture product groups.
Polar Semiconductor, a renowned manufacturer of semiconductor chips for the automotive and household appliance industries, is pursuing ambitious growth plans.
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Last August, the RoRo Car Carrier MV Cosco Shengshi moored in the northern port of Bremerhaven and started its first test shipment in order to expand the service to Europe.
Nagel-Group is launching an extensive expansion and modernization project at its Hamburg site. Germany's largest food logistics company will completely restructure the site in the Allermöhe industrial estate.
The logistics service provider Dachser is planning to expand its site in Landsberg by constructing a modern build-to-suit (BTS) property in collaboration with the project developer Panattoni.
Different information sources and formats slow down digitalization in logistics and lead to misunderstandings and delays.
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SEW-Eurodrive has created efficient and flexible processes to implement the Industry 4.0 approach.
Alfred Schuon consistently pursues a course of continuous innovation and modernization. In the current year, the transport and logistics specialist is investing in around 50 new vehicles - Daimler tractor units and trailer combinations as well as ultra-light jumbos from MAN.
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The intelligent monorail and shuttle transport system Montrac supports Airbus in the assembly of the new A321 XLR long-haul aircraft in Hamburg-Finkenwerder.
The Stingray shuttle is the efficient all-rounder for transporting containers, cartons, trays and hanging goods. More than 20,000 shuttles are in use around the world, proving their reliability day after day.
Space and personnel are becoming increasingly scarce in logistics. Processes such as the separation of parcels must therefore be automated. However, there are hardly any suitable automation solutions for singulating in small and medium-sized logistics centers. A new robot cell system is now leading the way.
Vetter Pharma-Fertigung has put its new automated material warehouse for pharmaceutical packaging materials into operation. The intralogistics specialist Still was entrusted with the analysis, consulting and planning of the logistics processes through to the implementation of the warehouse project. The automation significantly increases storage capacity, safety and flexibility in the internal logistics processes.
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Since 1950, Andernacher Bimswerk GmbH & Co. KG, ABI for short, has been creating value from concrete - for the German, family-run company in its third generation, sustainability and resource conservation are just as important as tradition and innovation.
When it comes to warehouse automation, the focus is usually on large systems and companies. However, materialfluss spoke to Philipp Brünsing, authorized signatory and Head of Project Sales Central Europe for Products & Equipment at SSI Schaefer, about why it can also make sense for small and medium-sized companies to automate their intralogistics.
With the Smart Analytics Reporting Application (SARA), transport robotics specialist EK Robotics has developed a tool for customers and operators of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to comprehensively analyze their own systems in a short space of time.
Kalmar has equipped the Dirostahl company in Remscheid with six large forklift trucks from the current DCG series. The 25- and 18-ton trucks unload wagons and trucks, carry out loading operations and supply the production department with raw parts directly on the forks or using roller pallets.
Stow Robotics becomes Movu Robotics. The broad-based portfolio ensures simpler automation in the warehouse. It includes automated storage, picking and transportation of pallets, containers and articles.
Both the tense economic situation in Europe, and in Germany in particular, and the geopolitical conditions continue to have an impact on handling in the Port of Hamburg.
At the northern tip of Lower Saxony, the logistics service provider is preparing for the growing import of cars via Cuxhaven; in Nuremberg, Rhenus is building a new logistics center next to the existing high-bay warehouse; in Dietzenbach, Hesse, the facility is growing massively.
Dr. Stefan Schulte will lead Fraport AG as Chairman of the Executive Board for a further three years. This was decided by the Supervisory Board on September 15, 2023.
