Our eleven for 23: In materialfluss's exclusive survey, eleven experts assess where the journey is heading this year. Jan Sünneker, CRM Manager, bekuplast, is one of them.

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has commissioned Linde Engineering to build a hydrogen filling station as part of its Clean Port & Logistics innovation cluster. The filling station will be part of the test center for
hydrogen-powered port logistics at the Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) in the Port of Hamburg.

Dimos Maschinenbau from Petersberg has initiated the handover of the internationally active family business to the second generation. On January 1, 2023, siblings Michelle Bohl and Pascal Schütz took over the management of the company from Hanna and Alfred Schütz.

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The German-Dutch Interreg project Fairing Flex has made use of the field of lightweight construction to achieve lower (electrical) energy consumption and greater attractiveness for special bicycles in the local logistics and transportation sector.

Ralf Morawietz has been responsible for Dachser's corporate IT and its more than 600 employees since January 1, 2023. In particular, the Logistics IT Manager will continue to develop the global logistics service provider's IT strategy and drive forward digitalization.

Nosta Holding GmbH is expanding its management team: Andreas Wolke-Hanenkamp and Peter Mundt are joining the Steering Committee around CEO Nicolas Gallenkamp, COO Marcus Thoben and CFO Florian Körner as fully-fledged managing directors.

On January 1, 2023, Contargo took over the activities of the Dutch company Honkoop Barging. This includes the management and employees of the inland shipping company as well as the freight contracts and customer contacts.

38 nominees compete in five categories. The decision is up to the readers of materialfluss: the voting for the products of the year 2023 is underway, the voting portal is open!

For the future orientation of the Willenbrock Group, all companies were merged into one company and now operate under the new name Willenbrock Fördertechnik GmbH.

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The Rhenus Group took over the silo transport service provider Nederlandse Transport Maatschappij B.V. (NTM), which is based in Hardenberg in the Netherlands, at the turn of the year.

Transport equipment manufacturer fetra has added two more companies to its nationwide competence partner program: the Lutz Group, based in Gersthofen, Bavaria, and the Fulda-based tool expert Wemag.

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At LogiMAT 2023, AutoStore integrator Element Logic will be presenting itself for the first time as a system supplier with a comprehensive range of technology, automation components and IT solutions from a single source.

Hubtex has given its FluX electric multidirectional counterbalance truck an update. The new generation for the 3-tonne load capacity class will celebrate its premiere at LogiMAT 2023.

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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the importance of cleanliness and hygiene has increasingly come into focus. Zech, based in Straubing, has long been a specialist in this area.

For Freight has established itself in the market segment for Germany-wide retail distribution. A good two and a half years after its foundation, the Fiege subsidiary expects a significant increase in turnover for 2023.

Lars Nennhaus has been a new member of the Executive Board of Duisburger Hafen AG since January 1, 2023 and is responsible for Technology and Operations.

Röhlig Logistics has expanded its global network with the opening of a new branch in São Paulo, Brazil, on January 1, 2023.

Almost three years ago, Oliver Arnold brought his long-time employee Heike Fuchs into his management team as an authorized signatory. At the turn of the year 2022/23, he promoted the 38-year-old to equal Managing Director of Arnold Speditions GmbH.

The port usage fees at JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven will be increased by 5 percent with effect from January 1, 2023.

Transport and logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss takes over the forwarding company Rentschler Transport + Logistik, based in Altensteig, northern Black Forest, with effect from January 1, 2023.