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Logistics Made in Germany

Logistics Center Germany With expert service providers in the heart of Europe 02_Inhalt_Edi_EN_Master 16.05.13 12:00 Seite 2

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04 – 09 German Logistics Services Customers choosing to work with German logistics service providers are assured Publication Details of high quality, reliability and efficiency. Publisher Logistics Alliance Germany 10 – 17 Supply Chain Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin Globalization of business is making supply chains ever more complex and Responsible under press law: Lars Günsel placing high demands on infrastructure. Editorial Team Verlag Heinrich Vogel 18 – 19 10 Good Reasons Springer Fachmedien München GmbH It is not only Germany’s location at the heart of Europe which makes it the ideal Aschauer Straße 30, 81549 Munich logistics center – 10 reasons to work with German partners. Editor-in-Chief Sylke Bub 20 – 21 Specialist Personnel Project Coordination Highly qualified personnel assure the supreme quality of German logistics Annika Binder, Birgit Bauer services. Editorial Team Annika Binder (p. 3, 4-9, 30-33), Constantin Gillies 22 – 23 Research and Development (p. 24-25, 26-27), Tanja Strauß (p. 20-21, 22-23), German companies are continually investing in research and development Britta Winkgens (p. 10-17, 28-29) in order to improve their logistics services even further. Art Direction Dierk Naumann 24 – 25 Quality Management Layout German companies focus closely on quality management to ensure that goods Bianca Radke, Dierk Naumann arrive safely at their destination. Cover Photos (both), page 51 diego cervo/Fotolia 26 – 27 Sustainability and Efficiency Printed by Green logistics and sustainability are just as important to German logistics F&W Mediencenter GmbH service providers as efficiency and reliability. Holzhauser Feld 2 83361 Kienberg 28 – 29 Germany in Figures How much fresh fruit does a German eat in a year? Interesting figures and All rights reserved. Reproduction and electronic curious facts on the logistics industry and other subjects. processing permitted only with the written consent of the publisher. 30 – 33 Logistics Alliance Germany The aim of the Logistics Alliance Germany is to make the high quality of German logistics services more widely known on an international scale.

34 – 51 Corporate Profiles The members of the Logistics Alliance Germany include companies from all segments of the logistics and transport industry – an overview.

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emand for German automobiles in countries safely and smoothly to their ultimate consumers. This such as China and Brazil is higher than ever be - book profiles the Logistics Alliance Germany, German lo - D fore. And many people in Germany wear cloth- gistics services and the benefits they offer. The Logistics ing produced in Turkey or India, or eat fresh fruits from Alliance Germany is an initiative of the German Federal Brazil during the winter. All of that is made possible by Government. Our aim is to assist you in choosing the logistics, interlinking businesses well beyond national right logistics service provider borders and distributing goods quickly and efficiently to handle the transportation Find the right partner for the transportation over thousands of kilometers. of your products to Germany of your goods from among the members Expert, well-connected partners are vital to the safe, or other European countries. of the Logistics Alliance Germany. reliable transportation of goods. Located at the heart of At the end of this volume you Europe, bordering nine different countries, Germany’s will find a listing of all the members of the Logistics logistics service providers are the ideal partners for the Alliance Germany, with short profiles setting out their transportation of your goods. Outstandingly trained per- extensive portfolios of specialist services. We will also be sonnel, continuous quality management and efficient glad to answer any further questions you may have. processes ensure that your goods will be transported Logistics Alliance Germany

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Logistics Solutions | Germany – the Gateway to Europe

Germany – the Gateway to Europe

Located at the heart of Europe, Germany enjoys an ideal position for handling freight. A highly developed infrastructure, innovative logistics services and highly qualified personnel ensure that goods reach their destinations quickly, efficiently and reliably. 04_09_Titelgeschichte_EN_215X280 16.05.13 11:59 Seite 5

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Population: 81.8 million Capital city: Berlin

Land area: 357,121.41 square kilometers

Gross domestic product Photo: fotogestoeber/Fotolia Photo: (GDP, nominal): 2010: EUR 2,496 billion; 2011: EUR 2,593 billion; 2012: EUR 2,613 billion* *) Estimated/forecast Per capita GDP (nominal): 2009: EUR 29,000 2010: EUR 30,500 2011: EUR 31,700 Source: German federal and state statistical offices (as of Dec. 31, 2011), Germany Trade & Invest 2012

were 2.556 million trucks operating in the German logistics sector in 2010 (not includ- mporting goods into Germany ensures ing semitrailers). Of that total, 430,000 were they are targeted right at the heart of Eu- over 7.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight rating. I rope. Germany shares borders with nine The second-largest freight transport seg- countries (Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, plus Norway and Switzerland. In fact, its rev- ment in Germany is the rail network, which Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, enues were roughly the same as those of in 2012 carried a total of 365 million tonnes Belgium, Netherlands) – more than any other second-placed France and third-placed of goods. Ocean shipping was the third- in Europe. So it is no wonder that Germany Great Britain combined. largest, carrying 298 million tonnes. The to - has become Europe’s leading logistics cen- tal volume transported by inland shipping ter. According to the German logistics net- Well-developed infrastructure in the past year was 219 million tonnes. Air work BVL, the logistics sector in Germany The foundation of a successful logistics sec- freight accounted for 4.3 million tonnes generated sales of EUR 222 billion in 2011. tor is a well-developed infrastructure. With in 2012. The BVL forecasts that the sector will grow over 650,000 kilometers of roads, 42,000 kilo- Combined transport is very important in further in 2012, estimating sales of around meters of rail network, 36 ports and 27 air- Germany. This special form of intermodal EUR 225 billion. That makes logistics the ports, Germany offers efficient, eco-friendly freight transport involves truck semitrailers third-largest industry in Germany, and one transport by whatever means operators or other cargo units such as containers or of its top employers. choose. swap bodies being carried over extended Germany enjoys a leading position in Eu - Most freight traffic is carried by road. Accord- distances by rail or water. Trucks are used rope. According to the Fraunhofer Institute, ing to the German Federal Association for only for short stretches, to transport the the German logistics sector generated the Freight Transport, Logistics and Waste Man- highest sales of all 27 EU member states agement BGL, the sector employed almost 586,000 people in 2010, of whom 445,800 were drivers. Road freight accounted for about 77 percent of total transport volume in 2012, carrying 3.3 billion tonnes. There

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German nominal GDP as a percentage of total European GDP in 2012*

Germany: EUR 2,645 billion 28 %

Germany: EUR 2,645 billion

Eurozone: 21 % EUR 9,503 billion

EU27: EUR 12,818 billion Photos: [M] Zoran Kolundzija/iStockphoto (l.), Juergen Priewe/Fotolia (r.) Priewe/Fotolia Kolundzija/iStockphoto Juergen [M] Zoran (l.), Photos:

*Source: Forecast by EU Commission/German Federal Statistical Office

ing state-of-the-art materials handling and logistics systems, advanced software and cargo units to the rail head or inland ship- automation with highly qualified personnel ping terminal and to the final destination at to optimize on-site material flows and so the other end of the journey. The advantage speed up the relevant processes. Such of this method is that the various means of only by its infrastructure data, but also by highly efficient processes have helped keep transport are optimally utilized, and truck its employment statistics: Some 2.85 million Germany’s logistics costs 70 percent below transportation is partly replaced by lower- of the country’s total workforce of 41.5 mil- those of other countries such as India and emission rail freight or inland shipping. lion people are employed in logistics – either China. According to Germany’s Federal Statistical with logistics service providers or in the lo - Numerous regional and national coopera- Office, combined transport accounted for gistics functions of wholesale, retail and in- tion structures and logistics networks pro- 270.7 million tonnes of total freight vol- dustrial companies in all sectors. The indus- vide ideal transport links. In the package ume in 2010. Of total combined transport, try places particular emphasis on profession- freight segment especially, small and medi- 21.8 million tonnes was carried by inland al training. Technical colleges and universi- um-sized enterprises have successfully shipping and 71.7 million tonnes by rail. The ties offer a wide range of specialist courses, banded together as system partners to of - highest volumes of combined transport, while traineeships incorporating part-time fer 24/48 hour overnight service packages. totaling 177.2 million tonnes, were carried studies ensure that logistics services are Such services are made possible by a com- by ocean shipping. handled by highly qualified personnel. bination of state-of-the-art IT and a system Research and development carried out at of national and regional distribution hubs Success founded on know-how universities, institutes and companies in interconnected by fast direct links. The importance of the logistics sector to the industry contribute to the ongoing en - Germany’s economy is demonstrated not hancement of complex logistical processes. Those efforts are not only concerned with making transport more efficient. Research is also focused on devising innovative intra - logistics solutions with the aim of combin-

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Logistics Solutions | Germany – the Gateway to Europe

to offer transport networks incorporating car terminals at seaports and on inland water- Sustainability and environmental pro- ways, road and rail transportation, as well as tection all ancillary technical services. This is where The logistics sector currently accounts for German logistics service providers are able

more than 5.5 percent of all CO2 emissions ings which in turn help combat environ- to profit from the country’s highly devel- worldwide. In view of that fact, German lo - mental pollution. Sustainable logistics infra- oped infrastructure. gistics service providers have set themselves structure which enhances resource efficien- Service providers in the textile logistics seg- the goal of doing as much as they can to cy in the use of energy, water and materials, ment face other challenges. The textile in- help attain climate protection targets and alongside the use of eco-friendly packaging, dustry is nowadays very fast-moving, as enhance sustainability. A key aspect of those also helps minimize the carbon footprint of trends shift ever more rapidly. The cycle from efforts is state-of-the-art vehicle engineer- German logistics service providers. an idea through to delivery of the goods to ing, which is helping to cut fuel consump- individual outlets is often just a few weeks,

tion and CO2 emissions. Many companies Differing demands so fast transportation is vital. Another factor also rely exclusively on highly trained drivers All these solutions are offered in a wide nowadays is that most clothing is made in whose road-wise intelligence and anticipa- variety of sectors which place differing de- Asia, so supply chains have become longer tion also helps reduce fuel consumption. In mands on logistics service providers. The pri- and more complex. Specially trained per- conjunction with telematics systems which mary role of automotive logistics, for exam- sonnel and custom IT solutions to optimize efficiently plan routes and avoid empty runs, ple, is to cover the entire supply chain from this opens up enormous potential for sav- procurement through transportation and value-adding to parts distribution and contract logistics. Operators in this segment must adopt a global approach and be able

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Exact planning, the utmost care and attention to detail and protection against damage by shock impact, dust or damp are essential processes make it possible to meet all those criteria when distributing electronic equip- challenges. The portfolio of services offered ment and other high-tech devices. Use of by German logistics specialists includes special transport containers, for example, other features such as ensuring that gar- helps protect the goods against damage. ments remain uncreased in transit and that Whether in automotive, food or textile lo - clothes hangers are recycled. gistics, or in any other segment, German lo - Speed is even more vital to food and fresh gistics service providers ensure that goods produce logistics than it is in the textile seg- are transported to their destination punc - ment. It imposes additional high demands tually in a safe, environmentally friendly

including guaranteed maintenance of the manner. BLG Photo: characteristic properties and condition of fresh produce in transit and in storage. Measuring and monitoring systems allied to intelligent software solutions help optimize transport routes and ensure that food logistics processes meet the high legal requirements and that the goods arrive at the consumer fresh and undamaged. Photo: DHL Photo:

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Safely from A to B: German logistics service providers can organize your transport

Pre-carriage On-carriage

Once a transport order has been received and the route and The transition from the pre-carriage to the on-carriage phase means of transport have been defined, the logistics service demands close coordination and collaboration. Firstly, the ca - provider coordinates all the involved parties and transport inter- pacity to handle the container at the ocean terminal must be faces – a highly complex process. This is where the core compe- verified. In parallel, a shipping company must be engaged and tencies of German logistics service providers come to the fore: the ship must be guaranteed to be in port to collect the cargo They assure high reliability, carefully monitoring procedures at at the appointed time. The on-carriage phase is handled by the all times. For transportation from the customer to the terminal shipping company. by truck, the logistics service provider will engage a freight forwarder. The terminal operator moves the goods from the truck onto the ship.

Just-in-time To implement a just-in-time system, German logistics service providers draw up a detailed schedule to ensure that the goods arrive punctually with the recipient exactly as and when needed. This means that no storage costs are incurred.

Track & Trace Track & Trace systems are becoming increasingly important as transportation processes become ever more complex. German logistics service providers ensure that your customers are kept updated on the progress of the goods.

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emands are becoming ever more diverse and transport distances are increasing. As a result, multi-link transport is gaining in importance. In multi-link transport operations the goods are transferred from one transport means D to another. If the mode of transport is also changed, the term ‘multimodal transport’ is applied. A goods supply chain normally consists of three phases: pre-carriage, on-carriage and post-carriage. In the case of intercontinental supply chains it is usually necessary to use several different modes of transport, as the on-carriage phase can only be handled by ship or aircraft. The pre-carriage and post-carriage road transport is mostly handled by trucks. When handling international supply chains, German logistics service providers organize the complete transport, acting as intermediaries between the sender and the recipient. On accepting a transport order, they plan the complete physical transportation process, including the pre-carriage, on-carriage and post-carriage phases, as well as handling the information flow. This means German logistics service providers are responsible for all planning and organization along the entire supply chain. What that involves, and what services the members of Logistics Alliance Germany provide, is set out below.

Post-carriage

Across borders Different countries, different customs, different customs clear- The transport handler starts planning the post-carriage at an ance formalities: German logistics companies handle inter - early stage. These procedures include coordinating with the

national goods consignments, including import and export terminal operator to organize the inland transport. From there (cust (ship), ufotopixl10/Fotolia (truck), Dmitriy Rumyantsev/Fotolia createur/Fotolia (background), Ralf Beier/Fotolia Photos: customs clearance. Customs advice and management servic- the freight forwarder handles the final truck transport to the es are an essential element of the portfolio offered by Ger- recipient. The post-carriage is often handled by a rail operator man logistics specialists. The package includes drawing up who transports the container shipment by rail to a freight ter- invoices for customs purposes, applying for special customs minal. From there the goods are again transported by road to documents, and bonded storage. the recipient.

Warehouse logistics Storage, picking and packing – German logistics service providers can not only organize transportation, they also offer a range of value-added services tailored to your transport needs.

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Air Cargo volumes handled by German airports in 2012 totaled 4.3 million tonnes. 71 percent of international freight traffic was intercontinental, most of which was with Asia. + Air freight is a very fast method of transporting goods compared to other modes. Other advantages include high frequency and safety in transit. It is therefore most suitable for transporting high-value goods and goods which are not particularly voluminous and need to reach their destination quickly. Like ships, aircraft are often employed as a link in a long-distance multimodal supply chain.

Rail Some 257 million tonnes of freight were carried on Germany’s rail network in 2011. Rail combined transport handled 31 million tonnes by container and swap body. Rail is a particularly popular mode of transport in the hinterland of the country’s major ports. + Rail is suitable for transporting bulk goods or goods of widely varying kinds over distances of 300 kilometers and more.

Inland shipping More than 54 million tonnes of freight were transported on Germany’s inland waterways in 2011. The network also carried over 18 million tonnes of through traffic. + Inland shipping is suitable for transporting bulk goods over long distances. It is an en - vironmentally friendly, cost-effective, safe means of transport.

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Truck right) More than three quarters of all freight traffic in Germany is carried by road. Many logistics ser - vice providers also offer road freight services to a number of other European countries. + Road freight is particularly well suited to door- to-door transport services and 24-hour distribution networks. Truck transport is highly flexible in terms of the jobs it can handle and with re - gard to transshipment. Transport times for short or medium-range distances are relatively short. Consequently, trucks are mostly used to handle the post-carriage phase and hinterland transport services as part of international supply chain operations.

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Ship Some 296 million tonnes of cargo were handled by Germany’s seaports in 2011. More than 60 million tonnes of the volumes handled originated in Asia: some 23 million tonnes from China and approximately 3.7 million tonnes from India. The most im - portant German seaport for freight handling is Hamburg. + Ships can carry very large volumes of goods over very long distances. Ocean shipping is therefore particularly well suited to intercontinental transport. It is also suitable for transporting bulk goods and hazardous goods such as oil and gas. Ocean shipping is also comparatively cost-effective and en - vironmentally friendly.

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Germany the hub Thanks to its central location in Europe and its array of major transport centers, Germany is also in great demand as a transshipment point for freight transport operations. Major air freight hubs such as Frankfurt send goods from all over the world all over the world. Germany also has a large number of seaports which are impor - tant elements of the global trade network. They form part of the backbone of the globalized economy and provide hubs for the exchange of goods within the European single market. The Altenwerder container terminal at the port of Hamburg, for example, is one of the most high-tech in Europe. The country’s key role as a hub enables German logistics service providers to assure safe delivery of goods whatever their ultimate destination.

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Photo: DHL Photo: 10 reasons favoring Germany as a logistics location

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1. ... is Europe’s economic center, and the fourth largest economy in the world. 2. ... is surrounded by nine neighboring countries at the heart of Europe, and is a hub for all trans-European transport routes. 3. ... offers access to almost 250,000,000 consumers within a 500-kilometer radius. 4. ... is the gateway to Europe, the most attractive location for goods distribution within Europe. 5. ... has the world’s most highly developed transport infrastructure. 6. ... offers a wide range of strong locations as the basis for pan-European and global logistics. 7. ... has fast-acting, flexible logistics service providers offering industry-specific solutions and expertise in all areas of logistics. 8. ... has a highly trained and flexible workforce. 9. ... is home to numerous global logistics service providers. 10. ... is the largest logistics market in the European Union.

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Concerted efforts: German specialists always working for you

ogistics is a complex, challenging the combination of on-the-job training and exciting business. Anyone and academic study – provides an ideal L working in the industry needs to mix of theory and practice,” according to have an analytical approach and strong Elke Schneider, head of vocational train- communication skills, be multilingual in ing with the German freight forwarding some cases, and also have essential logis- and logistics association DSLV. It is that tics expertise. combination of theoretical and practical While the requirements for established training which makes the German edu - personnel are clearly defined, there are no cation system so special – and also well strict rules governing recruitment. In fact, respected internationally. a wide variety of different channels are Looking to study logistics? available for highly motivated personnel Well prepared for practical work Many institutions in Germany to join the industry – whether they be tasks offer the opportunity: people with some experience transferring Career opportunities for young people 27 universities to a new career, young and dynamic ap- are as rich and diverse as the future tasks 93 technical colleges prentices, or highly qualified college grad- they may be called on to perform. To meet 3 dual study colleges uates. That diversity ensures a continual the wide-ranging demands, companies 5 vocational academies supply of highly specialized experts from promote and develop their recruits’ inter- (Source: studienwahl.de) one generation to the next, providing a ests and skills in a targeted manner. This wealth of all-round talent and a strong provides the ideal preparation for the roles pool of potential management talent. they will subsequently take on. A period In order to maintain that strength of hu - of training combining theory and prac- man resources in the future, many logis- tice, usually lasting three years, ensures tics companies invest heavily in educa- that they have all the know-how and skills tion and training. “Germany’s system of to become experts in their chosen jobs – dual vocational training – that is to say, whether that be as a freight forwarding

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Logistics specialists in Three questions to Thomas Wieske Germany are supremely Professor Wieske heads the Institute of Risk Management & well trained. That level Logistics Law at the Hochschule Bremerhaven college.

of expertise is a product How good is logistics teaching at

Photos: corepics/Fotolia (l), Thomas Wieske (r.) Thomas (l), corepics/Fotolia Photos: German colleges and universities? of the high standard and It is of a very high standard, as is demonstrated by the high level of interna - wide diversity of vocational tional respect it enjoys. Graduates from Germany are much in demand internationally. Many of our students land jobs training and higher educa- in places such as Hong Kong, Sydney, Shanghai, Zurich or Detroit. tion study courses on offer. What is the focus of your teaching? German specialists are It is actually a generalist approach, in - corporating aspects of economics, IT international leaders in and engineering, and complemented by special subjects such as law and lan- guages. their field as a result. So your students are provided with a strong start to their careers … Our experience shows that even our bachelors degree students, who have completed ‘only’ the three-year course and so often are still very young – maybe 21 or 22 – have very good chances on the job market simply because they are indeed so well trained. Career opportunities often open up during the on-the- job training phase in the sixth semester. Around 25 percent of our bachelors students also go on to specialize further by taking a masters degree.

Without specialist personnel, logistics would come to a standstill.

and logistics administrator, an air or sea enabled to analyze and model complex freight handler, or an IT specialist. problems in a structured way and develop

Photo: BLG Photo: Academic courses also provide a key ac - new approaches and solutions to them,” cess channel into the industry. There are Günthner continues. Consequently, uni- now over 200 higher education centers versity graduates are capable of handling in Germany – many of them with interna- a variety of roles within the logistics tional reputations – preparing students sphere after a relatively short period of for successful careers in a wide variety time. of logistics specialties. Professor Willibald Günthner, head of the Department of Ma - Dual studies with practical links terials Handling, Material Flow and Logis- Studies at technical colleges and voca- tics at the Technical University of Munich, tional academies are usually more prac - is convinced of the quality of the courses tically oriented. “The dual studies sys- on offer. He explains why: “It is possible tem combines on-the-job phases work- to study logistics at a number of differing at a company with periods attending ent institutions in Germany: at vocation- courses at a college or vocational acade-

Photo: DHL Photo: al schools and technical colleges, as well my. The system has seen a real boom in as at academies and universities. Courses recent years,” comments Elke Schneider. are offered in economics and engineer- More and more logistics companies are ing faculties, as well as within specialist also offering dual study positions, often logistics faculties. This provides a highly recruiting strong-performing high school diverse range of options for students and graduates to them. Researchers at the trainees, extending from more applica- University of Tübingen found that take- tion-oriented courses to academic study.” up of dual study courses was above aver- Universities mostly focus on teaching age among those school-leavers in par- methodological expertise. “Students are ticular.

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The IML is not the only organization concerned with the full long been recognized by industry specialists. “The German lo - spectrum of internal and external logistics, however. Quite the gistics industry is a global driver of innovation,” states Bettina opposite: Many major corporations, as well as SMEs, are con - von Janczewski. Moreover, by coming up with tailored innova - tinually searching for new and improved solutions in areas such tive solutions for their customers, service providers are also safe - as material flow systems, logistics, transport and the environ - guarding their own long-term success – as well as saving time ment – often in conjunction with customers and technology and money. partners. Thanks to shuttle technology, for example: Shuttles carry units And there is a key reason why: Germany enjoys a major com - autonomously between the storage location and shipping point, petitive edge in the transport and logistics sector thanks to its providing a genuine alternative to conventional materials-han - location at the heart of Europe, but in order to fully exploit that dling systems. Their adaptability to a wide variety of applications advantage research and development are vital. That fact has without the need for extensive customization of their mechan - ical components and control systems has been a key factor in establishing shuttles as an additional solution employed by vir - tually all manufacturers of materials-handling systems. And more and more warehouses are now operating on a shuttle basis.

Intelligent route planning Solutions which take account of traffic conditions in city centers and conurbations and at the same time cut CO 2 emissions are also more in demand than ever before. The Smart Truck is an intelligent transport vehicle of the future incorporating innova - tive technology which continually adapts the vehicle’s route: a dynamic route-planning system, radio-frequency identifica - tion (RFID) for automatic monitoring of the load, a Global Posi - tioning System (GPS), navigation system, and telematics sup - plying data on the latest traffic situation. It also uses continually updated traffic information from taxis to predict congestion build-up and similar impediments. The Smart Truck’s efficient route-planning technology also benefits the environment. It not only cuts the vehicle’s CO 2 emissions but also its fuel con - sumption. Other smart components are sensors which monitor the condi - tion of sensitive goods in real time. They indicate the cargo’s location as well as variables such as fluctuations in temperature, vibration or other shock impact, humidity and changes in light conditions. Users need no hardware of their own, as the data collected by the Smart Sensor is transmitted wirelessly to a Web-based system. The small sensor unit is packed along with the consignment and transmits all relevant data to the linked Web portal in real time.

Real-time data Many projects and innovations are also responding to the trend of increasing road traffic volumes against a background of con - straints on infrastructure capacity. New solutions are essential. Rail and, above all, waterways offer a means of combating the rise in transport volumes. In the past, however, planning com - bined transport demanded specialist prior knowledge and took too long. An online portal currently in development seeks to combine such transports quickly and easily in the future. Its aim is to improve the utilization of existing transport capacity, build new combined transport systems using eco-friendly rail and waterborne options, and so relieve the strain on the road infra - Many logistics service providers are investing in research and development. structure.

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Quality Management | Logistics Solutions

By means of international certification and by specifying zero-defect procedures, German companies ensure that their logistics services conform to high standards.

major German carmakers routinely meas- without error. Red indicates that the mate- dard. It lays down a wide range of require- ure and transparently report the perform- rial flow is backlogged; improvement is re - ments, including full traceability of the pro- ance of the carriers they engage, for exam- quired. In this way the quality of logistics duce, hygiene rules, and warehouse pest ple. Did the goods arrive on time, and in processes is clearly shown at a glance. control procedures. No detail is too small the specified quantity? Were there any de- Another trend is cross-sector globalization: when top quality is the goal. Companies fects or damage to the cargo? How long The days when each industry laid down its working to IFS Logistic are only allowed to did the carriage take? All these key perform- own quality management standards are use bulbs covered by a protective sheath, ance indicators are disclosed to the service past. As Olaf Vieweg reports: “Today every- for example, so that in the event of shatter- provider by way of a Web portal, and often one works to international standards.” As ing no splinters can contaminate the food- additionally visualized by traffic light sym- one example, many carriers of produce for stuffs. bols. Green signifies that everything has the food industry are currently working to been handled punctually, efficiently and acquire certification to the IFS Logistic Stan- High standards in pharmaceutical logistics Zero-defect operation is a long-established stipulation for companies in the pharmaceutical logistics sector, too. For them it is not uncommon, for example, that a pallet might hold just one pack of pills. This is be - cause units must not be intermingled during in-house processing, so as to prevent errors in picking and packing. And from next year onward, many logistics service providers will be working to even more ex- acting requirements – the so-called Good Distribution Practice (GDP), one of the most stringent quality standards in the world. As one example of the requirements: even drugs which do not have to be cooled will then only be transported at an absolutely constant ambient temperature. That means, for example, that a temperature of 20 de - grees Celsius will have to be maintained all along the supply chain – from the pharmaceuticals manufacturer to the retail phar- macist, electronically monitored and com- puter-documented. Companies looking to comply with the IFS standard, for example, will have to invest heavily. Certification even for a small transport business can easily cost a five-figure sum per year. Part of that cost lies in continually refreshing employee know-how, as well as in routine external auditing. Never- theless, many logistics companies are convinced that it is an essential step. “Quality management often means assigning a structure to things, which you should be doing anyway,” says Olaf Vieweg with a laugh.

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Photo: DHL 26 Logistics | Solutions many casesalsomore profitable. environmentally friendly, butin of sustainabilityare notonlymore conformingservices to theprinciples Companies operating logistics economical and en Green logistics– use bicycles soasto avoiduse bicycles pollutingthealready over-congested alsooperate electric-powered vehicles, andsomeevener services ates nonewgreenhouse gasemissions. Many postalandcouri- many –thatisto say, are nowclimate-neutral mailingaletter cre- from right thesmallestscale:Allletters sentwithinGer- starts It lettersClimate-neutral andparcel post G pioneer ingreen logistics. thatGermany isbecominganinternational highlight thefact iftheyare environmentallyservices sustainable. Suchfigures goods andretail isnow sectors willingto pay more for transport Oneinthree companiesintheconsumer sponded accordingly: ismore andmoresustainability indemand. Andbusinesshasre - far beyond thediningtable, however. relation to In logistics, too, inEurope.than inany Ecological extend othercountry concerns emissions compared to oldervehicles. cutinsootparticle two-thirds afurther tion. Suchunitswillbring standard willbeadmissiblefor registra- VI to theupdated Euro 2014onlytruckswithengines conforming cleaner, because from Vemissionsstandard. Andsoon theairwillbegettingeven Euro bycommercial vehicles conforming to thestringent undertaken ontollelse. roads ofjourneys More thanthree are quarters ronmentally trucksonGermany’s friendly roads than anywhere centersthere evenurban are more. more envi- Andincidentally: German logistics industry –nowadays offer theircustomers logistics cli- German industry ofthe Even smallfreight –traditionallythebackbone forwarders portant to them,andmore organicportant produce issoldthere in Germany state thatprotecting theenvironment isim - rasaeke ngen 4percent ofthosesurveyed are ongreen:ermans keen 94 Sustainability andEfficiency Sustainability v ironmentally friendly port their collectors to customers by climate-neutral means. to theircollectors customers byclimate-neutral port photovoltaic plants, for example, consideritgoodform to trans- green itselfwhichisdriving tal sector logistics. of Manufacturers tion iscarbon-neutral. theenvironmen- Atpresent itisprimarily they are ableto state ingoodconscience:Ourproduct distribu- theirgoods, butinreturn tocents more transport perkilometer mechanismultimately costscustomersThis carbon-trading afew indeveloping ofwindfarms countries. as by theconstruction benefit. logistics notonlyhelpstheenvironment, itis alsoofeconomic a containership. thatgreen Suchexampleshighlightthefact production facilitiesinChinaby rail, asfast becauseitistwice for carmakers, major German example, isnoweven supplying its nies are beginning to restructure theirsupplychains. Oneofthe more ofapositive move. viewofthosefigures, In many compa- aging iseven pollution,whiletransferring to inlandwaterways ply chainfrom road to railresults infour timeslessclimate-dam- operationsespecially.from asup- multimodaltransport Shifting seegreat ofenvironmental prospects interms Experts benefit So green logistics meansmore thanjustmore economicaltrucks. everyone’s attention. ecological inthefocus concerns keeps of panies intheindustry implemented 14001–voluntarily bymany com- ISO –DIN dard wash withwaste water from thesite’s washbasins. Aspecialstan- state operates ofBaden-Württemberg in theGerman itstruck naturalresources,serve nodetailistoo small. Afreight forwarder fewer runsare empty made. When searching for ways to con- andimproved style; operationsschedulingensuresdriving that warehouses; drivers canbetrainedto adoptanenergy-saving ranging optionsto helpthem:Solarcellscanbe installedon thegoalofreducing footprints. their carbon There are wide- to More andmore logistics German companiesare committing Using renewable energy sources amount ofCO ensures thatthecorresponding tradingagency carbon tracted was produced asecondstep, the trip. during In aspeciallycon- From thattheprogram calculates howmuchgreenhouse gas documenting any inclinesandnotingtheweight ofitsload. tion to doso:First acomputer program logsthetruck’s route, alotofcareful takes calcula- It services. transport mate-neutral 2 emission isavoided elsewhere intheworld, such 26_27_Nachhaltigkeit_EN_215X280 15.05.13 16:04 Seite 27

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Logistics Solutions | Germany in Figures

Germany’s 22 airports handle some 1.15 million Gardens in Germany are flight departures a year home to an estimated 25 million gnomes

The country’s average temperature over the year is 9 degrees Celsius Germany in

Germany is the world’s second-largest market for organic produce after the USA

of all German households have The German Football a cell phone Federation has almost 7 million members

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Germany in Figures | Logistics Solutions

To build one kilometer of highway in Germany costs EUR 26.8 million 147 million visitors spent nights in German guest accommodation in 2011 a (top right), Ildi/Fotolia (center right), apfelweile/Fotolia (bottom right) (bottom right), (center apfelweile/Fotolia right),a (top Ildi/Fotolia of German households have Internet access Figures

The average German consumes 65.6 kilograms of fresh fruit, Almost 70 % including tropical fruits, of the economic value per year

created in Germany stems left), (bottom Markus Marb/Fotoli Brian/Fotolia W. left), (center Paul left), (top bloomua/Fotolia Denis Junker/Fotolia Photos: from the service sectors

Truck traffic corresponding to a 15,000 kilometer stretch of highway moves around Germany every day

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Logistics Solutions | Logistics Alliance Germany

Logistics Alliance Germany

The Logistics Alliance Germany has been operating for hether textile or automotive logistics, ports or airports, global two years. Its aim is to promote the expertise of German W players or SMEs, the Logistics Alliance Germany (LAG) encompasses the full scope of German logistics servic- logistics service providers to international exporters. es. The LAG was established as a partnership initiative under German public law in early 2011. The LAG acts as a promo- tional body for the German logistics in - dustry in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development. The organization currently has just under 40 members. 20 new Logistics Made in Germany companies and professional bodies joined in 2012 alone. Leading logistics service providers with expertise in sector- The aims of the Logistics Alliance Ger- specific logistics, network logistics, transport logistics, contract many are diverse. It is not merely focused logistics, procurement logistics, distribution logistics and on promoting Germany as a top logistics much more, across all transport modes. center with outstanding infrastructure for all modes of transport. Rather, under + the motto “Logistics made in Germany”, the LAG seeks to make the expertise Top European logistics center offering ideal conditions for all of its highly qualified logistics service sectors and customers looking for easy, efficient access to providers even more widely known on European and global markets. an international scale. The members of the Logistics Alliance Germany offer fast,

30 30_33_LAG_EN_215x280 16.05.1311:00Seite31 for German logistics service providers.for logistics German service founded target to markets identifykey has utilized years thetwo sinceitwas The Logistics AllianceGermany initiative America Target regions: Asiaand South and smallbusinessestoo. corporations, medium-sized enterprises tomers. That ismadepossiblebylarge special needsandwishesoftheircus- areas oflogistics, carefully tailored to the flexible andsustainablesolutionsfor all conference events, for example, aswell partnership’slic-private delegates estab- Asia, and SouthAmerica Turkey. The pub- The mainareas oftheLAG’s focus are ous target attradefairsand countries lish contacts with exporters inthevari- withexporters lish contacts as onspeciallyorganized tours. The LAG a eeoe oe40leads, result- has developed some400 n n2 concrete inquiries, ineachyear 20 in ing of itsexistence to date. Logistics services for theautomotive, food in andtextile - dustries are attracting particularly great are particularly dustries attracting interest. providers. logistics withGerman service contacts to Germany inorder to establishdirect countries tives from partner thevarious new event format, inviting representa- theLAG mid-May alsolauncheda In … … … … … Germa logistics know-how transfer.logistics know-how interested inGerman orairports inland shippingports partner. provider. logistics withaGerman service and notyet working market market and looking to gain market accessviaGermany. to gainmarket and looking market the European market. international operatorsinternational oflogistics hubssuchassea and international logistics service providers looking for providers aGerman looking logisticsinternational service international shippersalreadyinternational operatingontheEuropean international shippersalreadyinternational operatingontheEuropean international shippers looking to launchtheirproducts on shipperslooking international n lo g istics

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are [email protected] +49 (0)30/46307225 Andreas Weber [email protected] +49 (0)30/46307600 Seifert Marie-Louise [email protected] +49 (0)30/46307601 Michael Kuchenbecker Contacts www.logistics-alliance-germany.de

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Utilizing top international trade fairs and exhibitions as a platform

Bilateral dialogue with Bharat Forge Limited. Bilateral dialogue with Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA).

German Federal Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer (front row, 3rd from left) with LAG representatives at the “transport logistic 2011” trade fair in Munich.

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Logistics Alliance Germany | Logistics Solutions Photos: Marcel Schauer/Fotolia (flags), Logistics Alliance Germany (flags), Logistics Schauer/Fotolia Marcel Photos:

Stand at “transport logistic 2011” in Munich. “Logistics made in Germany” event in cooperation with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Institute of Logistics.

“Logistics made in Germany” event in cooperation with the Confederation Visitors to the LAG Forum at the International Logistics & Transport Fair of Indian Industry (CII) – Institute of Logistics. (CILF) 2011 in Shenzhen.

Presence in target countries:

transport logistic China Shanghai, China

SIAL Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil

Korea Electronics Show (KES) Goyang/Seoul, Korea

International Logistics & Transport Fair (CILF) Shenzhen, China

Logitrans – Transport Logistics Exhibition Istanbul, Turkey

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Organization Profile Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen (ADV)

The oldest civil aviation organization in Government in bilateral negotiations on Germany, the ADV – Arbeitsgemeinschaft aviation matters. As a highly reputed profes- Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen (German Air- sional organi zation, the ADV produces ports Association) – has been representing scientific studies which policy-makers and the interests of German airports for over the aviation industry utilize in meeting the 65 years. The ADV also works closely with economic, technical and operational the airports in Austria and Switzerland. The challenges of the day. The ADV is an advisor ADV is committed to promoting and main- and partner to business and regional and Sector: Aviation taining efficient, competitive air transporta- national policy-makers in all legal and Location: Berlin tion and modern, efficient airports in Ger- commercial matters. Areas of focus include Year founded: 1947 in Stuttgart many. One of the ADV’s particular concerns aviation safety, airport site development, Members: 22 international airports, is the observance of good relations be- integrated transport planning as well as 16 regional airports and airfields, tween airports and their local communities. environmental protection and aircraft noise 8 airports in Austria and Switzerland The ADV supports all measures to imple- pollution control. ment needs-based development, ensure Contact information: optimum use of available capacities, encour- +49 (0)30/310118-0 age intermodality and promote the envi- [email protected] ronmental sustainability and economic viability of air transportation. The ADV represents the common interests of its members at the national and international www.adv.aero level, and supports the German Federal

Corporate Profile BLG Logistics Group

The BLG Logistics Group is an international logistics, selling and distribution and seaport logistics service provider. The company and operations. BLG customers include leading its subsidiaries employ 16,000 people at 100 corporations such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, locations. Its operating divisions are Auto- Volkswagen, Bosch, Siemens, Tchibo, Konica motive, Contract and Container Logistics. Minolta and IKEA. A new feature of the com- Sales in 2012 totalled EUR 1.14 billion, gen- pany’s portfolio is logistics for offshore wind erating pre-tax profit of over EUR 49 million. farms. BLG’s joint venture EUROGATE is the As well as operating car terminals at sea- market leader in Europe. The network com- Sector: Logistics ports, on major rivers and on inland water- prises locations in Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Location: Bremen ways, BLG also provides rail, road and wa - Lisbon, Gioia Tauro, La Spezia, Ravenna, Year founded: 1877 terborne transport services and associated Salerno, Cagliari, Tangier, Wilhelmshaven Workforce: 16,000 worldwide technical services. Its fleet of 530 car trans- and Ust Luga. It handled 13.3 million stan- porters routinely supplies 7,000 dealers dard containers (TEUs) in 2012. Contact information: around Europe. Company-owned car trains Holger Föh link manufacturers’ plants to BLG’s terminals. +49 (0)421/3983484 A fleet of seven river freighters transports [email protected] cars on the Rhine and Danube. The company handled 6.75 million vehicles in 2012, making BLG the European market leader. The Contract Logistics division develops logistics systems tailored to customer needs in the www.blg.de car parts sector, industrial and production

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Corporate Profile Brunsbüttel Ports

Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH is part of the handling, storage, transshipment as well as SCHRAMM Group. It owns and operates the project logistics. infrastructure and suprastructure of the Brunsbüttel Ports group, which includes the river Elbe port, the Ostermoor port on the North Sea-Baltic Canal and the North Sea- Baltic Canal oil terminal. The Brunsbüttel Ports’ strategic locations on the lower Elbe Sector: Port operator/logistics service provider river and on the North Sea-Baltic Canal Location: Brunsbüttel provide direct access to the North Sea and Year founded: 1967 the Baltic, being also close to the city of Workforce: 140 Hamburg, offering links to the European inland waterways network, and serving Contact information: nearby industrial areas. Those geographic Frank Schnabel benefits, allied to the group’s comprehen- CEO sive range of maritime services, make the +49 (0)4852/88435 Brunsbüttel Ports an attractive location to [email protected] handle logistics for the largest single industrial area in northern Germany and the metropolitan region of Hamburg. Its core competencies in serving a regional, nation- www.brunsbuettelports.de al and inter national customer base are in

Organization Profile Bundesverband Güterverkehr, Logistik und Entsorgung

The Bundesverband Güterverkehr, Logistik tional training; technology; business infor- und Entsorgung (Federal Association for mation systems and IT; public relations and Freight Transport, Logistics and Waste Man- economic analysis. The BGL also operates a agement) is Germany’s top-level organiza- Cooperation Exchange for transport logis- tion in the road freight, logistics and waste tics companies. This enables vendors and management sector. It represents the pro- buyers to establish long-term cooperation fessional interests of some 10,000 transport agreements on an anonymous basis free of logistics companies organized within its charge. Any companies interested in such Sector: Transport logistics state associations. The BGL’s member com- a service can find the BGL Cooperation Ex - Location: Frankfurt am Main panies operate primarily in the road freight, change at www.bgl-ev.de/web/kooperation/ Year founded: 1947 logistics, freight forwarding, storage and index.htm. Workforce: 40 waste management sectors. Through its member associations, the BGL represents Contact information: businesses nationally and internationally in +49 (0)69/7919-0 all key areas of trade and industrial policy. [email protected] It operates representative offices in Berlin and Brussels. Its departmental structure comprises sections relating to transportation safety; the environment; hazardous materials and waste management; basic economics; international transport; legal and www.bgl-ev.de insurance matters; social policy and voca-

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Corporate Profile Buss Port Logistics

Buss Port Logistics operates a total of nine develops new port installations. In the highly efficient multi-purpose terminals in offshore wind logistics sector, Buss Port Hamburg and at six other locations. At the Logistics operates base, production and Buss Hansa Terminal in Hamburg, state-of- service terminals in Eemshaven, Sassnitz the-art tandem-operating hoisting technol- and Stade. Services include near-shore ogy enables handling of cargo weighing up logistics, cargo handling and plant storage to 280 tonnes. The location provides an ideas well as pre-assembly. al short-sea hub, in particular for short-sea Sector: Port services, transport and logistics freight transport to southern and eastern Location: Hamburg Europe, Scandinavia and the UK. Buss of - Year founded: 1920 fers a wide-ranging portfolio of port-related Workforce: 400 services. The terminals handle containers, project logistics, package freight and bulk Contact information: cargo, and are backed by a comprehensive +49 (0)40/3198-0 package of ancillary services: stowage, lash- [email protected] ing and securing, as well as a Container Freight Station (CFS). Subsidiary Securitas Seeverpackung specializes in packaging solutions for heavy cargo and project logistics. Buss also offers tailored logistics solutions all along the project logistics www.buss-ports.de chain. The company additionally plans and

Corporate Profile BWG Reimer

Best in class. Our wide-ranging portfolio of ing customs clearance services. Special haz- services means we can provide you with a ardous material storage facilities for your real competitive edge – all around the world. goods on request. We are an accredited des- Founded in 1925, our business is based in ignated service provider, capable of storing the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. We offer and transporting your goods and keeping services to organize and handle your na - them safe at all times. We operate an in - tional and international transport needs. terconnected network, interfacing directly The BWG Reimer Group employs 450 high- with your own IT systems to interchange the Sector: Freight forwarding and logistics ly qualified and motivated staff. For us lo - relevant data. We document all our process- Location: Bremen gistics is much more than just transporting es. We execute national and international Year founded: 1925 goods from A to B. It involves a broad array transport services by land, sea and air. Our Workforce: 450 of different activities and the deployment of operations encompass complete pre-car- state-of-the-art communications and tech- riage services, container loading and un- Contact information: nology in order to ensure that all operations loading, package freight distribution in +49 (0)421/3890-0 run absolutely smoothly. We can offer tai- Germany and across Europe, as well as a [email protected] lored solutions for your business’s logistics parcel service. Contact us – we will be glad [email protected] needs too. Here are some of the services to help you. we offer: Contract and project logistic and value-added services. Our logistics consulting will optimize your supply chain all the way to the interface with production plan- www.bwgreimer.de ning. Import and export procedures includ-

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Corporate Profile DB Schenker Logistics

DB Schenker Logistics is a highly specialized hubs efficiently interlink all transport integrated logistics service provider. Expert modes, en abling the delivery of a broad teams combine the company’s service mod- range of value-added services. DB Schenker ules to create complex value-adding chains. Logistics en joys top positions in the auto- DB Schenker Logistics supports industry and motive, high-tech and consumer goods commerce in the global transportation of freight sectors, as well as in trade fair and goods: with land-based transport services, exhibition transportation, specialist trans- through global air and sea freight services, port services and services for large-scale Sector: Transport/logistics contract logistics, and supply chain manage- sports events. Location: Essen ment. The company’s workforce of approx- Year founded: 1872 imately 62,200 people at about 2,000 lo- Workforce: 62,200 cations in some 130 countries around the globe generated sales of EUR 15.389 billion Contact information: in 2012. As a specialist in road and rail trans- +49 (0)201/8781-0 port throughout Europe, DB Schenker [email protected] Logistics operates a tight-knit network of scheduled freight services serving the key economic regions in over 40 European countries. The company also specializes in global air and sea freight solutions and associ ated logistics services. Its integrated www.dbschenker.com logistics centers at global freight transport

Corporate Profile Deutsche Möbelspedition (DMS)

Deutsche Möbelspedition (DMS) is a Ger- artworks and antiques against dust, damp man-based worldwide transport, removals and vibration in transit. The DMS projects and logistics services company. The business team is able to devise needs-based concepts was originally founded in 1968 as a cooper- and flexible solutions based on customized ative network of 21 shareholders. According coaching for any commission – whether to the Fraunhofer study on the Top 100 lo - trade fair and exhibition logistics; complete gistics businesses in 2011, DMS is one of the solutions for facility and business relocation; leading vendors of global removals and lo - employee relocation services; national and Sector: Logistics gistics services. DMS’s portfolio extends international road freight, overseas and air Location: Berlin-Adlershof from its core private and corporate removals freight services; through to warehouse logis- Year founded: 1968 business to specialist logistics services such tics incorporating consignment, self-storage, Workforce: 7,545 as transportation and assembly of high-tech and container rental and sales. (in 72 autonomous shareholder businesses), machinery and of medical products and including 15 staff at the DMS head office technical equipment of all kinds. Offering the optimum method for any needs, shock- Contact information: and vibration-resistant transport containers Kerstin Deppe and custom-built special packaging solu- Management Assistant tions ensure safe, reliable transportation. +49 (0)30/677986812 Special cart systems are employed for the [email protected] assured, systematic relocation of libraries or archives. DMS also implements a wide www.dms-logistik.de range of systems and techniques to protect

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Corporate Profile Deutsche Post DHL

Deutsche Post DHL is the world’s leading key pillars of that strategy are postal servic- postal and logistics service corporation. Its es and logistics. In the Postal sector we Deutsche Post and DHL brands embody a focus on quality and on introducing new unique portfolio of services in the fields of products for electronic communication. logistics (DHL) and communications (Deut - Our DHL division consolidates the various sche Post). The group offers its customers business fields in order to meet our both easy-to-handle standard products and customers’ needs in the optimum manner. innovative tailored solutions – from one-to- Our DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation Sector: Postal services, logistics one marketing to industrial supply chain division helps us translate innovative ideas Location: Bonn management. Its workforce of some more effectively into marketable solutions. Year founded: 1995 (Deutsche Post AG) 475,000 people in more than 220 countries We are also intensifying the development Workforce: approximately 475,000 and territories constitutes a global network of targeted solutions for specific sectors focused on service, quality and sustainabili- such as Life Sciences and Tech. In 2012 Contact information: ty. The group fulfills its corporate social Deutsche Post DHL generated sales of over +49 (0)228/182-0 responsibility through a range of environ- EUR 55 billion. mental protection, disaster management and educational programs. We aim to maintain our po sition as Germany’s postal service provider and as the world’s logistics provider. We aim to make our customers, employees and in vestors more successful – www.dp-dhl.de without compromising on results. The two

Organization Profile DSLV Deutscher Speditions- und Logistikverband e.V.

As the top-level organization in the logistics from the organization’s standing as an em - services sector, the Deutscher Speditions- ployers’ federation setting collective pay pol- und Logistikverband (German Freight For- icy. The state associations also offer a wide warding and Logistics Association; DSLV) range of specialist seminars, forums and represents some 3,500 businesses account- workshops. The DSLV’s representative office ing for around 95 percent of the sector’s to- in Berlin enables it to maintain contacts with tal sales turnover of EUR 79 billion (based on key policy-makers. The DSLV maintains glob- the organization’s own calculations for 2011). al links as a member of the European freight Sector: Freight forwarding, logistics The DSLV embodies a tradition stretching forwarders’ association CLECAT and the Inter- Location: Bonn back over 130 years as the top-level repre- national Federation of Freight Forwarders Year founded: 2003 sentative of the transportation services sec- Associations FIATA. It engages in debate on Workforce: 24 tor in Germany. Alongside its traditional role transport policy matters and responds on as a representative voice on transport poli- behalf of its member-companies to draft leg- Contact information: cy matters, the DSLV sees itself as an advisor islation and planned regulations and stan- +49 (0)228/91440-0 and service provider to its member-compa- dards. It also represents the industry’s in- [email protected] nies, as well as aiding knowledge transfer terests in relations with cargo handlers and from practical experience to feed back into transport providers. Practice-oriented practical application. Its key objectives are to committees, investigative commissions and develop education and training and to pro- working groups provide forums for inten- mote Germany as a logistics center. By their sive analysis of logistics matters as well as direct membership in one of the 16 state as- legal, organizational and commercial issues, www.dslv.org sociations, DSLV member-companies profit and devise innovative solutions

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Corporate Profile Port of Duisburg – duisport

As Europe’s largest inland waterway port, are complemented by integrated transport handling 2.6 million TEUs a year, duisport is and contract logistics solutions. The port the leading logistics hub in the European additionally offers companies interested in hinterland. The port’s integrated logistics basing themselves at the locality a compre- services offer companies around the local - hensive relocation management package, ity an ideal base to serve industry and com- incorporating the development and con- merce throughout Europe. Its direct, multi- struction of turnkey warehousing facilities. modal international freight transport net- The duisport operating company also pro- Sector: Logistics work underpins its position as the gateway vides consulting services relating to the in - Location: Duisburg to European markets. The companies oper- frastructural and suprastructural develop- Year founded: 1926 ating at the location profit from the infra- ment of port installations, the establishment Workforce: approximately 1,000 structural and suprastructural advantages of hinterland transport links and the inte- of the multi-purpose port and the value- grated interlinking of logistics centers. This Contact information: added services it offers. A total of nine multi- extensive consulting expertise is utilized by +49 (0)203/803-0 modal container terminals, handling over governments, port operators and investors [email protected] 360 combined-transport links a week to worldwide. more than 80 European and international destinations, with extensive warehousing and logistics capacity, are backed by a package of on-site market- and customer-oriented services. Packing services – in particular www.duisport.com for machinery and plant manufacturers –

Corporate Profile Emons Spedition

Emons is a long-standing family business package freight service providers on the founded in Cologne in 1928. It has since German market (based on 2007 figures). grown into a highly successful global trans- Quality, service and the efficiency and port and logistics company with over commitment of a highly motivated, well 1,950 employees. Still based in Cologne, the trained workforce have been the founda- Emons Spedition business today operates tion of Emons’s philosophy ever since it was more than 70 facilities in Belarus, Bulgaria, established. The company’s long-term China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, strategy is to develop its operations in the Sector: Transport and logistics Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Switzer- logistics segment, build its national, eastern Location: Cologne land, Turkey and Ukraine, as well as working European and pan-European networks, and Year founded: 1928 with a large number of expert logistics part- also to grow its sea and air freight business. Workforce: 1,950 ners all over the world. Emons provides The strategy also involves strengthening its reliable and flexible worldwide logistics comprehensive package of customs clear- Contact information: services, operating road, rail, sea and air ance services. Ali Aktug freight transports. Its portfolio of services is Marketing & PR based on the transport networks in +49 (0)221/983510 Germany and throughout Europe, and is [email protected] handled through specialist subsidiaries. As a well-established medium-sized enterprise, Emons Spedition operates one of the few private independent logistics networks in www.emons.de Germany. Emons is among the top ten

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Corporate Profile Sassnitz/Mukran Ferry Port

The Sassnitz/Mukran ferry port – with its ferry port the ideal terminal for handling combined road, waterborne and rail trans- rolling cargo. The port offers optimum links port links – offers an economical alterna- to the European rail network with a fully tive to purely land-based transport, and is electrified two-track route which still has a key industrial facility for the entire Baltic capacity reserves. Work is currently nearing region. It provides regular, high-frequency completion to adapt the infrastructure for ferry services to Trelleborg, Rönne, Klaipeda, future use as a base port for the installation Ventspils, Ust Luga, Baltijsk and St. Peters- and servicing of offshore wind farms in the Sector: Transport and logistics/seaport burg, making the location an increasingly im - Baltic. Between 2008 and 2012 the port also Location: portant transport hub within the expanding acted as the base for construction of the Sassnitz/Neu Mukran on the island of Rügen European Union. A water depth of 10.5 me- Baltic gas pipeline between Russia and Year founded: 1992 ters and state-of-the-art wharf installations Germany. Workforce: 52 make the port accessible to virtually all class- es of shipping operating around the Baltic. Contact information: The Sassnitz/Mukran ferry port is Germany’s +49 (0)38392/55111 largest rail ferry terminal, and is the only port [email protected] in Western Europe to provide Russian wide- gauge tracks and handling facilities. A highly efficient infrastructure and suprastructure, allied to a management system incorporating a broad range of round-the-clock sea- www.faehrhafen-sassnitz.de port services, make the Sassnitz/Mukran

Corporate Profile Fahrzeugwerk Bernard KRONE

Innovation, expertise and responsibility – market, and which greatly aid the everyday those are the qualities which have for many operations of transport companies. As such, years characterized the philosophy of ve- KRONE sees itself not only as a developer hicle body manufacturer Fahrzeugwerk and manufacturer of innovative commercial Bernard KRONE. The right mix of know-how, vehicle products but also as a flexible full- entrepreneurial courage and close atten- package service provider. KRONE places tion to customers’ needs created the foun- great value in protecting the environment dations for the successful growth of the and conserving resources in its production, Sector: Commercial vehicle manufacture family business located in the Emsland ensuring that its trailers set new standards Location: Werlte (Emsland) region of northern Germany. The compa- in terms of ecological and economic sus- Year founded: 1965 ny’s product range comprises flat-bed and tainability. It consistently succeeds in devel- Workforce: approximately 1,000 box-body semitrailers, container chassis, oping practical vehicle concepts in a cost- interchangeable systems, trailers and car effective, efficient way while incorporating Contact information: bodies. The product portfolio is rounded off all aspects of environmental compatibility. Tobias Eichberg by an extensive package of services. They It is also continu ally optimizing vehicle Marketing Director include Krone Telematics, the full-service safety by developing new, certified load +49 (0)5951/209584 package Fair Care, the 24-hour ADAC break- securing variants. [email protected] down service, and Krone Finance. Backup also includes a Europe-wide service network with an emergency hotline and the Krone online spares service. They are servic- www.krone-trailer.com es which are increasingly in demand on the

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Corporate Profile HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft

Transport, traffic and logistics are the core projects in the rail freight and combined topics on which HaCon has focused for transport sector based on an all-embracing, almost three decades. HaCon has built a results-oriented approach. The interdiscipli- team of more than 170 highly experienced nary consulting team of transport engi- specialists in IT and transport planning to neers, economic geographers, legal experts create one of Europe’s leading consultan- and IT specialists is able to call on many cies and software specialists for planning, years of experience in operations op - operations scheduling and information timization and in the management of proj- Sector: Transport, traffic, logistics systems. The in ternationally successful ects funded by the European Commission Location: Hanover HAFAS timetable information system now and other sponsors. In addition to drafting Year founded: 1984 has users in 25 countries. HaCon has also and negotiating applications for grant fund- Workforce: 170+ created the TPS time table planning and ing and handling all the financial and management system, which is becoming administrative formalities, HaCon coordi- Contact information: increasingly well-established on the Euro- nates all project procedures and partners Lars Deiterding pean railway market. For the logistics sector, such as rail companies, shippers, public Director, Freight Transport and Logistics HaCon offers solutions such as HAFAS institutions and professional bodies. +49 (0)511/33699132 Cargo and the Train Monitor IT system. The [email protected] system manages and optimizes operations based on real-time information indicating a train’s position, status and projected arrival time. HaCon also provides clients with www.hacon.de advice and support in im plementing

Corporate Profile Hapag-Lloyd

With a fleet of 144 state-of-the-art ships, satisfied customers worldwide. That success Hapag-Lloyd is Germany’s largest shipping is documented by numerous awards, line and the sixth-largest in the world. The including 2012 “Best Carrier of the Year”, biggest ships in the company’s highly presented to Hapag-Lloyd by five leading eco-friendly fleet can carry as many as international freight forwarders for deliver- 13,200 containers. In 2012 Hapag-Lloyd ing top service. Hapag-Lloyd ships have transported some 5.3 million standard been a regular sight on the world’s oceans containers (TEUs) worldwide, generating for 165 years. The company has been Sector: Container shipping sales of over EUR 6.8 billion. A workforce of providing many countries and continents Location: Hamburg some 7,000 people at 300 offices in around the globe with regular scheduled Year founded: 1847 114 countries provides local expertise services for over a century. That great tradi- Workforce: 7,000 worldwide, ensuring smooth handling of tion is backed – on-board and on land – by transport services for standard cargo, state-of-the-art IT systems and outstanding Contact information: temperature-sensitive cargo, hazardous innovative strength. +49 (0)40/3001-0 materials and special overweight or over- size loads. Hapag-Lloyd ships operate 90 lines with numerous linked services through 430 ports in 110 countries. If customers wish, Hapag-Lloyd can also orga - nize the linking of land transport from and to almost any location around the world. Its www.hapag-lloyd.com services have attracted thousands of

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Corporate Profile Hartmann International

Hartmann International, based in Paderborn, cooperation networks: Online System - Germany, is a family business which has logistik, established in 1995; and UTS, estab- been owner-managed since 1856. In Janu- lished in 1985. ary 2010 a second corporate base was established in Ibbenbüren, as the headquarters of system logistics specialist Hartmann International Systemlogistik. Hartmann is a global business employing Sector: Freight forwarding, logistics, some 350 people. Its core operations are in air and sea freight, removals freight forwarding, logistics, air and sea Location: Paderborn and Ibbenbüren freight and re movals. The company-owned Year founded: Hartmann International GmbH & fleet comprises a total of 60 trucks which Co. KG, Paderborn: 1856; Hartmann International provide national and international freight Systemlogistik GmbH & Co. KG in Ibbenbüren: 2008 transport services on a daily basis. The logis- Workforce: 350 tics operation is based on a 45,000 square meter warehouse facility with capacity for Contact information: some 40,000 pallets. Hartmann provides air Claudia Ingordino (Secretarial office) and sea freight services, including all the +49 (0)5251/720740 associated customs clearance procedures, as well as handling national and international removals. Hartmann International is a www.hartmann-international.de founder-member of two major global

Corporate Profile Horst Mosolf

With a staff of over 2,000 people, 800 specialist vehicle transporters, 300 railway wagons and over 30 engineering and logistics centers in Europe and Brazil, the Mosolf Group transports more than 2,200,000 vehicles a year. Founded in 1955, the family business based in the German town of Kirchheim unter Teck is a leading systems Sector: Logistics and technical systems service provider to the European automo- service provider tive industry. The Mosolf Group’s portfolio Location: Kirchheim/Teck includes tailored logistics solutions and Year founded: 1955 special transports, as well as workshop serv- Workforce: > 2,000 ices, special-purpose vehicle building, industrial coatings, vehicle assembly and Contact information: recycling, and mobil ity solutions. Mosolf [email protected] provides comprehensive single-source customer-oriented solutions to the automotive industry and to fleet operators, employing state-of-the-art software to handle the associated data flows. www.mosolf.de

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Corporate Profile KombiConsult

KombiConsult advises logistics companies, improving their existing portfolios. Our planners, government agencies and profes- Intermodal Terminals division covers the full sional and trade bodies on the develop- range of ser vices involved in the construc- ment, planning and implementation of in - tion of new combined transport terminals termodal logistics solutions. By integrating and the development of existing facilities. transport and deploying intermodal carrier The portfolio includes: feasibility studies; units such as containers, we seek to im - layout planning; capacity and process prove the productivity and eco-friendliness organization; materials handling equip- Sector: Logistics consulting of freight transport operations and enhance ment; operator tendering. Our Policy Location: Frankfurt am Main the competitiveness of businesses and Consulting division draws up forecasts, Year founded: 2000 entire industrial centers. We operate in four market studies and development concepts Workforce: 7 areas: Our Market Research division collates as well as master plans for terminals and data on combined transport in Europe, iden- logistics. We evaluate the legal framework Contact information: tifies market potential for combined trans- for combined transport operations and Rainer Mertel port, analyzes trends in terms of the impact devise new appropriate methods of fund- CEO on intermodal supply and demand, and ing. Our consulting philosophy is founded +49 (0)69/2443293170 appraises combined transport technolo- on a combination of practical ex perience, [email protected] gies. Our Intermodal Logistics Solutions market knowledge and technical know- division works with shippers and freight how, academic methodology and pragma- forwarders to devise transfer concepts and tism. This ensures that we always come up supports vendors of combined transport with creative solutions in line with cus- www.kombiconsult.com services in developing new services and tomers’ needs.

Corporate Profile Kombiverkehr

Kombiverkehr is a neutral operator enabling tion and consulting. The ancillary activities freight forwarders and transport companies support the core business operations, en- to run intermodal transport services on al - hancing their quality and efficiency. Kombi- most all European transport routes. Whether verkehr was founded in Frankfurt in 1969 as combining truck and rail, or ship and rail: an equal partnership between 230 freight with our national and international termi- forwarders and DB Mobility Logistics AG. nal-to-terminal networks and over 170 train The organization’s close cooperation with departures per night, we open up new op - DB Mobility Logistics AG ensures an opti- Sector: Combined transport portunities for rail transportation, delivering mum combination of production know-how Location: Frankfurt am Main cost-effective and eco-friendly logistics. on the one hand with market and product Year founded: 1969 Kombiverkehr’s aim is to continually improve knowledge on the other. Workforce: 142.5 full-time posts (2011) the cost-effectiveness and appeal of its portfolio in order to build its national and inter- Contact information: national transport operations further and Jan Weiser strengthen the perceived value of combined Director, Corporate Communications transport over the long term. The core busi- & Marketing Support ness – the development, organization and +49 (0)69/79505-142 marketing of transport services – is backed [email protected] by complementary activities. These include establishing and operating transshipment terminals, development and maintenance www.kombiverkehr.de of special-purpose wagons as well as trac-

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Corporate Profile Krage Speditionsgesellschaft

Krage Speditionsgesellschaft mbH is an own- years. The network is also ideally equipped er-managed medium-sized business which to meet the challenges of the future. The has been specializing in logistics and trans- IDS network’s key attributes are quality and port services for several decades. We offer stability, allied to an innovative drive which high levels of quality and service, all backed enables us to continually enhance the effi- by the commitment and skills of our em- ciency of our systems. IDS has its sights firm- ployees. Regular staff training to assure con- ly set on a successful future based on its in - tinuing professional development is an es - novative safety systems, its central hub oper- Sector: Freight forwarding and logistics tablished part of our corporate philosophy. ation and its international network links. Location: Langenhagen/Hannover/ Our decision-making channels are short, Logistics network comprising 10 sharehold- Magdeburg/Potsdam and our processes are clearly defined. We ers and two partner businesses with 43 lo- Year founded: 1919 operate an integrated management system cations throughout Germany. Workforce: 650 in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2000, incorporating internal audits and a continu- Contact information: ous improvement process. This benefits our Management customers, because our absolute reliability +49 (0)511/2128-239 is the foundation stone of their trust in us. Sales/Service We are fully committed to the good of our +49 (0)511/2128-235 customers – meeting their needs and wish- [email protected] es is the key objective in everything we do. IDS has been among the market leaders www.krage.de in the German package freight sector for

Corporate Profile Kube & Kubenz

Kube & Kubenz is a specialist in the trans- ing procedures – after all, transporting portation of hazardous liquids, chemicals hazardous materials always poses a chal- and chemical gases. The company’s core lenge to the people handling them and to competencies lie in tank and silo transporta- the systems employed. Kube & Kubenz was tion, hazardous materials transportation, all founded in 1930 in Berlin, originally as a aspects of tankers and containers, as well as freight forwarder. The company’s portfolio combined transport. It carries products in - grew rapidly, and it established branches cluding amines, calcium carbonate, fertiliz- throughout Europe. The business relocated Sector: Freight forwarding and logistics ers, gases (ethylene oxide, dimethyl ether, to Hamburg, and transportation of liquids Location: Company headquarters in Hamburg, butadiene, etc.), glycols, GMP products, became more prevalent. Over the following numerous branches throughout Germany and isocyanate, caustics, solvents, oils, paraffins, decades the management continually around Europe polyols, detergent base materials, and many expanded the portfolio of services on offer, Year founded: 1930 more. Its customers include leading Euro- adapting it to market needs. In 1980 Workforce: approximately 300 pean chemical and petrochemical compa- Michael Kubenz took over as head of the nies. The equipment used is subject to high by-then highly successful business. He Contact information: demands – with regard to both environ- subsequently built it further to become one +49 (0)40/237207-0 mental protection and safety. Continuous of the best-respected and most advanced [email protected] training ensures that staff have the neces- carriers in the whole of Europe. He is still sary expertise to implement smooth, effi- running Kube & Kubenz today, having cient workflows. Training courses and safe- made the company a by-word for know- ty briefings, as well as routine internal and how, experience and innovation in the www.kubekubenz.com external audits, are part of standard operat- industry.

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Profile Messe München

The “transport logistic” international logistics, exhibition and conference for the global air mobility, IT and supply chain management cargo industry. An extensive conference trade fair is held in Munich every two years. program also promises to provide a wealth It is the world’s largest trade fair covering the of insights into new markets, trends and wide-ranging fields of road, rail, waterborne innovations in the international transport and air freight transport. The portfolio com- and logistics sector. Showing at “transport prises transport and logistics services, freight logistic” will be transport companies, freight transport systems, IT and telematics, and in- forwarders, rail companies, combined Sector: Trade fairs house logistics. Since 1978 “transport logis- transport providers, sea and inland water- Location: Munich tic” has grown into the key international in - way port operators, shipping companies, Year founded: 1964 dustry event, and it is continually expanding airlines and airport operators, commercial Workforce: 737 its scope. That growth is also being driven vehicle and forklift truck manufacturers, as by the international versions of the event – well as IT and telematics specialists. Conse- Contact information: “transport logistic China”, held every two quently, “transport logistic” covers the full +49 (0)89/949-11368 years in Shanghai, and the annual “logitrans” extent of the global materials handling [email protected] fair in Istanbul. In 2013 the 110,000 square supply chain. meter Munich fair, spread across nine halls plus an open-air showing area, is expected to play host to some 2,000 exhibitors, pre- senting their products and services to over 50,000 visitors. The “transport logistic” event www.messe-muenchen.de also incorporates “Air Cargo Europe”, an

Corporate Profile Meyer & Meyer

Owner-managed family business Meyer & provides logistics services in Europe, Asia Meyer has been providing logistics servic- and North Africa. The company operates in es for over 100 years, and for more than over 40 countries, and can call on a Europe- 60 years now has been specializing in fash- wide distribution network. As a logistics ion logistics. The company’s portfolio of provider, Meyer & Meyer is well aware of its services extends from raw material and responsibilities in terms of climate protec- production logistics, through warehousing, tion, and has implemented a comprehen- processing and quality assurance through sive sustainability strategy. The strategy Sector: Fashion logistics to ready-for-sale distribution of goods to includes searching for alternative drive Location: Osnabrück retailers. It is the leading fashion logistics technologies and transport concepts, Year founded: 1902 specialist in Europe. Meyer & Meyer refers to generating energy from renewable sources, Workforce: 2,000 its services along the entire fabric supply as well as social sustainability. As one exam- chain as “From Sheep to Shop”. Alongside ple of that responsible approach, Meyer & Contact information: fashion logistics, the company also offers Meyer of fers its employees a comprehen- Rüdiger Bentrup specialized logistics so lutions for bicycles, sive health management scheme, and CEO of Meyer & Meyer Transport Logistics automotive products, household appli- supports them in maintaining an appropri- +49 (0)541/9585401 ances and a variety of other highly sensitive ate work-life balance. [email protected] items. From its corporate headquarters in Osnabrück, northern Germany, and through a network of branch offices and partners in Germany and abroad, Meyer & www.meyermeyer.de Meyer’s workforce of some 2,000 people

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Corporate Profile Paul Schockemöhle Logistics

The Paul Schockemöhle Logistics Group de - möhle Logistics also employs combined velops innovative customized logistics con- transport by road and rail, with daily rail cepts for its customers based on its core consignments complementing its road transportation and storage competencies. transport services. The company’s ware- Whether in fulfilling a single service contract house logistics are based on an approxi- or providing a complete solution, from mately 105,000 square meter warehouse procurement logistics, through warehous- and transshipment facility, incorporating a ing to distribution and spares logistics – the range of system variants. It houses block and Sector: Transport and logistics company offers packages for any needs. In open-air storage areas as well as high-bay Location: Mühlen addition to its main base in Mühlen in the and temperature-controlled storage. The Year founded: 1966 German state of Lower Saxony, the group portfolio also extends to the storage of haz- Workforce: 700 op erates eight branch offices in Germany ardous materials. The company’s quality and one in Poland. The company-owned policy is underpinned by certification, Contact information: fleet comprises around 300 trucks provid- including to SQAS (road transport and stor- Ernst Nordlohne ing the highest standards of technical relia- age), ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14000:2004 and +49 (0)5492/808223 bility and maximum flexibility in meeting GMP+B4.1. State-of-the-art IT and telemat- [email protected] transport requirements. Alongside conven- ics technology enhances planning accuracy tional tarp trucks, the fleet includes refriger- and creates the basis for reliable service ated trucks and trucks fitted with special delivery. handling systems such as lifting platforms, crane, and on-board forklifts, as well as www.schockemoehle.de vehicles to carry large loads. Paul Schocke -

Corporate Profile PERSONALUNION

PERSONALUNION is an owner-managed recruitment and management consulting company founded by Uwe Borowy in Ham- burg in 1997. The company’s core competen- cy is the professional recruitment of management staff and highly qualified new-generation managers – principally for the transport and logistics industry. The client base ranges Sector: Recruitment services from owner-managed SMEs to global corpo- Location: Hamburg rations. Detailed industry knowledge enables Year founded: 1997 potential candidates to be reliably identified Workforce: 1 and serves as the basis for a professional direct approach. In the past 15 years PERSON- Contact information: ALUNION has successfully provided its Uwe Borowy consulting services to many leading national +49 (0)171/5664133 and international businesses. The company’s [email protected] focus is on support when acquiring and selling businesses, as well as in matters of share- holdings. Combined with the company’s recruitment consultancy, this enables owner- managed businesses to develop an opti- www.personalunion.com mized successor program.

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Corporate Profile Seifert Logistics

The European land transport services of optimizes supply chains, thereby protecting Seifert Logistics cover a territory from the earnings and maintaining a strategic Atlantic to the Urals and from the North competitive edge. Alongside procurement, Cape to the Mediterranean. Transport modes production and distribution logistics, Seifert include tarp trucks, temperature-controlled Logistics also specializes in a wide range of trucks, silo trucks and tankers. Seifert Logis- value-added services. The Seifert Logistics tics Group schedules more than 800 vehicle Group is certified in line with industry journeys a day, serving leading customers requirements. This ensures that the high Sector: Logistics and freight forwarding in the region around Ulm as well as through- quality standards which our customers Location: Ulm on the Danube out Germany and the rest of Europe in the expect, and which we impose on ourselves, Year founded: 1947 automotive, building materials, chemicals, are documented and met. The over 720 staff Workforce: 720 wholesale and retail, machinery, paper and of Seifert Logistics offer you uninterrupted pharmaceuticals sectors. The Seifert Logistics service. We are at your service 24 hours a day, Contact information: Group further demonstrates its innovative 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year – and we Harald Seifert strength with patented load-securing look forward to meeting the new challenges CEO systems such as the Seifert LaSiChem®. In you set us! +49 (0)731/4000-0 the contract logistics field, Seifert Logistics [email protected] operates state-of-the-art logistics facilities covering a total area of more than 214,000 square meters in Germany and Poland. The logistics specialist not only www.seifert-logistics.com bundles logistics processes but also

Corporate Profile TimoCom

TimoCom Soft- und Hardware GmbH is an port service tendering. The software is IT service provider serving all businesses in extremely user-friendly, and saves time and the transport sector. With its staff of over 300, money. Companies place their freight jobs TimoCom offers two Web-based tendering for online bidding, potentially reaching over and contract award platforms: the European 30,000 validated transport service providers market-leading freight and load space ex- from all over Europe. The Europe-wide change TC Truck&Cargo® and TC eBid®, an online warehouse logistics exchange is a online platform for transport tenders. In Sep- logical extension of the product portfolio. It Sector: Transport/logistics tember 2012 TimoCom also launched provides companies with access to as many Location: Düsseldorf Europe’s largest warehouse logistics as 30,000 warehousing and logistics Year founded: 1997 exchange. All the company’s programs are facilities. The “warehousing search engine” Workforce: 350 (as of March 2013) available in 44 countries and in 24 lan- also works the other way around: Bidders guages. Some 85,000 users place as many can upload their contact details together Contact information: as 300,000 freight and load space offers a with all relevant search criteria – in cluding +49 (0)211/88260 day on the TC Truck&Cargo® site – and the the type of warehousing they operate and [email protected] trend is rising. The platform is a tool to help their logistics systems – in order to improve optimize capacity utilization and avoid their capacity utilization. costly empty runs. Complementing the actual program, TC Truck&Cargo® offers lots of extras and clever add-on features. The company’s second main product is www.timocom.com TC eBid®, a platform for Europe-wide trans-

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Corporate Profile Universal Transport

The Universal Transport group is a leading consignments. Universal Transport has also specialist in the transportation of large and built up worldwide heavy transport servic- heavy loads. As well as transporting heavy es, and in recent years has established a goods, the company carries items which healthy projects business. The company are simply too long, tall or wide for a con- additionally uses any modes of transport ventional truck. With a staff now numbering other than trucks as appropriate. It also of over 500, operating 300 company-owned course offers ancillary services such as heavy-duty trucks and generating annual customs clearance, scouting and procure- Sector: Large and heavy goods transportation sales of EUR 110 million, Universal Transport ment of approvals. Location: Paderborn truly provides XXL-format logistics services. Year founded: 1953 The business currently operates from Workforce: 500 10 branches around Germany as well as from dedicated sites in Poland, Ukraine, the Contact information: Czech Republic and Romania. A key feature Holger Dechant of the company’s portfolio in the past Sales Director especiallywas planning and executing the +49 (0)5251/7102-46 transportation of complete wind turbines [email protected] across Europe. Everyday operations today also en compass carrying prefabricated concrete elements, rail vehicles such as trams, large vehicles such as tanks and com- www.universal-transport.com bine harvesters, as well as large industrial

Organization Profile Verband Deutscher Reeder (VDR)

The Verband Deutscher Reeder (Association legal protection matters under employment of German Shipping Companies; VDR) rep- and social legislation and judicial represen- resents the common interests of German tation in those areas. For the member shipping companies in consultations with companies who have signed up to the VDR’s policy-makers and government agencies on collective bargaining scheme, the associa- a federal, state and local level, as well as in tion concludes collective pay agreements relations with other industry bodies, trade with Germany’s maritime workers’ unions. unions and the public at large. The VDR al - The VDR is committed to improving the Sector: Ocean shipping so represents German shipping companies competitiveness of German shipping com- Location: Hamburg in dealings with European and internation- panies and enhancing the role of Germany Year founded: 1907 al institutions. It does so either directly or as an industrial base; promoting the opera- Workforce: 29 through the international confederations tion of shipping under the German flag; of which it is a member. The diversity of indeveloping attractive professional training Contact information: terests to be preserved demands intensive courses; creating stable, future-proof jobs; +49 (0)40/35097-0 internal communications. Policy constraints assuring on-board safety and environmen- [email protected] are defined and a consensus is established tal protection on an international level; for the ongoing work of the VDR based on highlighting the importance of ocean continuous dialogue within the framework shipping to the common good; and safe- of the association’s internal commissions guarding a competitive business climate in created for the purpose, its administrative line with the principles of a market econo- board and steering committee. The VDR ad - my. www.reederverband.de ditionally advises its members in relation to

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Corporate Profile Verlag Heinrich Vogel

The Verlag Heinrich Vogel publishing com- aforementioned sectors. The Verlag Heinrich pany is an imprint of Springer Fachmedien Vogel imprint has been a key player on the München GmbH. The company was estab- driving school market since 1972. It provides lished as an independent publisher in 1935. driving schools with everything they need Its portfolio was originally focused on pro- to carry out their activities, including tutori- viding official forms for the growing traffic al materials, management software, exterior administration services. In 1946 it published mirrors and roof signs. what was the first specialist trade journal Sector: Media to be released after the Second World War, Location: Munich “VerkehrsRundschau” – a publication which Year founded: 1935 still appears on a weekly basis today, featur- Workforce: approximately 300 ing reports on matters relating to all modes of transport and detailing the latest devel- Contact information: opments and issues in relation to transport Katrin Geißler-Schmidt policy. Other magazines, such as “Trucker”, Publishing Director “Gefahr/gut”, “Fahrschule”, “Taxi”, “Omnibus- +49 (0)89/203043-2253 Revue” and “Busfahrer”, focus on the automo- [email protected] tive industry, the transport sector, logistics, driving schools and tourism. Verlag Heinrich Vogel also publishes specialist educational and training and technical materials for www.verlag-heinrich-vogel.de businesses and key decision-makers in the

Corporate Profile VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik

The VTL (Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik; successful businesses today are those who Integrated Transport Logistics) cooperation have incorporated their parts and servicing network is a leading provider of package operations and related logistics as a funda- freight services and a vendor of Europe- mental aspect of their corporate philoso- wide logistics solutions. Based in Fulda in phy. VTL markets an affordable multi-user northern Germany, VTL links together over solution. Based at our central parts ware- 125 small and medium-sized freight house in Fulda, we can offer foreign forwarders to provide a smart, comprehen- machinery manufacturers a full parts Sector: Freight forwarding and logistics sive package of services backed by state-of- management package, with short re sponse Location: Fulda the-art IT systems. The central logistics base, times and cut-off times up to 10 in the Year founded: 1998 combined with the highly reliable transport evening – a service which few German Workforce: 90 at headquarters; network and additional services, is highly machinery manufacturers can match in the 13,000 network-wide beneficial to businesses from outside of same way. This enables machinery of Germany when they need fast response to equivalent quality (to the German manufac- Contact information: provide them with a competitive edge. For turer) to be marketed at lower cost and with +49 (0)661/9768-0 machinery manufacturers and the automo- considerably better parts/after-sales serv- [email protected] tive industry in particular, quality of service ice. These unique selling points are highly and fast, efficient parts backup are becom- persuasive, and will greatly enhance ing increasingly important as commercial opportunities for foreign machinery manu- success factors alongside a wide range of facturers in Germany. products and services, high-level technical www.vtl.de know-how and product quality. The most

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Corporate Profile Winner Spedition

Specialization is the key. It has enabled the bar distribution services open the door to third-generation family company Winner your potential customers. Spedition to grow into a pan-European lo - gistics service provider specializing in semi- finished products and long metal bars made of steel, brass, copper and aluminum, in fabricated lengths from 3 to 12 meters. The entire organization is focused on profes- Sector: Transport/logistics sional handling and distribution of the Location: Iserlohn materials. It transports over two million Year founded: 1946 tonnes of cargo a year, operating a total of Workforce: over 400 16 branches around Europe. With a workforce of some 450 highly trained and moti- Contact information: vated staff, a large fleet of company-owned +49 (0)2374/931-0 vehicles and an 80,000 square meter ware- [email protected] house and lo gistics facility, the company’s services in clude long bar distribution in 17 European countries and daily Winner Company Trains operating combined transport across the Alps. The company is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 / AEO sta- www.winner-spedition.de tus. Winner Spedition’s specialist long metal

Corporate Profile Wormser Qualitätslogistik

Wormser Qualitätslogistik’s quality logistics tailored transport, outsourcing and ware- services are founded on the maxim: Top- housing services. Our transport service pro- quality work is the key to success. That is to vides customers with effective backup in say, top quality, absolute reliability and close handling their logistics needs for construc- attention to customers’ needs are not just tion sites, food and animal feed deliveries, marketing jargon for us, but are corporate and in the solar sector, ensuring that all their principles which are put into practice by all processes run smoothly. Wormser’s out- staff at all hierarchy levels. The importance sourcing services are targeted at customers Sector: Freight forwarding and logistics services of those principles, today and in the past, in a wide variety of different sectors who are Location: Herzogenaurach is demonstrated by our company’s 65-year looking to save money by outsourcing their Year founded: 1945 history of success as a European logistics in-house logistics or container/packaging Workforce: 420 service provider. Since our top-quality work management systems. We offer our indus- is also key to our customers’ success, work- trial customers a Europe-wide network of Contact information: ing with Wormser is beneficial to everyone. state-of-the-art container cleaning installa- Wormser Qualitätslogistik We are also committed to supporting the tions, achieving cleanliness down to 50 μm +49 (0)9132/9030 logistics sector in Germany: As a member of in automated operation. Wormser’s large- [email protected] the Logistics Alliance Germany – an initia- scale outdoor and indoor storage facilities tive of the German Federal Government – are designed to provide distribution and ad - we support activities aimed at enhancing ministrative services tailored to customers’ the reputation of Germany as a logistics needs. center at the heart of Europe. The Wormser www.wormser.de Logistics division supports businesses with

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