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Discussing future trends in logistics: Alumni meeting at the Chair
2025/07/03
TU Darmstadt connects generations, promotes lifelong learning and strengthens networks that extend far beyond graduation.
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Only around 10% of all semi-trailers are craneable – a real problem?
2025/07/03
Semi-trailers account for around 70% of freight traffic on Germany's roads. So how can we shift more goods from road to rail?
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Why is it still so difficult to shift more goods from road to rail? – New research project launched: “KV-Hub Hessen”
2025/06/27
The advantages of combined road/rail freight transport (CT) are obvious: less CO₂, fewer traffic jams, greater attractiveness for drivers. The German government also predicts that combined transport will grow by 76% by 2051, and yet there are still many hurdles to overcome!
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How can scrap transports be bundled efficiently? Which hubs are suitable for this and what capacities are required?
2025/06/18
And how robust is the transport system in the event of disruptions or fluctuating transport volumes? Our successfully completed research project “Logistics networks in the steel industry” examined precisely these issues. Traditionally, coal has played a central role in crude steel production, with large quantities being transported to steel producers by rail. However, climate protection requirements are setting new priorities: coal is to be increasingly replaced by hydrogen and a higher proportion of steel scrap.
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Everyone is calling for digitization in the logistics industry – but is everyone willing to adopt digital platforms?
2025/06/12
What are the reasons why digital platforms are used in intermodal freight transport – and why not? Paul Bossong, Anne Reinhardt and Prof. Ralf Elbert explored the reasons why by interviewing 21 firms in the intermodal freight transport industry such as platform providers, intermodal operators, freight forwarders, terminal operators and market experts
Logistics guide
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What is logistics?
The question “What is logistics?” cannot just be answered with “transportation and warehousing” – it encompasses much more. Logistics is the backbone of modern economic systems and ensures that goods, information and services are managed and moved efficiently.
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Value-added networks in logistics
We live in a highly connected world and modern logistics is no longer conceivable without value creation networks. Open and flexible value chains characterize our economic system in a dynamic international environment.
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AI in logistics: recognizing opportunities – using data
The logistics industry is constantly evolving – driven in particular by digitalization, automation and data-based decision-making. Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in this, even if the real key to progress lies not in AI itself, but in the underlying data, because no AI can work meaningfully without high-quality, structured and contextualized data.
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Transport management – key expertise for global logistics processes
Global flows of goods require precise planning and coordination. In the Transport Management module at TU Darmstadt, students acquire in-depth knowledge of modern logistics processes, intermodal transport solutions and supply chain management. Practical, future-orientated and with a focus on sustainability, the course prepares students for responsible positions in a dynamic industry.
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Combined transport – sustainable logistics through clever linking of modes of transport
Climate-friendly, efficient, forward-looking: Combined transport links rail, road, water and air to create intelligent transport chains. At TU Darmstadt, students learn how these multimodal systems are planned, controlled and optimized – with a focus on digitalization, sustainability and resilient supply chains. Practical teaching, active research and innovative projects such as the “Combined Transport Forum” or the innovation laboratory at HOLM make TU Darmstadt a pioneer in this field.