We had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Gunnar Stefansson, from the University of Iceland, Chalmers University of Technology, and Vice President Research at UArctic, at our Chair on the campus of Technical University Darmstadt on 12 and 13 December 2024.

On 9 December 2024, Ralf Elbert and Ren Kajiyama had the pleasure of visiting Maynooth University in Ireland. The visit was a fantastic opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions and exchange ideas.

On December 4, 2024, Ruben Tessmann successfully defended his dissertation! Under the title “Community Systems – Digital Platforms in Transshipment Hubs”, he has submitted an impressive thesis that is academically convincing and makes a practical contribution to a central topic of digital transformation in logistics.

Global logistics face growing challenges—from infrastructure upgrades to environmental challenges. On November 14, WCTRS Special Interest Group B3 hosted an inspiring online session tackling intermodal transport resilience, featuring industry experts like Jürgen Albersmann (CEO, Contargo Trimodal Network).

Unser wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Yuerui Tang hat im Rahmen der Fachkonferenz „Konnektivitätsinitiativen“ des House of Logistics and Mobility in Frankfurt am Main spannende Einblicke in die Potenziale und Herausforderungen der Transkaspischen Route gegeben – einer aufstrebenden Alternative im Warenverkehr zwischen China und Europa mit vielversprechenden Perspektiven.

How do logistics companies deal with unforeseeable challenges? Our students looked for answers – and found them! As part of the “Logistics Live!” excursion, 26 students, accompanied by our research assistants Ren Kajiyama and Yuerui Tang, immersed themselves in practice.

On the road to sustainable and environmentally friendly logistics, there is no way around intermodal freight transport: at the 22nd Hessian Mobility Congress, our research associate Paul Bossong presented how digital platforms can drive the transformation of combined road/rail freight transport.

The European Green Deal aims to reduce transport emissions by 90 % by 2050. Therefore, more environmentally friendly modes of freight transport are becoming increasingly important. It is intermodal freight transport which can help reduce emissions: If the first and last mile take place on the road and the main run, i.e. the longest distance, is shifted to rail, the strengths of both modes of transport are combined. However, combining multiple modes of transport increases complexity. In their article in “Industrial Innovations”, Prof. Ralf Elbert, Paul Bossong, Dr. Anne Reinhardt look at how emerging digital platforms aim to overcome this challenge.

Am 13. September 2024 trafen sich Ralf Elbert und Paul Bossong mit den assoziierten Partner*innen zum erfolgreichen Abschlusstreffen des Forschungsprojekts „ConnectedKV“ im House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM) in Frankfurt. Gemeinsam haben sie darüber diskutiert, wie digitale Plattformen den Kombinierten Straßen-/Schienengüterverkehr effizienter gestalten können – und dabei spannende Erkenntnisse gewonnen!