At its trade fair "transport logistic", the transport sector presented numerous innovations - on land, in water and in the air.
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The Iveco Z Truck is a concept vehicle for the freight
transport of the future: the heart is a natural gas drive
and the sophisticated aerodynamics.
Photo: Photo (2): Christian Hartlmaier / Messe
München
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Stefan Rummel, Managing Director of Messe München, put it in a
nutshell: "transport logistic (tl) is a reflection of the entire
industry and its diversity". Although the hardware of transport technology was still the focus,
the majority of the innovations were in less vivid
logistics. It provides additional services that optimize transport
processes. The large number of railway vehicles on the open air made it possible
to perceive tl as a trade fair for rail freight. But appearances are deceptive: Of the 2160 exhibitors from 62
countries, only 10% came from the railway sector.
Rail freight traffic: A glance at the fair is an electric locomotive
for all four European power systems and an additional diesel
engine.Bombardier handed it over to the logistics service provider Rhenus at
the tl. It will draw freight trains between Belgium, the Netherlands and
Germany, in the border region to Switzerland and between the Benelux
countries and South-East Europe.
Even in the case of the freight cars that have been developed for the
most part, there are always innovations - the first tank truck for
chemical products made of aluminum. The waggon, which has meanwhile been approved by the Federal Railway
Authority, is about 6 t lighter than the previous ones made of steel,
and the payload is correspondingly higher. "No corrosion in the tank, positive environmental balance", says Olaf
Feldbinder, managing director of the special field vehicles
Feldbinder, further advantages. There is no comparable model on the market for DB Cargo's
"Shimmns-ttu" carriages for the transport of wound metal
bands. A new feature is the "opening and securing of loads from only one
side and from ramps, to facilitate handling and increased work
safety," explains Markus Turowski, DB Cargo.
Although logistics plays a crucial role in almost all areas,
logistics is by no means all railways. Here as well, DB emphasizes its leading role in Europe with Schenker
and DB Cargo. The new IT platform myRailportal is created for digital communication
with customers.
With logistics, the construction and expansion of the Siberian land
bridge to China has also been a factor. Shortly before tl, the first container train had arrived in London
after 18 days of travel. The timely transport of car parts from Germany and the Czech Republic
to the plants in the Russian Kaluga and in Nizhny Novgorod is managed
by an IT system developed by DB.
Road transport: The DB4 platform has already just
launched the Collaboration Platform Drive4Schenker: "Around 30,000
transport partners in 20 countries can now recognize where there is
still an additional load on their route and book free capacity
immediately," says Schenker CEO Jochen Thewes. Another hot topic was the gigaliners, who had been admitted by the
Federal Minister of Transport after a five-year field trial in
December last year. However, environmental and transport associations have
complained. The 25.25 m long "Gigaliner", which may be even longer in some
countries, were to be seen at the logistics fair. Market leader Krone considers them unstoppable. They are controversial because of feared dangers in road traffic, but
also because of the productivity gain for truck traffic,
Air transport: Airplanes did not have the tl to offer, but with the
Air Cargo Europe its own fair in the fair. At around 200 booths of airlines from all over the world, major
European airports and the aviation industry, airfreight with its
sophisticated logistics was the focus. A dedicated conference program also focused on digitalization and its
challenges.
Shipping: The ocean and inland waterways were also presented on the
tl. Trimodal container transports with an envelope between water, road
and rail offer economic and ecological advantages. The topic of discussion was, not least, the port hinterland traffic
on the rail side, which is bound to the limits of its performance in
Germany. In order to relieve the north-south axis via Hannover-Fulda, an "east
corridor" is to be built through
Magdeburg-Halle-Leipzig-Reichenbach-Hof to Regensburg by extending
existing routes. Deutsche Bahn informed us that the sections between Uelzen and
Stendal, which had only been single-track since 1945, are now being
expanded again in two ways.
Article is taken from
VDI.
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