Tag: German Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association DSLV
“The federal government is ripping off properly”
Berlin The transport industry is mobilizing against the federal government’s plans to make road freight transport significantly more expensive. “We expect the government to stick to the coalition agreement and…
Logisticians are changing from drivers to victims of inflation
Container ship in the port of Hamburg As late as 2022, the high freight rates caused a lot of price increases. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf US President Joe Bilden complained last…
Minister Wissing should not introduce climate tolls before 2025
Berlin Freight forwarders and logistics service providers warn Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) against introducing the planned doubling of the truck toll at the end of the year. Above…
Association complains about bureaucracy in Germany
Berlin Hours of waiting, traffic jams in the airport halls – in summer it was the passengers who suffered from the lack of staff at the airports. After the corona…
Association complains about bureaucracy in Germany
Berlin Hours of waiting, traffic jams in the airport halls – in summer it was the passengers who suffered from the lack of staff at the airports. After the corona…
Personnel costs are becoming a risk factor for companies
building cleaner The wage curve has been going up for months. (Photo: imago/Manngold) Dusseldorf, Berlin Wages and salaries in Germany in October were 7.1 percent higher than in the same…
Shipping companies earn billions as crisis winners
Hapag-Lloyd container ship The German shipping company is heading for a net profit of 18 billion euros this year. (Photo: IMAGO/Markus Tischler) Berlin With a net profit of 18 billion…
Shipping companies earn billions as crisis winners
Hapag-Lloyd container ship The German shipping company is heading for a net profit of 18 billion euros this year. (Photo: IMAGO/Markus Tischler) Berlin With a net profit of 18 billion…
Pressure is increasing for diesel trucks to be phased out more quickly
Berlin, Vienna In the car business, the diesel engine is a phased-out model, and market shares have been shrinking for years. In the case of heavy trucks, on the other…
Good business transporting e-car batteries
Dusseldorf A damaged EQC electric SUV arrives at a Mercedes branch in western Germany. Mechanics on site remove the drive battery, which is also suspected to be damaged. Once removed,…
Turkish start-up wants to stir up the logistics market
Yolda founder Murad Özsert (left) and Volkan Özkan want to simplify logistics for small loads. (Photo: press photo) Istanbul The shipping of small quantities of goods in particular can only…
Industry expects damage in the billions
Dusseldorf A train passenger usually needs less than five hours from the Dutch border in Venlo to Kehl am Rhein, despite having to change trains three times. Rail transport companies…
Delivery routes to Russia collapse
Container ship in the port of St. Petersburg Sea freight is reaching Russian ports less and less frequently. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Delivery traffic to Russia plummeted just a…
Logistics industry warns of possible supply bottlenecks in Germany
Berlin In politics as well as in the economy there is growing concern that there will be further supply bottlenecks. The reason is the economic sanctions against Russia, which are…
Supply chains: disrupted train routes, truck bottlenecks, closed airspace: the Ukraine war threatens German supply routes
Dusseldorf The Ukraine war causes the first delivery bottlenecks in Germany. At the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau, work was suspended for four days this week. In Dresden, too, employees have…
Supply chains: disrupted train connections, truck bottlenecks, closed airspace: the war in Ukraine threatens German supply routes
Dusseldorf The Ukraine war causes the first delivery bottlenecks in Germany. At the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau, work was suspended for four days this week. In Dresden, too, employees have…
German companies stop doing business in Ukraine
protests in Odessa The Ukrainian Black Sea city is an important seaport and also the location of HHLA. The Hamburg port operator has suspended all activities on site for the…
German companies stop doing business in Ukraine
protests in Odessa The Ukrainian Black Sea city is an important seaport and also the location of HHLA. The Hamburg port operator has suspended all activities on site for the…
First German companies stop doing business in Ukraine
protests in Odessa The Ukrainian Black Sea city is an important seaport and also the location of HHLA. The Hamburg port operator has suspended all activities on site for the…
Shortened corona quarantine periods are met with skepticism
In Germany, too, the debate is picking up speed: One must think about shortening the isolation time – especially with a view to the critical infrastructure, said the chairman of…