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Staffing needs almost halved
The US cooperative Associated Wholesale Grocers keeps 54,600 dry goods, fresh produce, and frozen food items in stock for its 1,100 members using a highly automated, full-range logistics center . The facility is designed for a daily picking capacity of more than 460,000 retail units.
Knowledge transfer in the Seychelles
Natural hazards are increasingly occurring worldwide in the form of floods, landslides, forest fires, storms, earthquakes, and rockfalls. Acute crisis management is required, but so are long-term strategies for transportation routes, where Gasser Felstechnik provides assistance in the Seychelles.
German Design Award for Traigo-i
Following the Red Dot Design Award 2025, Toyota Material Handling's new 48-volt counterbalance forklift, Traigo_i, has now also received the German Design Award 2026 in the Excellent Product Design – Industry category. The focus: the complete integration of lithium-ion technology.
Long-term contracts at SBB Cargo
Numerous SBB Cargo Switzerland transport customers, such as Migros, have signed new single wagonload (EWLV) contracts with terms of up to ten years. New contracts have also reportedly been concluded with fenaco, Stahl Gerlafingen, and the Swiss saltworks.
Cooperation with Capra Robotics
Frei Fördertechnik announces its future collaboration with the Danish robotics specialist Capra. "This expands our portfolio to include mobile robot platforms that bring even greater flexibility and efficiency to production and logistics," says Michael Schüpbach, Head of Automation & Robotics. The AMRs are versatile and can be used in a wide range of applications.
SSI subsidiary continues to consistently rely on SAP
Since 2021, the software specialists at SWAN have been part of the SSI Schäfer Group, responsible for the SAP projects of the globally active intralogistics experts and supporting companies in implementing future-proof solutions – from highly automated distribution centers to integrated production logistics. The course is right.
Arne Sturm will be the new CEO in Hirschthal
Jungheinrich Switzerland will have a new managing director as of January 1, 2026. Arne Sturm will succeed Martin Weber, who is leaving the company after 18 years – eleven of them as managing director – at his own request to pursue new topics and challenges.
Another 50 million for new TGW headquarters
TGW Logistics is currently investing €100 million in expanding its production capacity at its headquarters in Austria. Now, with an expansion of the existing office building at the site, a five-story office building with 14,000 m² of usable space is being constructed for around €50 million, with completion expected by the second half of 2028.
AutoStore for Belgian hospitals
AutoStore system for Maria Middelares, a non-profit medical organization in Belgium, and Aalter in East Flanders, about 60 km west of Brussels.
Reliable data instead of empty phrases.
The Basel Logistics Cluster of the Basel Chamber of Commerce (HKBB), together with the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, industry associations, and infrastructure operators, has published a guide to sustainable logistics in the Basel region. Supply chain expert Daniel Bubendorf explains why such a guide is needed.
Swiss logistics handles CHF 44.7 billion
Swiss logistics handles CHF 44.7 billion
According to recent figures, the total volume of the Swiss logistics market in 2023 , representing growth of 1.4% over the previous year. The first edition of the 2025 Logistics Market Study once again provides a comprehensive overview of the industry in Switzerland.
Among other things, the increasing pressure on e-commerce from Asian online retailers and potential cyber risks via logistics providers are interesting. "Names like Temu or Shein," says GS1 logistics expert Jan Eberle, "are often confronted with the prejudice that they are simply cheap products from China. But is that really the case? Many products that we source from Swiss companies also come from China."
On the other hand, companies are increasingly exposed to cyberattacks. Logistics companies even pose a potential risk to their customers. So how can companies protect themselves while simultaneously ensuring that they, in turn, do not become a risk to their customers?
J. Eberle
The current edition determines the value volume of the Swiss logistics market for 2023, as well as an estimate for 2024 and a forecast for 2025.
The Swiss logistics market is estimated using three independent methods, ensuring the robustness and reliability of the results. The variation in the results of these three methods serves as an indicator of the range within which the logistics market volume fluctuates.
The logistics market's performance is in line with Switzerland's economic performance, which recorded a 1.6% increase in gross domestic product. While the global decline in demand has not left the Swiss economy unscathed, the market is proving to be relatively robust, "not least supported by a stable domestic market."
The supply-side approximation of the total volume of the Swiss logistics market is realized through an integrated methodology based on a detailed analysis of the vehicle fleet, transport volumes, transport turnover and logistics costs.
First, the determination of the vehicle fleet includes all vehicles registered in Switzerland as well as foreign vehicles that provide services in the country, with a detailed categorization according to modes of transport such as road, rail, air and water.
Sales broken down
Within road transport, a further breakdown is made into various weight classes, as well as between company and commercial transport. Transport turnover is then determined, with annual turnover for road vehicles being assigned based on their weight class and traffic conditions. To ensure accuracy, these turnover figures are set in relation to the transported tonnages of all modes of transport (including pipelines).
Finally, the logistics market size is determined, with transport costs serving as the basis for extrapolating the total costs of the logistics sector in Switzerland.
According to the methodological approach of Schwemmer & Klaus (2021), total costs are understood as the sum of transport costs, costs of warehousing and handling activities, costs for logistics planning and administration including order processing, and costs for inventories.
Fig.: LMS 2025/GS1/UNISG
The extrapolation of the total costs of the logistics sector is based on the assumption that the costs of warehousing and handling activities, the costs of logistics planning and administration including order processing, and the costs of inventory are based on the transport volume.
What's striking? A look at the freight transport volumes in 2023 reveals a decline in transport performance of almost 6% in both road and rail freight transport. This reveals a striking discrepancy between the reduced demand for freight transport on the one hand and the capacity development on the other, as the vehicle fleet remains robust in 2023, with a slight increase. A total of 485,303 freight vehicles were registered in Switzerland in 2023, including 430,062 delivery vans (+2.1%) and 42,503 trucks (+0.7%).
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