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Google Street View in the warehouse
"We already have a wide range of assistance systems, cameras, and sensors in use," explained Rolf Huber at forklift manufacturer Still's Innovation Day in front of an audience of experts, customers, and visitors in Otelfingen. Now, an AI is perfecting the whole thing. With new LiDAR scanners and preferably in real time.
The clever fox at Dachser
Stefan Hohm, Head of Development at Dachser, was " Logistics Leader of the Year 2025 " politics, and academia . He was honored primarily for the @ILO project, a highly efficient digital twin for packages, assets, and processes in general cargo warehouses.
“Millionaires” in the deep-water port
Gebrüder Weiss is currently celebrating an "anniversary container" at Germany's only deep-water port, Wilhelmshaven. Together with the local terminal operator Eurogate and Hapag-Lloyd, the millionth sea freight container (TEU) of 2025 was handled.
1100 young professionals at the start
Starting today, around 1,100 talented young professionals from all language regions of Switzerland will demonstrate their professionalism in more than 90 professions at the SwissSkills competition in Bern The Swiss Association for Vocational Training in Logistics, Swiss Logistics by ASFL SVBL, will also be participating
Agile Robots takes over BMW spin-off
Agile Robots, a provider of AI-powered automation solutions, has acquired the remaining shares in the BMW spin-off idealworks. Following its initial investment in 2023, Agile Robots now holds 100% of idealworks. The BMW Group remains a long-term partner.
R-Matic supports A320 assembly
The integration of automated Fenwick-Linde systems is contributing to the modernization of Airbus' new A320 Family assembly line in Toulouse. An R-Matic system is supporting better supply chain management, including the precise delivery of parts to assembly line operators.
“Ten times faster” in the warehouse
Open-source software from the Baden-Württemberg startup "pyck" won the Digital Logistics Award 2025 at the Fraunhofer IML's Logistics Future Congress in Dortmund. The award has been presented for the eighth time. "Pyck" advertises "ten times faster loading " at " half the cost."
Wagner now jury president
The Swiss Logistics Award is one of the industry organization's flagship awards, alongside the numerous areas in which GS1 Switzerland operates. Claudia Wagner of Uster Technologies, a distinguished logistics expert, will now take over the role of jury president.
Preventive maintenance included
An entire cavalcade of Kardex Mlog storage and retrieval machines is currently
through roof openings into a high-bay warehouse at Tchibo's Bremen logistics center in Neustadt
Harbor, using an 800-ton crane. A total of 22 storage and retrieval machines are planned, with ten more to follow this year.
Medal for Preventive Logistics
This year's Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Humanitarian Logistics goes to Welthungerhilfe for its "Emergency Supplies Prepositioning Strategy." This preemptive stockpiling of aid is intended to lead to fundamental improvements in disaster areas and serve as a model for humanitarian aid.
Galaxus Germany is moving
Galaxus Germany is moving
From a bird's eye view, "My Falkenried" is certainly the more airy location: Galaxus Germany grew by 57 percent to €286 million in net sales in 2023, even though the overall market was shrinking. The German subsidiary of the online retailer Digitec Galaxus is moving to Hamburg's city center.
Three times more space, direct subway access, and a rooftop terrace: Galaxus is leaving Hamburg's Altona district and will be opening its new location in the centrally located Hoheluft-Ost district starting in September. The online retailer has outgrown its current German headquarters on Schützenstrasse in Altona. More space is needed.
The Hamburg location now has 60 employees (Germany as a whole: more than 200) who need space. Larger meetings or even spontaneous get-togethers were becoming increasingly difficult in the previous office. Therefore, Galaxus Germany has now signed a lease in the "My Falkenried" complex at Hohenluftchaussee 18-20. 62 workstations across 924 square meters, several meeting rooms, a rooftop terrace, and social areas are intended to ensure efficient, pleasant, and modern workspaces in the future..
Too small: Hamburg Altona
The new office on the top floor is just a one-minute walk from the Hoheluftbrücke subway station (U3). The U3 circular line provides fast access to all parts of Hamburg, allowing as many employees as possible to get to and from work comfortably. However, a change was necessary, primarily due to the lack of space: "Schützenstrasse is unfortunately not a long-term solution," says Sonja Kunz, Executive Assistant at Galaxus. "We want to offer all employees sufficient space. Not just for their own work, but also for spontaneous meetings, for example. And ideally, all on the same floor." Jan Wentrot, Head of Category Management at Galaxus in Hamburg: "We looked at many properties, but no other one combined everything we were looking for. Now we have the perfect solution for the coming years." The new office also meets modern sustainability standards, for example, and thus also meets the requirements of Galaxus Germany and its parent company Digitec Galaxus. The lease is long-term.
From September with subway connection
"Galaxus will continue to grow significantly in 2024," says Managing Director Michael Stolle. The online retailer announced this year that it will open a German location in Neuenburg am Rhein in addition to its logistics center in Krefeld. The first of two warehouses is already under construction. Galaxus plans to move into Neuenburg in 2025 and hire 1,000 employees there in the medium term. The German headquarters will remain in Hamburg, with the relocation within Hamburg planned for the end of September 2024.
