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Flexible Automation in Bern
At Logistics & Automation on January 28th/29th in Bern, Dematic will present its flexible automation portfolio with solutions for new customers and for expanding existing systems, its autonomous mobile robots (AMR), AutoStore systems and pallet shuttles.
"Adjustments are unavoidable"
Zalando calls it "a difficult but necessary decision": the logistics center in Erfurt, Germany, is to be closed by the end of September. For more than ten years, 2,700 employees there made a significant contribution to the company's success. Now, restructuring is underway.
Fleet management in three stages
Forklift manufacturer Still, with its broad portfolio of in-house solutions for these situations, is calling on logistics companies at the start of the new year to operate their vehicle fleets efficiently and make the best possible use of potential savings. If necessary, this can of course be supported by AI.
Beumer expands production in China
The 90th anniversary of material flow solutions specialist Beumer and the 20th anniversary of its presence in China not only coincide. At the end of 2025, a new, state-of-the-art production facility also went into operation in Taicang, China, which is intended to expand Beumer's global production capacities.
A vibrant industry platform in every respect
On January 28th and 29th, "Logistics & Automation" will once again present future approaches to corporate logistics. Organizer Easyfairs discusses (part 3) with Peter Spycher, President of the Swiss Intralogistics Association, the leading Swiss platform for (intra)logistics, materials handling technology, and warehouse automation.
2900 product channels under control
SSI Schäfer is realizing a highly dynamic warehouse for the French pharmaceutical distributor CERP as a greenfield project with a high degree of automation, featuring a shuttle system and over 90,000 storage locations at its core, two piece picking robots, three pick stations and over 2900 product channels.
Bruno Jacques is the new head of healthcare
Bruno Jacques is the new CEO of Yusen Logistics Healthcare (Europe) and Vice Managing Director of Yusen Logistics Europe. He joined Yusen Logistics in 2018 as Managing Director of Yusen Logistics Benelux and Nordics, and at the beginning of 2024 his responsibilities were expanded to include Germany and Switzerland.
Sea freight with biofuel
The formula for biodiesel made from residual and waste materials is "Ucome" (Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester) , which reputable suppliers claim offers CO₂ savings of over 90% compared to fossil diesel. DHL and CMA CGM now intend to accelerate the use of this biofuel.
With royal blessing
Not a battery-powered train the size of a model railway circling the Christmas tree, but seven real Mireo Plus B trains from Siemens: King Frederik of Denmark today inaugurated the trains that will replace the old diesel fleet in West Jutland and provide quiet, emission-free rail transport there.
Material Flow Congress integrated
The German Material Flow Congress will have a more live character in 2026, taking place as part of the Intralogistics Test Camp at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund. During the conference, 25 speakers will discuss the trends of 2026 in technical logistics on April 15th and 16th.
Sea freight with biofuel
Sea freight with biofuel
The formula for biodiesel made from residual and waste materials is "Ucome" (Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester) , which reputable suppliers claim offers CO₂ savings of over 90% compared to fossil diesel. DHL and CMA CGM now intend to accelerate the use of this biofuel.
Biofuel significantly reduces CO₂ emissions , but it is not available in unlimited quantities on the global market. On the other hand, it does not compete with food production, as it uses vegetable oils already used in food production and classified as residues and waste . And once again, the most important supplier is China. In the first half of 2025, the People's Republic delivered approximately 431,300 tons to the EU, increasing its share of EU imports from third countries to 41%; this is almost double the amount delivered in the same period of the previous year, when it accounted for about 217,300 tons and a share of 25%.
Accelerating decarbonization
DHL and CMA CGM, France's largest shipping and logistics company, aim to accelerate the decarbonization of sea freight by jointly purchasing 8,990 tons of second-generation biofuel to save approximately 25,000 tons of CO₂ equivalents be integrated into DHL's GoGreen Plus and CMA CGM's ACT+ offerings
Stadium inauguration in Marseille. Photo: CMA CGM
The initiative aims to enable DHL customers to significantly reduce the carbon intensity of their international supply chains while accelerating the industry's transition to alternative marine fuels. "This collaboration is another milestone on our journey towards low-carbon supply chains," said Casper Ellerbaek, Head of Global Ocean Freight at DHL Global Forwarding. CMA CGM will physically bunker the biofuel across its entire fleet, ensuring that the emission reductions meet DHL's Book & Claim approach. Compared to conventional marine fuels, greenhouse gas emissions are expected to be up to 80% lower.
Preventive disaster relief
CMA CGM has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050 and, according to its own figures, has already reduced the carbon intensity of its shipping activities by 57% since 2008. The company is investing heavily in alternative fuels and dual-fuel vessels.
Within France, CMA CGM is heavily involved in social projects, such as supporting the construction of (so far a total of three) stadiums for public use, most recently in Marseille, or an "Entrepôt solidaire" founded in 2024 to provide food to disadvantaged population groups in the style of the "Tafel" known in Germany, with around 3300 pallets of goods handled in 2025.
Logistics center in Guadeloupe
In early December, CMA CGM announced the strengthening of the capacities of the French Red Cross's PIRAC (Regional Intervention Platform for the Americas and the Caribbean) to manage crises in the Caribbean, with a humanitarian aid distribution center in Guadeloupe . In 2024, CMA CGM the PIROI (Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform) Foundation, whose new warehouse was inaugurated on Réunion Island in December. A separate CMA CGM Foundation has been supporting the French Red Cross since 2015 through its
"Containers of Hope" program.
