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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.
They were ahead in doubles with Exyz.
Equipped with double-deep load handling devices, six SSI Exyz storage and retrieval machines achieve up to 28 double cycles per hour in a six-aisle, 42-meter-high high-bay warehouse implemented at the Danish non-food retailer Schou . At peak times, up to 2,520 transport units per day can be processed.
Future Prize for Fuel Cell Trucks
A fuel cell system from Bosch, whose three developers Christoffer Uhr, Kai Weeber, and Pierre Andrieu were awarded the Future Prize for Technology and Innovation in Berlin on Wednesday evening , weighs around 4 tons less than a comparable battery-electric drive system. A decisive advantage.
All clear for exports?
The Swiss export sector has suffered greatly since August under the 39% tariff imposed by the US. Now the rate is to be reduced back to 15%. In return, at least US$200 billion in investments are expected to flow into the United States over the next few years.
AI control does not replace a sense of reality.
Those who spoke about peak load reduction, AI and intelligent battery systems in Cologne, in the presence of experts from Switzerland and the , had a good chance of success at the cold forum of the German Frozen Food Institute (dti) and the Association of German Cold Logistics Companies (VDKL).
Shuttle technology for the fresh salad
There you have it – in the most modern salad factory in the northern hemisphere. Everything is perfectly organized in the highly automated storage solution that SSI Schäfer implemented for "Fresh Servant," the market leader in ready-to-eat vegetable mixes, in Edsevö, Finland. Even more than that.
Perfect landing in the parallel world
“Who among you has ever put an AGV into operation?” asks Christoph Hock, head of software at Linde MH, addressing the approximately 75 attendees – until a young consultant from Lugano volunteers. He is allowed to send the upgraded L-Matic into operation .
Coop delivers to Zurich by rail
Coop has opened a new rail transshipment hub in the heart of Zurich. The company now supplies the metropolis on the Limmat River by freight train, thus saving the urban center an estimated 58,000 truck journeys per year . A success for its own "Railcare" division.
SBB Cargo maintains a sense of proportion
SBB Cargo maintains a sense of proportion
Photo: SBB
The federal government's COVID-19 contribution will fall far short of covering SBB Cargo's losses. By the beginning of December of last year, amounted to CHF 35 million. After four months, an agreement has now been reached with the staff associations.
SBB Cargo continues to describe its financial situation as "very tense" due to the recessionary economic trends since autumn 2020 and the slump in traffic caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but expressed overall satisfaction with the outcome of the negotiations.
Accordingly, 0.3 percent of individual measures are to be used for the lower wage levels stipulated in the collective labor agreement (GAV) this year. The original target was 0.9 percent for all employees. However, no one-off performance bonuses for "very good results" will be paid out in 2020.
Employees with a collective employment contract and an uninterrupted employment relationship since at least mid-2020, which still exists as of May 31, 2021, will receive an extraordinary one-time bonus in 2021. This will amount to CHF 200, or CHF 100 for employees with a workload of less than 50 percent. A good gesture: SBB Cargo will not cancel vacation days for 2021.
The parties also agreed to extend the SBB Cargo Collective Bargaining Agreement by 20 months, effective May 1, 2022, until the end of 2023. "However, the strained financial situation will remain," says Désirée Baer, CEO of SBB Cargo AG. "With these measures, our employees are also making an important contribution in the current situation. We are convinced that our employees understand SBB Cargo's difficult situation during this pandemic." SBB Cargo Vice President Barbara Spalinger stated: "By extending the CBA by one year and eight months, our employees will gain the perspective they need in this difficult economic situation."
