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DB Schenker moves to green mega hub in Melbourne
Green Star terminal for wide range of services . Modern multi purpose
facility
(Essen/Sydney, April 20, 2009) DB Schenker is building a green mega hub
in Melbourne. According to plan, Schenker Australia Pty Ltd will expand
its forwarding and logistics operations with a new facility located
directly at Melbourne's international airport in July. The hub comprises
of 11,000 square meters warehouse area for a wide range of logistics
services and 2,500 square meters office space for 230 employees. The new
building will bring teams together that currently work in four different
locations.
The facility has a strong environmental focus. The mega hub will store
450,000 litres of rainwater, whereof 350,000 litres are permanently
stored for fire protection and 100,000 litres will be re-used for
irrigation systems. Additionally, toilets in the main office and
warehouse block will be using rain water, which will reduce the water
consumption for that purpose by up to 70 percent for the whole facility.
With the installation of solar panels, and conversion of 80 percent of
all forklifts to electric forklifts, energy consumption will be
significantly reduced. Furthermore, the south facing office complex
adjacent to the warehouse will minimize direct sun light impact and lead
to a 40 percent reduction in energy consumption for cooling. The
in-house recycling programs shall minimize landfill/general waste by 60
percent. The setup installation of office fit-out and services will
achieve Green Star rating. This is a comprehensive, national, voluntary
environmental rating scheme that evaluates the environmental design and
achievements of buildings.
DB Schenker's customers will benefit from the new synergies the mega hub
will create. Streamlined processes and the strategic location at
Melbourne Airport will speed-up services from customs clearance to
delivery. Equipped with state-of-the-art pallet handling equipment,
temperature control and high security storage facilities, this modern
multi purpose facility is designed to cater for a wide range of
services. With 300 daily truck runs, 2,000 tonnes of air freight and
more than 150 containers per month, the new mega hub will increase
efficiencies in freight turnover significantly.
Ron Koehler, CEO of Schenker Australia Pty Ltd says: "The new hub proves
that economic and environmental initiatives go hand in hand. By using
rain water and solar energy we protect the environment and operate cost
efficiently at the same time. Long-term commitment and investment in
sustainable practices are part of our core values and by contributing to
the environment all stakeholders of Schenker Australia Pty Ltd will
benefit."
www.dbschenker.com
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February 2010 - Deutsche Messe postpones premiere of industrial tradeshows in Dubai until 2011
Deutsche Messe is postponing the industrial trade fairs CeMAT MIDDLE EAST, Industrial Automation (IA) MIDDLE EAST and Motion, Drive & Automation (MDA) MIDDLE EAST – all originally schedu led to take place in February 2010 – until 2011.
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March 2010 - Stuttgart, 2nd - 4th March
From 2 to 4 March 2010 LogiMAT, the International Trade Fair for Distribution, Materials Handling and Information Flow, is taking place in Stuttgart accompanied by an extensive fringe programme. It is the eighth edition of this annual meeting point for the intralogistics industry – the largest in Europe.
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March 2010 - France, 23rd - 26th
Transport and Logistics services, Supply chain Management, Logistics Infrastructures, Logistics Real Estate, Technologies and Information Systems, Materials Handling and Warehouse equipment…
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April 2010 - Cleveland, 26th - 29th
NA 2010 (The 2010 Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference) will bring together manufacturers, consultants, third party logistics providers, publishers and system integrators to demonstrate their equipment, systems and services to tens of thousands of industry professionals from around the world, seeking productivity solutions.
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May 2010 - Barcelona, 25th - 28th
Barcelona, 23 November 2009. As part of its constant desire to improve the service it offers exhibitors and visitors as well as provide a bigger and better service, the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) has updated its website.
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June 2010 - Guangzhou, China, 2nd - 4th
In China, cold chain logistics industry is in its infancy, While cold chain market share on both sides of the Atlantic has already reached 80 - 90%-that in Europe and Russia is 50%, in developing countries in general is 10 - 20%-only 20% of freight moving in China goes refrigerated.
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November 2010 - Eindhoven, 10th - 11th
It is with justified pride that Bureau Bosman BV is introducing Groothandel & Logistiek’s new trade show name. From now on, Groothandel & Logistiek will be called: Bedrijf en Logistiek, the trade show for goods-in, storage and goods-out. The eleventh edition will take place on November 10 and 11 in the Exhibition Building in Eindhoven.
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November 2010 - Birmingham, 16th - 19th
Quartz Publishing & Exhibitions Ltd, organiser of the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX), has announced that – in response to exhibitor requests – the show’s dates have moved from March to November next year.
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The Armchair Shoppers
Home shopping and multi-channel
retailing is an industry where the
customer often seems tantalisingly
elusive. That’s why, every year since
2000, the UK’s Royal Mail has
commissioned the ‘Home Shopping
Tracker Study’ to estimate the size
of the UK market, both in terms of
customers and spend.
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Norway’s first gateway
The Norwegian port of Oslo has long
been a focal point for the country’s
trade, industry and population.
Boasting a highly-agile and skilled
logistics labour force the Port is on
the cusp of a new era with major
expansion and improvement.
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A heartland pours open
Ideally located at the heart of western
Europe, the Moselle Department,
in the Lorraine region of France,
offers many advantages to companies
wishing to have a strategically located
distribution platform.
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Movement made easy
Elsewhere in the world of material handling
expertise the Dutch logistics service provider
Partner Logistics Europe B.V. has been busy
in West Flanders. The company recently put
into operation probably the largest ‘deep
freeze chest’ in Belgium.
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Forklift manufacturers react to energy crisis
“Thanks to their inherent high build quality
Flexis are straightforward to maintain and
our distributors are able to make healthy
margins on used Flexis that they put back
into the market on contract hire with
maintenance packages.”
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Legislation set to change
Highly automated warehouses
make strict demands on personnel
safety. Jarno Palo, of safety specialist
Gunnebo Troax AB believes that
health and safety legislation and
European norms, such as the
Machinery Directive, have a huge
influence in the hub, covering
everything from conveyors to cranes
and industrial robots.
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