[photopress:logisticsRaimund_Klinkner_1.jpg,full,alignright]At Transport Logistic China 2008 the international logistics and transportation sector is presenting its modern logistics solutions on the Chinese market and more and more they are focused on a light footprint on the environment.
Although green logistics may seem like a contradiction in terms there is much that can be done in this area.
From 17 to 19 June sector experts from all over the world will be meeting up in Shanghai at transport logistic China, the third International Exhibition for Logistics, Telematics and Transportation.
And the theme is green.
Ing. Raimund Klinkner (seen in our illustration), Board Chairman of Bundesvereinigung Logistik, Germany´s largest logistics organization said, ‘Environmentally compatible logistics is becoming a factor in international competition and a driver for collaboration in networks. This is an important argument in a globalized economy.’
Driven by the increasing cost pressure due to rising energy prices, many logistics and transportation businesses today are turning instead to greater efficiency in their use of energy and resources.
Many haulage companies, for example, are switching to vehicles with engines that use less fuel, training their drivers in more fuel-efficient styles of driving and avoiding any empty runs.
Experts expect that as soon as hybrid technology or lighter vehicles become market-ready, these technological innovations, too, will be quickly adopted. Already companies are using software to support them in planning intelligent logistics chains.
In 2007 German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee and the Chinese Minister of Research Dr Wan Gang (seen in our illustration) signed two agreements on cooperation in transport and construction. The Federal Republic of Germany is supporting China in its efforts to develop a more efficient and environmentally friendly transport system. The focus is primarily on performance in rail transport.
Source: Open PR