Transportation and Logistics

Transportation and Logistics

Ground Thermal Testing: Reducing Aircraft Weight and Heat

Launching less weight into the air also means less energy consumption. The flipside is that electronics generate heat. That is why the Ground Thermal Test…

Transportation and Logistics

Siemens Signals New Connection Between Europe and Asia

The tunnel is the centerpiece of one of the biggest transport infrastructure projects in the world. Running under the Bosporus, it now links the rapid transit…

Transportation and Logistics

Electric Vehicles Gain Momentum in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

After bringing electromobility to its home community, Fraunhofer IAO’s branch lab in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is teaming up with the University of Stuttgart’s…

Transportation and Logistics

e-Genius: Exploring Battery-Powered Aircraft Innovations

The battery-powered electrical research aircraft e-Genius from the Institute for Aircraft Construction (IFB) at the University of Stuttgart was transported by…

Transportation and Logistics

Off-Hour Truck Deliveries in Manhattan Reduce Traffic, Empower Business Owners

A federal study led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is helping make Manhattan streets cleaner, less congested, and more profitable for businesses by…

Transportation and Logistics

Twitter Fights Transport Problems

“The ability of social networks to produce information on heavy traffic, road hazards, quality of service of public transportation and more is valuable to…

Transportation and Logistics

New Hours of Service Regulations Boost Road Safety for Truckers

In their efforts to increase road safety, governments world-wide are adopting stricter regulations concerning driving and working hours of truck drivers….

Transportation and Logistics

Minimizing Downtime Risk in Logistics: Strategies for Success

In a competitive environment, the minimization of downtime risk is of the utmost importance for companies. To hedge against high downtime costs and keep their…

Transportation and Logistics

Hybrid Buses Enhance Air Quality in Hanoi’s Urban Landscape

The project is the first of its kind in Vietnam. The vehicle uses the ELFA drive system developed by Siemens, in which the diesel engine does not drive the…

Transportation and Logistics

FIMEC Technologies’ U-Care Unloader follows on 3D robotised palletising solution

Previously, FIMEC released a 3D robotised palletising solution for multiple-size packages — a patented technology that allows for the processing of up to 900…

Transportation and Logistics

Express-online optimizes freight-vehicles’ reloading across Europe

Following the development of international goods traffic across Europe and the integration of new member states into the European Union, the road…

Transportation and Logistics

New dispatch system could save money for trucking industry, make life easier for drivers

The findings, published recently in Transportation Research Part E, show the feasibility of the new system. More research is still needed before…

Transportation and Logistics

Traffic Congestion Charges: Prices Outperform Driving Restrictions

The doctoral thesis from the School of Business, Economics and Law shows that in Bogota, Colombia drastic driving restrictions have not been effective, while…

Transportation and Logistics

Electric Vehicle Fleet Launches in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

As part of the “elektromobilisiert.de” project, the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and the Institute for Human Factors and Technology…

Transportation and Logistics

UM Studies Trinidad and Tobago Logistics Performance Insights

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (May 30, 2013) – The University of Miami's Center for Advanced Supply Chain Management (CASCM), in collaboration with Arthur…

Transportation and Logistics

New Subway Control System Integrates WLAN Technology

This development is featured in the current issue of the research magazine Pictures of the Future. The solution was developed by Siemens global research,…

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