
The SEAMLESS journey begins
The European research project examines the waterborne logistics of the future by making use of automated elements on the water and ashore.

Horizon Europe project SYNERGETICS kicked off at DST
Kick-off meeting of SYNERGETICS took place at DST on 8 and 9 February 2023.

Project ELLA and DST at the IHK NRW mobility congress
On 19.01.2023 the DST was represented with the project Ella at the mobility congress of the IHK NRW. In the Mercatorhalle in Duisburg, representatives from the transport industry and politics discussed the topic “Verkehrswende Güterverkehr” in the afternoon. Among the invited speakers was NRW Transport Minister Oliver Krischer.

Need of supportive funding for small and structurally optimized inland vessels examined
The study was a measure from the IWT Masterplan (Masterplan Binnenschifffahrt) of the German Federal Transport Ministry.

DST presents transport research results in Lisbon
From 14 to 17 November 2022, the 9th Transport Research Arena took place in Lisbon, Portugal. DST was represented by the departments “Logistics and Transport” and “Experiments, Fleet Modernisation and Emissions” and presented three scientific publications on the topics “innovative hubs” and “greening freight transport”.

DST and partners present CoboTank at the networking conference of the German Federal Transport Ministry
As part of the networking conference IHATEC/DigiTest of the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport, the research project CoboTank has been presented to a broad expert audience on 28 September 2022 in Berlin.

A summer of logistics innovations
The logistics projects CoboTank, DeConTrans and HaFoLa were subject of five presentations in three weeks in August and September.

Fourth monitoring research meeting – BinSmart focuses on propulsion systems, alternative fuels and innovative ship concepts
The fourth meeting of the monitoring research group took place at the DST on 1st September 2022. At this meeting, the two working groups focusing on the topics of propulsion systems & alternative fuels and innovative ship concepts have been presented.

Starting signal for DST and its research partners for the modernization of European inland ports
The European research project MultiRELOAD develops solutions for the digitalization and automation of inland ports along the rivers Rhine and Danube.