EU project AUTOSUP - Gruber Logistics drives forward the autonomous multimodal supply chain

Auer/Paderborn. The EU-funded AUTOSUP (AUTOnomous Multimodal SUPply Chains) project, which was launched at the beginning of June, is researching process automation in multimodal supply chains. In collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of 17 European partners, the transport company Gruber Logistics aims to transform logistics hubs such as ports and intermodal hubs into seamless, multimodal automated freight transport platforms, thereby significantly advancing the current state of digitalisation and automation in the industry. By participating in the project, which focuses on the Antwerp-Bruges and Trieste hubs, the international transport company is driving forward emission-free freight transport and associated new business models.

As part of AUTOSUP, specific operating models for end-to-end intermodal logistics are being developed. The focus is on connecting the ports of Trieste and Antwerp-Bruges via Turkey and Germany with road corridors, rail transport, inland waterways and airports. These two ports serve as so-called "living hubs" in which the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and acceptance of the automation solutions are tested in six use cases covering all existing and new modes of transport.

"As a provider of multimodal logistics services, we are involved in all aspects of B2B value chains and the various transport methods. In this project, our focus is on the 'Living Hub' Trieste, where we want to automate the processes associated with multimodal connections. These connections extend from Turkey via the port of Trieste to Germany and Antwerp-Bruges. Gruber Logistics is represented in all these countries with its own locations and will continue to expand its activities," says Martin Gruber, CEO of Gruber Logistics. In addition to the selection of the transport company, the automation also covers the ordering of the delivery, the transmission of transport data and the exchange of documents.

The advantages of this process automation supported by Gruber Logistics include the seamless integration of transport decisions with the automatic transmission of the loading order, the automatic exchange of documents and the reduction in employee workload. Overall, the project aims to reduce investment and operating costs, make supply chains more resilient and reduce the environmental impact.

Gruber Logistics has been equipped with a system that provides data-based support for the introduction and implementation of automated processes and solutions as well as for decision-making on future investments. The systems rely on the use of simulations by digital twins when carrying out feasibility studies involving various degrees of automation. This enables the impact on logistics performance, costs and the environment to be assessed.

"This project not only promotes the digitalisation and automation processes of the logistics industry across Europe, but also paves the way for fully automated hubs in key European hubs," says Fabrizio Borgogna, Innovation Specialist at Gruber Logistics.

About Gruber Logistics

Founded in 1936, Gruber Logistics is today a group managed by the third generation of the Gruber family. With a large number of branches in Europe and Asia, it can offer its customers 360° services in the fields of full loads, part loads, special transport, air and sea transport, logistics and industrial relocations, covering a wide variety of sectors, from the steel industry to the automotive industry, from the chemical industry to the food and paper industry, thanks to its international expertise and in-depth knowledge of the countries in which it operates.

Image 1: Gruber Logistics contributes its expertise in intermodal transport to the AUTOSUP project.

Image 2: Martin Gruber, CEO of Gruber Logistics

Image 3: Fabrizio Borgogna, innovation specialist at Gruber Logistics

Source: Gruber Logistics

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