Project Logistics

Every day, tens of thousands of vehicles operate on international highways. Occasionally, these vehicles includes convoys of trucks moving oversized, non-standard cargo like medical modules, components of petrochemical plants, and even homes.

While clientele of industrial project logistics providers place considerable importance on experience and the ability to execute complex shipments as required in the industrial sector, matters are further complicated by the Covid-19 outbreak that has impacted almost all industries. Even today, in spite of the severe restraints resulting from today’s global situation, the AsstrA Industrial Project Logistics (AIPL) team maintains daily dialogues with the company’s Customers.

The services sector is key to the entire UK economy, as it accounts for ¾ of the country’s GDP. The economy of the United Kingdom ranks 10th in the world in terms of GDP per capita at purchasing power parity.

Between their places of manufacture and end use, production line elements must often travel thousands of kilometers. In several such cases, the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG corporate group team organized production line shipments from Asia to Poland. Janusz Bulinski, Head of the AsstrA Sea Freight Department in Gdansk, shares the details of these successful projects.

When it comes to logistics teamwork, it is important to focus upon a common goal and consistently work together to achieve results. That’s why the AsstrA corporate group emphasizes this approach both with Customers and internally. The AsstrA Industrial Project Logistics (AIPL) team in Italy cites it as a key to success.

According to the World Shipping Council, the majority of global cargo is delivered in containers or – in logistics terminology – TEUs. About 90% of world trade is carried out by sea. After the cargo has arrived in port, onward delivery is made to its final destination, which is rarely in the port itself. In such cases, intermodal shipments are made from the shipper's door to the recipient's door. Recently, the growing popularity of intermodality has been an increasingly useful development tool for European transport policy.

56 trucks, 3,000 kilometers, and only 2 months. For the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG corporate group, autumn was full of ambitious projects.

Customs support is an integral part of AsstrA’s comprehensive service offerings. The company’s eight in-house customs agencies work with clients to handle all official paperwork and ensure that their shipments arrive on time with no unnecessary costs.

Project logistics has become an integral part of AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG’s business. Several German-speaking companies regularly rely on the transport and logistics services provider for support in this area. The main destinations of these shipments are Russia, Central Asia, and China.

The AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG corporate group sums up its results for the first half of 2019. The corporate group’s turnover for the first 6 months of 2019 amounted to 160 million euros, which is 23% more than in the same period of 2018. From January to June, the company's specialists processed 76,500 orders. The weight of transported goods increased by 44% compared to the first half of 2018 and amounted to 1.9 million tons. During this period AsstrA brought 1,492 new clients onboard.

From 21 to 23 May, the German city of Bremen will host the "heavy" logistics and transportation industry’s key annual event: Breakbulk Europe. Representatives of the entire industrial supply chain will come together in the Bremen Musicians’ hometown. Among them will be experts from the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG corporate group.

Defining waste is easy. According to the Polish legal Act of 14 December 2012, waste is any substance or object whose holder is or will be disposing of it or has the obligation to do so. Removing waste, however, is not so easy.

4,000 kilometers, 84 tons of cargo, 5 types of vehicles, 50 days of transit time. AsstrA completed another international oversize cargo transportation project.

The origin stories of airports, reactors, factories, and large industrial construction all share a common element: project logistics.

Company rankings: to participate or not to participate? Many entrepreneurs ask this question every day. Some do not believe in disclosing company data to the public and some – like those at AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG – very much do!

Every year during the Hi-Tech Supply Chain Summit, transport services providers, technology manufacturers, retailers and telecom infrastructure providers discuss the latest challenges and opportunities facing the hi-tech supply chain

We talked with experts from the international transport and logistics group AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG about the carriers selection process.

"Delays at the European Union border, road inspections, bureaucracy – these complications are a regular part of transporting cargo from Poland to its east. Such factors have a negative impact on the predictability of the supply chain and the punctuality of cargo delivery. The driver needs a responsible and competent guide who will help him navigate all these challenges. And that’s what we do best," emphasizes Poland Country Manager Mariusz Borkowski.

This year the international logistics provider AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG welcomes the guests of the exhibition at its own stand E245 in the Hall of the 3rd International Exhibition Center «Crocus Expo»