NGlobal Magazin 01-2010

Niedersachsen Global www.nglobal.de 08 Logistics Standards for International Container Freight Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is the first company to implement the satellite-based container monitor- ing system SeCureSystem equipping 20 maritime containers to begin with. Hellmann Worldwide Lo- gistics therewith responds to the increasing con- tainer freight safety regulations of the international harbours of the United States. After five years of development, Astrium and Hellmann aim to estab- lish SeCureSystem as a safety standard for interna- tional container freight. www.hellmann.net New Hub for Hermes Hermes is expanding its Germany operations to include a new distribution centre in Langenhagen near Hannover. The hub will be handed over in Jan- uary 2011 and will process up to 60 million parcels a year, deploying state-of-the-art sorting technology. The 80,000 square metres site in Langenhagen will house a 230-metres long, 60-metres wide logistics centre with more than 110 bays to load and unload lorries and smaller vehicles. Each day, over 100 trucks can be handled that transport parcels as well as letters, catalogues, luggage and furniture. The new hub is a transshipment facility for all Hermes transports in northern Germany. www.hermes-europe.de Photo: ECE