Research Projects
The SGKV offers research services in the following areas:
Intermodal Supply Chain Management
Green Logistics
Environment Protection
Supply Chain Security
Vehicle Technology
Container Security
Terminal Capacities
Terminal Layouts
Professional education
Current Projects
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ERFA KV: Climate protection by shifting of transport to Combined Transport – encourage the exchange of experiences More information |
SYSLOG+: Reduction of greenhouse gases via qualification of vocational training in the transport and logistics sector, enabling the trainees to develop and to evaluate complex, environmentally friendly transport chains. More information |
MORE KV: Increasing transparency and competition of Combined Transport in Bavaria with digital, market specific educational modules, funded by the land of Bavaria More information |
KV-Barometer: Increasing the use of Combined Transport in Bavaria with a set of key performance indicators, thus creating transparency, competition and awareness for CT as base for decision support and entry function, funded by the Free State of Bavaria More information |
ISIPLAN: Integration of logistic simulation and layout planning for logistic nodes |
DIGIT: Standardization of data exchange between all stakeholders in intermodal transport for efficient communication in digital future |
AlpInnoCT: Alpine Innovation for Combined Transport |
Completed Projects (selection)
ADEPT (Entwicklung und Erprobung von Security-StrAtegien unD -systEmen für sichere AbstellProzesse bei StraßentransporTen, gefördert vom BMBF)
VERTIMODAL (Untersuchung und Erprobung einer technischen Lösung zur vertikalen Stapelung (Stacking) von Sattelanhängern in Umschlaganlagen des intermodalen Verkehrs, gefördert vom BMWi)
Good Sound (Identification and testing of methods and technology for the reduction of sound emission in handling intermodal loading units, funded by the BMWi)
DESTINY (DEployment of STandards for INtermodal efficiencY, funded by program MarcoPolo II (EU))
MIBel (feasibility analysis for the implementation of a horizontal transshipment technology on the rail line Bettembourg-Lübeck)
SimPLe (piezo-based sound sensors for the increase of landing security) accompanying support
SefLog (secure and efficient logistics processes through prevention, identification and coping at threat)
REIGN (Requirements for a high-capacity, sustainable intermodal transport network for Europe)
„CESAR" (Cooperative European System for Advanced Information Redistribution), EU projects 1996-1999 and 1999-2002
„InHoTra" (Interoperable Intermodal Horizontal Transshipment), EU Project, 2000-2003
“Determination of market potential for stackable swap bodies on inland waterway and during operating trials”, national project 2001-2002
Concept preparation and recommended actions for a goal-oriented development of the international Combined Transport rail-road, action plan, international CT, FuE-project of the BMVBW (now Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure), 2002-2003
Action plan “Brenner 2005”, trinational initiative of the Ministers for Transport 2002
Combined Transport - CO2 reduction, EU project 2002-2003
Joint project “Ferry Rail Link”, subproject “RoRo-Rail”, national BMBF-Project (now Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure) 2003-2004
Market and feasibility study SINATRA (stackable swap bodies on inland waterway and freight train in corridor Rhein-Rhone), sponsored in the context of French-German cooperation for transport research Deufrako (http://deufrako.org) starting from 2004
Method study for traffic shifting Cargo Score Card, national BMBF-project (now Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure), 2004-2006