(OCTOBER) ISSN 2509-226X
“Regional logistics” – what is it? City logistics, intermodal transport, optimum delivery services, optimum locations for logistics businesses? Well, we learned that it is a lot more. Actually, it is among the key functions that keep an agglomeration alive. Struggling with the aftermath of the tragedy in Genoa proves it. See our article.
But not all logistics is that dramatic. Much is done with low visibility, although it represents large flows of goods. Setting up a regular festival is among those topics, and therefore we feature the Stuttgart Wine Village in this issue.
Project results from cooperation across Europe include vocational education and training, as well as rescue routines in the case of chemical accidents at sea. Quite a variety of topics, which reflects the broad range of competence of our members and their project partners.
The Open ENLoCC network is growing. For the first time, the Open ENLoCC network has a Spanish member. We welcome Fundación Valenciaport and feature it on the pages of this “Review”.
The classic text has been chosen with hindsight to the actual political situation regarding international relations and trade. Alexis de Tocqueville in 1835 made some remarks about the institutional aspects of such debates in democratic nations, and about the inherent risks of the political system. The analytical framework appears to be worth reading even today, after almost 200 years.
Our news section this time is much influenced by the bi-annual innotrans fair in Berlin, which is about rail innovation. There seems to be quite some innovation going on around the world.
We also have some internal news: The “European Review of Regional Logistics” is now issued by the Stuttgart Regional Development Corporation (WRS) for the Open ENLoCC network. The editorial board remains the same.
We wish you all good reading!
Martin Brandt
Editor
Summer Logistics School / Simultra project: Facing weaknesses of Vocational Education and Training (VET)
A relevant evolution and in certain ways and certain places even a revolution of Vocational Education and Training is ongoing in Europe. This has been
Railway atlases for Europe
Some national railway infrastructure operators issue rather good atlases of their system. In other nations, trying to understand the details of their rail network can
News from europe
Berlin: InnoTrans 2018 The bi-annual InnoTrans fair was held in Berlin from September 18-21. It is Europe’s leading fair in railroad technology. Much of that
Genoa: The collapse of a bridge and regional logistics
On 14 August 2018, the Polcevera viaduct in Genoa (“Genova” in Italian) collapsed during a storm, leaving 43 people dead and many more injured. The
Fundación Valenciaport, an innovation tool for the regional port-logistics cluster
As it is known, a port’s competitiveness does not depend solely on its own growth, but rather on the overall performance of all cluster stakeholders,
Classic text – Alexis de Tocqueville: The Example of Free Trade – Political Associations In The United States
In America the liberty of association for political purposes is unbounded. An example will show in the clearest light to what an extent this privilege
ChemSAR project’s Standard Operational Procedures for maritime chemical incidents piloted in an international exercise
The Standard Operational Procedures created by the ChemSAR project to save human lives in maritime incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances were tested in an