German Logistics Award 2024: We are honored for the DENKINGER RAIL-HUB
What the German Logistics Award means for us
The German Logistics Award of the German Logistics Association (BVL) is one of the most important awards in the industry. Every year, projects that sustainably improve logistics , bring measurable benefits and have proven themselves in practice are honored.
The fact that we received this award in 2024 is both a confirmation and an obligation for us:
We don’t just want to handle logistics reliably, we want to think ahead and make it possible.
Why we were honored for the RAIL-HUB
With the DENKINGER RAIL-HUB, we have developed a solution that systematically shifts heavy goods from road to rail – without slowing down our customers’ supply chains.
Our approach:
We intelligently combine rail, warehouse and road.
We create planning reliability for trains and trucks – even with heavy loads.
We make it easier for companies to reduce CO₂ without sacrificing security of supply.
The German Logistics Award shows us:
This approach is relevant for the industry – and transferable to many other logistics chains.
What our customers actually get out of it
When we talk to customers about the RAIL-HUB, it's not about a trophy on the shelf, but about very specific effects:
We make CO₂ reduction in logistics suitable for everyday use
Together with our customers, we analyze which transports can be shifted to rail and how we can
Handling processes,
Timetables
and storage areas
in such a way that a stable, intermodal solution is created.
We bring heavy loads and rails together
Getting heavy loads and steel onto the rails is organizationally and technically demanding.
We use our experience, infrastructure and our own sidings to turn an idea into a functioning setup – from the first pilot train to well-established regular operations.
The DENKINGER RAIL-HUB - blueprint for our real estate projects
The German Logistics Award is a strong signal for us: The DENKINGER RAIL-HUB shows how we think about real estate projects – as a unit consisting of real estate, sidings, areas, traffic routes and energy infrastructure.
The RAIL-HUB is a deliberately designed logistics property with direct access to rail and an infrastructure that also reliably supplies energy-intensive applications.
We transfer this approach to other real estate projects: We develop locations where logistics, real estate and energy are planned as a unit – and thus fulfill our promise to think ahead and make logistics possible.
REAL ESTATE
We translate your logistics operations into space – from the idea to the concept to the operational logistics property in which your processes run from day one.
Start exchange on logistics & real estate
You plan
a new logistics location,
a project with a rail link,
or would like to further develop existing logistics structures?
We are happy to share our experience from the DENKINGER RAIL-HUB and check together which elements are transferable to your situation.
What our customers can take away from the German Logistics Award
For our customers, the German Logistics Award is not an end in itself, but a point of reference:
You work with a partner whose concept has been recognized by an independent jury of experts.
You benefit from tried and tested solutions instead of ideas in the pilot stage.
You can rely on us to set up logistics projects in a structured manner and bring them consistently into operation.
Whether it’s a site with a rail siding, a complex heavy-duty project or a new logistics property:
We bring the experience gained from the award-winning RAIL-HUB project to new tasks – always with the aim of developing a suitable solution for the specific situation.
FAQ
What is the German Logistics Award?
he German Logistics Prize is an award for particularly innovative and practical logistics and supply chain projects. The prize is awarded for solutions that demonstrably create benefits – for example through better processes, greater transparency or lower costs and emissions.
Who awards the German Logistics Prize?
The organizer is the German Logistics Association (BVL), an independent network of companies, logistics service providers and science. The prize is awarded at a major specialist event in front of an audience of logistics experts.
How often is the German Logistics Award presented?
The German Logistics Award is usually presented once a year. Every year, a large number of companies apply with projects from different sectors and stages of the value chain.
What criteria does the jury use to decide?
The jury pays particular attention to the fact that a project
is innovative,
works in real operation,
measurable benefits (e.g. quality, service, costs, sustainability),
and can in principle be transferred to other companies or sectors.