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News Edition: May 2024

Short Introduction

Since 1993, Robert Breitbach Consulting has been a retained executive search firm with a focus on the logistics industry.

With offices in Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Estonia, we specialize on assisting German, European and American companies in the search and selection of their executives and specialists.

About 70% of the search projects contain the keywords: "CEO, Managing Director, Country Manager, Business Development Manager or Expansions Manager". In addition, we have been able to fill many positions in the areas of sales, plant, and production management. Not to forget many significant engineering positions.

We are pleased that you take the time to visit our "News" page. Here we would like to inform you - updated monthly - about selected topics from this industry.

From the Almanac

The term Logistics describes the process of planning and executing the efficient transportation and storage of goods from the point of origin to the point of consumption.

The world's largest cargo ship could carry the Eiffel Tower.

The United States spends more than USD 1.5 trillion on transportation and logistics.

Henry Ford is credited for using Supply Chain Management for the first time.

On average, a truck driver travels 500 miles per day.

Over the past two decades, logistics industries have control over 95% emissions.

The word "logistics" is derived from the 19th-century "logistique".

Economic Outlook

The global market worth slowed in 2022 and is expected to rise in 2024.

It is expected to grow by 11-13%.

One of the biggest challenges will be dealing with labor and shipping shortages.

What's On The News?

• translogistiknews.de provides important tips and advice on load securing.


• Sandra Lehmann reports on logistik-heute.de that sustainable shopping becomes more difficult for consumers in times of crisis.


• For logistik-express.com, Johannes Schweiger presents seven theses on ergonomics in logistics.


• The editors of translogistiknews.de believe that system-relevant inland navigation needs more political attention.


• freightwaves.com is travelling back in time to the 1975 capsize of the dredge "Caribbean" in Miami harbor.

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