2019

Container transport by rail is the most dynamically developing branch of logistics

Customs support is an integral part of AsstrA’s comprehensive service offerings. The company’s eight in-house customs agencies work with clients to handle all official paperwork and ensure that their shipments arrive on time with no unnecessary costs.

In cargo transportation, there are four “whale” modes: road, air, sea and rail. Which whale is the biggest and most reliable? To answer, we have prepared a series of interviews on intra-European transport. In the first installment, we discuss railway deliveries with Eva Trohimyuk, Head of the European Rail Department at logistics company AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG.

Today, how process automation may cause people to be laid off and how robots can take over human responsibilities are hot topics.

Northwest Africa produces over 70% of the world’s cocoa.

Sea freight container shipping offers the most carrying capacity at the lowest costs over long distances, even from one continent to another.

Transports to and from China are becoming more and more popular among Clients of the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG international transportation and logistics corporate group.

Project logistics has become an integral part of AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG’s business. Several German-speaking companies regularly rely on the transport and logistics services provider for support in this area. The main destinations of these shipments are Russia, Central Asia, and China.

The AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG corporate group sums up its results for the first half of 2019.

Skip traffic, save money, and protect the environment – all good reasons more people choose city trains or subways for daily trips. However, it takes significant resources to keep all the railway parks of Europe and the CIS up to date.

One of the 21st century’s key trends is the growth of automation and robotics in all spheres of human activity. Economic development is increasingly based not on capital and natural resources but rather on innovations and creative solutions.

So far more than 100 transport partners have purchased over 30 million euros worth of fuel in the program, which is available in 32 countries.

Emotions or rules? What drives tender selection processes in the B2B sector? Can purchases through tenders protect against emotions and help follow the rules when choosing a logistics partner? We find out with Aleksander Kovalchuk, Head of Tender Management at AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG.

On June 30, 2019, the 30th International White Nights Marathon was held in St. Petersburg. Among the thousands of runners was a team in tangerine T-shirts from the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG international transportation and logistics corporate group.

On July 2, the first Forum for Cooperation and Regional Development of the countries participating in the international “Belt and Road Initiative” was held in Minsk. The event gathered 700 participants including representatives of companies, scientific organizations, and government bodies and institutions from 30 countries. The Great Stone Industrial Park was an excellent venue for the event that perfectly suited the participants.

The Silk Road has taken a firm place among the most discussed topics in global logistics. Conferences, exhibitions, forums – the question of the development of the new “trade artery of the world” appears in the program of every serious logistics event. Important roles in deliveries from the Middle Kingdom are traditionally played by railway, air and sea transport. What about trucks?

The AsstrA corporate group offers comprehensive 3PL and 4PL solutions to international producers operating in the Russian Federation. The company generated 5.63% of its total turnover from working with these types of customers in 2018.

This charity run was held under the auspices of BPS Sberbank this past June in the center of Brest, Belarus. The event’s program also included children's runs celebrating International Children's Day.

A lighter doesn’t strike an average user as anything special, especially not in terms of how it traveled into his pocket from the factory. Shipping this simple item, however, requires only slightly fewer permits than are required to ship a nuclear reactor.

Successful business depends greatly on meetings that build or forge personal relationships, share information, and help recognize, create, and act upon new opportunities. The AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG international transportation and logistics corporate group is well aware of that principle and actively participates in industry events.