Forwarders urge to establish the brand “Logistics Made in Austria“

Zentralverband Spedition & Logistik welcomes the planned set up of the position of a logistics coordinator in the Austrian Ministry of Transport

Wolfram Senger-Weiss, President of the forwarding association ‘Zentralverband Spedition & Logistik‘ was delighted about the Transport Minister Alois Stoeger’s intention to establish the position of a logistics coordinator in the Ministry of Transport, which had been a demand of the forwarding and logistics association.

„That pools and concentrates competencies and responsibilities in the field of logistics. By appointing a personality with integrity, to link business and government, the fragmented subject of logistics shall significantly gain political weight. Another important task was the marketing of Austria as a logistics location“, recommends Wolfram Senger-Weiss. In Germany, for example, this function would be with the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Transport Ministry .

From the perspective of the logistics industry, the basic action paper for logistics and cargo transport, elaborated by the Transport Ministry together with the forwarding & logistics association, the social partners, industry and academic institutions, is an important step in improving Austria’s status as a business location.

Wolfram Senger-Weiss: „The jointly developed logistics activities are an important first step for the logistics industry. Now Transport Minister Alois Stoeger is required to rapidly implement them. It is crucial for a successful industry and business location, that the good Austrian network infrastructure for logistics is created according to demand and used efficiently. “

In addition to the rapid establishment of a logistics coordinator, the primary concern is the establishment of the brand „Logistics Made in Austria“ and the promotion of measures for the development of multimodality.

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