Scope of services:

• The selection and inclusion (evaluation) of FV locations focused on the member countries of the Europlatforms organisation.
• A total of 15 criteria clusters were formed for the 2025 ranking, which in turn contain 50 evaluation criteria for the first time. This means that the number of evaluation criteria has increased by approximately one-third compared to 2020.
• The individual evaluation criteria were weighted according to their importance. The evaluation criteria were then checked and calculated on a four-point scale to determine their significance at the individual FV locations. The criteria characteristics each refer to various circumstances, which resulted in differentiated definitions.

Feasibility/concept study and its update: Truck stop at the Bremen freight village/Service Park II at the Bremen freight village

(in cooperation with IPG Infrastruktur- und Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH)

Scope of services:

• Inventory and analysis of demand (freight village and Bremen region)
• Traffic volume analysis
• Interviews with freight village stakeholders and survey of potential operators, including assessment of demand outside the freight village 
• Creation of a functional concept with division into core and additional functions
• Development of layout variants with consideration of transport connections
• Dimensioning of functional areas
• Development of operator models and profitability calculations
• Identification of possible investor/operator concepts/constellations
• Recommendations for action

Scope of services:

• Potential analysis to determine the needs of companies relevant to rail freight transport
• Technical feasibility study for implementation at the site
• Concept design, including dimensioning of the cargo handling facilities and the HGV service area, including traffic management, access control and complementary functions 
• Rough cost estimate
• Development of an operating model and service concept
• Review of funding options 

Scope of services:

• Coordination with DB Netz and the city administration regarding reactivation of the connecting railway
• Development of the location concept
• Preparation of the service and operator concept
• Market analyses and profitability calculation
• Preparation of the funding application in accordance with the federal CT funding guidelines
• Coordination with the State Ministry of Transport and DB Netz regarding the financing of accompanying measures in control and safety technology
• Coordination with specialist planners
• Client representation and project coordination
• Coordination with the city administration regarding the lease agreement and approval process (incl. public dialogue)
• Support during commissioning of the intermodal terminal

Scope of services:

• Investigation of transport and modal shift potential with a focus on maritime container transport and continental international combined transport
• Creation of the quantity structure and terminal concept (including layout variants)
• Preparation of a funding application in accordance with the guidelines for the promotion of container transport handling facilities of non-federal companies
• Technical support and coordination of individual case reviews

Scope of services:

• Client representation and project coordination
• Coordination with DB Netz regarding reactivation and conversion of the railway siding
• Preparation of the operating concept
• Coordination of specialised planning (track construction, control and safety technology, drainage, etc.)
• Preparation of the funding application in accordance with the railway siding funding guidelines and submission to the Federal Railway Authority
• Coordination of the application for planning approval
• Coordination with the state railway supervisory authority
• Support during commissioning of the agroterminal

Scope of services:

• Consultancy support for the realisation of the project
• Preparation of a funding application for the construction of a railway transhipment facility at the Leuna site in accordance with the guidelines for the promotion of investments to strengthen regional rail freight transport in Saxony-Anhalt (EIRili)

Scope of services:

• Consultancy support in the realisation of the project, assistance with the approval process
• Preparation of a funding application in accordance with the railway siding funding guidelines
• Participation in the preparation of the proof of utilisation for the federal funding

Scope of services:

• Consultancy support with the realisation of the project
• Preparation of a funding application in accordance with the federal railway siding funding guidelines
• Consultancy support for the procurement of a shunting vehicle
• Consultancy support for the procurement of crane systems

Scope of services:

• Consultancy support with the realisation of the project
• Preparation of a funding application in accordance with federal railway siding funding guidelines
• Consultancy support with the awarding of construction and delivery services

Scope of services:

• Conceptual advice on reactivating the existing railway siding, taking into account the infrastructural conditions of the Premnitz industrial railway
• Development of a reactivation concept incl. profitability calculation for coordination with the Federal Railway Authority
• Preparation of a funding application in accordance with the federal railway siding funding guidelines
• Consutancy support in the awarding of construction and delivery services in accordance with the federal railway siding funding guidelines
• Consultancy support in the bundling and conversion of road transport to rail transport

Scope of services:

Together with the freight villages in Berlin South and Nuremberg, the GVZ Bremen has been one of the top national and international GVZ locations in Europe for many years. At the same time, all GVZ locations are increasingly subject to the diverse effects of logistics trends, which currently include topics such as "digitalisation", "shortage of skilled workers" and "urban logistics".

The aim was to generate new impetus from the performance comparison of the locations for the further development of freight village centres in Germany. To this end, performance and evaluation criteria (key performance indicators) were developed and empirically collected in a Europe-wide survey of over 100 freight villages.

Scope of services:

• Analysis of the current situation, market and potential
• Derivation of the quantity structure and operating programme for the intermodal terminal
• Dimensioning and creation of a functional layout
• Determination of investment and operating costs
• Profitability analysis
• Financing concept and operator model

Scope of services:

• Development of the functional layout and the operational concept
• Preparation of the documents for the funding application
• Preparation of a market study for potential goods flows and the resulting quantity structure
• Approximate cost estimate for construction costs and operating costs
• Profitability analysis in accordance with the requirements of the approval authority
• Consultancy for the approval procedure
• Tender for the operational management of the intermodal terminal

Study: Accessibility and sustainable cross-border mobility for automotive suppliers in the Vogtland region as part of the Initiative Transformation Automobilregion Südwestsachsen (ITAS) project

(in cooperation with Dornier Consulting International GmbH)

Industrie- und Handelskammer (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) Chemnitz

Scope of services:

• Investigations into restoring continuous double tracking on the Plauen – Bad Brambach – Cheb railway line, which is currently still single track in parts, and its electrification
• Investigation of transport and economic effects from a regional perspective: online company survey on freight transport demand and volume as well as employee mobility
• Developing and securing skilled labour potential

Scope of services:

• Expert interviews on transport chains, acceptance/requirements and combined transport locations in Saxony
• Derivation of a quantity structure with regard to the short-term use of new intermodal transport services from/to TrailerPort Hafen Dresden, conception of future transport relations 
• Participation in information events and final report

Link to the final report "VerMoL-MaPo"

Scope of services:

Based on the results of the basic evaluation/service phase 1 for VerMoL Lausitz I to IV, a further investigation was carried out into the sponsorship of networked access points for rail freight transport (intermodal terminals, railports) in formal and practical operation.

This involved formulating and examining options for sponsorship, on the one hand for the planning and construction of (interconnected) locations and, on the other hand, for the networked and coordinated operation of newly developed and existing locations in eastern Saxony.

Link to the study "VerMoL-BeSt"

Scope of services:

• Based on the results of the "Rail Bridge Poland - Saxony" feasibility study (investigation into the feasibility of shifting transport from road to rail under current market and infrastructure conditions in freight transport between Poland and Saxony with the aim of short to medium-term implementation), an update was carried out in which the effects of long-term changes in the framework conditions as a result of structural change in the Saxon coal regions on the modal shift concepts were analysed.
• Planned infrastructure projects in the Lusatian and Central German coalfields were included.
• Scenarios were developed that depict a projection of future market conditions.
• Value creation potential through the expansion of existing or establishment of additional transport mode interfaces with integrated logistics facilities (e.g. intermodal terminals, railports, freight villages) was identified and it was investigated whether there is a need to expand the Saxon terminal locations.

Link to the study "VerMoL-PoSt"

Study "Logistics in the innovation region - an analysis of needs and potential"
(in cooperation with LNC LogisticNetwork Consultants GmbH and to-be-now-logistics-research-gmbh)

Metropolregion Mitteldeutschland/

Scope of services:

• Updating the results of the study on the Saxony logistics market
• Expansion of the geographical area of investigation to include the innovation region of Central Germany (Central German lignite mining area), 3 federal states
• Consideration of the aspects of structural change

Scope of services:

• Determination of parcel volumes in the entire city area
• Focus study in the Striesen and Neustadt districts
• Locations for loading zones
• Locations for provider-neutral parcel stations
• Concept for micro depots in combination with cargo bikes
• Preparation of the funding application for the first micro depot in Dresden-Neustadt

Scope of services:

• Analysing the flow of goods
• Company interviews
• Operational concept and profitability assessment for new rail freight transport services
• Implementation concept (roadmap)

Scope of services:

• Analysing the flow of goods
• Company interviews
• Operational concept and profitability assessment for new rail freight transport services
• Implementation concept (roadmap)

Scope of services:

• Evaluation of the economic viability of an alternative connection to the port of Schwedt and the paper mill as part of the construction measures for the DB expansion line Angermünde-Stettin
• Determination of existing freight volumes and potential (data collection and evaluation)
• Business and operator model, funding opportunities
• Profitability analysis (cost/revenue calculation)
• Development of an implementation concept (roadmap)

Scope of services:

Investigation of the technical and economic feasibility of a new transport offer in combined transport (CT) rail - road, which aims to shift road freight transport between Poland and Saxony as well as other routes to rail.

Transhipment terminals located further west were also included (extended modal shift effect). The variants analysed accordingly were underpinned with specific technical and economic parameters, which were transferred into feasible operating concepts for the new transport route. In addition to ISO containers, swap bodies and cranable trailers, solutions for non-cranable trailers were also considered and solutions for accompanied CT (rolling motorway) were included.

Scope of services:

• Comprehensive analysis of the current situation including company survey and stakeholder interviews
• Identification of potential in the areas of internationalisation, investment, innovation, digitalisation and growth
• Labour and skilled labour situation
• Education, research and transfer
• Saxony as a logistics location (infrastructure, space, accessibility, modal split)
• Analysis of multimodal access points (public loading points)
• Project management of the joint project

Link to the study

Scope of services:

LUB Consulting GmbH supports the Saxon State Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development in dealing with issues relating to the Trans-European Transport Network, the Orient/EastMed core network corridor and the planned new Dresden-Prague railway line (including analyses, technical concepts and recommendations for action).

Scope of services:

In the field of rail freight transport, there is a diverse funding landscape at federal and state level. However, the transparency of funding opportunities is not immediately apparent to most freight transport stakeholders.

In order to make it easier for interested companies or local authorities to access funding in specific cases and thus make the realisation of projects possible in the first place, the NVBW would like to offer these companies initial advice from a qualified consultancy firm. LUB Consulting GmbH was selected through a tendering process to carry out these initial consultations.

Scope of services:

• Project management for lead partner Saxon State Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development, coordination of 10 partners from Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia and Italy
• Analysis of innovative mobility services and existing stop infrastructure in border regions for cross-border public transport
• Strategy for involving stakeholders, e.g. in workshops
• Support in drawing up investment plans for future public mobility hubs
• Open journey planner (OJP), digital standards for cross-border transport, establishment of project bus routes

Further information can be found here.

Scope of services:

Creation of the LEADER development concept for the Vogtland LEADER region for the 2023 to 2027 funding period

Scope of services:

As part of the EU Interreg project "REIF", a feasibility study was carried out with an action and implementation concept for the reactivation of freight and passenger transport on the Ohratal railway, including a cost estimate. The aim was to support the upgrading of existing railway infrastructure, some of which is no longer in operation, in order to improve the development and connection of the European freight transport corridors.

The roadmap developed for the Ohratalbahn pilot project is intended to provide a basis for action, on the basis of which the feasibility of revitalising disused railway lines for freight transport can be examined in a practical manner and corresponding instructions for action can be drawn up.

New Railway Line Dresden - Prague EGTC

Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe GmbH

Scope of services:

• Establishment of a working group consisting of logistics hubs (ports, freight villages, etc.) and rail operators
• Preparing the content and organising the working group meetings
• Carrying out analyses in the catchment area of the OEM corridor with a geographical focus on the Rostock - Saxony - Ústí district section
• Derivation of an operational concept
• Preparation of the implementation concept (roadmap)

New Railway Line Dresden - Prague EGTC

Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe GmbH

Scope of services:

• Evaluation of studies on the TEN-T core network corridor Orient/Eastern Mediterranean
• Carrying out regional analyses and potential studies along the corridor
• Feasibility studies for new transport services in combined and wagonload transport by rail
• Consultancy support for the implementation of new transport services
• Project administration

Scope of services:

LUB Consulting GmbH supported the Saxon State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport in its role as lead partner in the project. The project was supported by the Central Europe Programme of the European Union. Nine partners from five countries were working on solutions to improve cross-border connections in passenger transport. The focus was on two border regions: One is the border triangle consisting of Saxony, Lower Silesia in Poland and the Liberec region in the Czech Republic. The second research region is located on the border between Carinthia and Slovenia.

Scope of services:

As part of the Free State of Saxony - Czech Republic 2014-2020 cooperation programme, the transport and socio-economic effects of the planned new Dresden - Prague rail line on the immediate Czech-Saxon border region were examined.

Scope of services: 

• Participation in project management, e.g. setting up and maintaining a project website
• Recording key economic data to determine the benefits
• Creating a business/operator model
• Participation in setting up a simulation model
• Conducting interviews and research regarding the approval processes
• Survey and evaluation of the traffic impact of the test operation on traffic flow at the Bremen freight village
• Support for the audit/acceptance by KBA and the City of Bremen
• Preparation for operational use: e.g. testing applicability in other freight villages, ‘AUTOGVZ’ toolbox

Further information can be found on the project website and on the website of the Federal Ministry for Transport.

Scope of services:

• Discussion of stakeholder groups, preparation of a stakeholder analysis
• Analysis of the current situation regarding public loading sites in Germany
• Determination of demand and technical and organisational requirements for public loading sites based on an economic and geographical analysis
• Exploration: planning and implementation of five transports in real operation using public loading sites, analysis of the problems encountered
• Conducting a market and future analysis with regard to multimodal freight terminals in Germany
• Derivation of recommendations for action

Scope of services:

Under the project acronym SMALO, a digital further training portal is being created to meet the existing and future further training needs of employees in logistics. SMALO supports both employees and companies in their search for suitable training programmes. Suitable training programmes are compiled into individual and flexible learning paths using AI-supported processes.

Scope of services:

• Sub-project of the joint project "Maritime Regional Network for Integrative Digital Working and Learning" (MARIDAL) of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• Implementation of scenario analyses
• Survey of companies
• Identification of changes in the work process
• Identification of new task content and skills profiles

Scope of services:

LUB Consulting GmbH was the coordinator of the joint research project. Together with the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau and the practice partners Emons-Rail-Cargo GmbH and Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe GmbH, the project analysed the operating conditions of electric vehicles on the last mile of the intermodal transport chain in Saxon intermodal terminals. The aim of the project was the development and practical transfer of a decision support tool for the procurement and economic operation of trucks with electric drives. Associated partners were GVZ-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Dresden mbH and Deutsche GVZ-Gesellschaft mbH.

Scope of services:

The aim of the "AutoTruck" research project was to demonstrate the flexible, driverless operation of a distribution lorry (15-18 t) in defined complex automation zones with an urban character.

Following the development of the mission planning, the vehicle was demonstrated on the premises of Emons Spedition and the GVZ Dresden. Among other things, LUB supported Emons Spedition in

• the definition of test scenarios,
• the realisation of fully automated missions,
• evaluating the demonstration and
• deriving suggestions for expanding the approach.