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Vehicle availability Christmas and New Year 2022/2023 The year 2022 is coming to an end and, as in previous years, the upcoming holidays will require early planning by all parties involved. Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to inform you that we will...

Price Development Freight Prices Intermodal 2023 The current special economic-political situation in Europe, has substantial and drastic effects on the price formation of the railroad lines. The current Europe-wide explosion of energy prices, as well as inflation have...

The cooperation between Sumitomo Chemical Europe and SCHMIDT Belgium, which began in 2012, has recently been extended until May 31, 2029. In this context, the SCHMIDT branch in Antwerp has taken over the exclusive handling of all containers arriving at the port of...

National holiday in the UK on September 19 due to funeral of Queen Elizabeth II Because of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, September 19, 2022, is to become a national holiday throughout Great Britain.This was announced by Buckingham Palace. Due to this, all ports...

As has been the case for several years, our customer DOW has recognized the efforts of the SCHMIDT Group with regard to the 4STAR principles of service, safety, social responsibility and sustainability. DOW says about SCHMIDT and the award: "Your dedication kept us...

The ECTA (European Chemical Transport Association) position paper, which can be viewed via the link below, was drawn up within the framework of a task force set up to combat the shortage of truck drivers. At the same time, another working group consisting of members...

SCHMIDT as one of the leading dry bulk logistics companies in Europe, headquartered in Heilbronn, Germany has signed an MOU with Repono. A vanguard petrochemical and oil terminalling company, Repono provides Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services for warehouses...

  The Ukraine conflict and the mobilization called there will probably also have an impact on current business at SCHMIDT. In connection with the call-up of Ukrainian conscripts and reservists, it can be assumed that a significant proportion of the Polish truck...

SCHMIDT Ibérica has successfully completed the regular SQAS assessments, which take place every three years. In all assessed SQAS-areas (transport service, cleaning and warehouse) significant improvements have been achived. This once again documents the excellent...

AAs reported, SCHMIDT has expanded the storage capacity at Tarragona, Spain. In cooperation with LyondellBasell, 32 new silos with a total capacity of 8,000 tons for the storage of plastic granules went into operation in November. So it is no longer necessary to store...

Analogous to the increasing shortage of transport capacity, a comparable trend can also be seen in the SCHMIDT Group's silo facilities. In conjunction with seasonal influences, the approx. 1,400 high silos at the various European branches are almost fully occupied. A...

In mid-October 2021, the SCHMIDT branch in Langweid-Foret expanded its service portfolio with a fully automatic slitting system. The machine has an output of 20 to / h and slits 25 kg bags. Various products can be slotted (PP, PE, PET, ABS etc.) and poured directly...

News about EU-Mobility Package at SCHMIDT: LINK

Granulate separation pits in logistics systems have previously had to be cleaned extensively. In order to replace the often expensive pumps used for this, a suction device is used for the first time at SCHMIDT Hürth. Developed there, the device works independently...

Dow Europe GmbH, one of the long-standing customers of the SCHMIDT Group, invites suppliers and freight forwarders to an award ceremony every year as part of its “4STAR” sustainability offensive. At the virtual event this year, SCHMIDT was again congratulated with an...

The initiatives undertaken by the SCHMIDT-Group in the context of progressive digitalisation have reached a new milestone. The project initiated under the auspices of ECTA (European Chemical Transport Organisation) for the paperless creation of cleaning certificates...

The SCHMIDT-driven location of our customer Kemya in Al Jubail has completed one million safe man-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI) on May 3rd, 2021. Congratulation to the team on site for more than 2.5 years of safe work.

From December 2020 until end of April 2021, all onboard-units (tablets) of our trucks’ telematics systems have been changed. This has been done, as the new devices will cover several additional functions: They will be used as navigation systems with life traffic...

Last year the SCHMIDT location in the harbor of Antwerp nearly doubled its size to 50,000 m2. The first step of the extension is finished, early March 2021 six new silo towers (each 340 m3) have been added to the existing silo battery. Additionally in August the...

After intensive negotiations, our colleagues from SCHMIDT ME have succeeded in renewing the contract with Kemya in Al Jubail expired end of 2020. The customer especially pointed out SCHMIDT’s long lasting positive service readiness and fulfillment of quality and...

In a letter dated January 12, 2021, the organizers of “transport logistic 2021” have informed all exhibitors, that the fair will not take place. Instead of this, an online conference will be realized from May 4 to 6, 2021. According to the letter of Messe München the...

We are pleased that together with Lineas, we can further intensify intermodal traffic in Langweid-Foret. Thanks to the new Lineas Xpress-train service we are making the SCHMIDT branch in Langweid -Foret available to other companies and enable them to shift their goods...

In the course of the regular call for tenders at the Enzersdorf site we successfully extended, for a further three-year contractual term, the collaboration with Borealis that has existed since 2000. At present Borealis volume ranges up to 80,000 tons per year....

For the first time a gantry crane has been built for a container terminal in the SCHMIDT Group - At Hamm-Uentrop. Since August 2020 the gantry crane is up and running. Lift hight is 12.7 m, which allows three containers to be stacked. Working radius to load trucks and...

Due to corona crisis the demand for „typical“ transports carried out by Karl Schmidt Spedition (plastic granules) dropped. To cope with at the same time rising demands for feed transports the existing GMP+ certificate (since 2008) has been extended to the fleet of...

We would like to inform you, that Dr. Wolfgang Hoppmann, former Head of Engineering and manager for SCHMIDT ME, has left the company, effective from September 3rd, 2020. The decision was made owing to a different view regarding the strategic direction of the company....

Early June 2020 SCHMIDT received again the „Silver 4 STAR Certificate“ from DOW. DOW assesses involved parties of their supply chain in their “4 STAR pillars”: Safety, Service, Sustainability and Social Responsibility. Parameters from different areas are used for the...

With a new vehicle concept SCHMIDT contributes to sustainability in traffic. Last year it was decided to employ a natural gas operated SCANIA truck for transports of “Nippon Gase”. For the first time the vehicle has been equipped with a hydroment system. As on both...

The ongoing spread of the new Corona-Virus creates uncertainties in many areas - At home, on the road, at the job. Hygiene measures are now important - With consequences also for the truck fleet. Which details truck fleet owners need to consider for disinfection of...

WIDMANN GASE New customerIn the context of an invitation to a tender, SCHMIDT gas transports was able to gain the new customer Widmann Gase GmbH at the beginning of 2020 for the next four years. Like SCHMIDT, the Widmann firm is a family-run company founded in Ulm in...

Relocation The two SCHMIDT-subsidiaries France and Great Britain move to new premises. New postal addresses are: Great Britain: KARL SCHMIDT U.K. Ltd., Suite B3, Simms Cross Business HUB, Widnes Road, Widnes Cheshire, WA8 6AX, UK. France: SCHMIDT France SARL, Rue...

Considerably realignment Due to current circumstances, the SCHMIDT-location (founded 2015 for gas transports) at Slovakian capital Bratislava will be realigned. Transformation Facing further need for silo truck capacities from customers’ side SCHMIDT has decided to...

The joint venture between the companies W. Wüst GmbH & Co. KG and Karl Schmidt Spedition GmbH & Co. KG for KTHN (Kombi Terminal Heilbronn) has included another partner: CDN (Container Depot Nürnberg GmbH), acting for IGS Hamburg. From April, 1st, 2020...

  For the location Kstovo/Russia the tender of our customer Rusvinyl has been successfully finished. Put into operation in 2013 by SCHMIDT the facility furthermore will be run by the regional team of KSS RUS for the next five years. At the complex the annual...

Logistics Center for the Polymer Industry and Related Products Opens for Business On October 8 on the premises of the Vorsino Industrial Park in the Kaluga region LLC KSS RUS, a subsidiary of the German Karl Schmidt Spedition GmbH & Co., officially opened its new...

CERTIFICATIONS In April this year, SCHMIDT submitted to and successfully passed the re-certification audit in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2015. For the first time, TÜV Rheinland as certifying body carried out this auditing of service processes, equipment and...

Exciting challenges Effective from July 1, 2019, Mr. David Pettinari is heading SCHMIDT Italia, thus succeeding Mr. Lennart Göller. ReturningMr. Göller, in turn, has taken over the Division ‘International Organization’ for entire SCHMIDT Group. This step takes Mr....

SQAS Warehouse After 10 years SCHMIDT Ibérica again possesses "SQAS warehouse" certificate. With this SCHMIDT Ibérica fulfills Repsol demands. After three days audit SCHMIDT Ibérica reached 85%....

Eighth Show at the 2019 Transport Logistic Fair in MunichSCHMIDT will again attend the upcoming Transport Logistics Fair in Munich as exhibitor.The 17th international trade fair for Logistics, Telematics and Transportation will be held from June 4 through...

New Service at our Cerro Maggiore Location in ItalyAs of now and in cooperation with Optical Sorting – Separation GmbH, the SCHMIDT Cerro Maggiore location in Italy is offering services to separate plastics granulate.The mobile sorting equipment is laid...

SCHMIDT ME RELOCATE THEIR MAIN SITE IN THE U.A.E.Moving from Dubai to Abu Dhabi At the end of July 2017, SCHMIDT Middle East relocated their main facilities from Dubai to Abu Dhabi (Kizad Industrial Zone). At their new location, SCHMIDT ME built and now...

Expanding our Stock of 30‘ Containers – Traffic to the Iberian PeninsulaFor the upcoming year, the SCHMIDT Group has planned to further increase their intermodal traffic by adding another 500 30' box containers to their current fleet of approximately 6000....

New Service Provided by SCHMIDT Frankfurt The SCHMIDT Frankfurt subsidiary now provides - in cooperation with Optical Sorting – Separation GmbH - services to separate plastics granulate. The mobile sorting device is designed for a capacity of 2 tons/hr and...

CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HUBat the Kaluga/Russia Industrial Park At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Anatoliy Artamonov, Governor of the Kaluga Region, Alexey Kozlov, Managing Director of SIBUR, Horst Schmidt, Managing Director of Karl Schmidt...

FOR THE 7TH TIME, SCHMIDT ATTENDED AS EXHIBITORTransport Logistic Fair From May 9 through 12, 2017, the 16th international „Transport Logistics“ trade fair was held in Munich. It ended with yet another record as regards both exhibitors and...

SCHMIDT CORPORATE VIDEONow released Our SCHMIDT Corporate Video has just been completed and can be viewed as of today.This three-minute-video illustrates the extensive Service portfolio of the SCHMDT Group of companies.Click on this link:...

SCHMIDT EXPANDING THEIR TRUCK FLEET Hiring drivers and subcontractors   The satisfaction of our customers over many years and their confidence in SCHMIDT are the reason for our volumes transported to increase steadily. This fact and ever more...

SCHMIDT AND SIBURDesign and procurement contract signed Regarding the already announced project to build a new polyolefin production facility at Tobolsk, both parties officially signed on 6 April 2016 the EP-SS contract at SCHMIDT headquarters / Germany....

LYONDELL BASELL PRESENT THEIR 2015 SAFETY AWARD Distinguishing our Wesseling SCHMIDT-location inside the Knapsack Chemicals Park   In March 2016, the chemical manufacturer LyondellBasell presented the 2015 Safety Award to the SCHMIDT team at the plant...

SCHMIDT SUCCESSFULLY CERTIFIED AS AEO Faster handling of customs   After having been successfully audited, since 8 January 2016 SCHMIDT is the proud owner of its own AEO Certificate (and thus AEO, i.e. Authorized Economic Operator). For owners of this...

CONVERSION OF A NEW ASTRATA TELEMATICS SYSTEM SCHMIDT vehicles equipped with a new telematics system   Due to the discontinuation of the Euteltracs service effective 01/01/2016, the SCHMIDT GROUP fleet of vehicles needed to be equipped with a new...

SCHMIDT MIDDLE EASTTwo new Key Projects started in Abu Dhabi KIZADEnd of May 2015, the ground was broken for a new location of SCHMIDT group inside the „KIZAD“ Khalifa Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi. On an area of about 21,000 m², construction for the first...