NRW sets the course for the logistics year 2026

On 23 January, at the annual kick-off of the Competence Network Logistics.NRW in the Hamm Innovation Centre, the starting signal for the logistics year 2026.

The fact that NRW is a leading logistics location in Europe was also emphasised by Minister of Economic Affairs Mona Neubaur. The country is making targeted investments in physical and digital infrastructures. With the aim of making logistics more resilient, sustainable and future-proof.

An honest look at the current situation Peter Abelmann (LOG-IT Club e.V.) with the new NRW Logistics Index: the mood is subdued: Rising costs and falling investments characterise the picture. At the same time, the pressure to operate more innovatively and efficiently is growing.

In the trialogue „Outlook for the logistics year 2026“ discussed Ralf Düster (Rhenus Group), Horst Kottmeyer (VVWL NRW) and Gökay Bostanci (NEW YORKER) the biggest challenges: from the shortage of skilled labour, to prices that exceed expectations, to the question of how supply chains can be designed to be sustainable and crisis-proof.the tenor: logistics in NRW is strong, adaptable, networked and ready to develop solutions together.

 

For us in the TechnologieZentrumDortmund is clear: logistics is not just infrastructure - it is a cross-sectional technology, key industry and driver of innovation. Whether in production, biomedicine, IT or retail. That is why we are actively shaping it: through our competence centres, with our start-ups, partners and a strong ecosystem.