AVATAR - Visit of DHL's solar boat parcel delivery service in Berlin

18 January 2023 - Published by Tom Pauwels

AVATAR project partners LIHH and OHB visited DHL's solar boat parcel delivery service in Berlin.

AVATAR Interreg North Sea Region project partners Logistics Initiative Hamburg and OHB had recently the chance to visit Berlin for a study visit of Deutsche Post und DHL's recently established city freight solution for parcel delivery in Berlin. Since October 2022, DHL is operating a solar vessel to transport parcels. The vessel, sized 10.5 x 2.5 metres transports around 300 parcels per day from one of the distribution centres to Berlin's Westhafen. From there, the parcels are distributed with e-cargo bikes to living districts nearby.

Based on the conceptual work on use cases and business cases that are being achieved in AVATAR, this will now also be piloted in another German city Hamburg. The AVATAR vessel, being built during the AVATAR project, will be piloted in Hamburg in the upcoming years. This is made possible through the follow-up project DECARBOMILE, in which both AVATAR partners Logistics Initiative Hamburg and OHB are continuing their transnational cooperation.

The visit took place on 11.01.2023.

To learn more about the city freight solution for parcel delivery in Berlin, also visit: https://lnkd.in/gyyx2VWV

See also the AVATAR Linkedin message here.

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