Transport, Mobility and Logistics: a Major Cluster

Five high-growth industries make up the Transport, Mobility and Logistics cluster:

• Automotive — Practically every vehicle out and about on Germany’s roads incorporate parts made in Brandenburg.
• Logistics — The region is one of the top three logistics locations in Germany.
• Aeronautics — Brandenburg counts among Europe’s main developers of state-of-the-art aircraft turbines.
• Railway engineering — The biggest companies in the industry call Brandenburg home.
• Intelligent transport systems — In the German Capital Region, major differences between cities and rural areas cater for the best innovation climate.

Compared to other regions, Berlin-Brandenburg’s transport, mobility and logistics industries stands out on account of their interdisciplinary characteristics and the importance of intermodal transport. Consequently, the cluster’s development potential lies in the collaboration between the various industries. The German Capital Region plays a pioneering role in the field.

Berlin-Brandenburg is:

• at the cutting edge of railway engineering in Europe
• Europe’s most modern transport management location
• Germany’s leader as regards intermodal freight and passenger transport
• a major market for electromobility solutions (electric cars/eMO agency)
• a test field for future-oriented drive engineering, thus boosting the region’s development expertise
• third among Germany’s aerospace regions

automotive BerlinBrandenburg e.V. (aBB)
Main objectives of the network:

• Preserving and developing the industry’s viability and competitive edge
• Consolidating and broadening the industry’s added value
• Sharpening the profile of the German Capital Region as an automotive location and increasing the visibility of its production and innovative expertise

Priorities:

• Development of an efficient supplier network
• Development of a location marketing strategy

The network has seven members and 63 associated members.

BBAA - Berlin-Brandenburg Aerospace Alliance e.V.
Main objectives of the network:

• Preserving and developing the viability and competitive edge of the German Capital Region’s aeronautics industry
• Consolidating and broadening the industry’s added value
• Sharpening the profile of the German Capital Region as an aeronautics location and increasing the visibility of its production and innovative expertise
• Using the potential of the region’s business and scientific expertise in the development and operation of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
• Securing the long-term availability of a skilled workforce

Priorities:

• Communication and cooperation among the actors of the region’s aeronautics industry
• Securing the availability of a skilled workforce
• Promoting innovative partnerships among the network members
• Supply and excellence consortium for jet engineering
• Support for the Metal and Lightweight Construction networks in Berlin and Brandenburg
• Collaboration with other networks and interest groups
• Dialogue with the Russian aeronautics and aerospace industry
• Development of the MATNET/Airport of the Future project
• EASC Schönhagen (European Aviation Security Centre at Schönhagen airfield)
• Virtual Flight Academy
• Aviation theme park at the former Tempelhof Airport

CURPAS e.V. - Civil Use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
Civil use of unmanned aircraft systems (drones)

With over 60 members across Germany, the collaborative network makes a key contribution to establishing the topic of “civil use of remotely piloted aircraft systems” in the German Capital Region and driving economic development of this young and upcoming sector.

Key objectives of the GRW* network:
(*Improvement of Regional Economic Structure)

• Promotion of the civil use, development and research of unmanned systems (particularly aircraft)
• Initiation of innovative projects, supporting the development of national and international R&D requests
• Supporting potential users, with a view to developing new application scenarios
• Supporting companies and academic institutions in identifying suitable development and project partners
• Addressing standardisation topics to support dynamic market development
• Collaborations with other associations and institutions interested in UAS, such as UAS Denmark, memberships of working groups of the UAV advisory board, membership of GEOkomm e.V., membership of UVS International
• Establishment of a centre of expertise for autonomous transport in Berlin-Brandenburg

ITS Berlin-Brandenburg Association
Founded in 2013, the mission of ITS Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. is to represent the interests of regional ITS players in implementing intelligent transport systems on the national and international levels. It can potentially take on the role of the regional network for the sector in the medium term.

LogistikNetz Berlin-Brandenburg (LNBB)
Main objectives of the GRW network:

• Profiling the logistics industry within the region and beyond
• Underscoring the assets of the Berlin-Brandenburg logistics location on the national and international markets
• Pooling expertise in the logistics industry
• Optimising the infrastructural and administrative procedures

Priorities:

• Location marketing
• Supporting the members’ canvassing and PR activities to boost their competitive edge
• Single-source expert support for the following tasks:
  • planning, financing and development of logistics centres
  • development of professional solutions for distribution, storage, terminals and transport
  • knowledge transfer and consulting
• Suggestions to improve the collaboration between companies, facilities and regional players
• Developing information networks and promoting innovation transfer between members and business-related facilities
• Interregional collaboration

Number of network members: 65 (December 2016)

TelematicsPRO e.V.
Open to the entire ITS sector, the TelematicsPRO e.V. network is active Germany-wide. The association encompasses a major share of the Berlin-Brandenburg region's ITS community.

Further Networks:

• Verband Verkehr und Logistik Berlin und Brandenburg