17 Aug 2018

Call to switch to alternative drives for delivery services in cities

Association of German Cities (DST)

The Association of German Cities (DST), the German Association of Towns and Municipalities (DStGB), the German Trade Association (HDE) and the Federal Association of Parcel and Express Logistics (BIEK) have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at making package delivery more efficient and environmentally-friendly. The associations agreed to replace conventional delivery vehicles with low-emission alternatives. Globalisation and the growth of online shopping are putting additional stresses on delivery services and cities, it explains. “People in cities do not want to be even more heavily burdened with noise and exhaust fumes,” Helmut Dedy, chief executive of DST, said.

Read the press release in German here and the memorandum of understanding in German here.

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