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August 1st, 2012
eFreight - Lufthansa and SDV Geis go paperless
The eFreight project launched by IATA in 2007 aims to take paper documents in use in the air cargo industry out of the entire supply chain and to replace them with standardised electronic messages.
April 30th, 2011
A 200 tons transformer in hover mode
Beginning of January 2011 the SDV Projects team reviewed intensively possibilities to ship a heavy load transformer. On 18th April the actual transport took place:
January 21st, 2011
Protests in Tunisia affect air traffic
Because of the political situation in Tunisia various airfreight carriers have adjourned flights or at least stopped the transport of goods.
September 7th, 2010
Incoterms 2010
The new Incoterms 2010 will come into effect on 1 January 2011.
February 4th, 2010
Shipment of air plane segments to Dresden’s airport
On of the leading European air craft manufacturer has transported two segments of the new military air craft series A400M to Dresden. Geis SDV organized the complex offloading of a cockpit and a fuselage part of the air plane.
January 8th, 2010
The last journey of a therapeutical radiation source
Even radiation sources have to be recycled one day. Our customer, a specialist for the recycling of radiation sources, has the know-how to utilize and Geis SDV the necessary expertise for handling such a transport.
December 17th, 2009
Thousands of tonnes right across Pakistan
11 diesel engines weighing 320 tonnes each, 28 heavy components with an individual weight of between 60 and 90 tonnes, and around 30,000 tonnes of freight - all items destined for use in a future power plant in near Lahore.
November 26th, 2009
A surprise in Africa
Shipping goods from Kenya to Zimbabwe is normally routine work for Geis SDV. However, when one shipment contained 21 tonnes of medical materials, things took an unexpected turn.
August 14th, 2009
A cement mill from Poland to Russia
Dismantling machines and plants, transporting them to a new destination, and setting them up again is all routine work for the experts at SDV Projects (a wholly owned subsidiary of Geis SDV).
July 10th, 2009
A 115-tonne charter load
When Geis SDV shipped an entire compressor unit and accessories from Frankfurt-Hahn to the US city of Raleigh (North Carolina) in June, the shipment consisted of no less than 30 packages. To convey the largest part, a turbine, Geis SDV specially chartered
August 1st, 2008
Aerospace logistics for N3 Engine Overhaul Services
Aerospace company N3 Engine Overhaul Services (N3 EOS) opts for the aerospace skills of Geis SDV and TSG. The order: worldwide imports and exports via air freight, and Germany- and Europe-wide road transportation.
April 24th, 2007
Geis Group at the transport logistic fair
Geis Group will be an exhibitor at the international transport logistic trade fair from June 12th to 15th in Munich. You will find the Geis stand (113/214) in Hall A5.
April 1st, 2007
Medicine shuttle for TB patients
Tuberculosis, an infectious disease, can be cured - if the patient receives the right medication as quickly as possible. Geis SDV ensures that a lot of people affected by the disease receive help.
March 1st, 2007
Geis SDV puts fashion on the move
Anniversary: Geis SDV has been organising textile imports from Asia, mostly from Hong Kong and Shanghai, for René Lezard, the premium fashion brand.
November 1st, 2006
Geis SDV at the Medica
No matter if it was international transports for medical technology, diagnostics, radioactive materials or medicines - Geis SDV's tailored transport and logistics solutions for the healthcare sector were well-received by the trade visitors at the MEDICA!
October 1st, 2006
Airtec premiere
AIRTEC, the new international trade fair for aerospace suppliers, opened in Frankfurt am Main last October - Geis SDV was there among the 500 exhibitors from a total of 22 countries.
September 1st, 2006
A career at Geis Group - 67 new trainees
This year, a total of 67 new trainees at Geis locations from Hamburg to Munich are laying the foundation for a successful professional future.
August 1st, 2006
High-tech boats shipped safely across Europe
Heavy freight for SDV Projects: this summer, the project logistics specialists at Geis Group transported two sailing yachts measuring 25 metres each and weighing 24 tons from Valencia to Kiel.
May 1st, 2006
Geis SDV unloaded "Egypt's sunken treasures"
The Geis SDV team in Berlin handled a very special type of freight in April: art objects from the sunken Egyptian city of Herakleion landed at Schönefeld Airport in a Beluga.
February 1st, 2006
Africa Cup: complete air freight handling for Puma
At the beginning of this year and on behalf of Puma, the sports article manufacturer, Geis SDV GmbH's Nuremberg branch carried out the entire air freight handling of Puma equipment for the Africa Cup of Nations.
January 1st, 2006
Geis SDV Munich: Special export packing service
At its Munich location, Geis SDV GmbH offers its customers complete logistics solutions for air and sea freight. One of the special areas of the Munich branch is export packing.