PublicSeptember 9, 2026

FreightSim 2026 – 4th International Symposium on MATSim

The 4th FreightSim symposium, jointly organized by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) – Institute of Transport Research and Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), will bring together researchers, practitioners, public authority representatives and industry experts to share the latest advances in microscopic, behavior based freight transport and logistics simulation.

Container Port
At a port, containers are loaded onto a ship by cranes.
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Thorben Wengert/PIXELIO

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Location
DLR Institute of Transport Research, Rudower Chaussee 7, 12489 Berlin, Germany

Key topics include MATSim (Multi-Agent Freight Transport Simulation) and its freight plugins, and the state‑of‑the‑practice modelling of decision layers such as fleet composition, vehicle routing, and facility‑location. The event is open to all disciplines involved in logistics, spatial and transport planning, and transport economics.

Contact

Team der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

Communication & Press
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Transport Research
Institutional and Strategic Planning
Rudower Chaussee 7, 12489 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 67055 8079