DB Schenker signs record-breaking commitment to Cathay’s Corporate SAF Programme

DB Schenker is the latest member of the air-cargo community to join Cathay’s Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme. With its commitment to reducing its carbon emissions through the programme, DB Schenker has become the biggest contributor to the scheme to date. The Corporate SAF Programme was established in 2022 to help tackle climate change. […]

DB Schenker appoints new CEO for UK & Ireland

DB Schenker appoints new CEO for UK & Ireland

DB Schenker has appointed Aaron Scott as chief executive of its UK and Ireland business. Scott will replace Ray Hennessy, who is retiring after eight years in the role. Aaron Scott joined the company in 2021 and additionally holds the position of executive vice president of contract logistics for region Europe. READ: IATA named leaders […]

DB Schenker launches onboard courier service

DB Schenker has introduced a standardised onboard courier (OBC) service for customers needing urgent courier service solutions for small and high-value shipments.  The logistics company has set up an OBC service team that operates from three continents to guarantee 24/7 availability for OBC requests. READ: Siemens Logistics develops innovative and sustainable technologies further The new […]

DB Schenker invests in Ireland

DB Schenker has successfully completed three of its four major development projects to provide larger, state-of-the-art operations in Ireland. As part of a €94M investment in new facilities across the country, sites at Shannon (County Clare), Leixlip (County Kildare) and Baldonnel (County Dublin) are now complete and fully operational. An additional new facility in Dublin […]

DB Schenker detection dogs have a nose for prohibited items

DB Schenker in the UK is using free running explosive detection dogs on a daily basis to detect prohibited items from certain airfreight shipments. The dogs trained to screen cargo are from a variety of breeds and chosen specifically for their sense of smell and include Spaniels, Labradors, German Shepherd or Golden Retrievers. The highly […]

DB Schenker launches dual Supply Chain Apprenticeship programme

DB Schenker is launching a training program in the USA for the next generation of logistics professionals, modelled on the internationally respected German dual training system. Starting at the end of August, sixteen students will be working toward a degree of Freight Forwarding Coordinator at eight different stations within the company’s Chicago site. At the same […]

DB Schenker triples capacity at Glasgow Airport

DB Schenker in the UK and Ireland has expanded and enhanced its capabilities in Scotland with the opening of a new facility at Glasgow. The new site is the result of significant investment in the Central belt area and will provide regional customers with a much wider scope of services than its previous site. The […]

Stephanie Wulf appointed as DB Schenker’s new global CPO

The Supervisory Board of Schenker AG has appointed Stephanie Wulf as the Member of the Board of Management for People and Organisation (CPO). She will assume her new role on 1st January 2024. Stephanie Wulf holds a degree in Public Administration and completed the German Second State Law Exam. She started her career at the German […]

DB Schenker opens a new warehouse in the capital area of Finland

DB Schenker, one of the world’s leading global logistics service providers, is to open new warehouse facilities in Ilvesvuori, Nurmijärvi. The 25,600 sq m Nurmijärvi Distribution Center – NDC – at Ilvesvuorentie 8 has been built in accordance with the BREEAM Very Good sustainability certificate and uses, among other things, geothermal heat and energy produced […]

DB Schenker Korea opens global distribution and logistics centre in Incheon

DB Schenker Korea has announced further investment for customers in Northeast Asia. The newly opened KLC 2 warehouse, strategically located inside the Incheon Free Economic Zone in South Korea, offers more than 40,000 square meters of storage space and features TAPA A, LEED GOLD certification, and adhered to NFPA standards, in addition to superior quality […]

DB Schenker generates highest profit in its history

Deutsche Bahn Group (DB) has reported positive figures again. Despite burdens faced in the passenger transport due to the impact of Covid-19, the war in Ukraine and a steep rise in inflation, DB Group closed the 2022 financial year with a clear operating profit. Operating profit (adjusted EBIT) improved in comparison to 2021, which was […]

DB Schenker implements groundbreaking automated e-commerce logistics hub in Spain

DB Schenker, a leading supply chain management and logistics service provider, has begun operations at one of the largest automated e-commerce facilities servicing its retail customers in Spain, Portugal and France.  Operations in the 50,000 m2 state-of-the-art warehouse in Guadalajara have started with 150 employees on newly created jobs, more than 200 robots and an optimized […]

DB Supervisory Board prepares for sale of DB Schenker

The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) has assigned DB’s Management Board the task of examining and preparing the case for a potential sale of up to 100% of its shares in DB Schenker. “Decisions as to the categorical initiation of a divestment process and the form any sale may take will be made […]

DB Schenker launches CO2-neutral air freight worldwide

DB Schenker is expanding its portfolio of climate-friendly logistics solutions, opening the next chapter in green transport in air freight. Customers now have the option of choosing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for their air transportation from any airport in the world, regardless of aircraft type and airline. By allocating the biofuel accordingly, it is possible […]

DB Schenker to open high-tech logistics centre in the Czech Republic

DB Schenker opens new facility

DB Schenker will be opening a new site in the Czech Republic region next year. The highly automated fulfilment warehouse will expand the company’s logistics capacities and shortens delivery times. Along with retail operations, the new distribution centre will also manage B2C e-commerce activities, including an extensive value added services area addressing the demand for […]

DB Schenker sets the course for the future with two new board members

DB Schenker is preparing its leadership team for the future, with two international top managers set to join the management board. Hessel Verhage, originally from the Netherlands, has driven the company’s development as executive vice president for global strategy and transformation at Schenker. As of 1st November, he will move to the management board, where […]

DB Schenker on track for growth

DB Schenker opens new facility

DB Schenker has moved into a new, sustainable cross-dock terminal in the greater Ulm area at the Herbrechtingen premise. DB Schenker serves numerous customers in the economic region, particularly from the food industry, the building materials industry and mechanical engineering. At the same time, Ulm is an important hub in DB Schenker’s high-performance European land […]

DB Schenker launches its first charter flights between Europe and South America

Taking off this week, DB Schenker offers additional charter capacities across the Atlantic. The new route starts from the Netherlands and reaches Brazil after two stopovers in the USA. In South America, direct connections to Argentina and Chile are available. The weekly freight charter flight provides 50 tons of capacity and expands DB Schenker’s growing […]

DB Schenker celebrates 50th eco warehouse opening

DB Schenker, one of the world’s leading global logistics providers, has reopened a sustainable logistics terminal in Tilburg in the Netherlands. After undergoing a modernisation in 2021, the terminal has now been awarded by Deutsche Bahn as the 50th eco warehouse for DB Schenker. Eco warehouses are part of an integrated concept developed by DB […]

DB Schenker opens new sustainable terminal in Finland

DB Schenker has opened a new, highly sustainable cargo terminal in Finland for the Tampere region. With this terminal, which is located in nearby Lempäälä, DB Schenker is significantly expanding its green distribution services in Finland. Five fully electric trucks will soon begin operating in Lempäälä and serve Tampere’s city center. Except in winter, the […]

DB Schenker heads into 150th anniversary year

DB Schenker heads into 150th anniversary year

From horse-drawn carriage to freighter drones: In 2022, DB Schenker celebrates its 150th corporate anniversary. Building on extensive experience in supply chain management, the Germany-headquartered company has long become one of the world’s leading logistics service providers. 2022 marked the kick-off into the anniversary year with a multitude of external and internal festivities, underlining DB […]

Atlas Air extends agreement with DB Schenker

Atlas Air extends agreement with DB Schenker

Atlas Air, Inc., has announced an extension of its partnership with Schenker Flight Services GmbH (DB Schenker) to provide transpacific service. Atlas Air’s relationship with DB Schenker includes supporting its global network by providing charter capacity service. The new arrangement builds on an agreement Atlas Air reached with DB Schenker in 2020, and extends the […]

DB Schenker acquires Vähälä Logistics

DB Schenker opens new facility

DB Schenker acquires Vähälä Logistics. DB Schenker is continuing on its course of growth in Finland. Five terminals and more than 260 employees are now joining the network of the leading logistics provider in northern Europe, as DB Schenker in Finland has concluded an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Vähälä Logistics Oy […]

DB Schenker invests in Volocopter

Together, the urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter and global logistics service provider DB Schenker are developing solutions for the fast and emission-free transport of goods. Today, Volocopter’s heavy-lift drone was presented to German federal politicians for the first time. At the National Aviation Conference at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, numerous politicians and representatives from the aviation […]

Antonov and DB Schenker transport aircraft parts

Antonov Airlines has transported parts for an aircraft in cooperation with DB Schenker Brazil from Viracopos, Brazil to Miami, USA, with one week’s notice for planning and executing the project. The cargo was dismantled into consignments with dimensions that met the AN-124-100 aircraft specifications filling six wooden crates. They included 15 m long wing sections […]

DB Schenker & Lufthansa Cargo show commitment to sustainability

On Wednesday, a Lufthansa Cargo freighter took off for the first time with a special design: The lettering “Flying 100% CO2 neutral powered by DB Schenker” and an illustration of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) highlight the joint mission of Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker. Both companies have been working together on climate protection for ten […]

DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo launch regular CO2-neutral freighter flights

Air freight can now be transported with zero carbon dioxide tailpipe emissions: DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo launched the first regular carbon neutral cargo flight connection in history this Thursday. With the take-off of a Boeing 777F at 9.14 a.m. local time today, the companies kicked off weekly flights between Frankfurt and Shanghai Pudong, where […]

DB Schenker opens solar-powered Dubai hub

DB Schenker has opened its first fully solar-powered logistics centre in Dubai South, next to Al Maktoum International Airport. The 33,000 sq m logistics centre, DLC II will become the central hub in the Middle East for DB Schenker’s customers including Unilever. After a successful first collaboration in Saudi Arabia, DB Schenker and Unilever officially […]

DB Schenker signs up to Western Sydney Aerotropolis

DB Schenker has signed up as a foundation partner of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis at Western Sydney Airport. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Berlin, Germany by Gladys Berejiklian, premier of the state of New South Wales and Alexander Doll, chairman of the supervisory board of DB Schenker. By signing the MoU, DB […]

DB Schenker 4.0 Shipping Portal opens in the US

DB Schenker opens new facility

A year after its launch in Europe, DB Schenker is opening its 4.0 Shipping Portal to customers in the US. The portal offers shippers a more user-friendly interface for booking and managing shipments. It goes beyond the eSchenker platform, allowing shippers to get a quote for an air or ocean shipment, book and track the […]

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