All DB Schenker articles – Page 4
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InsightsLatin American air cargo recovers with a vengeance
Demand faltered in Latin America during Covid but has bounced back this year and carriers are keen to capitalise, explains Ian Putzger.At the end of October, LATAM Cargo stepped up its freighter flights from Huntsville International Airport in Alabama from one to three weekly frequencies.This came shortly after Latin America’s ...
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DB Schenker set for reorganisation
Freight forwarding giant DB Schenker is planning to restructure in order to "simplify" and "reduce administration costs", according to Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.Following up on reports in the Loadstar, sources confirmed to the German publication that the move would streamline management at individual country level, replacing them with ...
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NewsDB Schenker launches global CO2-neutral airfreight offer
DB Schenker export freight is loaded onto an aircraft in Frankfurt en route to Hong Kong; Image source: (Picture credit: DB Schenker / Mario Arnold)DB Schenker customers can now choose Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for their air transport to anywhere in the world and independent of the type of ...
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NewsDB Schenker’s 3D printing and virtual warehousie for spare parts logistics
Source: DB SchenkerLogistics provider DB Schenker is offering 3D printing and virtual warehousing in what it says will make spare parts supply chains becomes faster, cheaper, and more sustainable.DB Schenker CEO Jochen Thewes said: "We are the first global logistics provider to offer spare parts delivery via 3D printing. Products ...
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REPORTS: Deutsche Bahn to sell DB Schenker
The German federal government and Deutsche Bahn have agreed to sell the state-owned rail operator's freight forwarding subsidiary DB Schenker, according to news agency Reuters.Quoting sources at both Deutsche Bahn and the government, Reuters said that the sale would be approved as early as this year.The sale could take then ...
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How air passenger traffic impacts cargo capacity
The airfreight industry experienced record high rates in the spring of 2020. Around 45% of airfreight is transported in the belly of passenger planes, but with passenger traffic down, about 75% of airfreight capacity was removed from the market.The world is returning to the skies, but the effects of the ...
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NewsDB Schenker expands charter network with South America flights
Credit: DB Schenker/Marc WagenerDB Schenker has expanded its charter operation with flights to South America as it looks to provide stable supply chain operations.The weekly flight leaves Europe on a Sunday night operating on a route of Amsterdam (AMS), New York JFK (JFK) and Miami (MIA) on Monday before reaching ...
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DB Schenker sees profits take off despite volume declines
DB Schenker saw its revenues and operating profits rapidly increase in the first half of the year despite a decline in volumes.The company, which was the strongest performing division in the Deutsche Bahn (DB) Group, reported a 35.8% year-on-year increase in total sales to €14.2bn in the first half and ...
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NewsTop 25 airfreight forwarders: Kuehne+Nagel takes top spot from DHL
There is no doubt that 2021 was a bumper 12 months for airfreight forwarders with revenues, profits and volumes reaching new highs, but it was also a year of change at the top as Kuehne+Nagel knocked DHL off the top spot (see full list at end of article).The latest annual ...
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DB Schenker opens air cargo facility in the Netherlands
Freight forwarder DB Schenker has opened a new air cargo facility in Eindhoven, the Netherlands to strengthen its operational network within Europe's air cargo supply chain.The freight forwarder said the energy-efficient facility, built with sustainability, in mind was opened on June 8."With its strategic location, cross-dock operation and good connections ...
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NewsDB Schenker buys logistics software provider
Photo: DB SchenkerFreight forwarder DB Schenker has acquired logistics software provider Bitergo to strengthens its digital strategy and move towards cloud-based software for small and medium-sized customers.The Germany-based companies worked closely together for three years prior to the takeover on May 31.Bitergo will continue to serve external customers as an ...
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Major forwarders suspend Russia operations
The world's leading four airfreight forwarders have all announced a suspension of services covering Russia.The move comes as transport operations face disruption due to sanctions and restrictions put in place as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.In a customer advisory, Kuehne+Nagel said that most carriers - across land, ...
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NewsDB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo extend CO2 offer
Photo: Lufthansa CargoDB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo will continue their fossil-free freighter flights between Frankfurt (FRA) and Shanghai (PVG).The joint offer towards greener logistics will extend until at least October.Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker have saved 31,000 tons of CO2e since starting their cooperation at the end of 2020. By ...
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2022 set to be the year of charter operations for freight forwarders
It seems that 2022 will once again be a year of cargo charter flights for freight forwarders.James Gagne, president and chief executive of Seko Logistics, outlined a challenging market for freight forwarders in 2022.He highlighted ongoing issues in ocean shipping, labour shortages due to Covid hitting port/airport operations, ongoing consumer ...
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NewsDB Schenker adds new charter flight to meet constraints
Copyright: Munich AirportDB Schenker has added charter capacity out of India as it looks to meet capacity constraints.The forwarder will offer charter capacity on a weekly flight operating on the route: Bengaluru-Doha-Munich-Chicago.The flight is in addition to its existing charter operation covering Mumbai, Frankfurt and Atlanta.Both flights connect three continents ...
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NewsLenovo signs up with DB Schenker and Lufthansa for SAF flights
Source copyright: Lufthansa Cargo/Oliver RöslerIT hardware firm Lenovo has signed up to use the "carbon neutral" freighter service offered by DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo.The tie up will see the computer company transport cargo, including include laptops, notebooks, and PCs, on Lufthansa Cargo's Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) powered B777 freighter ...
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NewsAir Cargo News' most read stories in 2021
Last year was another busy 12 months for the air cargo industry, with COVID-19 continuing to take its toll on supply chains.Some of the challenges facing the industry were modal shift, COVID shutdowns, rising demand and ongoing capacity shortages but once again air cargo came through, playing a key role ...
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DB Schenker extends with Atlas Air
DB Schenker has extended its partnership with Atlas Air for charter flights on the transpacific.The partners did not reveal the length of the contract but described it as "long term" and an extension of the agreement the partners reached in 2020 for transpacific flights.The flights are part of the forwarder's ...
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NewsDB Schenker and Lufthansa extend SAF freighter flights until March
DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo are extending their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powered freighter flights between Frankfurt and Shanghai through the winter season, while Nokia has also joined the initiative.The regular SAF-powered flights were launched earlier this year and the partners will now extend the programme through to March 2022.The ...
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NewsPublic flight debut for Volocopter’s VoloDrone
Volocopter and strategic investor DB Schenker have conducted the first public flight of Volocopter’s electric heavy-lift drone VoloDrone.The VoloDrone is an uncrewed, fully electric utility drone designed to carry any of the six International Organization for Standardization (ISO) pallet sizes, weighing up to 200 kg, over a 40-km range.The three-minute ...