All DB Schenker articles – Page 7
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DB Schenker starts work on new Dubai airport hub
DB Schenker has started work on its second logistics center in Dubai, located next to Dubai World Central airport.The 35,000 sq m temperature-controlled warehouse, with a 3,500 sq m mezzanine area for value-added services, is the largest investment in the history of DB Schenker Middle East & Africa.The facility, which ...
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DB Schenker acquires SB Global to expand New Zealand presence
Freight forwarding giant DB Schenker will expand its presence in the New Zealand market through the purchase of SB Global Logistics.The two companies, which have been working together for more than 20 years, said that operations of SB Global Logistics Christchurch will continue "business as usual" under new owners, DB ...
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Ahead of market growth for DB Schenker airfreight
German-owned forwarder DB Schenker’s airfreight business grew by 11.4% to reach 613,000 tonnes in the first half of 2017, said Deutsche Bahn AG’s chief executive Dr. Richard Lutz at a press conference to announce the holding company’s interim results.The overall airfreight market was estimated to have grown by around 9% ...
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DB Schenker combines air, sea and land board divisions
The management board of Schenker is being reorganised from the start of next year, with the air and ocean freight division being combined with its land transport division.The transport company said the new board division will be called freight and it hopes the combination will "improve integrated transport products and ...
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Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker look to cut carbon
An environmental partnership between Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker has helped the two companies reduce their carbon dioxide output by around 10,000 tonnes over the first five years of the tie up.Following the success of the first five years, the two companies said they are hoping to reduce their carbon ...
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DB Schenker air cargo growth lags behind rivals
German logistics giant DB Schenker recorded an above market increase in airfreight demand during the first half of the year but growth lagged behind that of two if its largest rivals.DB Schenker, which is the world’s third largest airfreight forwarder and owned by Deutsche Bahn, said that air cargo demand ...
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Seidl joins Schenker board
Oliver Seidl is set to join the management board of Schenker in Essen as the new chief financial officer following his appointment by the supervisory board of the German logistics group.He will take up the post at the earliest possible availability. The 53-year-old is currently chief financial officer of Media-Saturn-Holding ...
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Schenker man to join reorganised Kuehne + Nagel
Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (KN) is to set up two organisational units for Central/Eastern Europe and Western Europe from October 1, 2016.Central/Eastern Europe will have a head office in Hamburg while the Western Europe region will be headquartered in Amsterdam.Former DB Schenker chief executive for central Europe Dr Hansjoerg ...
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DB Schenker opens new Dubai World Central logistics facility
DB Schenker has opened a new facility in Dubai Logistics City (DLC) freezone, located close to Dubai World Central Airport.The German logistics company’s new logistics building measures 7,200 sq m and is first part of a three phase plan to open facilities with a footprint of 25,000 sq m at ...
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German rail to sell a minority stake in Schenker
Deutsche Bahn (German railways) has confirmed plans to push ahead with the sale of a stake in its DB Schenker forwarding and logistics arm.It confirmed today (5 May) that the management board is to develop an implementation plan for a third-party minority holding in DB Schenker, as well as its ...
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DB Schenker bucks the trend on 2015 airfreight volumes
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has released its financial results for the 2015 fiscal year, and those that relate to freight forwarder DB Schenker’s air cargo business are positive. Airfreight volumes handled by Schenker were up 1.4% over the 2014 figure. That’s an impressive result when compared to how some of the ...
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DHL, K+N and DB Schenker the leading airfreight forwarders
DHL Global Forwarding, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker have maintained their position as the world’s leading airfreight forwarders, while the top 25 forwarders recorded a total increase in airfreight demand of less than one percent.The latest top 25 Global Freight Forwarders List from consultant Armstrong & Associates, based on revenues and ...
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Alison Jackman is new country Head of Automotive for DB Schenker Logistics UK
Schenker has appointed Alison Jackman as its new head of automotive for the UK, with immediate effect.“Alison has extensive supply-chain experience within the automotive industry and before joining us has held a number of senior roles in major organisations,” said Francesco Fabbroni, sales director, Schenker.“Furthermore, her wealth of knowledge of ...