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  • Finnair and DB Schenker join forces in reducing GHG emissions for cargo transport

    Finnair and DB Schenker join forces in reducing GHG emissions for cargo transport

    Finnair and DB Schenker have initiated their sustainability collaboration by signing an agreement for DB Schenker to purchase nearly 400 tons of scope 3 CO2e reductions, equaling approximately 120 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Finnair. Both companies are committed to increasing the use of sustainable aviation fuel to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to air cargo transport. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a safe, certified, and renewable alternative to fossil jet fuel that we can use today to reduce the climate impact of air cargo transport.  SAF can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% over the fuel’s life cycle compared to using fossil jet fuel.

    Finnair has set a science-based target to reduce its carbon emissions intensity (CO2e/RTK) by 34.5% by 2033 from a 2023 baseline. The target has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Like others in the industry, Finnair is aiming towards net-zero emissions by 2050.

    “Our toolkit for reaching the target comprises investing in sustainable aviation fuels beyond regulatory requirements, further improving operational efficiency, optimizing our network, and investing in new aircraft technology. This agreement with DB Schenker marks an important milestone in our decarbonization efforts and we are thrilled to partner with such a pioneering company, placing key focus on this important matter. Air freight industry needs to address the climate challenge together, and partnering with like-minded stakeholders within the value chain is essential”, says Gabriela Hiitola, Senior Vice President, Finnair Cargo.

    By co-funding SAF with Finnair, DB Schenker receives a verified scope 3 emissions reduction certificate, proving its contribution to decreasing air cargo-related emissions.

    DB Schenker, one of the world’s leading logistics service providers, has been an early adopter of SAF since 2020 and seeks to steadily expand its portfolio of low-carbon air freight solutions to cargo shippers.

    “At DB Schenker, we recognize the urgency of decarbonizing air freight and are committed to driving meaningful change within the industry. Our collaboration with Finnair marks another step in scaling sustainable aviation fuel use to significantly reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. By investing in SAF, we are not only reducing our own carbon footprint but also empowering our customers with low-carbon air freight solutions”, says Björn Eckbauer, Senior Vice President of Global Operations & Procurement Air, DB Schenker.

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  • DB Schenker officially opens state-of-the-art facility in Manchester

    DB Schenker officially opens state-of-the-art facility in Manchester

    DB Schenker has officially opened its new, recently purchased purpose-built facility at Trafford Park. The £11 million freehold building provides a significant boost to the local economy and is a testament to the company’s commitment to the Greater Manchester area. Located on a 2.3 acre site, this project underscores DB Schenker’s strategic expansion across the UK & Ireland cluster alongside a dedication to sustainable development.

    Spanning some 47,500 square feet of warehousing and 7,500 square feet of office space, this modern hub has been designed with efficiency and sustainability in mind, and is a TAPA A, AEO and customs approved warehouse facility. It aims to support the diverse needs of DB Schenker’s operations and client base across the region.

    Aaron Scott, CEO UK & Ireland cluster says: “This investment reflects our long-term commitment to the region and will support a broad range of industry verticals, highlighting our dedication to providing comprehensive solutions for our customers.  Our team in the north have worked tirelessly to bring this multi-modal hub of innovation and efficiency to fruition.”

    The new building was opened by Councillor Tom Ross, leader of Trafford Council who said: “I would like to welcome DB Schenker to Trafford. It was an honour to be invited to open this new multi-million-pound transportation and contract logistics hub here in Trafford. This is a momentous occasion that will attract millions of pounds of investment into the borough – and it is also testament to the company’s commitment to the Greater Manchester area.

    “I’m delighted that DB Schenker has chosen Trafford Park for its strategic UK expansion given it is already home to numerous world-famous names across the business sector. We have a strong and thriving business community in Trafford, with great transport links and a skilled workforce making it one of the most successful and economically competitive areas within Greater Manchester. I will look forward to working alongside DB Schenker in the near future.”

    Touching on the advantages for the local community, Scott states, “We are pleased to contribute to the economic development of the region, creating job opportunities and fostering growth. Our new facility will not only enhance our operational capabilities but also reinforce our position as a key player in the market. We look forward to the continued success and growth this investment will bring, benefitting both DB Schenker and the wider community”.

    Scott adds, “As part of our commitment to the future, we continue to invest in young talent, providing opportunities and training for the next generation. Moreover, many of our employees have been with us for over 30 years, demonstrating our dedication to nurturing long-term careers and the wealth of experience within our team.”

    The new building features solar panels on the roof, significantly reducing its carbon footprint and reliance on non-renewable energy sources. Additionally, the site is equipped with electric vehicle charging stations for use by DB Schenker vehicles, colleagues and visitors. It is also equipped with an x-ray machine for local airfreight screening, to allow cargo to depart from Manchester Airport.

    The Manchester facility serves as a key facility for various diverse industry verticals including industrial, aerospace, retail, healthcare and renewables.

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  • DB Schenker names new Asia Pacific chief

    DB Schenker names new Asia Pacific chief

    DB Schenker has named Vishal Sharma as its new CEO for the Asia Pacific Region, taking over the duties of Dr. Niklas Wilmking who will now represent the contract logistics and supply chain management division as board member.

    The 52-year-old brings more than 30 years of experience in the logistics sector and has been serving as CEO for DB Schenker’s Greater China cluster since 2021. He joined the German forwarder in 2018 as the CEO of the Indian subcontinent cluster.

    Before joining DB Schenker, Vishal has held various executive leadership positions in several forwarding companies in the US, Singapore, India and Denmark. He assumed the new role on 1 February.

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  • DB Schenker unveils plans for RedLion2

    DB Schenker unveils plans for RedLion2

    German logistics firm DB Schenker on Monday announced plans to invest more than €100 million for a new zero-emissions logistics facility in Tampines, which is scheduled to be completed by the first half of 2025.

    Dubbed RedLion2, the 600,000-sqft facility will be the company’s largest investment in Singapore, surpassing the previous investment record for Red Lion, a S$163 million (€101 million ) warehouse opened in 2020 at the free trade zone of the Airport Logistics Park of Singapore.

    DB Schenker said the future facility aims to support the semiconductor and healthcare industries and will be designed to house advanced automation solutions, including intelligent conveyor systems, automated storage and retrieval systems, and autonomous guided vehicles.

    RedLion2 will also be equipped with several sustainable features, including over 4,000 solar panels, to ensure that the facility is carbon-negative. With the addition of RedLion2, DB Schenker’s facilities in Singapore will occupy over four million square feet of land across 17 facilities.

    The company said it plans to partner with local small and medium-sized enterprises to test new ideas within the logistics industry through an innovation sandbox. It currently has around 1,900 employees based in the city-state, with plans to add 600 staff in the next 7 years.

    Catherine Soo, cluster chief executive for Singapore and Malaysia, told local news why SIngapore was chosen for this expansion project: “We see a lot of companies relocating or expanding to Singapore, and we can complement them by providing a logistics surface for everyone to grow together. This drives us to put Singapore at a higher level of importance than other countries.”

    “Other countries in Asia-Pacific where we have operations are fighting for the same investment from us, but DB Schenker Singapore has been able to deliver a very strong track record,” she noted.

  • DB Schenker to deploy robots for Prague facility

    DB Schenker to deploy robots for Prague facility

    DB Schenker is set to open a new automated fulfillment warehouse in the Prague region next year.

    Along with retail operations, the new 55,000-sqm distribution center will manage B2C e-commerce activities, including an extensive value-added services area addressing the demand for personalized products requested by consumers.

    The fulfilment center, which will be located near Prague Airport and a major highway that runs to Germany, is schedule to begin operating in the summer of 2023 to serve Central and Eastern Europe.

    DB Schenker said the current distribution center, also located in the Prague region, cannot accommodate the future demands of the customer. The current site will not be closed but used for reverse logistics services.

    The new distribution center will feature a highly scalable, modular G-T-P (goods-to-person) system combined with an extensive conveyor system and a high-performance cross-belt sorter provided by partner Körber.

    The facility will also feature one of the largest deployments of autonomous mobile robots in Eastern Europe. Körber’s software solution will control more than 100 AMRs that will be part of the highly automated logistics ecosystem.

    Despite the high automation level, the distribution center will require more than 1,000 operators at peak times, DB Schenker noted.

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  • DB Schenker offers charter flights to Latin America

    DB Schenker offers charter flights to Latin America

    Starting this week DB Schenker will offer additional charter capacities across the Atlantic. The new route starts from the Netherlands and reaches Brazil after two stopovers in the US. In South America, direct connections to Argentina and Chile are available. The weekly freight charter flight provides 50 tonnes of capacity and expands DB Schenker’s growing intercontinental flight network.

    Every Sunday night, the flight leaves Amsterdam (AMS) and stops in New York City (JFK) and Miami (MIA) on Monday before reaching Viracopos (VCP) near São Paulo on the same day. On Tuesdays, a direct connection can be made to Buenos Aires (EZP), and Santiago de Chile (SCL) can be reached on Wednesdays. An airline partner will be operating the new transatlantic route with Boeing 767 freighter jets. The charter flight’s stopover in Miami allows access to numerous further destinations in the operating carrier’s portfolio.

    The first bookings include a diverse range of goods, including many automotive parts. DB Schenker said emperature-controlled cargo and dangerous goods can also be transported upon request. Within Europe, the flights seamlessly connect to the forwarder’s land transportation network.

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  • DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo welcome Lenovo on their CO2-neutral flights

    DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo welcome Lenovo on their CO2-neutral flights

    Another major global player joins DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo on their way towards greener supply chains: Global hardware technology provider Lenovo decided to let fly 20 tons of chargeable weight per week from Shanghai (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA). The carbon-neutral freighter flight is the only regular full charter connection worldwide which is 100 percent covered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAF is produced out of renewable waste and residue raw materials such as used cooking oils. The transported Lenovo products include laptops, notebooks, and PCs for both private and corporate clients. 

    Thorsten Meincke, Global Board Member for Air & Ocean Freight at DB Schenker: “Our unique SAF full charter flights help corporates to make their shipments more sustainable. Lenovo is a major customer for this game-changing initiative and an example how shippers are keen for real change towards greener transports. We look forward to seeing further companies who would like to prioritize decarbonizing their supply chains together with us.”

    Gareth Davies, Head of Global Logistics at Lenovo: “Sustainability is critical to our business and mission of delivering smarter technology for all. We are proud that we are further enhancing our solutions through this collaboration with DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo. For all businesses and individuals, adopting programs that improve sustainability is incredibly important and we are delighted about this new partnership.”

     Ashwin Bhat, Chief Commercial Officer at Lufthansa Cargo: “Our joint effort with DB Schenker to avoid CO2 emissions is continuously growing stronger. An increasing number of customers realizes that we need to work together across industries to achieve our shared goal. Only together, we can make a real difference. With our SAF-covered flights, we are doing pioneer’s work.”

    DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo started the world’s first regular SAF-covered full charter air cargo connection between Frankfurt and Shanghai in April 2021 and extended the joint mission throughout the entire winter flight schedule. The CO2 released during combustion in the engine is only the CO2 removed from the atmosphere during the photosynthesis phase of the plants that were utilized to produce the oils SAF is refined from.

    By opting for the SAF based way of transportation offered by DB Schenker in cooperation with Lufthansa Cargo, Lenovo saves around 20 tons of conventional kerosene per flight and, thus, 62 tons of greenhouse gases (CO2e Well-to-Wheel) weekly. In addition, the around 16 tons CO2e resulting from the production and transport of the SAF (upstream emissions) are offset by compensatory measures. Overall, full carbon neutrality is achieved.

     

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  • Germany’s DB Schenker To Order 1,500 Electric Trucks From Sweden’s Volta

    Germany’s DB Schenker To Order 1,500 Electric Trucks From Sweden’s Volta

    Deutsche Bahn’s logistics unit Schenker will order almost 1,500 electric trucks from startup Volta Trucks to transport goods from European terminals into city centres and urban areas, the companies said on Tuesday. DB Schenker will use prototype electric trucks in the spring and summer of 2022 in distribution operations, findings from which will be used in the production of 1,470 electric trucks. Those trucks will be made at a former MAN truck plant in Austria that was taken over by Steyr Automotive. The electric trucks will operate at 10 DB Schenker locations in five countries.

    The companies didn’t immediately provide details on the transaction’s value.

    Stockholm-based Volta Trucks, which also operates in the UK, plans to start production of the Volta Zero, a 16-tonne electric truck, in 2022. Bans on fossil-fuel commercial vehicles will take effect in some European cities over the next few years, putting pressure on logistics providers to find zero-emission alternatives.

    “The large-scale partnership with Volta Trucks allows us to significantly increase the pace of electrification of our fleet and invest in greener transport solutions,” Cyrille Bonjean, DB Schenker’s executive vice president for land transport in Europe, said in a statement. DB Schenker has around 74,200 employees in over 130 countries. The latest order brings Volta Trucks’ order book to around 4,500 electric trucks. It previous biggest public order was for 1,000 trucks, from French refrigerated truck firm Petit Forestier.

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  • DB Schenker celebrates 30th anniversary in Vietnam

    DB Schenker celebrates 30th anniversary in Vietnam

    DB Schenker has opened a new office in Vietnam to mark 30 years of orchestrating the logistics industry in the country.

    A ceremony took place on Nov. 23 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of DB Schenker in Vietnam and the opening of its new corporate office at the Viettel Complex Tower A in Cach Mang Thang 8 Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City.

    Commenting on the event, Andy Lim, CEO of DB Schenker in Vietnam, said: “We are proud and grateful to be one of the main logistics providers in the country today and to play such an important role during the pandemic when the market conditions we operate in continue to be disruptive and far from normal. Our logistics experts have been working hard to keep the supply chains moving and helping to deliver essential goods across the country via land, air and ocean, as well as by continuing to provide warehousing activities.”

    Josefine Wallat, Consul General of Germany in Ho Chi Minh City, expressed her delight at seeing a German company operating for a long time and constantly growing in Vietnam. “The pandemic has been a challenge worldwide for everyone, including German companies in Vietnam. But I trust that companies in Vietnam will come out of this challenge faster than others. What we are seeing at the moment is just a setback and Vietnam will be back on track very, very quickly,” she said.

    During the pandemic, provinces and cities went into lockdown, air and ocean carriers were restricted to a few cargo freighters a week due to port control and commercial flights ceased operation. Strict preventive and control measures caused delivery delays and cost of shipping increased to historical heights.

    “At first, we thought the pandemic would have a tremendous impact on our business, but things were actually different. Covid-19 has highlighted the urgency of the need for smooth transportation of goods more than ever. It is a challenge but also an opportunity for DB Schenker to showcase our capability and adaptability during such critical times,” said Lim.

    All key services provided by DB Schenker, including Air, Ocean, Contract Logistics and Land Transport, were in full operation during the pandemic.

    Hundreds of warehouse employees have been away from their families for many months. Customer service representatives worked around the clock, including weekends, regardless of time zone differences. Drivers were required to get tested for Covid-19 every 72 hours and had to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) while making deliveries. Most of DB Schenker employees have been working from home during the pandemic. However, there were also colleagues who had to come to the office, spent time on the road for deliveries, or stayed on site in the warehouses.

    To meet customer demand during this critical period, DB Schenker had to adapt and come up with logistics and supply chain alternatives to keep the business of its customers moving. The company also had to manage escalating fuel costs, price increases for Air and Ocean and invest in health and safety measures for the employees.

    In 1991, DB Schenker was one of the first international logistics companies entering Vietnam. From one representative office in Ho Chi Minh City with only three employees, DB Schenker now has over 1,000 employees, more than 100,000 square meters of warehouse space and 21 offices and warehouses across the country with key ground operations at key ports and terminals.

    The company’s growth is in line with the massive expansion of Vietnam’s logistics industry. “Information technology and innovation are the key drivers of the Vietnamese freight and logistics market. Today’s industrial parks have the highest security, environmental and health standards in place. We continue to develop and introduce new technologies to provide the best supply chain experience to our customers and make DB Schenker their first choice,” said Lim.

    After 30 years, DB Schenker has grown to become one of Vietnam’s leading logistics and forwarding service providers and a strategic partner to many air and ocean carriers. The company not only transports goods via air and ocean but also provides domestic land services and offers an efficient LANDbridge cross-border trucking solution connecting Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and China.

    This year, DB Schenker in Vietnam also started offering rail services between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, in addition to the existing EurAsia LANDbridge Rail service. The EurAsia LANDbridge Rail service is an alternative for the transportation of goods between Europe and Southeast Asia.

  • DB Schenker, Volocopter develop heavy lift cargo drone

    DB Schenker, Volocopter develop heavy lift cargo drone

    DB Schenker and urban mobility air firm, Volocopter, have teamed up to develop solutions for the fast and emission-free transport of goods using heavylift drones.

    Volocopter exhibited its test VoloDrone aircraft, along with a sample transport container from DB Schenker, at Germany’s National Aviation Conference last week.

    In a statement, DB Schenker said the heavylift drone, which can take off and land vertically, is autonomously and electrically operated and can transport up to 200 kilograms (kg) of cargo with a range of up to 40 kilometers.

    The VoloDrone weighs 600 kg, it is 9.15 meters in diameter, 2.15 meters tall.

    Jochen Thewes, CEO of DB Schenker said the possibilities of utilizing the drone in logistics is “limitless.”

    “When the infrastructure for conventional means of transport is overburdened or non-existent, cargo drones offer an opportunity to rethink logistics routes. The possible applications in logistics are limitless. Through our partnership with Volocopter, this vision is gradually becoming reality. Drone transport is becoming increasingly tangible,” he said.

    DB Schenker noted that the first flight took place in 2019. Since then, regular flight tests have been conducted in southern Germany.

    Florian Reuter, chief executive of Volocopter, said: “Our VoloDrone will be put to use, where classical ground transportation meets its limits in logistics, construction, or agriculture.”

    The logistics company said the future logistical applications for the heavy-lift drone include places that are difficult or slower to reach by other means, such as islands, land-to-ship deliveries, transport to mountainous regions, or places isolated from road networks following natural disasters.

    Intra-city deliveries are also possible targets for such drone operations.

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  • New CEO for DB Schenker in Asia Pacific

    New CEO for DB Schenker in Asia Pacific

    DB Schenker announces the appointment of Dr Niklas Wilmking as CEO for the Asia Pacific region, with effect from 1st January 2021.

    Following his successful tenure as Executive Vice President Global Airfreight at DB Schenker Head Office, responsible for the global airfreight network, flight operations, procurement, revenue management, operational excellence and digitalization, Dr Wilmking returns to the Asia Pacific region, based in the Regional Head Office in Singapore to lead its over 15,000 strong workforce across 20 countries.

    Since joining Schenker in 2002, Dr Wilmking has held various operational and corporate leadership positions in Europe, Asia as well as Global roles, including extensive stints in Asia Pacific leading corporate strategic transformation projects and managing comprehensive portfolios of P&L.  Notably, Dr Wilmking led the freight and logistics project for the Beijing Olympics, as well as the M&A integration for Bax Global and Schenker. He was also CEO of Schenker in Vietnam, as well as CEO of Star Global in Hong Kong which were subsidiaries of the Schenker Group.

    Prior to joining Schenker, Dr Wilmking spent seven years in operational positions at Lufthansa. He holds a Ph.D. in Logistics Engineering from Technical University in Berlin.

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  • DB Schenker scores a brace at the Supply Chain Asia Awards 2019

    DB Schenker scores a brace at the Supply Chain Asia Awards 2019

    DB Schenker in Asia Pacific has been awarded the prestigious Supply Chain Innovation of the Year, as well as Global 3PL of the Year, at the Supply Chain Asia Awards 2019 held in Singapore.

    The 14th edition of this annual Awards celebrates the achievements and contributions to the growth and development of the supply chain and logistics industry. Finalists and winners of the awards are nominated and voted by senior industry professionals, shippers, and industry partners.

    Receiving the award on behalf of DB Schenker for Supply Chain Innovation of the Year (LSP/MNC), which recognizes the organization with the most innovative & transformative technologies in its operations for the 2018/2019 financial year, Catherine Soo, Vice-President for Contract Logistics at Schenker Singapore said, “This award validates the hard work and passion invested by our team, in pushing limits and walking the talk. We challenge ourselves in all aspects in design, development and deployment, with the objective to deliver excellence to our customers and employees.”

    In previous years, DB Schenker has also been recognized at the Supply Chain Asia Awards in the categories of Best Sea Freight, Best Air Freight, Supply Chain CEO of the Year, and Sustainability of the Year.

    This is the second time DB Schenker has received the top award for Global 3PL of the Year. Thomas Sorensen, Chief Commercial Officer for Asia Pacific, who accepted the Global 3PL of the Year award for DB Schenker said, “On behalf of the team, we are deeply humbled and honored by this recognition from our customers and peers in the industry. This award is testimony of everyone involved in DB Schenker, giving our all everyday and putting our customers at the center of everything we do.”

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  • DB Schenker goes LIVE in Bangladesh

    DB Schenker goes LIVE in Bangladesh

    Schenker (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, subsidiary of DB Schenker, the transport and logistics division of the Deutsche Bahn Group, has expanded its presence in the Indian subcontinent with the launch of a new entity in Bangladesh.

    With effect from 26th June 2019, Schenker Logistics (Bangladesh) Limited is  fully operational as a local entity under the global freight forwarder’s India cluster organization.

    Bangladesh is recognized as one of the fastest growing economies in the world with a consistent nominal GDP growth. It is also the world’s second largest exporter of apparels after China, and plays a pivotal role in strengthening DB Schenker’s position as a leader in the global textile market, especially since Bangladesh has duty-free access for garment exports to certain countries.

    The new Bangladesh organization will be led by Chester Hodgson who has over 20 years of experience in the Freight and Logistics industry in South Asia and is no stranger to Bangladesh. “Our greatest pride is our customers and that our success is measured by how we can use our network to facilitate the progress of your business, the fruition of our vision to strategy implementation to become PRIMUS,” says Mr. Hodgson.

    Ditlev Blicher, CEO Asia Pacific, DB Schenker, described establishing an owned entity as an “important step for the organization that comes after many years of careful planning and preparation, which will greatly enhance DB Schenker’s service portfolio and footprint in the Indian subcontinent.”  The new entity will have two offices, in Dhaka and Chattagram, with over 150 experienced employees across the core product offering (Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Contract Logistics, Land & Cross-Border Transportation, Global Projects and Fairs & Exhibitions), spread across six vertical markets namely Aerospace, Electronics & Solar Semiconductor, Automotive, Retail & Consumer, Healthcare and Industrial & Chemical.

    DB Schenker works closely with locally trained experts and partners in order to deliver the best service to customers on the ground. Through such partnerships, the organization also recognizes its role in creating more job opportunities and upskill trainings for the local talent market, while at the same time strengthening its logistics capabilities in Bangladesh.

    “Bangladesh is one of the priority markets for our Indian subcontinent and will help shape a new growth trajectory in the years to come. We are well prepared to expand aggressively in the country so as to better serve our customers,” said Vishal Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Cluster India and Indian subcontinent, Schenker India Private Limited.

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  • DB Schenker signs a MoU for logistics centre in China

    DB Schenker signs a MoU for logistics centre in China

    DB Schenker, one of the world’s largest logistics service providers, and the Eastern China city of Changshu signed a Memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a state-of-the-art logistics center in the Changshu Economic and Technology Development Zone.

    Due to its convenient location near the metropolitan areas of Shanghai, Suzhou and Wuxi, and its proximity to the deep-water port of Yangshan as well as to a new port currently developed on the Yangtze River near Changshu, the city is a strategic location for a logistics center. Moreover, DB Schenker will be the first international third-party logistics provider (3PL) with a fully owned logistics site in Changshu.

    The new facility will provide state-of-the-art logistics and supply chain management services with a high level of automation to customers from the automotive and healthcare industry as main target group as well as to companies from other industry sectors situated around the Yangtze River Delta and Greater East China Region. The construction start of the center is scheduled for the end of 2019 with duration of two years.

    “After our strategic investment in a logistics center in Pinghu in July, the logistics facility in Changshu will be our second 100% owned distribution center in China. Both facilities complement our local growing warehouse portfolio with existing presence and partnerships with warehouses in Beijing and Shenyang”, says Christopher Pollard, CEO Greater China, Schenker China Ltd.

    With over 50 years of experience in China, DB Schenker is one of the biggest 3PL companies in the local market offering extensive air, ocean, road and rail freight services, as well as integrated contract logistics service and supply chain management.

     

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  • DB Schenker launched new service at China’s 1st International Import Expo

    DB Schenker launched new service at China’s 1st International Import Expo

    DB Schenker, one of the world’s largest logistics service providers, will showcase its range of logistics services for various industries at China’s 1st International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai from November 5-10, 2018 (hall 1H, booth 1B2-004).

    China is transitioning from being an export orientated country to becoming the world’s largest importer. With a presence of over 50 years in China, DB Schenker has been deeply involved with this market transformation since, and is in an excellent position to catalyze this shift.

    “We are excited to demonstrate our strong network in China and internationally which enables us to provide reliable and high-quality logistics services to our customers worldwide, who are increasingly importing to China”, says Chris Pollard, DB Schenker’s Chief Executive Officer for the Greater China Cluster.

    DB Schenker will also present its customized industry solutions for the growing industries in China, including automotive, consumer products, retail and e-commerce. Logistics experts for specific trade routes to and from China, industries and product areas, including air, ocean and rail freight, as well as contract logistics and supply chain management, will be on site introducing DB Schenker’s services as well as providing extensive information to visitors.

    “Our fair appearance at CIIE will focus on modern and innovative logistics solutions for import shipments to China from any industry and trade, involving smart ways of connecting our different modes of transportation – air, ocean, land and rail, which are tailored to the specific needs of our customers,” says Pollard.

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