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German forwarder DB Schenker – soon to become part of the Danish DSV family – says it has delivered 99.5% inventory accuracy to Siemens at its site at Congleton, Cheshire.
It adds that the achievement is unprecedented in the history of the operation and is now being used as a blueprint for other contract logistics sites up and down the country.
Constant enhancement of digital tools for inventory management and order processing ...
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Car maker Mercedes-Benz has place the largest single order for Sustainable Aviation Fuel by a DB Schenker customer. The agreement for 13,000 tons of SAFwill reduce the company’s CO2e emissions by 40,000 tons and will be accredited towards export air freight shipments from Frankfurt to Beijing and Shanghai.
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UK textile manufacturer Camira Fabrics has signed a contract with DB Schenker to enhance its airfreight operations.
Camira, headquartered in Yorkshire, produces upholstery and panel textiles for sectors including commercial, education, healthcare, hospitality, and passenger transport and has over eight million meters of fabric in transit annually.
A strategic review of Camira’s ...
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German rail group Deutsche Bahn has signed an agreement to sell DB Schenker forwarding arm to Danish owned logistics giant DSV for € EUR 14.3 billion, or €14.8bn including expected interest.
DSV said that the combined companies will have an expected revenue of about €39.3 billion and a combined workforce of ...
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DB Schenker has become the latest and biggest contributor Cathay’s Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme. The programme, established in 2022, enables members to purchase SAF for uplift on Cathay Pacific and Cathay Cargo flights, from Hong Kong and other ports on the network. The German forwarder has committed to ...
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DB Schenker has officially opened its new facility at Manchester Trafford Park. The £11 million freehold building is located on a 2.3 acre site, and includes 47,500 square feet of warehousing and 7,500 square feet of office space and is TAPA A, AEO and customs approved.
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DB Schenker has appointed Aaron Scott as chief executive of its UK and Ireland cluster, succeeding Ray Hennessy who has held the position the last eight years and is retiring.
Scott joined the company in 2021 and is currently Executive vice president contract logistics for Region Europe. He has spent more ...
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DB Schenker has achieved Good Distribution Practice (GDP) pharma standards for 157 of its stations. The German-owned forwarder says that it can now cover 80% of the world's healthcare flows under the certification, making it one of the world’s largest GDP-compliant logistics networks, , spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia.
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German-owned global forwarder DB Schenker has an onboard courier (OBC) service for urgent small and high-value shipments as part of ‘white glove’ portfolio.
After an initial trial period, DB Schenker has set up an OBC service team operating from three different continents to guarantee round the clock availability. Customers receive a ...
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German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn has launched the sale of its DB Schenker arm, one of the world’s largest forwarding and logistics companies.
The DB Group said that investors would need to express interest in the next few weeks. The company is valued at between €12 billion €20bn (US$13.2-20bn).
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