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DB Schenker has completed three of its four major development projects to provide larger, facilities in Ireland. Under a €94m investment programme, sites at Shannon (County Clare), Leixlip (County Kildare) and Baldonnel (County Dublin) are now fully operational, while an additional facility in Dublin for the forwarder’s land operations will shortly start construction and is scheduled for completion in January 2025.
Demand from healthcare and technology customers is powering growth for ...
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German forwarder DB Schenker has bought a 2.3 acre site at Trafford Park for a new Manchester facility due to open later this year.
Catering to air, ocean, land and contract logistics it will more than double the size of its existing facility with almost 50,000sq ft of warehousing and office ...
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German-owned forwarder DB Schenker says its UK arm is using free running explosive detection dogs on a daily basis to detect prohibited items in airfreight. The dogs are a variety of breeds and chosen for their sense of smell and include Spaniels, Labradors, German Shepherd or Golden Retrievers.
They receive between ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has launched a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Certificate (SAFc) programme to help freight forwarders and shippers manage their carbon emissions whilst demonstrating joint commitment to green fuels.
Customers participating in the scheme will receive a SAF certificate for the associated Scope 3 emissions reductions as well as detailed insight ...
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DB Schenker has opened a new multi-modal site at Hillington, near Glasgow airport. It offers over 17,000sq ft of warehousing and more than 750 pallet positions for storage and pick and pack services, along with full security camera coverage including the external yard for devanning and loading containers.
The site is ...
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) Group said on 30 March that it had achieved an operating profit of almost €1.3 billion and with its logistics and forwarding arm DB Schenker generating its highest profit in its history. - Dr Levin Holle, chief financial officer for the group - which includes the German ...
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DB Schenker has signed an agreement with shipping line MSC to use 12,000 tonnes of biofuel for all its container traffic. The amount of biofuel purchased will save 35,000 tonne of CO2 equivalents and is one of the largest carbon-insetting biofuel deals between a freight forwarder and a shipping company, ...
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DB Schenker is making biofuel available for all its air freight following its purchase of over 11,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Customers can choose SAF for their air transport anywhere in the world and independent of the type of aircraft or airline used. It is possible to avoid ...
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DB Schenker has launched its first ever charter flights between Europe and South America. They will also be the forwarder’s first ever transatlantic charters.
The weekly flight leaves Amsterdam Schiphol on Sundays and stops in New York JFK and Miami on Monday before reaching Viracopos near São Paulo on the same ...
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DB Schenker is to operate a fully-electric coastal container feeder vessel in Norway, the first of its kind in the world.
The forwarder has signed a pre-study agreement with furniture giant Ekornes and the vessel designer Naval Dynamics, along with energy tech firm Kongsberg and autonomous vessel company Massterly.
The 50m long ...
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