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DB Schenker Logistics: Global Supply Chains tailored to
Each Customer
With approximately 57,000 employees and a turnover of EUR
11,3 billion, Integrated Logistics at DB Schenker, is one of the world's leading
logistics service providers. The three business segemtns Land Transport,
Air/Ocean Freight ans Contract Logistics/SCM offers Europe-wide land
transport and worldwide air and ocean freight, as well as comprehensive
logistics solutions and global supply chain management from a single source.
The unit also holds top positions in automotive, high-tech and consumer
products, as well as in trade fair forwarding, special transportation and services
for major sporting events.
(Berlin, June 2010)
Land Transport
With approximately 25,000 employees at more than 720 locations,
DB Schenker Logistics is Number 1 in European land transportation. The
business segment links the most important economic regions in some 40
European countries with a network of about 32,000 regular services per week.
DB Schenker provides its customers with time and cost-effective services for
general cargo and partially and fully loaded transports. The company’s offer
also includes logistics chains with a strong rail component for the European and
trans-continental market which combine both economically and environmentally
the advantages of rail and truck transportation. DB Schenker Logistics has also
consolidated its network on the Iberian Peninsula through the acquisition of the
Spanish logistics group Spain-TIR. The purchase of the Romanian shipping
company Romtrans has made DB Schenker the leading transportation and
logistics service provider in Romania and thus strengthened significantly its
position in the growth market of Southeastern Europe. DB Schenker has an
extensive European network, allowing it to provide all services from one source
with uniformly high quality standards - from Portugal to the Urals and from
Finland to Sicily and Turkey.
Air/Ocean Freight
With its market position as Number 2 in air freight and Number 3 in ocean
freight, DB Schenker Logistics is one of the leading providers worldwide. Our
offer includes the full range of services in global air and ocean freight. With
more than 22,000 employees at 800 locations, it is the strongest business
segment at DB Schenker Logistics. As one of the pioneers in the air freight
industry, DB Schenker is now the leader in innovative air freight concepts. The
DB SCHENKERskybridge service, for example, offers an intermodal solution to
combine the advantages of air and ocean freight from Asia to Europe via Dubai: Bernd Weiler
the low price of ocean freight with the speed of air freight. Because the costs for Spokesperson Transportation &
attractive delivery times are significantly lower compared to pure air freight, the Logistics/International
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offer is appealing for companies that do not want to forego the time advantage
of air freight. In global ocean freight, DB Schenker Logistics combines
knowledge of local markets and intensive personal customer service with a
global presence, global strength and global expertise. Information technology
plays an increasingly important role in air and ocean freight. The DB
SCHENKERsmartbox service combines innovative transportation solutions
with the global ocean freight standard. GPS and sensor technology ensure
transparency, monitoring and efficiency along the logistics chain, while the new
Integrated Cargo Management system enables seamless order management
along the entire supply chain.
Contract Logistics/SCM
In contract logistics, DB Schenker, with almost 14,000 employees at over 500
locations in 58 countries on all continents, offers customized logistics solutions
for industry and commerce. In the global rankings for contract logistics,
DB Schenker ranks fifth in global contract logistics and is one of the leading
providers in automotive logistics in Europe. DB Schenker recently introduced its
new “Go for Growth” program for contract logistics. The core of the program,
which is scheduled to run for four years, is to invest in solutions and industrial
processes with a higher degree of standardization and greatly expand the
company’s global business. The business segment is structured according to
industrial sectors. For the automotive, consumer goods, high-tech and aviation
units, DB Schenker has developed a comprehensive portfolio of individual
solutions for each industry. The range of services includes all stages in the
value chain, from procurement, production and distribution logistics to the aftersales service. Our core competence is the planning and execution of complex
global supply chains. In addition to classic warehousing and transportation
management we also offer order picking and order and returned goods
management. The latest IT links control the flow of goods and facilitate
seamless and coordinated services.
Issued by DB Mobility Logistics AG
Potsdamer Platz 2, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Responsible for content:
Oliver Schumacher, Head of Communications
Bernd Weiler
Spokesperson Transportation
& Logistics/International
Tel. +49 (0) 30 297-54030
Fax +49 (0) 30 297-54029
presse@dbschenker.com
www.dbschenker.com
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