Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Dear Sirs,

We believe that you share our opinion that specially in hard times trust and mutual understanding are the base of strong partnership which is essential for existence in the market and growth of business. In the new year we are staying focused on our mutual goals: to reduce transport and logistics cost, to give you more possibilities for improving you business.

We shall do everything possible to ensure that we remain a reliable and innovative partner for all transport and logistics matters. Thank you because you believed in us.

Happy New Year!

Best wishes to you and your family!

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Sincerely yours,

DB Schenker Serbia team

 

Traveling CO2-Free to Copenhagen on the Climate Express

(Climate Express to head to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on December 5 • Dr. Rüdiger Grube: “Rail transport has a key function for climate protection.” • DB offers a special CO2-free ticket

(Berlin, December 3, 2009) Deutsche Bahn is supporting the Climate Express project of the International Union of Railways (UIC), which will mark the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen from December 7 to 18, 2009. The Climate Express aims to showcase rail as a climate-friendly and efficient mode of transportation. The special train will depart from Brussels on December 5 and will travel to Copenhagen via Cologne and Hamburg. DB will ensure that the train runs 100 percent on renewable energy along the entire route. UIC partners include DB, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and WWF International. Noteworthy passengers include Dr. Rüdiger Grube, CEO of DB; Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP; Jean Pierre Loubinoux, UIC Director; and Guillaume Pepy, Director of the French State Railways SNCF. The Climate Express is a traveling conference; over 40 speakers from the political, business and scientific communities will discuss climate protection and transportation. Around 400 participants are expected in all.

“DB supports the United Nations’ objective of achieving a fair, global climate convention in Copenhagen,” stated Dr. Rüdiger Grube, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Bahn AG. “Rail transport has a key function in protecting the climate. Accordingly a appropriate political framework for rail transport has to be established.” DB is offering a CO2-free event ticket to all participants and observers. The special ticket is valid from any German station to Copenhagen and back. One hundred percent of the electricity required for the journey will come from renewable energy sources.

DB is a pioneer in climate protection. It has cut its CO2-specific emissions from rail transport by just under 40 percent since 1990. The experience it has gained in rail transport is now being applied to the Group-wide climate protection program. DB aims to reduce CO2-specific emissions by 20 percent between 2006 and 2020. Its vision is for rail transport to be entirely CO2-free. This year’s DB Sustainability Report was ranked fifth overall among sustainability reports from Germany’s largest 150 major corporations. DB was able to improve upon its 12th place showing in 2007 despite much more stringent criteria. Information about DB’s diverse activities associated with its DB ECO Program is available online at www.dbecoprogram.com


 

DB Schenker Wins 3PL Executive Excellence Award

(Berlin/Essen, November 25, 2009)
DB Schenker, as an integrated logistics service provider, is among the winners of the third 3PL Executive Excellence Award. The prize was given out at the European 3PL Summit held November 24-25, 2009, in Brussels.

Conferred by eyefortransport, one of the largest providers of logistics and transportation information, the award recognizes companies that continuously deliver excellence and superior service to their customers. “3PL” stands for third-party logistics provider. Companies nominated for the 3PL Executive Excellence Award are chosen directly by the manufacturers and dealers that work with the 3PL providers every day.

The 3PL Executive Excellence Award recognized DB Schenker’s key competence of offering custom contract logistics solutions from a single source and controlling complex logistics chains world-wide.

“This award is especially meaningful to us because it is a direct acknowledgement of our services by those who operate in this market every day,” says Dr. Detlef Trefzger, Member of the Management Board of Schenker AG responsible for Contract Logistics/SCM. “DB Schenker stands for reliability, speed and responsibility. The award underscores not only DB Schenker’s leading role as a global provider of integrated logistics services, but also the high degree of customer satisfaction with our services and our management of global logistics chains.”

 

Construction on the New DB Schenker Terminal in Sofia Coming to a Close

Modern logistics terminal with private sidings under construction near the Bulgarian capital • Around ten million euros invested

(Essen/Sofia, November 9, 2009) DB Schenker is constructing a new logistics center near the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. The ten-million euros centre in Bozhuriste, just 20 minutes from the center of Sofia, is scheduled to go into operation in spring 2010 and will be one of Bulgaria’s most modern freight hubs. The center is conveniently situated on the international road link between Sofia and Belgrade.

Construction began in February and is on schedule. All buildings are nearly finished. The logistics warehouse is currently being insulated. The hall, which covers an area of 3,000 square meters and is ten meters high, can hold around 4,000 pallets and will be equipped with high-bay racking. The 2,000 square meter cross-docking hall is also nearing completion. It has 30 loading bays, 20 of which have hydraulic ramps. Both buildings are equipped with state-of-the-art security technology and fire safety systems. An office complex covering roughly 3,500 square meters is also being built next to the center.

The terminal has two private sidings with a total length of approximately 220 meters. A ramp will enable three four-axle cars to be processed simultaneously. Up to six cars can be loaded and unloaded on the other track. “In our region, we are relying increasingly on railports – terminals where we can implement intermodal solutions that are profitable for our customers,” stressed Elmar Wieland, Chairman of Schenker & Co AG, Vienna, responsible for activities in Bulgaria. “Our Sofia site will open up new business opportunities thanks to its location and equipment,” said Wieland. Opportunities will be opened up both for national distribution within Bulgaria and for transportation to and from Bulgaria since the Sofia terminal will be fully integrated into DB Schenker's European network.
 

Deutsche Bahn supports the UN Environment Programme

DDB cooperates in the UN Environment Programme UNEP • DB and UNEP launch joint project "Train to Copenhagen" to the world climate summit • DB joins the UNEP worldwide "Climate Neutral Network"

(Berlin, 21 October 2009) Environment and climate protection are key concerns at Deutsche Bahn, both from the economic and socio-political viewpoint. Deutsche Bahn has already reduced the specific carbon dioxide emissions of rail by almost 40 per cent since 1990 and is still steadily continuing to lower that figure. In the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Copenhagen in early December, DB is now cooperating with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

"DB supports the United Nations' objective of achieving a fair, global climate convention in Copenhagen. Rail transport has a key function for climate protection. Accordingly, the politicians are called upon to create an appropriate political framework for rail transport," stated Dr. Rüdiger Grube, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Bahn AG. “Reducing emissions from transport will be critical if the world is truly to combat climate change. Railways can be an important part of the solution, their role is crucial for a sustainable transport sector", said Achim Steiner, Undersecretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UNEP.

DB has now joined the UNEP's "Climate Neutral Network". This worldwide outreach effort includes business enterprises and local authorities which have set themselves ambitious climate protection targets. DB is also supporting the UNEP "Seal the Deal" campaign. The central element is an online petition which can be signed throughout the world, demanding a fair climate agreement. It will then be presented to the heads of government of the countries attending the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Moreover, the International Union of Railways (UIC) and DB, in cooperation with UNEP and WWF International, are organizing a "Train to Copenhagen". The train is the visible symbol of climate-friendly mobility and CO2-free rail transport of the future. It runs on electricity obtained solely from renewable energy sources. The train will depart from Brussels on 5 December, calling at Cologne and Hamburg before arriving in Copenhagen in time for the start of the conference.


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DB Schenker starts health care distribution concept for Systagenix

(Essen, October 21, 2009) DB Schenker has won a three year contract to set-up and execute the European distribution network so Systagenix can ensure a cost-effective and timely delivery to their customers across Europe. Systagenix Wound Management, formerly the Professional Wound Care Business of Ethicon Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, will start to operate their own Global Distribution Network when moving away from the transition services being provided by Johnson & Johnson. The creation of a best-in-class distribution network is a important objective for Systagenix towards its goal of becoming the strongest and most admired wound care company in the world. With an internationally renowned advanced and general wound care product portfolio, customers also expect to receive a high level of service from Systagenix.

With around 700 employees worldwide and a production facility in Gargrave, North Yorkshire, UK, Systagenix products are sold in more than a hundred countries. DB Schenker will support Systagenix and will execute their European logistics activities, including the final deliveries to their European customers, from the Gargrave facility as well as from Girona (Northern Spain) and Prague (Czech Republic).
Girona and Prague will serve as regional distribution centers for Southern Europe and Central Europe respectively, where the other European customers will be served directly from Gargrave. DB Schenker was selected from a larger number of Third Party Logistics Companies for their high quality of service and ability to handle the medical products appropriately. Further, the ability to offer a consistent, all-inclusive and cost-effective European approach, covering groupage and full load transportation, regional Fulfilment Centres and parcel deliveries across the whole of Europe, was an important reason of being awarded with this three-year contract.
Through this concept, Systagenix can commit to deliver customer orders across Europe within 48 hours after placement of the order. The regional fulfilment centres will be replenished from Gargrave on a weekly basis and under central inventory management to ensure the overall European inventories are well balanced and kept to a minimum. The transportation between these sites will be executed by DB Schenker as well.

"Our innovative and clinically proven products improve peoples lives and can help reduce health care costs." said Mark Kirkup, Systagenix Vice President, Operations, "Through this partnership, with DB Schenker, we will be able to ensure they get to health care professionals across Europe in a timely and cost effective way."

 

Central Ensemble of Traditional Chinese national songs and dances: Beijing-Prague-Budapest-Belgrade-Beijing

Complete one stop transport and logistics service from DB Schenker. Central Ensemble of Traditional Chinese national songs and dances had performance on 22.10. in the Sava Center. Prior to the spectators in Belgrade, show of this unique ensemble enjoyed viewers in Prague, Budapest and Kecskemet. After performance in Belgrade equipment of the ensemble has returned to Beijing. Transport and logistics aspect of this project was realized by DB Schenker through specialized DB SCHENKERfairs network. Teams in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Serbia, united under the leadership team in China enabled the rapid and unimpeded transport of equipment. ‘’ Power of Network and the advantage of specialized services have once again given the envisaged results. Global projects like this was are almost impossible without the full global transport-logistical support.''- comments Stefan Vitkovic on behalf SCHENKERfairs DB and DB SCHENKERsportsevents team in Serbia.
 

World Expo Shanghai 2010: DB Schenker appointed as co-forwarder for the participation of Serbia

As official freight forwarder appointed by Bureau of the Shanghai World Expo Coordination, Sinotrans Limited is very please to have this opportunity to render our quality services to all participants in above event.

In the consideration of the close cooperation and quality services renderedin the past, we hereby appoint DB Schenker as the co-forwrder for the participation of Serbia.”- is stated in Letter of Appoinment.

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DB Schenker and TransContainer to operate Joint Container-Hub in Riga

DB Schenker and TransContainer, the freight subsidiary of the Russian railways, RZD, are planning a joint container hub at the DB Schenker Logistics Park in the Latvian capital, Riga. The new transshipment center aims to make container traffic between the economic regions in the Baltic States and Scandinavia such as Russia, central Europe and the central Asian states more effective. Both partners hope to offer their customers multimodal international transportation services via Riga and thus gradually shift more containers to rail in a targeted fashion.

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Goodbye Hoher Markt. Welcome Viertel Zwei!

RHO SCHENKER & CO AG has moved on September 18, 2009 to a new address.

The head office of SCHENKER & CO AG has moved on September 18, 2009 to a new address, Viertel Zwei, a new business park near the Vienna fairgrounds. With a heavy heart our company will be leaving the headquarters at Hoher Markt 12 in the centre of Vienna after 95 years, but at the same time we are looking forward to work in a “state of the art” environment in the new building.

Please notice new address: SCHENKER & CO AG, Stella-Klein-Löw-Weg 11, A-1020 Vienna

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Delivery of scoreboard display and additional equipment for DAVIS CUP: Serbia-Uzbekistan

Scoreboard display and additional equipment are delivered at Belgrade Arena. Small but important shipment was coordinated by DB Schenker Spain and DB Schenker Serbia

“Coordination between national DB Schenkersportsevents teams in global DB Schenker network is key of success for this kind o shipment. Use of C-АТА document for this kind of shipments that demands fast customs inbound/outbound procedures and passing via different countries on their route is highly recommendable. “- cooments Mr Marko Lukovic, customs agent in DB Schenkersportsevents team of DB Schenker Serbia at airport „ Nikola Tesla “.

DB Schenker has extensive experience in the provision of logistics services to large international sporting events inclusive of the 1972 Olympic Games, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. DB Schenker recognizes that the Olympic Games demand detailed planning to ensure the services meet the criteria of the respective Organizing Committee and its customers.

 

Transport of exhibits: Housing in Vienna - Innovative. Social. Ecological

’‘’'Advantages of the specialized services of DB Schenker network are highlighted in these projects. The exhibits sent from Vienna arrived in Belgrade to show Housing in Vienna- Innovative. Social. Ecology. and time continues after Belgrade Istanbul. All activities are under the watchful eye of DB Schenker offices in Vienna, Belgrade and Istanbul.’’ –comments Ivan Milicevic, in front of Fairs and Exhibition Department at DB Schenker Serbia.
 
Please find announcement of this exhibition which will be held at the Museum of Applied Arts from 09-26.09.2009. For more information visit http://www.mpu.rs/srpski/index.htm

Traditionally good cooperation between cities of Vienna and Belgrade continues on exhibition "Vienna Housing construction - Innovative. Social. Ecological and Workshop "Social and modern - Housing construction in Vienna. This exhibition at the Biennale in Venice last year caused considerable interest because it gives a comprehensive insight into housing in Vienna of the twenties of the last century to today. The exhibition will be presented to projects implemented in the field of publicly subsidized housing, and their integration into the current development projects of the city.''
 

Work for the new Euro-Hub Salzburg is running at full speed

New logistics hub will be opened early 2010 - DB Schenker's European network is reinforced

Despite there still about five months until it opens, the dimensions of DB Schenker's new terminal in Salzburg have been recognisable quite some time. The office building for the 220 employees of the Salzburg branch towers into the sky and the handling halls stand side by side on a site that covers 80,000 square metres. The logistics halls, which cover a total area of 4250 square metres, have already been roofed and are now being fitted out.

EUR 26 million was invested in constructing the site at Salzburg and it is set to play a central role in the European network of DB Schenker: in addition to Paris, Malmo and Friedewald, the Euro-Hub will a be centre for the company's surface transportation services. At the same time, the new site will be the national hub for overnight deliveries using interchangeable units in Austria.
 

DB Schenker: leader in sensor technology for ocean freight

Real-time shipment tracking plus transmission of key data boosts transparency of global transport chains and reduces logistics costs

DB Schenker is expanding its range of innovative services in monitoring shipments in international freight forwarding. The DB SCHENKERsmartbox service offers satellite-aided shipment tracking in real time using sensor technology. This new solution transmits a shipment’s current GPS (Global Positioning System) coordinates and any deviations from the predetermined route as well as providing information on additional security parameters such as temperature, vibrations, activity at the container door and light inside the container.

“Our product is the only one of its kind on the market, has proven effective in practice and is in use on all of the world’s main trade lanes. DB SCHENKERsmartbox offers more than just shipment tracking in real time,” underscores Christopher Regenhardt, Corporate Manager, DB SCHENKERsmartbox.
 

DB Schenker Introduces Its European Air Freight Hub in Frankfurt; The most modern and efficient hub in the global network

(Essen/Frankfurt am Main) DB Schenker introduced its new European air freight hub at Frankfurt Airport today. The new facility was dedicated with customers and guests from the worlds of politics and business in attendance. The air freight hub will begin operation in early August. Import and export units currently operating at different sites will be merged into a single unit right at the airport. Fifty million euros have been invested in the project. “This European hub is an essential turntable within our international air freight network. It will contribute to expand our position in the global competition,” underlined Dr. Karl-Friedrich Rausch, Member of the Management Board of DB Mobility Logistics AG and responsible for the Transportation and Logistics Division.
 

Deutsche Bahn and Russian Railways establish joint Center of Competence at university in St. Petersburg

Grube and Yakunin sign agreements in presence of Federal Chancellor Merkel and Russian President Medvedev

(Berlin/Munich) On Thursday Deutsche Bahn and Russian Railways (RZD) established a joint Center for International Logistics and Supply Chain Management in St. Petersburg. The agreements were signed by the CEOs of both railways, Rüdiger Grube and Vladimir Yakunin, in the presence of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Medvedev on the German Russian Government Consultations held in Munich.

“The Center of Competence will enable us to also build a bridge between Germany and Russia in the area of research. In doing so we are making a major contribution towards meeting the growing demands placed on quality and competitiveness in the area of cross-border transportation and logistics services between the German and the Russian markets,” said Rüdiger Grube, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Bahn AG, in Munich.

The goal of both railways is to build up the Logistics Center at the Graduate School of Management at St. Petersburg State University (GSOM) to become a center of competence for applied research focused on innovative subjects in the fields of logistics and supply chain management. Other major areas of emphasis will be on the academic education of students within the framework of Bachelors and Masters degree programs as well as the continued and advanced education of employees from both railways. Plans call for the Center to endow a senior and junior professorship. The cooperation is initially based on a period of five years.

The European Business School (EBS) also played a role in initiating the establishment of the logistics center and as will first and foremost make its supply chain and logistics expertise available a partner in the project. Moreover, the railway companies were able to win Petersburg State Transport University as a further academic partner providing scientific support to the Chair in the field of railway studies.

 

DB Schenker now active directly in Egyptian market

(Essen/Cairo) DB Schenker announced today that since the beginning of the month it is also present in Egypt through its participation in a joint venture. The joint venture company was founded in Cairo together with DB Schenker’s partner for many years, ITS International Transport Service Ltd.. The new provider of logistical services is headed by DB Schenker and is active in the Egyptian market.

“The new company is a further important new hub within DB Schenker’s worldwide network. This step will enable us to provide even better, high quality end-to-end solutions across the entire process chain in this very promising growth market,” said Dr. Detlef Trefzger, as Schenker AG Board member responsible for Contract Logistics/Supply Chain Management, as well as for the Region Near Middle East/Africa.

"The management and staff of our new joint venture is very familiar with the Egyptian market and customers. This will enrich our position in the region", added Peter Glatz, Regional Director NME / East Africa, Schenker AG.

DB Schenker founded its own company in March in Saudi Arabia, and in August 2008 a joint venture was founded in Dubai. DB Schenker manages its activities in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrein, Qatar, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Libanon, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from its Regional Head Office in Dubai.

 

New basketball hoops for BC Red Star Belgrade-Action in the heart of Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade:

DB Schenker team saw a hot summer night with sky full of stars as good beginning for action. Of course romantic atmosphere was not what we had in mind; we were both lucky and happy that it was not raining.
Basketball hoops and additional equipment that had just arrived from
Italy were unloaded.
BC Red Star playground is in the very centre of the city, at the famous
Kalemegdan fortress and further more in the inner part of fortress
complex. So night delivery was a must.

With the appropriate preparations unloading was done from 23:00 till
01:00. Forklift operations in conditions of reduced visibility, transport
in the pedestrian zone of Kalemegdan, extra secured due to the fact that musical event was at the same time, tricky slope of the ground access; that was our challenge that night, challenge that do not allow mistakes.
Of course, for the observers this was just one simple unloading of trucks. So easy and simple as hammering of top basketball players.
 

Logistics know-how for the participants of Universiade Belgrade 2009

First deliveries in University Village 24.06.2009. Schenker made shipment delivery for Canadian and Australian delegation, first foreign delegations arrived in Belgrade. Different deliveries were made to various UB2009 venues in last days.
A mixed team of experts with decades of experience from DB SCHENKERsportsevents world network and DB Schenker Serbia will contribute to ensuring that sports delegations and suppliers will enjoy optimal conditions at the Universiade Games.

This encompasses an extensive range of freight forwarding services: from the planning of air and sea freight capacity across customs clearance and services at the venues all tailored to fit the sporting event.
 

Volkswagen Group Award 2009 presented to DB Schenker

FAs a VW premium supplier, DB Schenker is one of the winners of the Volkswagen Group’s “Group Award 2009”. Dr. Karl-Friedrich Rausch, Member of the Management Board of DB Mobility Logistics AG and responsible for the Transportation and Logistics Division, accepted the renowned award in Wolfsburg. The “Volkswagen Group Award” is awarded annually to suppliers in recognition of their overall entrepreneurial performance.
Schenker Automotive Railnet GmbH (SAR), a subsidiary of DB Schenker Rail Automotive, received the award for their outstanding commitment in planning and implementing the logistics concept to supply the new Volkswagen/Skoda plant in Kaluga, 150 kilometers south of Moscow. The automobile manufacturer’s logistics partners who received the award also included OJSC TransContainer, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, RZD, that works closely with DB Schenker in the project. DB Schenker is the general contractor and since 2008 has coordinated the services of six freight railways, various operators, as well as other sub-contractors between Central Europe and VW’s location in Russia.
“With its nine brands and a grand total of 62 sites worldwide, Volkswagen offers very diverse and interesting opportunities for cooperation and is today already one of the world’s most future-proof automakers. For our award-winning top suppliers in particular, the Group’s growth course presents an enormous opportunity for a successful future in spite of the present adverse conditions.” said Dr. Javier Garcia Sanz, Member of the Management Board of Volkswagen
AG responsible for Procurement. “We need strong partners who are competitive on the international stage and have a global presence to jointly safeguard our future.”
Dr. Karl-Friedrich Rausch noted: “It is an important seal of quality for our services when Europe’s leading automobile manufacturer counts us as one of his premium suppliers. We received the award for our products, our innovative strength, competent project management and our joint efforts to achieve greater efficiency and environmental friendliness. The award is an incentive for us to further expand our services for our customers in the important automotive logistics segment.”
 

Exclusive: New report ranks DB Schenker Number 1 in Europe

DB Schenker is the largest overland transport operator in Europe, according to the rankings released today in Transport Intelligence’s latest report, European Road Transport & Logistics Markets 2009.
 

Financial statement press conference in Vienna

SCHENKER & CO AG optimistic in spite of the crisis

Fiscal 2008 was very successful for SCHENKER & CO AG (Vienna). In spite of the worldwide economic crisis, which hit businesses particularly hard in the fourth quarter, the company was able to achieve good growth rates with it main customers in practically all business areas in south-eastern Europe.

All told, the company earned €1,715 million (+11%) in 2008.
"The year 2008 reflects economic developments in general. We were doing well with two-digit growth rates in terms of volume. From the middle of the year and particularly in the fourth quarter, however, the crisis began to bite," says Michael Meyer, director responsible for finance, and Kurt Leidinger, director responsible for air and sea freight and logistics.

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DB Schenker enters into joint venture in Dubai

(Berlin/Essen/Dubai, 28 August 2008) DB Schenker is further expanding its presence in the United Arab Emirates. In its latest move, DB Schenker in Dubai founded a joint venture with the owners of BAX Global LLC, which will start doing business as Schenker LLC as of September 1, 2008.

The new company in Dubai consists of a team of over 100 experienced employees and benefits from numerous existing customer relationships. As a member of DB Schenker’s worldwide network, Schenker LLC offers customers the entire range of logistical services. The current expansion of the harbor facilities coupled with the benefits of Dubai Logistics City and the international airport are driving the creation of one of the world’s biggest logistical hubs in Dubai.

“We are now also able to offer our customers high quality end-to-end solutions from a single source in this important market,” said Dr. Thomas C. Lieb, who as Chairman of the Management Board of Schenker AG is also responsible for the company’s global air and ocean freight activities.

Since June 2007 DB Schenker has been linking together the markets in Asia, Europe and the USA with its regularly scheduled airfreight services from Dubai to Toledo, Ohio, via Frankfurt/Hahn. The offer was designed to meet the special requirements of the electronics, automotive, machinery, and apparel industries. In addition, Schenker AG has set up its own Regional Head Office in Dubai that will manage and further expand the company’s activities in the Near and Middle East, as well as in Eastern Africa.
 

DB Schenker reorganizes logistics services for high-tech industries

(Essen, 28 August 2008) DB Schenker has reorganized its contract logistics offers. In the future a special team of 1,000 employees at Schenker High Tech Logistics will focus on optimally meeting the needs of customers in the high-tech, consumer electronics, semiconductor and renewable energies businesses. The team will be based at 32 locations in nine European countries and will work closely with the local DB Schenker national companies.
“Integrating our activities in the high-tech and electronics sectors has enabled us to establish a strong and highly competent team that will offer and implement logistical solutions for this market across Europe,” said Dr. Detlef Trefzger, who as member of the Schenker AG Management Board is responsible for contract logistics/supply chain management in DB Schenker’s Division Board.

Schenker High Tech Logistics is active for numerous renowned clients and offers its European customers over 250,000 square meters of special logistical space that has been designed for high-tech solutions. The new unit was created by bringing together Schenker Industrial Logistics GmbH, whose remaining shares were acquired recently by Schenker AG from Siemens AG, and former European activities of BAX Global.
 

One World, One Dream - Outstanding service for the 2008 Olympics

DB Schenker is the "Exclusive Supplier for Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance": transport of technical equipment for the media through to the furnishing for the accommodation of the national teams.

"One World, One Dream" - under this motto athletes from all over the world will soon compete in 28 sporting disciplines at the XXIX. Summer Olympic Games in China. DB Schenker will ensure that sporting excellence is possible by providing professional services behind the scenes.

DB Schenker is the "Exclusive Supplier for Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance" for the Olympics in Beijing and in six other Chinese cities.

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One thousand five hundred coffee trains: DB Schenker and Kraft Foods raise their cups to celebrate the 15th year of the Jacobs Café logistics train

Mainz - The world’s second largest food and beverage maker, Kraft Foods, and the number one company in European rail freight transport, DB Schenker, are celebrating their 15th anniversary together in July: DB AG’s freight trains have been transporting coffee for Kraft Foods since the first train left the Bremen domestic port on July 1, 1993 with a load of green coffee bound for Kraft Food’s roasting facilities in Berlin-Neukölln.

Since then DB AG has averaged 100 transports per year for a total of about 1,500 trains. The beans used to make Germany’s favorite drink arrive at the Bremen seaport from Africa, Central and South America, as well as from the Far East.

“We are very pleased with the long and successful collaboration between Kraft Foods and DB Schenker. We will continue to work together in the future to develop economically and ecologically convincing logistical concepts,” said Karsten Sachsenröder, head of sales at the DB Schenker Rail business unit.

“Our collaboration pays off in many ways. We began using this environmentally-friendly transport concept to reduce CO2 emissions and contribute to climate protection long before the current climate debates,” explains Rudi Madel, director of all four Kraft Foods coffee plants in Germany.

Up until now, the logistic trains between Bremen and Berlin have eliminated almost 100,000 truck runs thereby reducing the burden on the climate by just over 35,000 tons of CO2 which they would have emitted.

DB Schenker continues its path to success in Austria and Southeast Europe

DB Schenker made significant progress in Austria and Southeast Europe in 2007 and continues to lay further milestones in the current year.

A consistently positive balance sheet for the 2007 financial year was reported by the Executive Board of SCHENKER & CO AG (Vienna) in its summer press conference on 10 July in Vienna.

Throughout the region, in 2007 some 6.3 million shipments were handled (+ 11%) via land, air and sea freight. In comparison to 2006, the turnover of DB Schenker in Austria and the Southeast European region increased by nearly 10 percent to EUR 1,497 million.

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DB Schenker opens Logistics Centre Maribor

Network in Southeast Europe further strengthened
Schenker d.d. opened Logistics Centre Maribor, one of the most modern logistics centres in Slovenia and the region, today in Spodnje Hoče.

EUR six million was invested in constructing Logistics Centre Maribor, which with its warehouse space of 8,500 square metres and room for 6,080 pallets, is one of the most modern facilities of its kind in Slovenia and the region.

The facility serves as an interface for the regional and international flow of goods. It provides the right infrastructure for a variety of logistics requirements.

Schenker d.d. in Slovenia continues the tradition of the international freight forwarding company Intertrans, which was founded in 1964. Schenker AG acquired an interest in the company in 2002; in 2003 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Schenker AG.

Danube Nordic Shuttle has been launched

Combined rail transport with Austrian participation has been travelling between Wels and Rostock since early June

The first DB Schenker combined rail transport on the Wels-Rostock route departed from the seaport of Rostock at the beginning of June. To begin with, this train will run twice a week in both directions.

The initiators of the project are SCHENKER & CO AG (Vienna), Schenker Deutschland AG and Hangartner AG.
Together with DB Intermodal and the Kombiverkehr Deutsche Gesellschaft für kombinierten Güterverkehr mbH & Co KG, a proposal was created, which combines the advantages of rail and road in the integrated multimodal corridor between North and Southeast Europe.
The train, which is marketed between the North Cape and Southeast Europe under the name "Danube Nordic Shuttle", transports 32 fully loaded trailers per journey.

In consequence, 30,000 kilometres in road-transport and the emissions of CO2 associated with it are avoided - with a high level of planning and process reliability. Additional departures are planned for the winter timetable.
Excellent connections exist between the destination in Wels and the offices of Schenker in Austria and in the growth markets of Southeast Europe.
Commercial and industrial customers benefit from the tight network of Schenker surface transport services in the region.
 

DB Schenker "emotions2008": bundled logistics activities around THE football event of 2008

Schenker leads the way at the European Championships!

On 7 June 2008, the UEFA EURO 2008TM started in Austria and Switzerland! However, at DB Schenker activities related to the football event of 2008 have already been underway for one year.
A 35 person project team led by Gerald Mayrhofer has been working on the acquisition and maintenance of transportation and logistics projects surrounding the sporting event of the year since spring 2007.
"emotions2008": a synonym for bundled transport logistics
An absolute novelty for DB Schenker is the structure of the project team: all activities were bundled under the name "emotions2008" and the leadership of Schenker & CO AG Vienna in a joint project of the national subsidiaries of Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
This combination of logistics expertise contributes heavily to an optimisation of the processes. Thanks to the dedicated cooperation of all participating countries, DB Schenker succeeded in concluding a series of important partnership agreements and business transactions:
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Eurovision Song Contest 2008- Schenker d.o.o. provides support to this unique spectacle

22/04/2008 Belgrade. The Serbian Broadcasting Corporation, the host and organizer of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, has partnered up with one of the worlds leading providers of integrated logistics services, Schenker d.o.o. in order to make all of the administrational procedures required by all of the delegations and our foreign partners as expedient as possible.

Partnering up with Schenker d.o.o, national organization in Serbia, will ensure a convenient procedure for all of the 43 delegations and various foreign partners because a branch of Schenker is located in 150 countries around the world “ stated Sandra Susa, Executive Producer ESC 2008 in her Recommendation letter.

Schenker will offer comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain management from a single source in order to ensure that all of the local laws are being followed.

Official start of construction of new state-of-the-art terminal in Salzburg Bergheim

06/05/2008 SCHENKER & CO AG is constructing the largest and most modern shipping terminal in the European DB Schenker network at a cost of around €26 million in Salzburg Bergheim.
The official start of construction took place on 24 April 2008. The new terminal will replace the two older depots at Vogelweiderstrasse and Bergheim. It was needed because of the marked increase in volume over the last few years, which exceeds the handling and administrative capacities of the old depots.
The terminal in Salzburg is also intended to supplement alongside Paris, Malmö and Friedewald as a European hub - a function that the old depots couldn't perform.
Facts and figures
10,000 m² cargo handling terminal, 4,000 m² logistics depot (2,000 m² in the form of a high-stack warehouse and 2,250 m² as cross docking area), and 3,500 m² office building, all on a site of 80,000 m².
The fully equipped cargo handling terminal will have 115 docking gates. The goods will be handled in the terminal for the most part, thereby considerably reducing noise. Quiet and clean operation is also guaranteed thanks to the 40 electric floor transporters.

The terminal has an underfloor conveyor chain with an hourly capacity of 400 tons or 680 pallets. This represents a marked increase in efficiency over traditional handling and also enhances quality and safety aspects.

Deutsche Bahn continues to grow steadily in 2007

Revenues, profits and transport performance increase for third year in a row • Mehdorn: “In order to continue on our successful course, we need a favorable decision on partial privatization in the coming weeks”

(Berlin, March 31, 2008) DB CEO and Chairman of the Management Board, Hartmut Mehdorn, commented on the company’s 2007 business figures that were presented today in Berlin by stating: “Our strategy has proven that it is right. Deutsche Bahn is in good shape to meet the challenges here at home and across Europe. In order to decisively continue on this path around the world, we need to have a favorable decision on our partial privatization in the coming weeks. The transport market is in the midst of a rapid upheaval. DB AG has to take advantage of the opportunities in front of it now. And to do so it needs additional capital. At the same time, the Federal Government could also use the proceeds from the partial privatization to finance urgently needed infrastructure measures.”

Schenker China Ltd establishes new branches in Changsha and Xi’an

(Hong Kong, 1 March 2008) Schenker China Ltd., Changsha and Xi’an branches have obtained their business licenses from the Administration for Industry and Commerce and will become operational effective from 1 March 2008.

Changsha is the capital of Hunan Province and has a population of about 6.47 million people. With an annual average of 14% growth of its gross domestic product – compared to the national average of 10% - the city’s economy is developing rapidly. Manufacturing is a main pillar of the local economy with a strong focus on the machinery, automotive and electronics industries. Other key sectors are high-tech materials, traditional Chinese medicine and home appliances.

Xi’an, capital city of Shaanxi Province, is China’s major ancient capital, located in the heart of the country and starting point of the famous Silk Road to the West. Xi’an is positioning itself as Northwest China’s technology and transportation hub, IT powerhouse as well as national center of research and production in aviation and aerospace. Xi’an’s GDP has a strong growth rate of 14.5% Jan-Sep 2007 year-on-year. The main industries are electronics, equipment manufacturing, high-tech, energy, chemicals, food processing and agriculture.
As Schenker China Ltd., both branches will focus on transportation and logistics solutions especially related to the key industries and will continue developing the existing customer base as well as the markets in respective regions. Schenker is one of the few international logistics providers present in both areas.

Schenker entered China in 1979 as one of the first foreign forwarding companies to be registered in the People’s Republic of China. With the Changsha and Xi’an branches, Schenker has offices and logistics facilities in over 30 cities all over the country, with more than 4,300 experts working on advanced local and global logistics solutions.
Schenker China Ltd. is the Official Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance Exclusive Supplier of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

DB Schenker Provides Transport Service to VW Plant in Kaluga

Deliveries to new plant in Russia via rail • SAR GmbH successfully handling transport of materials since plant opened

(Berlin/Mainz, February 20, 2008) DB Schenker is handling the transport of materials for the new Volkswagen plant in Kaluga. Schenker Automotive Railnet GmbH (SAR), a fully-owned subsidiary of Railion Deutschland AG, has been the general contractor for the new VW plant in Kaluga, Russia since it began operations in November 2007.

Working on behalf of Volkswagen Logistics GmbH & Co. OHG, SAR handles the Skoda transports from the Czech Republic, and the Volkswagen transports from Slovakia to Kaluga, which is located about 180 kilometers south of Moscow.
“Working on behalf of VW, we manage the planning, coordination and supervision of transports that are handled by numerous sub-contractors,” notes Dr. Klaus Kremper, CEO of Railion Deutschland AG, Deutsche Bahn AG’s rail freight company. These sub-contractors include CD Cargo (Czech railways), ZSSK Cargo (Slovak railways), PKP Cargo (Polish railways), RZD (Russian railways) as well as the two operators, Argo Bohemia and Transcontainer. The main challenge involved in handling these transport activities is the coordination of 15 partners that communicate in five different languages.

“We are fulfilling the role of general contractor for VW Kaluga, although DB Schenker did not provide rail traction services itself during the initial phase of the project. This further underlines our ability to provide the entire spectrum of logistical services and that we can compete flexibly against international competition,” explained Kremper.
Volkswagen AG is one of Deutsche Bahn’s most important customers.

Ground-breaking for DB Schenker hub in Dallas

(Essen/Dallas, February 19, 2008)

Construction has now begun following a ground-breaking ceremony for the new DB Schenker logistics center at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The roughly 19,000-square-meter facility for international air freight as well as national supply and distribution is expected to begin operating this fall.

The newly built facility will practically double BAX Global and Schenker’s existing capacity at DFW International Airport. 78 truck bays, state-of-the-art communications technology, an efficient infrastructure and security systems guarantee that freight is handled quickly while providing the highest levels of service quality. About 160 employees will work at the new site.
DFW International Airport is a strategic hub for DB Schenker in the US. It not only distributes air freight originating in Asia and Europe throughout the central US, but also consolidates freight from Texas and the Southwest in Dallas and feeds it either to the national North American distribution network or to the rest of the world.

In February 2007 BAX Global and Schenker opened a new large-scale logistics hub featuring a 21,000 square-meter logistics facility at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in the northern US.

DB Schenker and ScandFibre Logistics announce
new paper transports from Sweden

(Mainz, 15 February 2008)

DB Schenker announced today that as of January 6th it began running seven trains per week from Swedish paper manufacturer in Gävle and Frövi to the German switching yard in Hamburg-Maschen for its customer and partner, ScandFibre Logistics AB (SFL). “The advantage of the new rail system for the customer is that through-service rail transport reduces shipping time and in contrast to the previous logistics system eliminates up to two transhipment steps, which is important because paper is a fragile product”, says Dr. Klaus Kremper, Chairman of the Management Board at Railion Deutschland AG, Europe’s biggest freight railroad.

DB Schenker is responsible for the entire transport chain that starts in Sweden. As production partner, DB Schenker collaborates exclusively with the Swedish logistic company Green Cargo in operating the new rail service. The two companies formed a joint venture for the through-service rail freight service via Denmark at the end of December.

Each of the freight cars carries 60 tons of valuable made by Korsnäs AB, a Swedish paper and cartonboard manufacturer. DB Schenker transports the sensitive goods for further processing, for example as environmentally-friendly beverage packages, throughout Europe.

DB Schenker and SFL have been successfully operating a round trip rail system for the Swedish paper industry with 21 trains per week since 1999. The Maschen switching yard near Hamburg serves as the central hub for the subsequent distribution of the paper into the European rail network.
From Maschen onwards SFL uses DB Schenker’s international single freight car network as well as partner railways to distribute over a million tons of paper in Europe, thereby reducing the burden on the environment by about 41,500 truckloads every year.
ScandFibre Logistics is a service company that is owned by Swedish paper manufacturers and provides transport and logistics solutions to the Swedish forest industry, which are continuously further developed.

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SCHENKER - New brand structure and visual image

Dear Valued Customer,

Schenker Serbia is a vital part of Schenker SEE network which is one of pillar of the DB Group (Deutsche Bahn AG). To be even stronger and more competitive in the logistics and transportation industry, Schenker will be part of a new brand structure with a new visual image.
Why are we doing this? We are transporting more goods by rail, land, air and ocean than ever before, and our transportation networks and logistics chains have become more and more complex. Hence, Schenker's growth and development in technology need to be balanced by a clear and cohesive international brand that stands for stability and clarity.
This change in design will neither affect or change our day to day services and the new logo will be implemented gradually. To guarantee a smooth transition as well as being responsible and cost-conscious, you will see both logos. We will start changing our stationary in the upcoming month but our trucks and buildings will be changed at a later stage.
Thank you for your trust and loyalty towards the Schenker brand. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact our Marketing or Customer Service departments at any time.
Kind regards,

Schenker Serbia team

Beijing-Hamburg Container Express Manages 10,000 Kilometers in Only 15 Days

Mehdorn: Important test for the Eurasian Land Bridge • Regular transport services aimed at in the next few years

(Hamburg, January 24, 2008) After just 15 days' journey time, a freight train from Beijing loaded with containers reached the marshaling yard in the Port of Hamburg this morning shortly before 10 a.m. The Beijing-Hamburg Container Express left Dahongmen Station in the Chinese capital on January 9 for the journey of over 10,000 kilometers through China, the Mongolian Republic, Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany.

Hartmut Mehdorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Bahn AG, stated on the train's arrival, "The excellent cooperation between the railroad employees of the six participating companies is impressive proof that Asian-European freight transport along the Eurasian Land Bridge has a future. If we can overcome further technical and bureaucratic hurdles and upgrade the infrastructure, and if the demand for transport services from Europe to Asia also grows, by the end of the decade we can aim at launching regular freight transport services along this axis."

Mehdorn's colleagues, and in particular Vladimir Yakunin, President of OAO Russian Railways, underlined the strategic importance of an efficient rail connection given the continued growth in flows of goods between Europe and Asia. The participants in the Eurasian Land Bridge project are the railroads of the six countries along the route. The goal is to strengthen rail’s competitive position in relation to ocean transport. Seagoing vessels require more than 30 days for the ocean route. "The test train was a success. We have demonstrated that we can transport goods by rail between China and Germany safely, reliably and yet twice as fast compared with ships. At the same time, we're considerably cheaper than air freight for many types of cargo. Now is the time to analyze and compare our notes with all partners and to define the next steps", stated Dr. Norbert Bensel, Member of the Board of Management for Transportation and Logistics at DB AG.

The cargo on the Beijing-Hamburg Container Express consists of electronic equipment, clothing and shoes, among other items.

Deutsche Bahn and Port of Rotterdam to cooperate

Leading transportation and logistics company signs Letter of Intent with Europe’s largest port • Common goal: improving hinterland connections and increasing rail’s modal split

(Berlin/Rotterdam, January 18, 2008) Deutsche Bahn AG and the Port of Rotterdam Authority intend to work together more closely. This was agreed by the two companies in a Letter of Intent signed yesterday by Dr. Norbert Bensel, Chairman of the Transportation and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG, and Hans Smits, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, at Deutsche Bahn’s headquarters in Berlin.

A key focus of the cooperation will be to improve the Port of Rotterdam’s hinterland connections. Smits: “Despite enormous investments in our infrastructure, the existing resources alone will not be sufficient to handle growing freight volumes. That means we have to make better use of existing resources. This will only be possible by intensifying cooperation across transport chains, because a port’s success is dependent on the capabilities of the hinterland connections.”

Bensel said, “Our Intermodal Business Unit, Europe’s leading company in combined transport services, and the largest port in Europe are natural partners here. Together we will optimize hinterland connections; it is precisely this long-distance hinterland traffic that can be bundled which enables rail to maximize its advantages and bring more traffic to environmentally-friendly rail.” Dr. Sebastian Jürgens, Head of the DB Intermodal Business Unit, added: “In Hamburg, rail has a modal split of 32 percent, whereas in the case of the Port of Rotterdam, it is currently only 11 percent. We still have a lot of room above that figure, and want to exploit this potential with new coordinated services, such as the creation of new hub and spoke concepts.” The partners also agreed to improve the exchange of data, in order to harmonize long-term forecasts and improve the interlinking of operational processes.

The Port of Rotterdam is Germany’s most important port in terms of freight handling both to and from Germany. Rotterdam was the first European port to break through the 400-million metric ton barrier, with a cargo throughput of 406 million metric tons in 2007.
DB Schenker, the brand of the Transportation and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG, provides logistics competence, integrated networks and rail expertise from a single source. With 1,500 company locations in 150 countries, DB Schenker is one of the world’s leading providers of transportation and logistics services. The Transportation and Logistics Division comprises five business units – Land Transport, Air/Ocean Freight, Contract Logistics/SCM, Rail Freight and Intermodal.