DB Schenker News in China

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).

From horse-drawn carriage to freighter drones: In 2022, DB Schenker celebrates its 150th corporate anniversary.

"China-Laos Railway", which officially opened to traffic on December 3, 2021, has seen tremendous success towards the end of the year.

The largest pre-order for electric trucks in Europe to date • Zero-emission, revolutionary vehicle design specifically for urban environments • Translating the global climate protection agenda into decisive corporate action

Volocopter and DB Schenker perform joint logistics demonstration during the ITS World Congress 2021 in Hamburg • Electric VoloDrone conducts its first public test flight • Take-off for next generation logistics and eVTOL solutions

New DB Schenker unit to support ideas transforming logistics • Venture capital investments in early-stage business models and start-ups • Founder-centric venture studio together with MVP Factory • “We want to build a digital and climate-friendly future”

On July 1, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), Volocopter, and international logistics leader, DB Schenker, announced that they have successfully conducted a joint static proof of concept (PoC) at Messe Stuttgart for VoloDrone ground operations in logistic centers.

As dozens of containers of goods arrived at the U.S. east coast, it has marked the successful completion of the first trial and its official launch of the "Land Bridge - China to US" rail-sea intermodal transportation solution.

Weekly cargo flight rotations from Frankfurt to Shanghai • 100% real carbon dioxide avoidance through Sustainable Aviation Fuel • 20,250 tons less greenhouse gases in the summer flight schedule • Mercedes-Benz, ZF and Merck among the first customers