Skybridge Air and Ocean Freight Shipping

Intermodal Solutions

Get the timeliness of air freight and the cost-effectiveness of ocean freight with DB SCHENKERskybridge — a logistics product that combines the best of both.

Get the best of both worlds with the combined advantages of air and ocean freight. With DB SCHENKERskybridge, we optimize your freight forwarding route to:

Reduce freight costs in comparison with a standard airfreight shipment
Reduce transit time in comparison with a standard ocean freight shipment
Provide a cost-effective freight option for delayed ocean shipments
Provide an option for tight capacity or expensive airfreight markets and lanes

By combining air cargo and ocean freight solutions, you can find the right balance between cost and time – adding flexibility to your supply chain.

As an industry-leader in logistics, our team will help you find the best forwarding and logistics services to meet your business goals.

DB SCHENKERskybridge is available on all key routes from Asia via the US West Coast to Latin America and from Asia to Europe. Our services help you to maximize your reach while minimizing the toll it takes on your budget. DB SCHENKERskybrige is also a cost-effective alternative for shipments from Europe to the South Pacific region.

eSchenker: It's so easy

eSchenker is our most advanced logistic solution yet. It incorporates all eServices into one portal, giving you maximum support at every stage of your supply chain. From tracking and scheduling to booking and reporting, eSchenker has your logistics covered.

Tracking

The easy-to-use eSchenker tracking tool gives you real-time information about the location and status of your shipment, and its current estimated time of delivery. Allocation of a tracking number means that you can access detailed shipment data online without having to log in. Our tracking technology has now been upgraded with an even more detailed overview and status information for each of your shipments.

The New DB Schenker

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We are pleased to announce the new brand image that truly speaks to the current state of our business and our overall long-term strategy.

Maximum power for green mobility

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Transport, warehousing, recycling and other services along the supply chain require a high level of expertise in the proper and compliant handling of lithium batteries. This is where DB Schenker comes into play, supporting the industry with a dedicated service for battery logistics to cope with the logistical hurdles.

Short-term warehousing

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The Coronavirus pandemic has hit global supply chains with full force. Due to changing consumer behavior, stranded shipping containers are piling up in seaports with goods that can no longer be sold due to changing consumer behavior. In addition, growing consumer demand for certain goods, for example in the food or health sector, has led to an increase in production. This has two consequences: Currently unsaleable items need to be stored temporarily and companies are having to build up safety stocks to avoid interruptions in supply.

Logistics automation at its best

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DB Schenker is now responsible for MediaMarkt Sweden's logistics for online sales and store deliveries from the Arlandastad logistics center near Stockholm.

e-commerce incorporated

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Partnering with Magento

DB Schenker is offering a powerful new extension to equip small and mid-size merchants at Magento, one of the world's leading providers of e-commerce platforms. The Partnership evolved from increasing customer demand for web-shop order tracking.

Empowering global e-commerce

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DB Schenker provides its customers with access to over a hundred marketplaces globally by partnering with leading SaaS platform provider, ChannelAdvisor.

Inventing the digitized warehouse

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DB Schenker and Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking for the internet, are collaborating to change the face of the logistics industry.

Exoskeletons

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DB Schenker has extensively investigated the use of exoskeletons at several logistics locations in Germany, in order to relieve warehouse personnel of physically-demanding tasks in the long term.