Special Events

DB Schenker's handling of special events is second to none. What ever the size or nature of your event, we can help with everything from project planning and implementation through to on-site handling and coordination.

Our logistics services for special events include:

Project planning and execution
Personal service and professional advice
Freight forwarding (including sea, air, road and rail) and logistics
Monitoring of freight movements
On-site handling and coordination
Customs and quarantine clearances, as well as arranging of special permits for medical items, road trailers, etc.

Two key examples for DB SCHENKERspecialevents:

2008 - World Youth Day 08

First visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Australia

Freight logistics for the Journey of the WYD Cross and Icon of Our Lady
Popemobile transfer from the Vatican to Australia and return
Human remains logistics for the Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati from Italy to Australia and return to the tomb in Torino
Freight movements for broadcast/press equipment, exhibition goods, etc.
Pick/pack logistics services for 275,000 pilgrim backpacks and millions of pilgrim breakfast/lunch meals
Value add logistics services for events such as the Opening Mass, Catechesis sessions
Papal Welcome Ceremony, Stations of the Cross, Pilgrimage, Closing Mass and a variety of supporting programs including Days in the Diocese, Youth Festival and more

2009 - The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace

Transport logistics for “The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace”
Customs/quarantine clearance
Import/Export handling
Set-up and dismantling at various locations

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.

Channel Advisor

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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.

Learning by gaming: Virtual Reality as a boost for employee training

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Serious Gaming: In collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics DB Schenker has developed an employee training course as a VR digital game.

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.

Supporting the Alpaca Industry in Peru

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Since the Inca Empire and dating back to 5000 B.C., the lives of alpacas have been preserved and extended by using their wool to create clothing and other materials. Found primarily in the Peruvian Andes, over four million alpacas are tended by thousands of Peruvians who are living far away from modern life.

Mobile Malaria Project

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The Mobile Malaria Project team, led by Dr. George Busby from the University of Oxford, has travelled over 7,500km with a modified Land Rover Discovery across Africa to exchange with local experts on the challenges in malaria control and to teach African scientists how to use the latest technology in this field.

Free Logistics Education Program in Egypt

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As part of their corporate social responsibility initiatives, DB Schenker Egypt and El-Sewedy Technical Academy (STA) are working together to offer a free-of-charge logistics program based on the German vocational training model.

GSI

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At DB Schenker we are proud to deliver excellence as a logistics provider, and we are just as proud to support excellence on other fields of expertise. We are therefore more than happy to support cutting-edge international research in an impressive and challenging operation.

Extreme Weather Research Project

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The transportation and logistics industries are facing ever-increasing pressure due to a combination of more-frequently occurring extreme weather patterns and congested roads, tight deadlines and high expectations related to delivery times.