DB Cargo

DB Cargo
Private
Industry Logistics
Founded 2000
Headquarters Mainz, Germany
Products Rail Transport
Maintenance
Revenue € 3.7 billion
Number of employees
 25,000
Subsidiaries DB Cargo Deutschland
DB Cargo Nederland
Euro Cargo Rail
DB Cargo Danmark
DB Cargo Italia
DB Cargo Schweiz
DB Cargo Polska
DB Cargo UK
DB Cargo Romania
Website https://www.dbcargo.com

DB Cargo is a European (mainly German) railway cargo carrier. The company was formed from the freight operating section of the Deutsche Bahn with the addition of various European rail freight operating companies.

In December 2007 Railion became part of the DB Schenker logistics group, itself a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn. In early 2009 the now larger division was renamed DB Schenker Rail, and once again in 1 March 2016 to its current name, DB Cargo.

History

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The present company is the result of the merger of DB Cargo AG with NS Cargo NV. Later, the Danish cargo company DSB Gods (literally DSB Cargo) merged into the company. It further acquired the Italian cargo carrier Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo (SFM) in 2004 and further acquired the Swiss cargo carrier Brunner Rail Services GmbH. In addition it purchased a 20 percent stake in Swiss BLS Cargo AG in 2007. In 2008 it increased its stake in BLS Cargo AG to 40 percent.

In 2008 the Railion brand was replaced with the rebranding of the whole DB logistics organisation into a common recognisable brand; named DB Schenker.[1]

In 2011, DB Schenker Rail signed an agreement with Lietuvos Geležinkeliai to increase cross-border services with the Baltic states.[2]

Operations

The holding company is based in Mainz. 92% of the shares are held by DB AG (through its Logistics subsidiary DB Schenker), 6% by NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen and 2% by Danske Statsbaner.

It uses different names for in each country where it operates, namely:

  • DB Cargo Danmark in Denmark (formerly DSB Gods, then Railion Scandinavia) (DB Schenker Rail Danmark is owned by DB Schenker GmbH (51%) and Green Cargo (49%))
  • DB Cargo Deutschland in Germany (formerly DB Cargo, then Railion Deutschland)
  • Euro Cargo Rail in France
  • DB Cargo Italia in Italy (formerly SFM, then Railion Italia, then Nordcargo, then DB Schenker Rail Italia)
  • DB Cargo Nederland in the Netherlands (formerly NS Cargo, then Railion Nederland) (NS Cargo merged with Railion in 2000 [3]
  • DB Cargo Polska in Poland (bought as PCC Rail)
  • DB Cargo Schweiz in Switzerland (formerly Brunner Rail Services GmbH, then Railion Schweiz)
  • DB Cargo UK in the United Kingdom (bought as English, Welsh & Scottish Railway).
  • DB Cargo Romania, renamed from the Romanian subsidiary Logistic Services Danubius (LSD) in 2011.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The new brand architecture of the DB Group (Deutsche Bahn AG) www.schenker.gr
  2. ↑ "Railway Gazette: DB Schenker Rail to serve Baltic States". 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  3. ↑ DB and NS sign freight merger, Railway Gazette, 01 August 1999
  4. ↑ "DB Schenker Rail Romania (Romania DBSR)". www.rail.dbschenker.de (in German). Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Logistic Services Danubius renamed DB Schenker Rail Romania". transportjournal.com. 18 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26.


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