In a “negative as expected” year, Deutsche Bahn’s financial performance was again in the red. Losses were not avoided in 2023, and the Group’s freight subsidiary DB Cargo was no exception. The state-owned freight carrier...Read more
DB Cargo is going through some challenging times that have raised concerns regarding its future. Single wagon traffic is deemed unprofitable and could reduce massively, while an avalanche of lost jobs could hit the company’s...Read more
The Deutsche Bahn Group published its annual results, announcing a positive operating result and being back in the black. Yet, behind the positive headlines, there are not-so-positive takeaways from the results, such as a loss-making...Read more
STRIKE UpdateThe warning nationwide railway strike taken by union EVG on Monday, 27 March, will have a considerable impact on rail freight. Depending on the company, services are either fully or partially cancelled, while more delays...Read more
Deutsche Bahn (DB) finds itself back at the centre of attention in Germany due to the current financial situation at the company and what it means for the ongoing restructuring and break-up plans for the...Read more
The last few months have been hectic in northwestern Germany’s Brunsbüttel Elbe port, where a new LNG import terminal is under construction. Such energy infrastructures typically demand colossal transport projects to move components and materials,...Read more
Germany is to undertake a real green transition as the trains of DB Cargo might be transporting cannabis once it is legalised in Germany. It posted a picture of a train with the words: “Germany...Read more
Sigrid Nikutta will continue to lead the freight division of Deutsche Bahn for five more years. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bahn AG extended her contract during a regular meeting, expressing its trust that she’ll...Read more
The HVO fuel or vegetable oil fuel seems to be the future for DB Cargo’s last-mile operations. The company aims to convert its existing diesel locomotive fleet and make it fully compatible with biofuels. Biofuels...Read more
Several intermodal operators set up humanitarian corridors by sending aid trains to Ukraine. Among them, two major companies, DB Cargo and SBB Cargo International, utilise their logistics networks and launch trains with relief supplies for...Read more
Cobantur Boltas, a Turkish-German logistics company, launched its first intermodal train connecting the Halkali terminal in Istanbul with the DUSS terminal in Munich. The service commenced on 21 January with the first train departing from...Read more
DB Cargo Eurasia just established a new subsidiary headquartered in Shanghai, China. The company named DB Cargo Transasia is set to provide customised logistics services and quick implementation of projects to customers between Europe and...Read more
The new German government coalition will invest “considerably more in the railways than in the roads”. The SPD, Greens and FDP presented their plans in a coalition agreement on Wednesday, including plans to lower infrastructure...Read more
DB Cargo and DHL want to transport more parcels by rail. Their cooperation is to be expanded both in terms of transported cargo by trains and network connections. So far, 2 per cent of DHL’s...Read more
UPDATE – The train drivers strike ongoing in Germany has also hit rail freight operations. Currently, 190 freight trains are at a standstill. DB Cargo tries to, at least, keep running the trains that are...Read more
A consortium of 12 German rail freight companies founded the ‘Future Single Wagon Transport Network’. DB Cargo is among the leading members of the initiative that aims to promote the single wagon transport market in...Read more
Running between the Voestalpine steel company’s industrial site at Linz, Austria, and Lower and Upper Bavaria, the Bayern-Shuttle constitutes an example of how rail freight could change the future of European transportation. The service is...Read more
Coca Cola and DB Cargo have agreed to expand the rail portfolio of the soda giant in Germany. By the middle of 2021, thirteen sites in Germany should be reached by rail. By doing so,...Read more