DB SCHENKER Opens New Solar Powered Hub in Dubai

DB Schenker has opened a new logistics centre in South Dubai with an area of 33000qm which can offer space for 90000 euro pallets 

This warehouse has capacity to handle temperature controlled, value added services, hazardous , & distribution / delivery services for both ocean & air freight movements..

Moreover it has direct connection for Jebel Ali & Al Maktoum Airport & it will serve as big hub for major DB Schenker customers.

By 2021 DB Schenker is expected to have 80000 sqm of warehouse space available.

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DHL, K+N and DB Schenker the leading airfreight forwarders

 
DHL Global Forwarding, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker have maintained their position as the world’s leading airfreight forwarders, while the top 25 forwarders recorded a total increase in airfreight demand of less than one percent.
The latest top 25 Global Freight Forwarders List from consultant Armstrong & Associates, based on revenues and ocean and airfreight demand, revealed that the leading companies recorded a 7.7% year-on-year increase in revenues in 2014 to $213bn.
Airfreight demand amongst the top 25 increased by 0.4% to 13.5m tonnes and containerised ocean freight was up 2.3% on 2013 to 22.9m teu.
The leading three forwarders in terms of revenue were once again DHL, K+N and DB Schenker, with all three recording an increase in income during the year.
These three forwarders were also the three busiest airfreight forwarders, with all three growing faster than the 0.4% average recorded by the leading 25.
DHL saw air volumes increase by 2.6% year on year in 2014 to 2.3m tonnes, K+N recorded a 5.3% increase to 1.2m tonnes and DB Schenker’s were up 1.8% to 1.1m tonnes.
The company which recorded the largest increase in airfreight demand was Geodis, which saw a 28.9% jump to 270,600 tonnes. It also recorded a 55.8% rise in ocean volumes.
These two increases propelled the French logistics company eight places up the table to 13, but while volumes rapidly increased, 2014 revenues were up by a lower amount of 2.3% on 2013 to $5.6bn.
The volume increases appear to be the result of new contract wins, with parent company SNCF stating that 2014 figures included wins from Alstom, ABB, H&M, Lego, amongst others, while it also extended its international network of operating hubs, particularly the hubs dedicated to the oil and gas industry.
The company which dropped the most places on the list was troubled AP Moller-Maersk-owned Damco.
The forwarder saw 2014 revenues remain flat at $3.2bn, while air demand was down 16.2% on 2013 at 190,000 tonnes and ocean volumes slipped by 0.7% to 786,000 teu.
New entrants to the list were: Hitachi Transport Systems, Dachser and CJ Korea Express.

Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/forwarders/single-view/news/dhl-k-n-and-db-schenker-the-leading-airfreight-forwarders.html

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DB Schenker to charter from Etihad for new US freighter service

DB Schenker has revealed it is chartering an aircraft from Etihad for its new weekly freighter service from China to the US.
The forwarder, through its JetCargo division, this week announced it had launched a freighter service travelling between Hong Kong, Chicago and Houston.
A company spokesperson told Air Cargo News it was a fully dedicated service using a Boeing 747-8 freighter chartered from Etihad.
The service will target the oil and gas, automotive and industrial sectors with freight moving from southeast China to the US southwest, Gulf of Mexico and northern Mexico.
As is the current trend, DB Schenker is offering three service options: first class, business class and economy, which have defined lead times and end-to-end tracking.
The company recently opened a 14,000sq m facility comprised of 11,500sq m of warehousing space, 2,500sq m of office space and a two hectare laydown yard in the Houston area.

Source : http://www.aircargonews.net

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