All important events from its foundation
History
Ever since the company was founded by Gottfried Schenker in Vienna 130 years ago, DB Schenker provides its customers with all the main services from a single source.
1872 | Gottfried Schenker founds Schenker & Co. in Vienna, Austria. |
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1873 | First consolidated rail consignment from Paris, France to Vienna, Austria. |
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1874 | Branch offices established in Budapest, Hungary, Bucharest, Romania and Prague, Czech Republic |
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1880 | DB Schenker acquires a stake in the steam navigation company Adria Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft. |
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1895 | Founds Austro-Americana shipping company. |
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1901 | Gottfried Schenker passes away in Vienna and is succeeded by his adoptive son Dr. August Schenker-Angerer. |
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1918 | After WW I, Schenker focuses on express delivery services, regional freight forwarding, removals and trade-fair services. |
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1922 | First air freight shipments in Germany |
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1924 | The German export industry goes in an international exhibition tour organized by Schenker. |
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1928 | Following the acquisition of BEHALA, Schenker headquarters to Berlin. |
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1931 | German Railways acquires Schenker. First sea freight container shipments. |
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1945 | Rebuilding process begins following the misappropriations and loss of numerous bases in WW II. |
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1947 | Subsidiary established in the U.S. internationalization and air freight are pursued on a large scale. |
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1966 | Founds Schenker in Hong Kong to oversee Asian market |
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1972 | Schenker becomes the official freight forwarder for Munich Olympics. Coinage of JETcargo, SEAcargo and Eurocargo as trade marks for bulk transportation by air, sea, rail and road. |
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1989 | Company decides to introduce SWORD (Schenker's Worldwide Online Realtime Data Network) and EDIFACT standards |
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1991 | Stinnes AG acquires a majority stake in Schenker from the German railroad company Deutsche Bundesbahn and divides the business into Schenker International (air and sea freight) and Schenker Eurocargo (European land transport). |
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1996 | Stinnes air and sea freight, land transport, handling/logistics and seaport activities are grouped under the umbrella of Schenker-Rhenus AG. |
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1997 | Schenker looks back on 125 years of history. Schenker AG repositions itself by divesting the bulk cargo business and forming three new business areas: Schenker Logistics, Schenker International and Schenker Eurocargo. The shareholding in the Swedish company BTL-AB, Gothenburg, gives birth to Europe's leading transportation and logistics provider. |
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1998 | Co-ordination of land transport operations in Europe at Schenker and BTL under the Schenker-BTL name. |
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1999 | Takeover of BTL AB.Schenker Australia appointed Official Freight Forwarder of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Strategic alliance between Schenker and Seino. |
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2000 | Opening of the Integrated Logistics Center Rotterdam. Schenker, Inc. named for the Salt Lake City |
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| 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Schenker and Deutsche Bahn establish Railog, a joint venture for rail related logistics services. |
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2001 | Merger of Schenker-BTL (Deutschland) AG and Schenker International Deutschland GmbH to form Schenker Deutschland AG. |
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2002 | As Schenker celebrates its 130th birthday, Schenker and Seino merge their international and logistics activities in Japan into Schenker-Seino Ltd. The Integrated Logistics Centre Narita, Tokyo opens.Deutsche Bahn takes over majority of Stinnes. |
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2003 | DB Schenker becomes the official supplier to the IOC for freight forwarding and customs clearance services for the Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Turin 2006, and Beijing 2008). Integration of Schenker and Joyau in France. |
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| ‘A-Class’ license for the new growth market in China |
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2005 | Schenker extends its market position with Linjegods in Norway. Schenker logistics center for consumer goods starts operations in Belgian Willebroek. In October, the Schenker logo starts to show the claim "DB Logistics". |
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2006 | Integration of BAX Global strengthens Schenker's presence in the important markets around the globe. Schenker Korea Logistics Center starts operations in the Free Trade Zone of Incheon International Airport as new logistics hub for North Asia. Test start of the use of RFID in sea freight. |
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2007 | January 1- Schenker-Seino and BAX Global Japan merge. |
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Last modified: 21.10.2011
