1931 sees Schenker & Co. GmbH taken over by the then Deutsche Reichsbahn (German National Railway) and under state control. The corporation’s ties with the Nazi regime are currently being investigated as part of a comprehensive academic study by the German Business History Society (GUG), which aims to resolve as yet unanswered research questions centering around Schenker’s active involvement in so-called aryanization and forced labor. After World War I, Schenker focuses on express delivery services, regional freight forwarding, removals and trade-fair services. 1895 1872 1931–1945 1918 How DB Schenker became one of the world’s leading global logistics provider – our success story began back in the 19th century and we’re still going from strength to strength Gottfried Schenker (pictured) founds Schenker & Co. in Vienna, Austria. A year later, the first consolidated rail consignment sets off from Paris, France, to the Austrian capital. The rest is history DB Schenker and DB Cargo set up a humanitarian corridor for the people of Ukraine. Thousands of metric tons of food, water and sanitary products are transported directly into the country by truck and freight train. First commercial carbon-neutral cargo flight in history – by DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo – leaves Frankfurt, Germany for Shanghai, China. Schenker becomes the official freight forwarder for the Munich Olympics. The Games are overshadowed by a terrorist attack on the Israeli team, in which 11 people died. Stinnes AG takes over the controlling interest in Schenker from Deutsche Bundesbahn. However, this returns to DB in 2002, and the group’s name remains DB Schenker to this day. 2020 1972 1991 2022 Austro-Americana Shipping Company founded with head office in Trieste. Aim is to establish a freight route between Austria-Hungary and North America. 85–88 89 92 91 90 22 23
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