The DB Cargo Business Unit pools our European activities for rail freight transport. DB Cargo comprises the three Regions East, Germany / Central and West.
The European markets offer us great growth potential. For long-distances and large, groupable flows of goods rail transport is particularly advantageous for customers. For that reason we have set up our own companies outside of Germany and work together with international co-operation partners. Today we operate an open network system for the transport of single wagons or wagon groups and produce block train transports as point to point transports and selected additional logistical services (for example the road/rail shipment of bulk goods in railports or maintenance services).
Our long standing internationalization strategy will find its equivalent in a new organizational structure from 2010. In future DB Schenker Rail will encompass three business divisions under a single umbrella organization, but responsible for their own profit or loss: the three regions West, Central and East. The Regions are supported by central functions such as Production, Sales Management, Finance and Human Resources. Business activities in the Region are carried out by highly efficient subsidiaries, which act, according to market requirements, either as full railway companies or as pure operating companies. Above and beyond this, specialized Sales, Forwarding or Logistics companies are active in national and cross-border markets.
Thanks to strong companies, and cooperation and Joint Ventures with partner railways which have matured over the years, DB Schenker Rail offers rail freight services throughout almost the whole of Europe.
With the acquisition of the largest private rail freight operator in Poland, PCC Logistics, now known as DB Schenker Rail Polska S.A, as well as the italian Nordcargo S.r.l., DB Schenker Rail is continuing the trend.
Combined transport (CT) is a growth market. Our range here encompasses rail traction, terminal shipping, provision of wagon material and rendering additional services to resellers such as operators, freight forwarder and shipping companies. We have access both to all important terminals in Germany and sea port terminals in the North and Baltic sea and terminals abroad. Our CT network together with our partner operators reaches from European over sea ports right into the back country. It enables shipping company customers, freight forwarder and carrier to have quick connections throughout Germany in maritime and continental CT as well as optimum connection to the whole European block train network.