QUEENSLAND'S GERMAN CONNECTIONS - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

Dancing with an angel

At least one DB Schenker truck is a little more special than many which our readers might see on the road,

proclaiming Schenker Australia’s role as Touring Partner for the Queensland Ballet’s 2011 Season. QB’s Principal Dancer Clare Morehen makes exactly that pointe with a helping hand from DB Schenker’s Queensland General Manager Richard Holy.

With around 2,000 locations in the world’s most important economic regions, our strength has been on global supply chain ‘solutions’ management, with a ‘focus’ to assist and optimise our customers’ supply chains end to end, through customer service, quality and sustainability. Our mode neutral solutions include freight management through air, ocean, warehousing, ground transport, inventory and network optimisation, cross docking, value additions, and origin consolidation are only some examples of our full line capabilities. Locally DB Schenker in Australia employs more than 1,000 people across 16 locations and celebrates 50 years since commencing its operations in 1962.

DB Schenker stands for the transportation and logistics activities of Deutsche Bahn. The logistics division of DB is the world’s second largest transportation and logistics service provider based on sales and performance. In the financial year 2011, over 94,000 employees in 130 countries generated sales of around 19.8 billion euros, more than 52 percent of the DB Group’s sales. Through its Transportation and Logistics Division, DB holds top positions in global air and ocean freight and has Europe’s most extensive national transport network and the rail expertise of Europe’s largest rail freight company.

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