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2021 logistics
News,  Trends

Our Top 5 Stories of 2021

Although 2021 will be remembered as nothing other than a disruptive year, regardless of these unprecedented challenges, the industry once again persevered.

DB Schenker
News

DB Schenker 150-years Elevating Lives

DB Schenker celebrates the 150th Corporate Anniversary, building extensive experience in supply chain management and becoming one of the worlds leading logistics service providers.

Open Source
Features,  News,  Trends

Open Source for logistics

For the first time, various logistics service providers have teamed up to drive digitalization together, and through open source, they will make this accessible to all.

Features,  News,  Trends

First public VoloDrone flight

Hamburg, Germany, the electric heavy-lift cargo drone VoloDrone took off for the first public test flight, in its history, at the ITS World Congress. In partnership with Volocopter, the logistic service…

Patric Hoffmann
Opinions

Interview with Patric Hoffmann

Interview with Patric Hoffmann, Head of Schenker Ventures, about venture capital, its benefits and challenges and an outlook.

Venture Capital in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
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Venture Capital in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Corporate venturing has become vastly common in other industries. Within the logistics industry, the approach is not yet so widely spread. However, the global logistics service provider, DB Schenker, is quite…

Static PoC with VoloDrone and DB Schenker
News

The supply chain of the future

DB Schenker and Volocopter have successfully conducted a joint static proof of concept for VoloDrone ground operations in logistic centers at Messe Stuttgart, Germany. This two-day collaboration resulted in…

Thomas Ruelke
Opinions

Growing in the last big market

Thomas Ruelke, Chief Commercial Officer Middle East & Africa at DB Schenker, on the success factors, challenges and strategies associated with growing in the African market.

Features

Wine logistics – A question of trust

Wine is sourced from various countries and delivered all over the world. Transportation can be difficult due to various factors, such as different climate zones or even the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heavy-lift logistics cargo drone with two people
Features,  Videos

Drones in logistics

Drones promise fast, cost-efficient, sustainable deliveries with a wide field of applications within the logistics industry. When will the supply chain of the future take off?