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15.12.2020

Crossing Europe’s north in 14 hours

Eco-friendly and fast - is it possible to have both? Yes! The DB Cargo family supplies Denmark and Sweden with consumer goods, paper and steel within just half a day. The Scandinavian Rail Shuttle, a new, direct rail transport solution offered by DB Cargo Scandinavia as cross-border operator, has been running since November.

12.11.2020

Digital and automatic

Modern coupling technology in the rail freight sector is both digital and automatic. Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), a pilot project to demonstrate, test and approve the use of digital automatic coupling (DAC) in freight trains started in June, and trials are now in full swing.

02.10.2020

With EVplus, DB Cargo launches door-to-door service

Door-to-door deliveries between Hamburg and Cologne are now available with our brand-new single wagonload product. This service will give customers without private sidings access to the rail network.

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12.11.2020

As green as it gets

DB Cargo Logistics assists Mercedes-Benz with the implementation of its sustainable business strategy and supports the carmaker as it takes the next step towards carbon-neutral mobility: at the start of 2020, rail services for inbound logistics made the switch to CO2-free energy.

02.11.2020

Dashboards: Individual reports at the click of a button

link2rail is driving the digitalisation of services at DB Cargo at a fantastic pace, which is why we’re publishing a brief series on it in the railways newsletter. Today, we explain how the Dashboards function can help you view data about your transports on the go at any time.

29.06.2020

Long freight train in beautiful landscape.

Top marks for environmental protection

The coronavirus pandemic may have nudged environmental protection and the surrounding debate into the background for now, but DB Cargo has defied these times of crisis to transport goods reliably while using its Eco Solutions to outgreen other modes of transport. The CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), an international rating agency, has once again confirmed this fact for Deutsche Bahn AG as a whole, awarding the company a top grade of "A".