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.

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.

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.

link2rail is driving the digitalisation of services at DB Cargo in leaps and bounds, which is why we’re publishing a brief series on it in the railways newsletter. In this issue, you’ll learn how to order new wagons using the Empty Wagon feature while still keeping an eye on the big picture.

Dr. Martina Niemann, Thorsten Dieter and Ralf-Günter Kloss appointed to Management Board • New board division established for service design

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.

DB forms consortium with five European partners • Test of digital automatic coupling begins

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".

Three departures with additional capacity per week • Eliminates need for a further 10,000 trucks per year

Millions of face masks arrive in Germany from China