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‘Deutsche Bahn has a restructuring plan for profitability by 2027’

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September 10, 2024
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) reportedly has an internal restructuring plan to become profitable by 2027. The document, which is to be discussed at a railway supervisory…

DB expands AI use for wagon checks in nationwide test

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September 2, 2024
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help in checking its rolling stock. The new technology is supposed to significantly…

‘EU to ban Deutsche Bahn’s financial support for DB Cargo’

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August 22, 2024
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The European Commission is set to ban Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) subsidies for its freight subsidiary DB Cargo. The freight operator’s losses are sky-high, and the…

Germany awaits even more TAC increases – to rail’s dismay

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August 21, 2024
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After an already planned rise in track access charges (TAC), much verbal protesting from the sector and a lawsuit against the pricing system, it seems…

DB Cargo to have a new structure from 2025

Marco Raimondi
July 25, 2024
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Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) rail freight arm DB Cargo will have a new look as of 1 January 2025. One business unit will oversee the steel,…

Saudi shipping company Bahri withdraws from DB Schenker race

Marco Raimondi
July 24, 2024
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The Saudi state-owned shipping company Bahri pulled out of the race for Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) logistics arm DB Schenker. The two remaining possible buyers are…

What might be the consequences of the sale of DB Schenker?

Marco Raimondi
July 16, 2024
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The sale of DB Schenker will be the largest logistics takeover of the 21st century so far. However, regardless of the buyer, this initiative might…

German network overhaul at full steam; here are the latest updates

Nikos Papatolios
June 18, 2024
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Amidst a wave of railway infrastructure renovations expected to occur in Germany in the coming weeks and months, more information surfaces regarding the closure and substitution of routes. As the German Federal Government underlined during a parliamentary discussion, the Hamburg-Berlin route is set to experience a nine-month closure in two sections between August 2025 and…

Deutsche Bahn selects four finalists for DB Schenker sale

Marco Raimondi
May 31, 2024
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) has chosen the four finalists for the sale of DB Schenker. The last contenders are Danish shipping giants Maersk and DSV, the Saudi national shipping carrier Bahri and a partnership between investments funds CVC Capital Partners, Carlyle Group and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. This means that MSC is no longer in…

Deutsche Bahn selects four finalists for DB Schenker sale

Marco Raimondi
May 31, 2024
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