DB Schenker sale spares steel logistics division to DSV

Deutsche Bahn has sold its mainly non-rail logistics subsidiary DB Schenker to Danish group DSV for an enterprise value of EUR 14.3 billion ($15.9 billion).
The transfer does not impact steel transportation activities, which are handled mainly by railway transport division DB Cargo.

Kallanish understands the deal is the largest in DB’s history. According to commentators, Schenker has been profitable, but has nevertheless been divested as Deutsche Bahn requires cash for massive investments.

The railway operator has in recent years been heavily criticised for flaws in its operations. Delays and cancellation of trains have become the rule rather than the exception, and the company has become proverbial for its shortcomings. Public annoyance increased when Germany hosted thousands of international visitors during the European Football Championship, who depended on the train service.

Christian Koehl Germany

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Hydnum and Euroports join forces for european steel logistics

Hydnum Steel, the first green steel plant in Spain, and Euroports, one of the leading port and logistics operators in Europe, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop integrated logistics solutions that will optimise the steel supply chain across the continent.

Under this agreement, both companies will work closely in the design and implementation of an efficient and sustainable logistics network, focused on improving the transportation, storage, and distribution of the steel coils that Hydnum Steel will produce at its Puertollano plant.

The collaboration also considers efficient and reliable logistics solutions for key steelmaking raw materials such as ferrous scrap, green metallics, and iron ore from various sources and different origins.

This partnership is based on Europort’s expertise in port infrastructure management and logistics services. For its part, Hydnum Steel requires a reliable logistics service for the import of iron ore and scrap metal, as well as the export of green steel coils.

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Heine+Beisswenger opens new logistics centre

After 15 months of construction, German steel distributor Heine+Beisswenger has started operating its new logistics centre, for which it spent €7 million ($7.7m), Kallanish learns from the company.

The warehouse is located at the company’s site in Trossingen in the Black Forest, southwestern Germany. Its main feature is a high-bay warehouse of 44 metres in length, 23m width, and 22m height, with 3,500 cartridges. The warehouse has a capacity of 15,000 tonnes, with several processing facilities, to serve customers in automotive, agriculture, mechanical engineering, and medical technology, the company notes.

Heine+Beiswenger handles long products, and is mainly active in special bar qualities, with an annual throughput of 250,000t. It is headquartered in Fellbach and operates seven more sites, most of them in southern Germany, but also in North Rhine-Westphalia and near Berlin. It plans to open a new location in northern Germany near Bremen.

Christian Koehl Germany

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Decarbonizing logistics: charting the path ahead

As global organizations chart a path to net zero, many are looking to the next frontier of emissions reduction: “Scope 3” emissions. These emissions are not directly produced by a company’s operations, but embedded in its supply chain. They account for the vast majority of companies’ emissions, and a significant portion are generated from supply chain and logistics activities—in particular, from the combination of road and ocean freight.In total, logistics emissions from freight and warehousing account for at least 7 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Any successful path to net zero will thus need to address them as part of a company’s holistic environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy.