Topic: DB Cargo

Restructuring mission Deutsche Bahn confirms Nikutta departure, Bernhard Osburg to take over at DB Cargo

Sigrid Nikutta is indeed leaving her position as CEO of DB Cargo. Following a Supervisory Board meeting on 30 October, the company confirmed earlier reports…
More capacity, lower costs ATO test has started in the Netherlands

DB Cargo has started testing Automatic Train Operation (ATO) on the freight-dedicated Betuwe Line in the Netherlands. The test will last for a year.
Rail freight against, shippers in favour Data of the week: Why did the Netherlands controversially invest in SWL?

The Netherlands is investing 30 million euros in single wagonload (SWL) infrastructure. It is a controversial plan, with some supporting it and others strongly opposing…
A changing of the guard ‘Former Thyssenkrupp Steel manager will take over DB Cargo leadership’

Bernhard Osburg, former CEO of thyssenkrupp Steel, will be the new head of DB Cargo, according to German press agency dpa. Osburg will take over…
No more DB Cargo traction in Dutch SWL? The Netherlands to invest 30 million in SWL at Kijfhoek

The Dutch infrastructure ministry has announced a plan to invest 30 million euros in single wagonload (SWL) operations at the Kijfhoek rail yard, close to…
Dissatisfaction with restructuring ‘DB Cargo to fire CEO Sigrid Nikutta’

German national rail freight operator DB Cargo is firing its CEO, Sigrid Nikutta, according to German publication Der Spiegel. Nikutta is set to leave her…
"DB Cargo needs a fresh start" German trade union calls for resignation of DB Cargo CEO

The German rail and transport trade union EVG is calling for the resignation of DB Cargo CEO Sigrid Nikutta. EVG believes that Nikutta is leading…
Freight volume nearly halved DB Cargo Italia closes staff depot in Domodossola

DB Cargo Italia is closing a staff depot in Domodossola. Business at the Domo 2 facility has winded down significantly in recent years due to…
FLEET RENEWAL DB Cargo to lease 6,000 wagons from GATX

DB Cargo will lease around 6,000 wagons from GATX Rail Europe (GRE). “Under the terms of the agreement, GRE will acquire the railcars and initially…
Spanish subsidiary DB Cargo sells Transfesa’s intermodal business

DB Cargo has sold parts of its Spanish freight subsidiary Transfesa to Boluda Corporación Marítima. The transaction entailed the transfer of Tranfesa’s intermodal and rail…
Restructuring DB Cargo plans to significantly reduce workshop activity across Germany

DB Cargo is reportedly planning to reduce its workshop services across Germany. The aim of the move would be to get rid of loss-making business…
Pick-up Germany versus point-to-point UK UK: Wagonload? What wagonload?

Shifting policies in Mainland Europe could see the wagonload freight market go the same way as the UK. It has been decades since the traditional…